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1998 Chevrolet Truck M/L Van

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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42Owner complaints

Model-year median: 42

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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1998
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
19Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6Electrical System
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Parking Brake
2
All reported categories
Steering
2Suspension
2Fuel System, Diesel
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Power Train
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Air
1Trailer Hitches
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

30 reports with mileage · 12 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Service Brakes, Air complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Dec 18, 2003
Service Brakes, Air

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET 4 X 4 W/T 1500 PICKUP TRUCK ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GRABS BEFORE FINALLY CATCHING WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT CATCHES AS IF I HAVE APPLIED MUCH MORE PRESSURE THAN WAS ACTUALLY APPLIED. PRESENTLY, IT IS IN A SHOP WHERE IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE…

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THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET 4 X 4 W/T 1500 PICKUP TRUCK ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GRABS BEFORE FINALLY CATCHING WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT CATCHES AS IF I HAVE APPLIED MUCH MORE PRESSURE THAN WAS ACTUALLY APPLIED. PRESENTLY, IT IS IN A SHOP WHERE IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCK SENSORS. WHILE I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT USED TO CHECK THE SENSORS INDICATED NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM, I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS TYPE OF SENSOR. IS THERE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN FURNISH TO ME REGARDING THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU! SINCERELY, ROBERTA L. FUGETT RFUGETT@MRTC.COM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10050748

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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