1998 GMC Suburban electrical system problems
17 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 GMC Suburban, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 12% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
A fire started in the electrical mirror switch assembly on driver side of the vehicle, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
The positive battery terminal post broke loose from the battery, spilling battery acid on the brake tubing. Discussed battery failure with GM and they refused to replace battery due to the fact the vehicle was out of warranty.
Other problems reported for the 1998 GMC Suburban
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints