1998 Chevrolet Pickup problems
The 1998 Chevrolet Pickup has 87 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns brakes. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (17%) and fuel system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 87 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Pickup with enough data (56 complaints in that window).
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.
Brakes have always failed. I have had multiple accidents and GMC will not repair the problem. They will not return my telephone calls and have told me to quit calling. I cracked my spine.
In august, while driving down a road the right rear blew out unexpectedly. The reason it was unexpected is because I did not run over anything. I replaced the tire with an exact match and continued using the truck, on the oct. 24, while driving on highway 99n around 7 pm, at 65MPH, the front right tire blew out unexpectedly. I felt the tire was at fault in the first accident, but gave super swamper the benefit of the doubt.
Truck was parked at 6pm on 1/1/01 in driveway.at 6:30 am on 1/2/01, opened door to find cab full of smoke, driver door interior melted and head liner partially melted.1/2/01 notified police and dealership.dealership contacted api (extended warranty co) who refused to pay.1/9/01 contacted GM customer satisfaction line but was denied (claim #02805467)due to "wiring harness on back of truck".however, original sticker on truck shows trailering harness as option that was installed by manuf.1/29/01reported loss to…
Something that is connected to the body of the vehicle is coming in contacting with the fuel tank creating a hole. This problem has occurred twice. There is a recall by the chevrolet mfr. However, this make and model is not included. The second failure occurred 10 months after the first. The consumer was told that there was not recall on the vehicle.
While driving in a rain storm. The windshield wipers completely stopped working. The consumer had to get out of the vehicle to lift the hood and hit the wiper motor or move the wiper to make them work. . Please provide any further information.