1998 Chevrolet Silverado: engine overheating

5 of the 279 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado describe engine overheating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine overheating by model year

2014
2
2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
5
2004
7
2003
5
2002
2
2001
1
2000
2
1999
3
1998
5
1997
1
1996
1
1995
2
1994
1
1992
1

What owners say

Filed Feb 8, 2005 · Body, Seats · OH · fire · 1 injury

The driver's seat overheated while driving. The driver sustained injuries to both legs. The driver went to the hospital the next day. Driver took vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the left seat needed to be replaced. *ak the consumer stated that the tailgate cables failed twice.

Filed Feb 18, 2004 · Engine · 88,000 miles · FL

Intake manifold gasket was cracked and leaked out all water and severely overheated engine. The mechanic here at work says that he has changed a few hundred of these here at work were we have thousands of chevy trucks that are this same engine.

Filed Sep 23, 2003 · Engine · 60,000 miles · CA

Intake manifold leaked coolant onto the engine. This can result in the engine overheating and result in a fire.*ak the fitting in the intake manifold used to connect the coolant hose was made of a different metal than the intake manifold itself. This caused dissimilar metal corrosion in the fitting itself which lead to unnoticed pin hole leaks in the cooling system. Consumer felt gm should have provided a barrier between the two metals to solve the problem. *ph

Filed Mar 25, 2003 · Engine · 42,000 miles · TX

The engine coolant leaked out, and the vehicle overheated. This was caused by the heater nipple being corroded and breaking off.

Filed Apr 9, 2002 · Lights · SC

Turn signal would stop operating because socket overheated and caused bulbs to blowout. Socket was replaced on two occasions, and problem reoccurred. Feel free to provide any further information.