IllustrationMY SILVERADO HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES . I FEEL THE TRUCH IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT "WANDERS" TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AT SPEEDS FROM 30 MPH AND OVER. LAST TIME TRUCK WAS IN LUBY CHEVROLET IN DENVER SAID "THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT'S GOING TO GET" *AK
1998 Chevrolet C Series
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
17 reportsAT 35-50MPH OR FASTER STEERING HAS SLIPS AT ABOUT 1/4 TURN LEFT AND RIGHT, MORE OFTEN TO LEFT, MAKING TRUCK MOVE SHARPLY TO DIRECTION OF TURN.
WHILE DRIVING OFF THE ROAD VEHICLE WAS HAD DAMAGE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, AND CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN IN CASE OF A FIRE. *AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALER, AND THEY STILL CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FADING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND ROUGH SURFACES. *MJS
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MOTOR LOCKED UP. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOSES STEERING AND BRAKES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.