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1998 Chevrolet Pick Up

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Visibility
9Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6Electrical System
2Fuel System, Gasoline
2Exterior Lighting
1
All reported categories
Seats
1Steering
1Structure
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 24 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

24 reports
150,000 miles · Nov 13, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER TRAVELED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME DOING LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD SPLIT IN HALF AND WERE BARELY FUNCTIONAL. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIF…

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WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER TRAVELED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME DOING LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD SPLIT IN HALF AND WERE BARELY FUNCTIONAL. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BACK IN 1993/1994. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT TOTALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10044326

Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 2003
Visibility

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AT VARIOUS TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DRIVER HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND JIGGLE A WIRE LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10044071

Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 2003
Visibility

1998 CHEVROLET PICK UP- PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM. *MR THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT, EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ON THE LOW OR HIGH POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10040577

Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 2003
Electrical System

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. DEALER STATED WIRES FUSED TOGETHER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10033526

Mileage unknown · Jul 30, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN COMING TO A STOP FRONT WHEEL SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ABS SYSTEM TO COME ON, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10031569

66,000 miles · Jun 30, 2003
Visibility

WHILE DRIVING DURINGA DOWN POUR VEHICLES WIPERS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10026142

75,000 miles · May 23, 2003
Visibility

THE VEHICLES WIPERS FAILED. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10020491

40,000 miles · Apr 10, 2003
Visibility

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10015611

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2002
Exterior Lighting

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL CONTINUOUSLY THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR LAST 13 MONTHS. DEALER STATED IT HAS BEEN A DESIGN PROBLEM FOR LAST 6 YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8017008

Mileage unknown · Aug 13, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

LEFT FRONT ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ODI #786418

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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