U.S. public vehicle records

Chevrolet C/K SERIES problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

48 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

80,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1993 to 2003 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 33 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 48 complaints (12.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	19	39.6%
Transmission and shifting	3	6.3%
Engine operation	2	4.2%
Steering behavior	2	4.2%
Fuel system concerns	1	2.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes

Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor

Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Electrical System

Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Service Brakes	6
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor	6
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	3
Electrical System	2
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel	2
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	2

Service Brakes: 6; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor: 6; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 5; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 4; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 3; Electrical System: 2; Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel: 2; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 6; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 7; 150,000 and above: 5

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (7). 15 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1996: 1; 1999: 1; 2001: 3; 2002: 2; 2003: 5; 2004: 8; 2005: 7; 2006: 3; 2007: 3; 2008: 2; 2009: 2; 2010: 1; 2011: 2; 2012: 4; 2013: 3; 2014: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 19 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10139556 · 2005-10-13 (October 13, 2005)

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS 1994 CHEVROLET CK 1500 HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS COMING INTO A PLACE WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS MUCH SLOWER, THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THEM ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DISENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WAS 65-70 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO 85 MPH IN A SPLIT SECOND. THIS ALL OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TAP THE BRAKE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. FINALLY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO T…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,692 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139556 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10191623 · 2007-05-24 (May 24, 2007)

96 SILVERADO 4X4 REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, REPAIRED. 6 MONTHS LATER FRONT CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, REPAIRED. PUT NEW BRAKES/ROTORS ON FRONT, NEW SHOES ON REAR W/NEW WHEEL CYLINDERS AND NEW REAR BRAKE HOSE, OLD HOSE BURST. BLED SYSTEM, BUT PEDAL STILL SPONGY. BRAKES NOT WORKING. TAKES FOREVER TO STOP THIS TRUCK, DANGEROUS. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, AND THIS TRUCK IS THE WORST. THE OTHER BAD ONES WERE CHEVY LUMINAS, WHICH WERE SIMILAR WITH SPONGY PEDAL AND EXTENDED STOP DISTANCES. THE TRUCK HAS A DELAY BETWEEN PEDAL PUSH AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191623 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10086865 · 2004-08-14 (August 14, 2004)

I PURCHASED THIS 1995 CHEVROLET Z71 IN MARCH OF 1996 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, AS GOOD JUDGEMENT ON MY PART I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPROX 1 YEAR AND 57,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR-ENDED. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. GM/CHEVROLET DEALER(ATZENHOFFER, VICTORIA TX.) WARRANTIED THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. APPROX. JAN 2003 AT 175,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER NEAR MISS, THIS TIME SEVERAL OF THE TRANS PAN BOLTS BACKEDOUT AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND STOP ALL FORWARD…

Owner-reported narrative. 174,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086865 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10505963 · 2013-04-11 (April 11, 2013)

INCIDENT #1 ABS BRAKES FAILED COMING TO A STOP FROM INTERSTATE OFF RAMP GOING DOWN A HILL. APPLIED BRAKES AND WHEN VEH SPEED GOT BELOW 10MPH BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED BACK AGAINST MY FOOT CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LINE HIGHWAY. NOTE: NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THIS INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE SPPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH FOR ON HIGHWAY USERS. THAT WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK. INCIDENT #2 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROX 80,000 MILES. GM DID COVER THE REPAIRS AFTER I PAID GOOD WILLED DEDUCTABLE ONLY SO THAT I…

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10505963 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10057054 · 2004-02-12 (February 12, 2004)

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND LOVE THE POWER AND SMOOTH RIDE I GET FROM IT. THE TRUCK IS A 1996 CHEVY K2500 WITH A 6.5L DIESEL ENGINE. I HAVE PUT OVER $3,600 IN THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 18 MOS. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND YOU CANNOT STOP OR STEER THE VEHICLE THEN. THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THIS HAPPENS IN A LOT OF VEHICLES WITHMOST OWNERS END UP SELLING IT. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THEN WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THIS TRUCK IS SO HARD TO HANDLE WHEN IT ST…

Owner-reported narrative. 136,090 miles reported. Look up ODI 10057054 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10049573 · 2003-12-11 (December 11, 2003)

2003 CEHVROLET 3500 DURAMAX DIESEL, WHEN COMPUTER THINKS ENGINE WILL STALL IT IS PROGRAMED TO JUMP THE RPM'S 300 BY IT SELF, HAPPENED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF OWNERS HIP AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER, DEALER HAD TRUCK 5 OUT OF THE FIRST 8 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP CAN NOT FIX AS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AND IT DOES NOT SEND A FAULT CODE. I HAVE WOKRD MY WAY UP AT CHEV AND WAS TOLD TOUGH, IAND IF I HAD AN CCIDENT AND CAUSED INJURY TO SOME ONE THAT THEY HAVE LAWYERS ON STAFF FO THAT. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP ADDMITTED TO ME HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR LET ANYO…

Owner-reported narrative. 350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049573 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10197675 · 2007-07-27 (July 27, 2007)

REPACKED THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A POPPING NOISE. THEN IT CAME BACK. SO THEY SAID THEY REPLACED IT. AND KNOW IT IS BACK AGAIN. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10197675 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10515571 · 2013-06-06 (June 6, 2013)

LEAVING MY JOB TODAY , WAS BACKING OUT AND WENT TO STOP AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW LEG GOT BEAT UP TRYING TO JAM ON PARKING BRAKE AND TWISTED LEFT LEG IN PANIC BRAKE LINE BLEW NEXT TO FUEL TANK. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 174,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10515571 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1993: 0; 1994: 0; 1995: 0; 1996: 0; 1997: 0; 1998: 0; 1999: 0; 2000: 0; 2001: 0; 2002: 0; 2003: 0

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Year-by-year records

Chevrolet C/K SERIES model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Change in recalls
1993	2	Not available
1994	3	0
1995	3	0
1996	2	0
1997	4	0
1998	8	0
1999	9	0
2000	2	0
2001	4	0
2002	4	0
2003	7	0

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Data completeness

48 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

68.8%Usable mileage33 / 48 records

93.8%Valid incident date45 / 48 records

100.0%Valid filing date48 / 48 records

93.8%Ordered incident and filing dates45 / 48 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Service Brakes	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10522514 · 202,000 mi WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR Look up ODI 10522514 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10515571 · 174,000 mi LEAVING MY JOB TODAY , WAS BACKING OUT AND WENT TO STOP AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW LEG GOT BEAT UP TRYING TO JAM ON PARKING BRAKE AND TWISTED LEFT LEG IN PANIC BRAKE LINE BLEW NEXT TO FUEL TANK. *TR Look up ODI 10515571 at NHTSA ↗	125.0% ODI 10477027 · 116,000 mi BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED - ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED, AS WELL AS FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10477027 at NHTSA ↗	375.0% ODI 10474493 · 119,000 mi LOST ALL BRAKES. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND SPRUNG A LEAK. HAD TO STOP TRUCK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR Look up ODI 10474493 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10045606 THERE ARE ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1994+ CHEVROLETS (NHTSA 03V159000 AND NHTSA 98V150001 SPECIFICALLY), BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO GET MINE SERVICED FREE, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CARD. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET NUMBER ON YOUR PAGE, AND THEY STATED THEY DON'T HAVE TO RECALL SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S LISTED ON YOUR SITE, AND THEY ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH YOU IN ANY WAY, AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT. WHAT RESOLUTION DO I HAVE? I HAD TO PAY $100.23 TO HAVE THE CAR WIPERS FIXED (THE SAME SOLDERING ON THE … Look up ODI 10045606 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 10126908 DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HE ALREADY HAD THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE , AND SENT THE RECEIPTS TO THE GENERAL MOTORS. HE RECEIVED A REPLY FROM GENERAL MOTORS STATING VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN, AND HE WOULD NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. THE REPAIR WORK WAS DONE ON 1/24/05. AK WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. TT Look up ODI 10126908 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10160623 · 99,200 mi WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE. WORKS SOMETIME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPS WORKING. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WIPER STOP WORKING. ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND NO WIPERS. GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ONLY RECALLING SELECT MODELS. WIPER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB Look up ODI 10160623 at NHTSA ↗	337.5% ODI 10018474 WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED ERRATICALLY, IF AT ALL, AT SPEEDS OTHER THAN WHAT WAS SELECTED ON THE SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE THINGS OFF, IF THEY MANAGED TO COME ON, WAS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I DID THAT ON MY OWN EXPENSE AND TIME AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REMEDIED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THE FACT THAT 1998 MODEL C/K VEHICLES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE "RECALL" OF SEVERAL MODELS UP TO 1997 DEFIES COMMON SE… Look up ODI 10018474 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	375.0% ODI 10079123 · 54,000 mi THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. ON 6/27 DURING A THUNDERSTORM, THE WIPERS SUDDENLY CEASED WORKING AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FROM THIS SITE I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL TRUCK (RECALL NUMBER 03V159000). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. ALTHOUGH THE MANIFESTATION OF THE PROBLEM ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL WAS TOO NARROW, CHEVROLET REFUSED TO OFFER ME COST ASSISTANCE IN GETT… Look up ODI 10079123 at NHTSA ↗	225.0% ODI 10136680 1998 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD.MR THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPAIR THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN 1995-1997 MODELS BUT NOT 1998 WHICH EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. NM Look up ODI 10136680 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10191623 · 110,000 mi 96 SILVERADO 4X4 REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, REPAIRED. 6 MONTHS LATER FRONT CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, REPAIRED. PUT NEW BRAKES/ROTORS ON FRONT, NEW SHOES ON REAR W/NEW WHEEL CYLINDERS AND NEW REAR BRAKE HOSE, OLD HOSE BURST. BLED SYSTEM, BUT PEDAL STILL SPONGY. BRAKES NOT WORKING. TAKES FOREVER TO STOP THIS TRUCK, DANGEROUS. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, AND THIS TRUCK IS THE WORST. THE OTHER BAD ONES WERE CHEVY LUMINAS, WHICH WERE SIMILAR WITH SPONGY PEDAL AND EXTENDED STOP DISTANCES. THE TRUCK HAS A DELAY BETWEEN PEDAL PUSH AN… Look up ODI 10191623 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10135040 · 63,000 mi DT: THE CALLER HAS A 1998 VEHICLE FROM A DEALER THAT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AN AUCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO US FROM CANADA BY THE AUCTION COMPANY AND SOLD TO A DEALER WHERE THE CALLER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 ON OTHER YEARS OF VEHICLE, AND HE WOULD LIKE THIS VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP HIM BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS FROM CANADA. THEY WOULD GIVE HIM $1000.00 IF HE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE. CALLER DID NOT KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT FROM CANADA AND BOUGHT BY DEALE… Look up ODI 10135040 at NHTSA ↗	222.2% ODI 891601 WHILE TRAVELING IN WINTER CONDITIONS LAST YEAR, ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO CONSUMER VEHICLE'S LANE. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE BEHIND IT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT REAR BRAKE SHOES WER NOT WORN, BUT WERE "COMING APART". PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK Look up ODI 891601 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10137508 WE HAVE A 1998 CHEVY Z71 PICKUP AND HAVE HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE CONTINUAL BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS ALL SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES REPLACING BRAKE PADS AS OFTEN AS EVERY SIX MONTHS. STILL HAVE THE SAME SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WITH TOO MUCH PEDAL TRAVEL. ALSO STILL HAVE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD THE INTERMITTENT WIPER PROBLEM, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT, WE PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT WIPER BOARD AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE HA… Look up ODI 10137508 at NHTSA ↗	111.1% ODI 10283131 · 90,000 mi UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION, CAUSING REAREND COLLISION. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE UNEXPECTEDLY. NO REPAIRS MADE YET. ABS DEACTIVATED. *TR Look up ODI 10283131 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 10277270 · 8 mi POOR BRAKING POWER. REPLACED ROTORS & REAR BRAKES DUE TO ROTORS RUSTING OUT AT ONLY 23,000 MILES. IN HARD STOP PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. CHEVY SAYS THIS IS NORMAL...BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. *TR Look up ODI 10277270 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10139556 · 56,692 mi DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS 1994 CHEVROLET CK 1500 HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS COMING INTO A PLACE WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS MUCH SLOWER, THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THEM ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DISENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WAS 65-70 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO 85 MPH IN A SPLIT SECOND. THIS ALL OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TAP THE BRAKE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. FINALLY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO T… Look up ODI 10139556 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 10049573 · 350 mi 2003 CEHVROLET 3500 DURAMAX DIESEL, WHEN COMPUTER THINKS ENGINE WILL STALL IT IS PROGRAMED TO JUMP THE RPM'S 300 BY IT SELF, HAPPENED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF OWNERS HIP AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER, DEALER HAD TRUCK 5 OUT OF THE FIRST 8 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP CAN NOT FIX AS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AND IT DOES NOT SEND A FAULT CODE. I HAVE WOKRD MY WAY UP AT CHEV AND WAS TOLD TOUGH, IAND IF I HAD AN CCIDENT AND CAUSED INJURY TO SOME ONE THAT THEY HAVE LAWYERS ON STAFF FO THAT. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP ADDMITTED TO ME HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR LET ANYO… Look up ODI 10049573 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	228.6% ODI 10178747 · 60,000 mi WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUITS WORKING, OR PARTS OF IT QUIT WORKING. WHEN THE WEATHER GETS ABOVE 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THE GAUGES START WORKING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LEARN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003-2003 GM PICKUP TRUCKS. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT ACCORDING TO OUR SERVICE MAN AT OUR LOCAL VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER. HE SAID HE HAS HAD SEVERAL OF THESE TRUCKS IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS C… Look up ODI 10178747 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10086865 · 174,000 mi I PURCHASED THIS 1995 CHEVROLET Z71 IN MARCH OF 1996 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, AS GOOD JUDGEMENT ON MY PART I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPROX 1 YEAR AND 57,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR-ENDED. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. GM/CHEVROLET DEALER(ATZENHOFFER, VICTORIA TX.) WARRANTIED THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. APPROX. JAN 2003 AT 175,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER NEAR MISS, THIS TIME SEVERAL OF THE TRANS PAN BOLTS BACKEDOUT AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND STOP ALL FORWARD… Look up ODI 10086865 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 10054552 · 1 mi DRIVE TRAIN: CLUNK/CLANK DURING UPSHIFT UNDER LIGHT/EASY ACCELERATION. ALSO DURING DOWNSHIFT SUCH AS WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP LITE. ALSO DDURING SLOWING FOR TURN OR UPON QUICK ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAS 4193 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH VEHICLE SINCE NEW! OCT '03. VEHICLE ALSO HAS DEAD SPOT IN ACCEL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. NOTE: WHEN SHIFTING TRANS (AT) FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR TO REVERSE OR ANY COMBINATION THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY IN THE TRANS SHIFTING. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO OVERALL PROBLEM. THE CLUNK/CLANK NOISE IS VERY NOTICEABLE. VERY… Look up ODI 10054552 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Service Brakes	116,750–167,750 mi	134,000 mi	6	ODI 10522514 · 202,000 mi WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TR Look up ODI 10522514 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10515571 · 174,000 mi LEAVING MY JOB TODAY , WAS BACKING OUT AND WENT TO STOP AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW LEG GOT BEAT UP TRYING TO JAM ON PARKING BRAKE AND TWISTED LEFT LEG IN PANIC BRAKE LINE BLEW NEXT TO FUEL TANK. TR Look up ODI 10515571 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10477027 · 116,000 mi BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED - ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED, AS WELL AS FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10477027 at NHTSA ↗
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor	Too few reports for a range	68,100 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10160623 · 99,200 mi WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE. WORKS SOMETIME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPS WORKING. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WIPER STOP WORKING. ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND NO WIPERS. GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ONLY RECALLING SELECT MODELS. WIPER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB Look up ODI 10160623 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10066120 · 37,000 mi THE 97 CHEVROLET TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONING. MINE DID THE SAME THING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC.THE DEALER SAYS EVEN THOUGH IT OCCURS ON THE 97S THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 98S. I KNOW OF OTHER 98S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. Look up ODI 10066120 at NHTSA ↗
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	Too few reports for a range	76,600 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10079123 · 54,000 mi THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. ON 6/27 DURING A THUNDERSTORM, THE WIPERS SUDDENLY CEASED WORKING AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FROM THIS SITE I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL TRUCK (RECALL NUMBER 03V159000). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. ALTHOUGH THE MANIFESTATION OF THE PROBLEM ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL WAS TOO NARROW, CHEVROLET REFUSED TO OFFER ME COST ASSISTANCE IN GETT… Look up ODI 10079123 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10154745 · 129,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS FAIL MORE OFTEN IN WET WEATHER; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. Look up ODI 10154745 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10160623 · 99,200 mi WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE. WORKS SOMETIME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPS WORKING. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WIPER STOP WORKING. ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND NO WIPERS. GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ONLY RECALLING SELECT MODELS. WIPER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. JB Look up ODI 10160623 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	86,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10191623 · 110,000 mi 96 SILVERADO 4X4 REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, REPAIRED. 6 MONTHS LATER FRONT CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, REPAIRED. PUT NEW BRAKES/ROTORS ON FRONT, NEW SHOES ON REAR W/NEW WHEEL CYLINDERS AND NEW REAR BRAKE HOSE, OLD HOSE BURST. BLED SYSTEM, BUT PEDAL STILL SPONGY. BRAKES NOT WORKING. TAKES FOREVER TO STOP THIS TRUCK, DANGEROUS. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, AND THIS TRUCK IS THE WORST. THE OTHER BAD ONES WERE CHEVY LUMINAS, WHICH WERE SIMILAR WITH SPONGY PEDAL AND EXTENDED STOP DISTANCES. THE TRUCK HAS A DELAY BETWEEN PEDAL PUSH AN… Look up ODI 10191623 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10135040 · 63,000 mi DT: THE CALLER HAS A 1998 VEHICLE FROM A DEALER THAT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AN AUCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO US FROM CANADA BY THE AUCTION COMPANY AND SOLD TO A DEALER WHERE THE CALLER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 ON OTHER YEARS OF VEHICLE, AND HE WOULD LIKE THIS VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP HIM BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS FROM CANADA. THEY WOULD GIVE HIM $1000.00 IF HE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE. CALLER DID NOT KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT FROM CANADA AND BOUGHT BY DEALE… Look up ODI 10135040 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Too few reports for a range	45,004 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10283131 · 90,000 mi UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION, CAUSING REAREND COLLISION. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE UNEXPECTEDLY. NO REPAIRS MADE YET. ABS DEACTIVATED. TR Look up ODI 10283131 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10277270 · 8 mi POOR BRAKING POWER. REPLACED ROTORS & REAR BRAKES DUE TO ROTORS RUSTING OUT AT ONLY 23,000 MILES. IN HARD STOP PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. CHEVY SAYS THIS IS NORMAL...BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. TR Look up ODI 10277270 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	Too few reports for a range	28,521 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10139556 · 56,692 mi DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS 1994 CHEVROLET CK 1500 HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS COMING INTO A PLACE WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS MUCH SLOWER, THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THEM ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DISENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WAS 65-70 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO 85 MPH IN A SPLIT SECOND. THIS ALL OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TAP THE BRAKE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. FINALLY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO T… Look up ODI 10139556 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10049573 · 350 mi 2003 CEHVROLET 3500 DURAMAX DIESEL, WHEN COMPUTER THINKS ENGINE WILL STALL IT IS PROGRAMED TO JUMP THE RPM'S 300 BY IT SELF, HAPPENED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF OWNERS HIP AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER, DEALER HAD TRUCK 5 OUT OF THE FIRST 8 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP CAN NOT FIX AS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AND IT DOES NOT SEND A FAULT CODE. I HAVE WOKRD MY WAY UP AT CHEV AND WAS TOLD TOUGH, IAND IF I HAD AN CCIDENT AND CAUSED INJURY TO SOME ONE THAT THEY HAVE LAWYERS ON STAFF FO THAT. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP ADDMITTED TO ME HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR LET ANYO… Look up ODI 10049573 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel	Too few reports for a range	65,625 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10178747 · 60,000 mi WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUITS WORKING, OR PARTS OF IT QUIT WORKING. WHEN THE WEATHER GETS ABOVE 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THE GAUGES START WORKING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LEARN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003-2003 GM PICKUP TRUCKS. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT ACCORDING TO OUR SERVICE MAN AT OUR LOCAL VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER. HE SAID HE HAS HAD SEVERAL OF THESE TRUCKS IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS C… Look up ODI 10178747 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10217632 · 71,250 mi MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A SPEEDOMETER ISSUE THAT SAYS I MA GOING 30 WHEN I AM STOPPED. GM PUTS OUT A RECALL BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 70K. MINE WENT OUT AT 72K, HOW CONVENIENT. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. IF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING THEN WHY DO WE HAVE SPEED LIMITS? *TR Look up ODI 10217632 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Too few reports for a range	87,001 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10086865 · 174,000 mi I PURCHASED THIS 1995 CHEVROLET Z71 IN MARCH OF 1996 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, AS GOOD JUDGEMENT ON MY PART I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPROX 1 YEAR AND 57,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR-ENDED. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. GM/CHEVROLET DEALER(ATZENHOFFER, VICTORIA TX.) WARRANTIED THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. APPROX. JAN 2003 AT 175,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER NEAR MISS, THIS TIME SEVERAL OF THE TRANS PAN BOLTS BACKEDOUT AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND STOP ALL FORWARD… Look up ODI 10086865 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10054552 · 1 mi DRIVE TRAIN: CLUNK/CLANK DURING UPSHIFT UNDER LIGHT/EASY ACCELERATION. ALSO DURING DOWNSHIFT SUCH AS WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP LITE. ALSO DDURING SLOWING FOR TURN OR UPON QUICK ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAS 4193 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH VEHICLE SINCE NEW! OCT '03. VEHICLE ALSO HAS DEAD SPOT IN ACCEL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. NOTE: WHEN SHIFTING TRANS (AT) FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR TO REVERSE OR ANY COMBINATION THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY IN THE TRANS SHIFTING. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO OVERALL PROBLEM. THE CLUNK/CLANK NOISE IS VERY NOTICEABLE. VERY… Look up ODI 10054552 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 1 complaints · 2003: 5 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	1	1	1
2003	2	4	5

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	4	0	0
2003	7	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Service Brakes	Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor	Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Electrical System	Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel	Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Service Brakes	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor	0	—	1 ODI 10160623 · 99,200 mi WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE. WORKS SOMETIME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPS WORKING. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WIPER STOP WORKING. ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND NO WIPERS. GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ONLY RECALLING SELECT MODELS. WIPER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB Look up ODI 10160623 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10137508 WE HAVE A 1998 CHEVY Z71 PICKUP AND HAVE HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE CONTINUAL BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS ALL SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES REPLACING BRAKE PADS AS OFTEN AS EVERY SIX MONTHS. STILL HAVE THE SAME SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WITH TOO MUCH PEDAL TRAVEL. ALSO STILL HAVE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD THE INTERMITTENT WIPER PROBLEM, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT, WE PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT WIPER BOARD AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE HA… Look up ODI 10137508 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	0	1 ODI 10160623 · 99,200 mi WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE. WORKS SOMETIME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPS WORKING. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WIPER STOP WORKING. ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND NO WIPERS. GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ONLY RECALLING SELECT MODELS. WIPER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB Look up ODI 10160623 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	1 ODI 10137508 WE HAVE A 1998 CHEVY Z71 PICKUP AND HAVE HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE CONTINUAL BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS ALL SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES REPLACING BRAKE PADS AS OFTEN AS EVERY SIX MONTHS. STILL HAVE THE SAME SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WITH TOO MUCH PEDAL TRAVEL. ALSO STILL HAVE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD THE INTERMITTENT WIPER PROBLEM, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT, WE PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT WIPER BOARD AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE HA… Look up ODI 10137508 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

3 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

7 mentions · 14.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 149,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10137508

WE HAVE A 1998 CHEVY Z71 PICKUP AND HAVE HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE CONTINUAL BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS ALL SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES REPLACING BRAKE PADS AS OFTEN AS EVERY SIX MONTHS. STILL HAVE THE SAME SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WITH TOO MUCH PEDAL TRAVEL. ALSO STILL HAVE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD THE INTERMITTENT WIPER PROBLEM, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT, WE PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT WIPER BOARD AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE HA…

Look up ODI 10137508 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10522514 · 202,000 mi

WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

Look up ODI 10522514 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10366771 · 222,000 mi

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED HOWEVER THE BRAKE SHOULD NEVER GO TO THE FLOOR AND NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MAKERS OF THIS VEHICLE IT IS A 1999 CHEVY Z71 4 X 4 VIN NUM [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Look up ODI 10366771 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 4.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 68,220 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10057054 · 136,090 mi

Look up ODI 10057054 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10049573 · 350 mi

Look up ODI 10049573 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 2.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 36,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10062555 · 36,000 mi

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN STEPPING ON IT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN WHEN IT RELEASES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ALMOST ALL THE TIME.*AK

Look up ODI 10062555 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule