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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 513 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 213 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Visibility. Review the 178 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
152 crash reports25 fire reports63 injury reports
What owners actually said
1,224 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 1998
Visibility
EA97022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL WORK FINE AND FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150000 WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE PROBLEM HAS NO…
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EA97022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL WORK FINE AND FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150000 WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831937
Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 1998
Air Bags
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831905
Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, REASON BEING THAT THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, WARRANTY NOT EFFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831874
Mileage unknown · Nov 27, 1998
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831381
Mileage unknown · Nov 21, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE PADS WORE UNEVENLY, CAUSING OUTSIDE PAD TO WEAR FASTER THAN INSIDE PAD. SQUEAL SENSOR IS ON INSIDE PAD, THEREFORE THE SENSOR WAS NOT ACTIVATED. ROTORS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO FAILURE OF OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD. PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN RELPACED TWICE.
NHTSA ODI #700807
Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 1998
Fuel System, Gasoline
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS AND RELAY SWITCHES. IN LESS THEN THREE YEARS CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FOUR FUEL PUMPS AND TWO SETS OF RELAY SWITCHES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER'S PROBLEM IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831143
Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 1998
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH ENIGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO 50MPH OR COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER , CAUSING THE ENIGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 1.BATTERY LEAKING 2.LEFT FRONT SEAT IS RIPPED 3.STARTER DIES 4. BRAKE WORK SOMETIMES. 5. TRUCK SHAKES WHEN STARTING CO…
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CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH ENIGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO 50MPH OR COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER , CAUSING THE ENIGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 1.BATTERY LEAKING 2.LEFT FRONT SEAT IS RIPPED 3.STARTER DIES 4. BRAKE WORK SOMETIMES. 5. TRUCK SHAKES WHEN STARTING CODE FOR EGR VALVE STICK. 6. STALLING 3-4 TIMES HESATATION AND NO POWER. 7. HEATER WON'T SHUT OFF. TRUCK CUT OFF LIKE IT HAS RAN OUT OF GAS. 8.LOOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. *AK * ADJ
NHTSA ODI #831136
Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1998
Service Brakes, AirCrash
BESIDES THE PREVIOUS TWO ACCIDENTS I JUST REPORTED, I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AGAIN INVOLVING FAILURE OF MY BRAKES ON ROUTE 46. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPHIN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WENT IN TO THE BACK OF A TRUCK BECAUSE OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.....PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD A PREVIOUS RECORD OF NO ACC…
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BESIDES THE PREVIOUS TWO ACCIDENTS I JUST REPORTED, I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AGAIN INVOLVING FAILURE OF MY BRAKES ON ROUTE 46. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPHIN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WENT IN TO THE BACK OF A TRUCK BECAUSE OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.....PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD A PREVIOUS RECORD OF NO ACCIDENTS IN 28 YEARS AND I AM UPSET TO LEARN THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF FAILURE OF BRAKES IN CHEVY TRUCKS.
NHTSA ODI #700717
Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 1998
Service Brakes, HydraulicStructure
WELD FAILURE ON THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN CRACKING.
NHTSA ODI #542550
Mileage unknown · Nov 9, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MUFFLER. MUFFLER MAKES A LOUD NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE MUFFLER HAS A HOLE IN IT DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4-DOOR, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING DEVELOPMENT TESTING, THE PROP SHAFT CONTACTED THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WILL BE ADDED WITHOUT REMOVING OR DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL SYSTEM.
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.
THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT WAS STARTED IN THE WELD NUT, BUT WAS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY CAUSING THE BOLT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE WELD NUT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKINGCAPABILITY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR HAND-STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
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NHTSA investigations
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EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
EA01019 · Front Seat Recliner Bolt
Opened Dec 28, 2001 · Closed Sep 27, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
There is no summary currently available
EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
RQ99015 · Front Seat Recliner Bolt Failure
Opened Jul 14, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
No summary supplied.
PE99024 · Loss Of Power Assist Braking
Opened Apr 5, 1999 · Closed Mar 16, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY
EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
PE97028 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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