Brake lines resting on top of chassis in driver's front wheel well corroded and breached/leaked brake fluid. Vehicle is in michigan.
The worst 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500 problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Visibility4
- Brakes2
- Body1
- Electrical1
- Engine1
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- Visibility4
- Brakes2
- Body1
- Electrical1
- Engine1
- Steering1
- Transmission1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Driver door electrical fires
By letter dated march 19, 2003, the manufacturer notified the federal safety agency of the decision to initate a safety recall campaign on selected vehicles within the subject population.the campaign involves 507,000 c/k and m/l vehicles built during model years 1997-1998.the recall involves vehicle models with high incident rates and built at selected assembly plants.a contributing factor to the defect wasinherent variations in assembly conditions, worker skill levels andprocesses that exist from one assembly location to another.to remedy the defect, dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch.the federal safety agency has assigned campaign no. 03v‑093 to the recall.
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Technical service bulletins for the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500 1
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
What 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
My windshield wipers work when they feel like it. Sometimes they won't turn on other times they won't turn off. I have had them looked at several times and to no avail. I have read on this site of the exact same issue with another vehicle same year and model. This is dangerous and should be looked into. Perhaps a recall is not the best way to resolve this but some guidance on how to correct the problem would be greatly appreciated. Having a garage do the diagnosis is very expensive. I love my truck but this problem makes driving very dangerous. *tr *updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07
Abs locks up at low speeds.
Tread separated on three separate occassions. *ak
My windshield wipers work when they feel like it. I have had them looked at several times and to no avail. I have read on this site of the exact same issue with another vehicle same year and model. This is dangerous and should be looked into. Also it happens on another chevrolet model truck we have. Seems to me it is a repeatative issue.
Consumer stated while he was on vacation, driving 1 ton pickup truck,it ran hot and stopped running. This was on july 4, 2003 weekend and no one was available to help. After consumer was able to find a dealership, they found that the truck had overheated, causing the wires to fuse together. Dealer told him this happened because the wires were too close to the manifold where they get extra hot and fuse together. Dealership thought that the wires should some how be rerouted so they were not so close to the manifold. Consumer would like help with repair of truck because he is 70 years of age, and the truck will cost approximately $2000-3000 to repair. Please help.
I have a 1998 chevy ck3500 4x4 dually, this truck has 50,000 miles on it and has never been used for towing. While driving down the highway in rainy conditions not only did the windshield wipers stop working, the transfer case locked up, the rear tires locked up and we had to swerve off the road, we thought it was a brake problem at first but it is the transfer case, this almost caused a major accident on the turnpike, this truck has been babied and serviced regularly. The windshield wipers sometimes work now, and we will take apart the transfer case and see what happened with it.
I have a 1998 chevrolet 3500 crew cab 4x4. My windshield wipers stopped working while I was doing 65 MPH down the interstate pulling my boat. I pulled over, got out and tried to fix the windshield wipers and they would come on and stop again. It did this 4-5 times and then they wouldn't come on at all. I had to drive all the way home, another 45 minutes, in the pouring rain on the interstate with no windshield wipers. I have a letter here from the chevrolet motors division central office saying that certain vehicles may have a windshield wiper motor that fails due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. This is exactly what is wrong with my truck but my truck is not listed on this letter. I called my local dealership and they told me there is nothing they can do. This needs to be fixed and obviously its a problem that is occurring in a lot of gm/chevrolet vehicles. Why isn't my truck listed on this letter? This could have been resulted in a tragedy yesterday and since I know this is an outstanding problem, I believe my truck and problem needs to be addressed also.
Injector pump failure cause loss of engine running, near total loss of steering and brakes. Dt
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Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500
Is the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500 reliable?
Owners have filed 9 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500, 2.3 times a typical C/K 3500 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500?
Windows, wipers and visibility, with 4 complaints, typically around 65,000 miles. Next is brakes (2).
How many recalls does the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 3500 have?
No recalls on record.
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