IllustrationABS ACTIVATION AT SPEED OF LESS THAN 10MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THERE IS NO WHEEL SKID. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS IS BEING INVESTIGATED ON 1999-2002 GM PICK UPS.
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
110–25K
1725–50K
4050–75K
2075–100K
31100–150K
13150K+
132 reports with mileage · 229 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.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 109 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 47 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports11 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
361 reportsI WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING AT LOW SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO PULSE BACK LIKE THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED PARTS AND IT COST ME $322.15. THEY NEVER SHOWED ME THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS.
DT: ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE FRONT TIRE, RIM, BRAKES, AND HUB FELL OFF THE CAR. THE POLICE SAID THEY HAD SEEN OTHER VEHICLES WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENED.*AK
FAN CONTROL FOR AIR CONDITIONER FAILED CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR TO STAY CONTINUOUSLY EVEN AFTER TRUCK TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED- CAUSING MULTIPLE DRAINED AND REPLACED BATERRIES BEFORE DEFECT FOUND
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN-WITHOUT ANY ABUSE ON OWNERS PART PLASTIC TRIM ON HANDLE BROKE CAUSING HANDLE AND LATCH TO BECOME VERY PRECARIOUS TO OPEN
LATCH ON CENTER CONSOLE FAILS CAUSING INACCESSABILITY TO CONTENTS- AGAIN AS WITH OTHER PARTS GM SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX THIS
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL- SELFADJUSTING REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN SELF ADJUSTING- NEVER COULD BE FIXED BY DEALER CAUSING UNUSUALLY QUICK WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS (PADS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR)AND MULTIPLE OCCURANCES OF BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS
LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL STOPS WORKING INTERMITTANTLY REQUIRES REMOVING ASSEMBLY AND CLEANING ALL PARTS DUE TO CORROSION-
TAILGATE FALLS OOPEN WHEN DRIVING- FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT CONTINUES TO FALL OPEN - LATCHES DO NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE PROPERLY
WINDSHEID WIPERS WORK INTERMITTANTLY. REQUIRES REACNING OUT OF CAR AND PHYSICALLY MOVING THEM TO RESTART- IF THEY WORK AT ALL- SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. PER CHEVY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.