Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE ADJUSTING MY POSITION IN THE DRIVER SEAT AFTER ENTERING THE TRUCK I FELT THE BACK OF THE SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE GIVE WAY. IT IS NOT BENT, THE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN OR HAS COME LOOSE INSIDE. THE SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT PUTTING ME IN AN AWARD AND UNSAFE POSITION. I ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I AM 6'1" 214 LBS. SEAT IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION.
LATCH ON CENTER CONSOLE FAILS CAUSING INACCESSABILITY TO CONTENTS- AGAIN AS WITH OTHER PARTS GM SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX THIS
TAILGATE FALLS OOPEN WHEN DRIVING- FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT CONTINUES TO FALL OPEN - LATCHES DO NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE PROPERLY
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASHBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY K1500 PICK-UP THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME IT HAS GONE TO THE GARAGE FOR A ROUGH SHIFT, SLIPPAGE DURING SHIFT I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, SECOND THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK VERY EASY ON THIS YEAR OF TRUCK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THE BAD PART ABOUT THAT IS FOR ANY REASON YOU GET OUT AND THE KIDS ARE IN THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR CLOSES YOU AREN'T ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, CHEVY DOESN'T WANT TO HERE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD PROBABLY COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. *LA
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE BENCH SEAT HAD NO LOCKS/LATCHES AND WONDERED IF THIS WAS NORMAL. *PH *NLM
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARD, AND STAYED BROKEN.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. MJS
WHENEVER THE FRONT SEATBACK IS PULLED BACK INTO POSITION, IT WOULD FAIL TO LOCK LIKE IT SHOULD. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BACK OF THE SEAT WOULD COME FORWARD. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STO THE FRONT BENCH SEATS MOVE FORWARD, WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
LEISURE CONVERSION VAN. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S CABIN SEATS ARE TOO HIGH AND TOO WIDE WHICH CAUSES VISUAL DIFFCULTY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHENEVER TRYING TO SWITCH LANES, IT IS VERY HARD DUE TO THE SEATS WHICH ARE TOO HIGH, AND BLOCK CONSUMER'S VIEW WHEN DRIVING. *AK
SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. YH
CONVERSION VAN. THE BUTTON THAT MOVES THE SEAT FORWARD AND THE BUTTON TO LAY THE BED DOWN IS NOT COVERED. WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING HIT ON OF THE BUTTONS AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO RECLINE WHILE CHOKING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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