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1998 Chevrolet G Series Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 9, 2000
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Chevrolet G Series, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes250.0%
  • Tires & wheels125.0%
  • Visibility125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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 ID 549691 · filed Nov 23, 1999

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

NHTSA ID 549342 · filed Oct 29, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 ID 727186 · filed Aug 9, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 543946 · filed Feb 18, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .