IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THE ABS LIGHT IS NOT LIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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 reportsTAIL LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE DESIGN. *AK DESIGN SHOULD INCLUDE DAYTIME TAIL LIGHTS ALSO, CONSUMER EASILY CAN FORGET TO TURN ON TAIL LIGHTS WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ON. *MJS
SHAKES ON THE FREEWAY. PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN TWICE.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO FLOORBOARD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T STOP. ALSO, DEALER TURNED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOUR OR FIVE TIMES.…
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WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO FLOORBOARD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T STOP. ALSO, DEALER TURNED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. HOWEVER, DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS MAKING NOISES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
REAR END MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 45MPH. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE REAR END, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
ENGINE HAS KNOCKING SOUND LIKE A STUCK LIFTER DURING FIRST 10-15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING WHEN COLD; OCCURS 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME. *AK
BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE IN WET / ICY CONDITIONS; PULLS TO RIGHT IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS; BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR IF BRAKING OCCURS OVER ROUGH SURFACE, SUCH AS RR TRACKS THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK BED TO BOUNCE SLIGHTLY AND DOESN'T RECOVER IN TIME TO AVOID POTENTIAL ACCIDENT; PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS SO HAS BE…
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BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE IN WET / ICY CONDITIONS; PULLS TO RIGHT IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS; BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR IF BRAKING OCCURS OVER ROUGH SURFACE, SUCH AS RR TRACKS THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK BED TO BOUNCE SLIGHTLY AND DOESN'T RECOVER IN TIME TO AVOID POTENTIAL ACCIDENT; PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS SO HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. *AK
WHENEVER MAKING A NORMAL STOP BRAKES WOULD RELEASE BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. WAS TRAVELING 50MPH & STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
FAULTY WIRING CAUSED DASHBOARD TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.