Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Apr 29, 2005
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 26, 2002
What this page shows
Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 GMC Passenger Vehicle. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–14 of 14
Steering
Filed Apr 29, 2005
MY DAUGHTERS PONTIAC SUNFIRE RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE STEERING. I TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED. THEY FIXED IT WITH NO PROBLEM. THE DEALER EXPLAINED WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING IF IT WERE TO GO OUT. THE STEERING TO THE LEFT WOULD BE HARD TO TURN. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY PONTIAC TRANS SPORT MINI VAN. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CALL GM. I DID AND THEY SAID IT WAS DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT THE RECALL WAS CALLED IN FOR, BUT BY MY VIN # MY CAR WAS NOT IN WITH THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER AND CALL BACK. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID AND HAD IT IN WRITING, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I SAID THAT THEY FIXED MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, BUT MY CAR WAS DOING THE HARD TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THEY SAID NO THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I CALLED BACK MONTHS LATER AND THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I ASK TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER, AND HE SAID THAT HE WAS THE MANAGER AND HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT THAT TIME, THAT MAYBE THEY WOULD RECALL IT LATER. HE SUGGEST THAT I CONTACT YOU AND MAYBE YOUSWILL DO SOMETHING.*AK NOW IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL AND YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT YOUR CAR WAS NOT MADE IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE OTHERS, THAT THE OTHER FACTORIES CAN NOT GET BAD PARTS. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD FIX MY CAR AND NOT EXPECT ME TO FIX IT AND THEN HOPE THAT THEY WILL RECALL IT AND THEN I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK. THIS SHOULD BE DONE JUST AS A COURIOUS, SO I WILL CONTINUE TO BY THEIR PRODUCT. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED GM PRODUCTS, WHETHER IT BE CHEVY OR PONTIAC. WE JUST PURCHASED A NEW CHEVY PICKUP TURCK. CAN YOU HELP ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED ON THERE BEHALF.*AK
NHTSA ID
10118705
Incident
May 5, 2003
Engine
Filed Jan 6, 2005
COOLANT IN OIL, OIL IN COOLANT. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. 8AK
NHTSA ID
10105883
Incident
Jan 1, 2005
Mileage
115,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 14, 2004
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
NHTSA ID
10090996
Incident
Sep 10, 2004
Mileage
112,200 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 19, 2004
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK IN THE RAIN AND MY TURN SIGNAL ON SIGNAL CLICKS WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL ISN'T ON. BOTH ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE 1997 MODEL, AND SEEM TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 MODELS. *JB
NHTSA ID
10082208
Incident
May 10, 2004
Mileage
126,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jun 22, 2004
STEERING LINKAGE IDLER ARM FELL APART, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ON VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES OF LINKAGE. HAD JUST COME FROM A LONG TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED WHEN TIS HAPPENED, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. HAPPENED ONCE IN MISSISSIPPI AND ONCE AT HOME. REPLACED WITH IMPROVED PARTS FROM AUTO PARTS STORE. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10078645
Incident
Jun 20, 2002
Mileage
90,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 14, 2004
FIRESTONE TREAD SEPARATION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10075366
Incident
Jun 10, 2004
Visibility
Filed Apr 22, 2004
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. FAIL TO START, OR QUIT WHILE TURNED ON. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN WARM WEATHER THAN WINTER. HAS BEENHAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE A COUPEL OF YEARS AGO, BUT IS NOT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.*AK
NHTSA ID
10067640
Incident
Apr 20, 2004
Mileage
49,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 4, 2003
AUTOMATIC PARK FAILURE WITH P-30 1998 MOTORHOME RESULTING IN COMPLETE BREAKDOWN ON INTERSTATE NECCESSITATING EXPENSIVE TOWING. *AK
NHTSA ID
10045400
Incident
Mar 7, 2003
Mileage
24,000 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Oct 9, 2003
Fire reported1 injury reported
FIRES AT THE GAS PUMPS CAUSED BY STATIC ELECTRICITY. VEHICLES ARE CATCHING FIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FUEL VEHICLE. FEWER VEHICLES DOES NOT PROPERLY GROUND WHEN FUEL NOZZLE INSERTED INTO FILL SPOUT OF VEHICLE. I HAVE PERFORMED A STUDY TO SHOW DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLDER FUEL SPOUTS WITH A GROUNDING CABLE AND NEWER SPOUTS THAT DO NOT HAVE CABLE. ALSO, THE MATERIAL OF THE SPOUTS HAVE CHANGED FROM ALL METAL TO A METAL WITH A PLASTIC INSERT. THIS WOULD PREVENT VEHICLE FROM BEING GROUNDED. IN MY STUDY, I FOUND MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES CONTAINING THESE TYPE FILL SPOUTS. I ALSO HAD MY FINDINGS CONFIRMED BY A PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM A LOCAL UNIVERSITY. *LA
NHTSA ID
10041512
Incident
Nov 12, 2002
Visibility
Filed Sep 24, 2003
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T TURN ON. WHEN YOU MANUALLY START THEM BY MOVING WIPER, THEN THEY START.
NHTSA ID
10039486
Incident
Sep 10, 2003
Mileage
60,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 31, 2003
DEX COOL DETERIATION OF COOLANT SYSTEM. *PH
NHTSA ID
10030492
Incident
Jul 4, 2001
Mileage
90,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 22, 2003
INTERNMITTMENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
NHTSA ID
10028850
Incident
Apr 1, 2003
Mileage
66,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 18, 2003
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHEN IT IS RAINING. THEY WILL COME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OR MAYBE NOT AT ALL. YESTERDAY THEY DID NOT COME ON AT ALL, TODAY THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN THEY JUST STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST MONTH. THE REAR WIPERS DO FINE. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10023303
Incident
May 1, 2003
Electrical
Filed Dec 26, 2002
ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS THE "CLUSTER" (DASHBOARD DISPLAY) HAS GONE OUT ON US. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAS GUAGE, NO BLINKERS, NOTHING. WE'VE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. THIS LAST TIME, 12/26/02, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FOR US.
NHTSA ID
10000382
Incident
Dec 19, 2002
Mileage
60,000 mi
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.