Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 166 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Truck M/L Van, most frequently naming the other / unspecified, electrical and visibility categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2008 | 1 | 58 |
| Jul 2008 | 3 | 61 |
| Aug 2008 | 2 | 63 |
| Sep 2008 | 1 | 64 |
| Oct 2008 | 3 | 67 |
| Nov 2008 | 3 | 70 |
| Dec 2008 | 6 | 76 |
| Jan 2009 | 1 | 77 |
| Feb 2009 | 3 | 80 |
| Mar 2009 | 5 | 85 |
| May 2009 | 2 | 87 |
| Jun 2009 | 2 | 89 |
| Jul 2009 | 1 | 90 |
| Aug 2009 | 3 | 93 |
| Sep 2009 | 2 | 95 |
| Oct 2009 | 1 | 96 |
| Nov 2009 | 1 | 97 |
| Dec 2009 | 2 | 99 |
| Jan 2010 | 4 | 103 |
| Feb 2010 | 3 | 106 |
| Mar 2010 | 1 | 107 |
| Apr 2010 | 1 | 108 |
| May 2010 | 1 | 109 |
| Jun 2010 | 6 | 115 |
| Jul 2010 | 1 | 116 |
| Aug 2010 | 3 | 119 |
| Sep 2010 | 3 | 122 |
| Oct 2010 | 2 | 124 |
| Nov 2010 | 2 | 126 |
| Jan 2011 | 3 | 129 |
| Feb 2011 | 1 | 130 |
| Mar 2011 | 2 | 132 |
| Apr 2011 | 2 | 134 |
| May 2011 | 1 | 135 |
| Aug 2011 | 1 | 136 |
| Sep 2011 | 1 | 137 |
| Oct 2012 | 1 | 138 |
| Nov 2012 | 2 | 140 |
| Apr 2013 | 1 | 141 |
| Jun 2013 | 1 | 142 |
| Nov 2013 | 1 | 143 |
| Nov 2014 | 1 | 144 |
| Jan 2015 | 1 | 145 |
| Apr 2015 | 1 | 146 |
| Aug 2015 | 1 | 147 |
| Jan 2016 | 1 | 148 |
| Feb 2016 | 1 | 149 |
| Mar 2016 | 3 | 152 |
| Apr 2016 | 1 | 153 |
| Jun 2016 | 1 | 154 |
| Aug 2016 | 1 | 155 |
| Sep 2016 | 1 | 156 |
| Dec 2016 | 2 | 158 |
| Jul 2017 | 1 | 159 |
| Mar 2018 | 1 | 160 |
| Jun 2018 | 1 | 161 |
| Sep 2019 | 2 | 163 |
| Oct 2019 | 1 | 164 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 165 |
| Apr 2020 | 1 | 166 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
2012 MALIBU LOSES POWER STEERING AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON. VERY DANGEROUS. DON'T THINK 2012 MALIBU IS COVERED UNDER RECALL 15356, BUT IT SHOULD BE . PEOPLE WILL DIE ... PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE. *TR
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAVE A LOT OF CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE LIGHTS THAT IS CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS TO BLOW. THE EXTERIOR OF THE LIGHTS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH I CONSIDER INFERIOR. I CONTACTED GM @ THIS AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY @ 1/10TH OF THE REPAIR COST. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW THAT THEY NEED TO REPAIR FREE OF COST TO THE CONSUMER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES ON YOU TUBE WITH OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND ONLY HAS @ 25000 MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS IT COULD AND PROBABLY HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS WITH THE HEADLAMPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. THIS IS SERIOUS.
BRAKE FAILURE ON JUNE 21 2017, CAUSED ACCIDENT SAME ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 17 2017 AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 1 2019. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN SHOP TO BE FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES... ABS SENSOR IN FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS SUPPOSEDLY BAD. IT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM BC 3 RD ACCIDENT HAPPENED WEEKS AFTER. 9/11/19 GM RELEASED RECALL FOR BREAK FAILURE DUE TO THE VACUUM BOOSTER. MY ISSUE IS EXACTLY WHAT GM HAD JUST ANNOUNCED. CHEVY DEALER AND GM CORPORATE BOTH SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES BUT THEY STILL GIVE OUT SLOWING DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. WHY ISNT MY VIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST RECENT RECALL? BECAUSE FOR 3 YEARS NO ONE BELIEVED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAILING.. I LOST MONTHS OF MY WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS REPAIRED BC THEY SAID THEY WERE IN WORKING CONDITION AND THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES. ALSO AT HIGH SPEEDS THE TRUCK SHAKES AND/OR VIBRATES, ALSO TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, I HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSE ELECTRONIC SCREEN TO GO OUT, THEY SEEN VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING BUT WONT REPLACE IT UNLESS IT HAPPENS AT DEALERSHIP WHEN I BRING IT. THIS TRUCK HAS ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO RECALLS BUT NOT ACCORDING TO VIN#. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ISSUE ARE SPORADIC AND INTERMITTENT WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RECEIVED TICKETS, POINTS, AND BEING SUED BC OF THIS . LOST OUT ON MONTHS OF WARRANTY BC SERVICE CENTERS WERE TOLD NOT TO WORK ON IT UNTIL GM CORP DID THERE INVESTIGATION WHICH THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG ALSO.... NOW FINALLY THE LATEST RECALL FOR BREAK FAILURE CAME OUT ON 9/6/19 BUT MY VIN IS NOT UNDER IT AND MUST BE BECAUSE THE RECALL IS 100%ACCURATE TO WHAT IM EXPERIENCING WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PEDAL GETS HARD, OR GOES TO FLOOR INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE... THIS IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD.SOMETHJGN NEEDS TO BE DONE
THE BACKUP CAMERA STARTED ACTING UP WHEN I HAD APPROX. 30 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, A PICTURE OF THE DEALERS LOT CAME ON THE SCREEN. I PUT IT IN PARK THEN REVERSE AGAIN THE SAME PICTURE OF THE DEALERS LOT CAME UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. THEN THE CAMERA SWITCHED TO THE CORRECT PICTURE OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE PICTURE WAS NOW DISTORTED. ALMOST LIKE THERE WAS WATER IN THE LENS. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE CAMERA TWICE. THEY TOOK A PICTURE OF THE PROBLEM AND SENT IT TO CHEVY. THE MECHANIC EVEN TOLD ME HE CHECKED OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES ON THE LOT AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MINE. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT'S JUST THE WAS IT IS. THE CAMERA WAS NOT DISTORTED WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP. IT'S DANGEROUS ALMOST 1/3 OF THE CAMERA IS DISTORTED
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE & THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS A RUSTY LINE ON TOP OF THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT.., THE WAY THE WIRING HARNESSES ARE PLACED MUD & SALT GETS TRAPPED ON TOP TO THE FRAME & RUSTS OUT THE BRAKE LINE. THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE THE LINES ARE ATTACHED SO THAT THE MUD & SALT CANT GET AWAY FROM THE BRAKE LINE.., IM SURE THERE MUST BE MILLIONS OF TRUCKS & SUVS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM... THE LINES ARE HIDDEN & YOU CAN ONLY FIND THEM BY LOOSENING THE WIRING HARNESSES & FEELING WITH YOUR FINGERS...
MY CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID 2009 WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS HAD THE BACK WINDOW SHATTER SPONTANEOUSLY FOR NO REASON. I HAVE PICTURES & VIDEO. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED ME NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NOT A DEFECT. HOWEVER, I SEE MANY 8NCIDENTS POSTED ON YOU TUBE.
WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-77 AT 65 MPH. AT ABOUT EXIT 33, MY BRAKES FAILED WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (STABILITY TRACK AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS I DON'T REMEMBER). ONCE I WAS SAFELY OFF OF THE ROAD (USING GEARS TO REDUCE SPEED) AND SHUT OFF CAR AND TURNED ON CAR THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR. MY CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICES AND BRAKE FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL. I DRIVE A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID AND THIS TYPE OF ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON FORUMS RELATED TO THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. FIRESTONE WAS ABLE TO SEE AN ELECTRONIC FAULT ON THE COMPUTER (I DROVE TO THE NEAREST PLACE THAT COULD PROVIDE SERVICE) BUT CHEVY WAS UNABLE TO FIND A CODE (RANDY MARION CHEVY IN MOORESVILLE, NC).
I AM THE CHIEF OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AT GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA, GA. I HAVE SEEN FOUR PATIENTS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS WITH SEVERE EYE LACERATIONS SECONDARY TO ANOTHER CAR HITTING THEIR SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND THE GLASS SHATTERING FROM THE MIRROR. THESE PATIENTS HAVE SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY WITH MULTIPLE SURGERIES, LOSS OF VISION, AND SIGNIFICANT PAIN AND DEFORMITY. I AM WRITING TO SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS TO MITIGATE THE SHATTERING OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SO THAT THEY DO NOT CAUSE SUCH SEVERE BODILY HARM. *BF... FROM OPTHTHALMOLOGY: S5.2.2 MOUNTING. THE MIRROR MOUNTING SHALL PROVIDE A STABLE SUPPORT FOR THE MIRROR, AND NEITHER THE MIRROR NOR THE MOUNTING SHALL PROTRUDE FARTHER THAN THE WIDEST PART OF THE VEHICLE BODY EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PRODUCE A FIELD OF VIEW MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF S5.2.1. THE MIRROR SHALL NOT BE OBSCURED BY THE UNWIPED PORTION OF THW WINDSHIELD, AND SHALL BE ADJUSTABLE BY TILTING IN BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DIRECTIONS FROM THE DIVER'S SEATED POSITION. THE MIRROR AND MOUNTING SHALL BE FREE OF SHARP POINTS OR EDGES THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO PEDESTRIAN INJURY. VIN NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE UPDATED 11/01/18*JB