IllustrationWHILE DRIVING IN A DOWN POUR OF RAIN, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JB
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 81.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
425–50K
350–75K
775–100K
2100–150K
3150K+
22 reports with mileage · 51 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
73 reportsTREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A ROLLOVER IF MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAD NOT BEEN ATTACHED. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A VIBRATION STARTED. I SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLOWOUT OCCURED BEFORE I COULD FIND A SAFE PLACE…
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TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A ROLLOVER IF MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAD NOT BEEN ATTACHED. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A VIBRATION STARTED. I SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLOWOUT OCCURED BEFORE I COULD FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. THE TIRE WAS EXCHANGED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE TIRE WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. THE DAMAGE TO THIS TIRE WAS MORE THAN THAT OF THE FORD EXPLORER TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS THAT I HAVE SEEN IN REPORTS. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE TIRE DAMAGE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FREQUENTLY QUITS WORKING. *AK
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TANK WAS UNAVAILABLE. *NLM
1998 CHEVROLET K2500 PICKUP VIN [XXX] MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN NEIGHBOR NOTICED A GLOW INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS ON FIRE. AFTER PUTTING FIRE OUT, DISCOVERED THE FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED BY THE WRING INSIDE OF THE DOOR. ELECTRIC MIRROR IS NOT FUSED. WIRING IS STILL ENERGIZED. INSIDE DOOR PANEL IS BURNED …
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1998 CHEVROLET K2500 PICKUP VIN [XXX] MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN NEIGHBOR NOTICED A GLOW INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS ON FIRE. AFTER PUTTING FIRE OUT, DISCOVERED THE FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED BY THE WRING INSIDE OF THE DOOR. ELECTRIC MIRROR IS NOT FUSED. WIRING IS STILL ENERGIZED. INSIDE DOOR PANEL IS BURNED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF BULLETIN OR RECALL INFO ON THIS PROBLEM FROM GM. GM HAS GIVEN ME A CASE NUMBER ([XXX]), BUT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND. I CALL, GET AN ANSWERING MACHINE, LEAVE MESSAGE, NO ONE CALLS YOU BACK. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO USE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BURNED SMELL AS THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK IS COVERED IN SOOT. SHOULD YOU NEED PHOTOS, I CAN E-MAIL THEM TO YOU. THANK YOU. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS AND VEHICLE ENGINE IS STILL SLIGHTLY COLD, CONSUMER STATES IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY LOCK UP, CATCH AND GRAB. FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING ON ICE. *TS *JB
WHEN FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING BACK OUT. THE FUEL TANK HAD RAPTURED IN THE MIDDLE. THE SEAM IN THE TANK HAD CAME APART. HAD TANK REPLACED, PROBLEM REACURED. SINCE THEN, TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 MORE TIMES. TS
WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, VEHICLE EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT IF IT HITS SLIGHTEST PUMP, WILL LOSE ABS BRAKE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THE SPARE TIRE CABLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BROKE AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL ONTO THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM *JG
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND CRACKED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE TANK. NKM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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