1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 problems
NHTSA has received 100 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, and 34% of them involve brakes. After that come fuel system (11%) and tires (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 100 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 24 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 24 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with enough data (61 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.
ABS braking system malfunctioned, causing an extended stopping distance which caused a crash. The truck had warped brake drums which caused the front wheels to shake out of control when on ice, rain or snow, resulting in loss of control.
Consumer states that there is an exposed wire coupler in the rear on the driver's side that caused a small fire. The dealer has been notified.
The intense heat from the block heater/circuit failure blew out the tires resulting in the fire that burned the vehicle. Yh
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet silverado 3500. The contact stated the vehicle would continue to stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times where the fuel injector was replaced each time. The dealer stated the way the part was designed would cause for it to fail when there were hot weather temperatures. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 46,000.
Fuel injection pump failed.....loss of power, sudden acceleration with no warning, replaced unit 3x....dealer stated that was the way they were, sometime having to install 2 to get it out of shop.