Chevrolet Silverado 3500 1998

• Recall 60043 [USA]: This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
  Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes, click on "document search" and then "bus applications"). The connector on the fuel filter was not manufactured to honeywell's specification. As a result, the o-ring may not seat correctly on the fuel line.
  honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. The recall began on october 18, 2006. Owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket fram fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Tailgate support cables investigation # EA05007

  General motors is conducting a safety recall to remove and replace the tailgate support cables installed in 805,368 model year 1999 and 2000 gmt 800 model vehicles.The model year 1999 and 2000 gmt-800 series vehicles that will be campaigned had contributed a significant majority of the total complaints (87%) and injuries (79%) associated with the tailgate support cable breakage in the model year 1998 - 2000 c/k series vehicles addressed by this investigation.
  

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• Tailgate support cable breakage investigation # RQ04010

  Odi is upgrading rq04-010 and opening an engineering analysis to further investigate the tailgate support cables installed in 1998, 1999, and partial year 2000 silverados and sierras (c/k models).General motors is conducting recall campaign 04v-129 to replace the tailgate support cables originally installed in certain model year 2000 - 2004 sierras and silverados.General motors has advised odi that the materials used for the tailgate cable sheathing installed in c/k models had inadvertently changed in october 1999, increasing the propensity for voids in and around the galvanized steel cable strands which can allow moisture to wick among the strands, leading to oxidation and weakening of the strands.Since odi initiated rq04-010 in september 2004, odi has received 10 additonal non-injury complaints on my 1998-99 c/k vehicles, but no additional injury complaints.During this same period, gm has received 564 non-injury and 35 injury complaints. Odi has received 6 injury complaints and 38 non-injury complaints from owners of model year 2000 c/k vehicles and requires further investigation to determine whether these incidents occurred in vehicles within the scope of campaign 04v-129 or should be added to the injury summary for rq04-010.
  

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I almost hit a person crossing the street, i was coming to a slow stop, the brakes started making a boing boing noise, everytime it made the noise the brakes stopping power went away the person crossing the street realised the truck was having problems... I"ve had 3 of this model truck my first was a 97 tahoe bad breaks i actually got into an accident with that truck rear ended honda civic, my other one was a 94 silverado i had to brake hard once the breaks gave way n the pedal was soft after that. My new one, the one i'm actually complaning about is a 98 silverado 3500 with defective brakes this is a poor design by gm motors this has to be recalled and repaired. I do know someone who crashed his 2 door blazer into a water tanker he brake hard n the brakes gave out 88-98 gm trucks and suv's have deeeeeeefective brakes 3/3 i've had problems with this is not right. *tr

Got in leaned back and ended up laying into the back seat area. Now seat-back won't latch in any position. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet silverado. One year ago while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle lunged forward, began to accelerate and respond as if it were a standard vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently; however, more recently it began to occur every time he drove the vehicle. When the failure occurred the vehicle lunged forward and was within one inch of a crash forcing the contact to apply the brake pedal with excessive force. The contact stated that the transmission/ccc solenoid does not disengage while releasing the accelerator pedal. All of the warning lights on the instrument panel were illuminated. A complaint was filed with the manufacturer; however, they did not offer or provide any assistance. The contact replaced every component in the transmission in order to correct the failure; however, the failure continued to occur. He was unable to drive the vehicle for two days due to the safety risk. The contact added an on/off switch that controlled the tcc solenoid. The failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 140,000. The approximate failure mileage 130,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while at an independent mechanic for the replacement of the tires the mechanic noticed corrosion and cracks on the front drivers side frame. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

Returning from deliveries, backing into drive to reload, steering completely failed. No steering at all. You can spin the steering wheel in either direction with no response. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated the failure found was related to the security system. The vehicle was repaired by replacing the ignition. The failure recurred approximately six times. The dealer was unable to determine the exact failure. The manufacturer was not made aware. The vin was unavailable. The current mileage was 135,000. The failure mileage was 127,000.

My truck is a 98 chevy k3500. I bought it used from someone that said it was used at the smithsonian. When i first got it needed everything replaced on the fuel system. Then last year one of my brake lines snapped and had to replace it and now today the other one snapped. Someone needs to do something about this problem before someone is killed. This is a hd truck and god forbid i was on a main road and not in my driveway. Thank you for listening.[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6) *tr

Fuel injection pump failed.....Loss of power, sudden acceleration with no warning, replaced unit 3x....Dealer stated that was the way they were, sometime having to install 2 to get it out of shop. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet k3500. The contact was making a right turn at approximately 2 mph when the vehicle accelerated. The brakes were engaged and exhibited a jerking motion. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane. The engine was turned off. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing which indicated an code regarding an increase in the rpms. There were no diesel mechanics in the area to perform the repair. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The manufacturer was notified and recommended that the vehicle be taken to a dealer. The failure mileage was 114,500. The current mileage was 700,000.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0300 [2] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected