1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Engine Problems

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MY BATTERY HAS SIDE MOUNTED TERMINALS. EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP OR DOWN THE POSITIVE POST BECOMES LOOSE. MOST TIMES IT IS A PROBLEM AS I START THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURN THE KEY THE ENGINE BEGINS TO START, THEN IT SHUTS DOWN DUE TO LACK OF ELECTRICAL POWER. TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK IT HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF I-83, DURING RUSH HOUR IN DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG, PA. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IT HAS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, "HICCUPPED" SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE TIGHTENED THE SCREW-IN POST DOWN (TWICE) TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE ROUNDED THE HEX HEAD OFF AND THE WRENCH JUMPED OFF THE HEAD BUT, IT CONTINUES TO COME LOOSE. I SPOKE WITH AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY RECOMMENDED AN ADHESIVE, WHICH I TRIED. IT STILL CAME LOOSE. I HAVE EVEN CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY BUT, STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS WAS A VERY POPULAR YEAR FOR CHEVY W/T PICK UP TRUCKS. I CANNOT IMAGINE THESE PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN RECALLS BEFORE NOW. THE OBVIOUS FIX IS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WITH ONE THAT HAS TOP MOUNT POSTS. I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE CABLES. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THAT WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW? *TR

NHTSA ID

10616386

Incident

Jul 24, 2014

Mileage

230,000 mi

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448191

Incident

Feb 14, 2012

1998 CHEVROLET, K1500,4X4, 5.7 VORTEC AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T,MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED TWICE,D/S ELECTRIC WINDOW WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T AND REAR TURN SIGNAL HOUSING AND CONNECTION ON RIGHT SIDE KEEPS FAILING, NOT BULB! ALSO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF COOLANT FROM RESERVOIR, IN THE MIDDLE OF UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. BOUGHT NEW! *JB

NHTSA ID

10173003

Incident

Feb 15, 1999

Mileage

10,000 mi

MY BOYFRIEND(MARIO DIEGO) AND I (CARMENIA) PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVY TAHOE. FROM BROOKS MOTOR COMPANY ON APRIL 1,2005. FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 29,2005. THE TAHOE HAD TO BE RETURNED TO BROOKS MOTOR SERVICE CENTER 8 TO 9 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR REPAIRS. NOW MY CAR REAR END HAS BROKE AND NOT DRIVABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10131642

Incident

Apr 1, 2005

Mileage

5 mi

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM, 2 DAYS LATER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS LIBEL FOR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10081736

Incident

Apr 12, 2004

Mileage

81,147 mi

THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)

NHTSA ID

610507

THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)

NHTSA ID

610506

THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)

NHTSA ID

610505

ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN LEFT RUNNING IN MORNING, TO WARM UP ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

715979

Incident

Oct 4, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

713750

Incident

Oct 5, 1998

DEFECTIVE PUMP INSIDE VALVE BODY OF TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE AND TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

838076

Incident

May 7, 1999

LOOSE EXHAUST EQUIPMENT NEAR THE DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING VIBRATIONS, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO IDENTIFY.

NHTSA ID

544483

Incident

Dec 22, 1998

CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID

608595

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

PART OF SMOG SYSTEM FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

607385

DISPLEASED WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM #1, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND INTO 3RD GEAR IT WILL SHIFT WITH A VERY UNEASY NOISE ( LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO 3RD, THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND THE TRUCK CAN BE COLD OR AT NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERTURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UNEASY. THE DEALER THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR YEARS AND THEIR ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A QUICK FIX TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, THEY DID TELL ME THAT GM HAS ALREADY REPLACE AND REBUILT ALOT OF TRANSMISSION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SALES REP. THAT SOLD ME THE TRUCK THAT HE HAS A FLYER FROM GM WITH A STATMENT JUST TO THE DEALER'S ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM #2 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BETWEEN 41 TO 45 MPH THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE CAUSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NOT WORKING TOGETHER, I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAD THERE SERVICE GARAGE DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HE SAID THIS WAS CAUSE FROM THE ENGINE RUNNING A 1000 RPM WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 41 TO 45 MPH AND IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK, TO DRIVE IT IN 3RD GEAR AND NOT OVERDRIVE SO TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO RUN AT A HIGHER RPM. I PAID ALMOST $30,000.00 FOR THIS TRUCK, I FEEL AS IF I BEEN BURNT GM AND THE TERM "LET A ROCK" MEANS LET A ROCK LIKE "NOGO"

NHTSA ID

702207

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

825100

MUFFLER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND NOISE, HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL PRESENT.

NHTSA ID

533259

Incident

Feb 10, 1998

ENGINE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

528254

Incident

Dec 30, 1997