1998 Chevrolet Express problems
The 1998 Chevrolet Express has 27 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns tires. Next are brakes (19%) and seat belts (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Chevrolet Express with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving the vehicle about 25 MPH, there was a fire under the dashboard. Driver was able to put out fire. Van was checked by dealership. Fire was caused by a displacement of the box in the wiring for the automatic locking system. Dealer refuses to accept responsibility since they did not install the part that caused the fire.
Smelled gasoline and saw fuel dripping from side and bottom of van...van sputtered to stop, lost power steering but was able to coast to closed garage parking lot...determined plastic fuel line was punctured--they told me part(fuel line) was discontinued!??
Both shoulder belts for the back bench seat were not bolted to the van floor. Dealer correctd problem by adding washer and nuts on each of the bolts. Owner does not feel that washers and nuts were big enough to correct problem.
The door hinges froze up after a period of time. The consumer had to use excessive force to close the door which caused the door to be misaligned. Ph
The passenger side door hinge broke completely off without excessive force being applied. The dealership indicated this occurred because the door was not frequently used. In an attempt to repair the hinge, the dealership made the problem worse. The dealership stated the pin seized up due to no lubrication.