1998 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical system problems
21 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Consumer took vehicle to dealer for inproperly working back windows, they would not always go up and down, dealer stated the problem was an electrical problem and when consumer picked up vehicle, he said it was fixed, days later the consumer hit the button to put up a back window and smoke started coming from the dashboard, all consumer's exited vehicle and the fire started, vehicle was a total loss. *slc
When the driver side door was open and the keys were left in the ignition, the audible warning will work intermittently, or not at all, possibly resulting in someone locking or leaving their keys inside the car.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Brakes 83 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 51 complaints
- Steering 33 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints