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1998 Chevrolet G Series

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Service Brakes, Air
1Tires
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 4 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Air. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 1 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

What owners actually said

4 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 2000
TiresCrashInjury

ONE OF SEVERAL FAILURES WE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS TIRE. ALL TIRES FAILED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES SEPERATED AND THE TREAD COME OFF THE CASING OF THE TIRE. WE ARE NO LONGER USING THIS TIRE ON OUR VEHICLES, NO OTHER TIRE HAS FAILED ON OUR TRUCKS, WITH THE SAME LOAD AND CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A188 TIRE SIZE: 245…

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ONE OF SEVERAL FAILURES WE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS TIRE. ALL TIRES FAILED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES SEPERATED AND THE TREAD COME OFF THE CASING OF THE TIRE. WE ARE NO LONGER USING THIS TIRE ON OUR VEHICLES, NO OTHER TIRE HAS FAILED ON OUR TRUCKS, WITH THE SAME LOAD AND CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A188 TIRE SIZE: 24575R16 )

NHTSA ODI #727186

Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE ACCIDENT, AFTER REPAIRED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY, AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED OF FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA ODI #549691

Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 1999
Service Brakes, AirService Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS FAILURE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL KICKS BACK AND VEHICLE DO NOT STOP WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. YH

NHTSA ODI #549342

Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 1999
Visibility

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATE BADLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FOCUS ON ANY OBJECT THROUGH THE MIRRORS.

NHTSA ODI #543946

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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