1998 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
NHTSA has received 315 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 26% of them involve brakes. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (16%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 315 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 98 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 | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 98 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Tahoe with enough data (174 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Intermittently vehicle just shut down while driving on the freeway. This has happened 5 tmes since may of 99, resulting in a rear end crash on 3/23/00. Dealer was not able to find what was causing vehicle to shut down. Please provide any further information.
Vehicle was stopped at a red light and another vehicle rearended consumer's vehicle. Front seats collapsed backwards. Consumer will add VIN. 2 people were injured with back, neck, leg, and arm injuries. *slc
Brakes on 1998 chevy tahoe failed causing rear end collision. ABS brakes never came on ABS light on ofter collision. Extenssive front end damage to vehicile SRS system never deployed with major front end dammage.
The front brake rotor/hubs failed while driving vehicle. The brake rotors were replaced by an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not under recall #98v033000. Please provide more information. *nlm