1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups Brakes Problems

“Brake failure on 2 separate occasions due to brake line ruptures...once 6' below the master cylinder and 8 months later on a line to a rear brake. Both times lost the pedal. My truck is a 1998 ck 1500 with virtually no body rot. I was surprised that #1 there was a complete loss of pedal and #2 a second perforation occurred so soon. I will fill out the form for incident #1 ( july 2009) the other rupture was 23 mar 2010.”

“My 1998 chevy silverado pickup truck had a brake line failure due to the brake line rusting out because the design has the brake line laying on top of a steel guard under the front of the truck where snow gathers rather easily and it is almost impossible to inspect the line there. I rear ended another vehicle on a highway due to the line rupturing without any prior notice of leaking when I applied the brakes. I had my truck towed to a repair shop and they replaced the line. …”

“I have a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck that periodically has the anti-lock brakes engage for no known reason when you are traveling at a slow speed and apply the brakes. This engagement of the ABS makes stopping the vehicle in a reasonable distance difficult. I have read about several people with this problem in these vehicles. It is my understanding that there either is a recall or may be a recall some be a recall on 1999 and later models of this vehicle in certain states. …”

“I began to have trouble with my brakes in september of 2004. At very low speeds (under 5mph) my anti lock brakes would start firing for no apparent reason. I took the vehicle into the shop and they cleaned the speed sensors on the ABS. A few weeks later, the ABS started to do the same thing again. I took the vehicle back in and they did some kind of test on the speed sensors. They reported back to me that one of the speed sensors had gone bad. They replaced the speed sensor at that time, oct 11, 2004. …”

“Normal usage of truck, hot or cold, happens about 20% of the time. When coming to a stop, at about 5mph, the ABS turns on and incresses the stoping distance. No damage yet but this weekend I came much too close to hitting a family crossing the street. I have not driven the truck since but after doing some research I have found there is a TSB #634839, for 99-02 silverados with this problem. It states dirty wheel speed sensors or sensors out of range. I will be folowing the directions there to attempt to repair my 98 silverado. …”