IllustrationTHE DRIVER'S SEATBELT APPEARS TO BE FASTENED BUT WILL UNLATCH WITHOUT REASON AND AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
110–25K
1725–50K
4050–75K
2075–100K
31100–150K
13150K+
132 reports with mileage · 229 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 109 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 47 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports11 fire reports3 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
10 reportsDRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HOUSING HAS PLASTIC OPENING. FRICTION FROM SEAT BELT MOTION HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO WEAR THROUGH THE OPENING'S EDGE AND CUT A SLOT INTO THE HOUSING, AND THE BELT ITSELF HAS BECOME FRAYED AND CATCHES IN THE OPENING. CONTACT ME FOR A DIGITAL PHOTO OF BELT AND HOUSING. *JB
FRONT/REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ARE PLASTIC. THIS CAUSES THE PLASTIC RETRACTOR CASING TO SPLIT, CUTTING INTO THE SEAT BELTS WHEN PULLING BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BELT WAS BEING REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT FROM THE BOTTOM MECHANISM. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS. *TT
CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS CUTTING INTO THE REAR SEAT BELT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
FRONT LAP BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER SO MUCH THAT YOU HAVE TO REMOVE BELT EVERY NOW AND THEN AND REBUCKLE TO RELIEVE THE TENSION. CHEVY DEALER ORDERED 2 DIFFERENT BELTS, THEN SAID IT IS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND CHARGED US $141 AND WE STILL HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK
PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD TWIST, MAKING IT UNABLE TO ADVANCE.
FRONT LAP BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER SO MUCH THAT SEATBELT HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK
SEATBELT FAILED.
THIRD DOOR IS NOT SOLID AND CREAKING/POOPING EVERY DAY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE PLASTIC HOUSING WHERE THE SEAT BELT ADJUSTER IS BOLTED INTO, MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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