IllustrationERRATIC BRAKES, ONE ACCIDENT SO FAR, SOMETIMES BRAKES GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. *AK
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 81.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
425–50K
350–75K
775–100K
2100–150K
3150K+
22 reports with mileage · 51 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
73 reportsGAS LEVER INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL POWER THAT FED TO FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED, AND FUSED ITSELF TO GAS LEVER INDICATOR WIRE , CAUSING IMPROPER READING OF GAS GAUGE. THIS WIRE WAS INSIDE GAS TANK. THESE WIRES SHOULD NOT GET THAT HOT BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. C…
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GAS LEVER INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL POWER THAT FED TO FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED, AND FUSED ITSELF TO GAS LEVER INDICATOR WIRE , CAUSING IMPROPER READING OF GAS GAUGE. THIS WIRE WAS INSIDE GAS TANK. THESE WIRES SHOULD NOT GET THAT HOT BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER STILL HAS THE OLD FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY. *AK *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ABOUT 10-12 TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY DURING CITY DRIVING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT SEEMS THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST, THE PED…
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WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ABOUT 10-12 TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY DURING CITY DRIVING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT SEEMS THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST, THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED DOWN EXTREMELY HARD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP, THE TRUCK WILL STOP IT JUST TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE. NLM
LARGE BULGE FORMED ON SIDE, BETWEEN OUTER SKIN OF TIRE AND INNER CORDS THEN EXPLODED.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT 245/75)
THREE OF TIRES TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, TIRE STAYED INFLATED.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE FELT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES HE CONTINUED HOME WHEN HE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE OUTER SKINS WERE STRIPPED OFF TO REVEAL THE METAL.*JB
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ALL TIRES, WEARING INSIDE ON ONE SIDE, AND OUTSIDE ON OTHER SIDE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON 7 OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES KEEP LOCKING UP BETWEEN 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. *YH
GOING THROUGH FRONT DISC PADS WITHIN 1 1/2 MONTHS ON AVERAGE DEALER WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BRAKES THAT IS NORMAL. *AK
THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE AND OPEN THE DOOR. *SLC
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN BRAKING AND YOU HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE OR DEPRESSION THE BRAKES GO INTO ANTI LOCK AND DO NOT COME OUT. IT TAKES ABOUT 1/3 MORE DISTANCE TO STOP. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON SNOW AND ICE. WHEN TRAVELING WITH OTHER PICKUPS IN UPPER CANADA THE OTHER TRUCKS COULD STOP ON SNOW BUT I WOULD GO BY THEM BY ABOUT 25-3…
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THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN BRAKING AND YOU HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE OR DEPRESSION THE BRAKES GO INTO ANTI LOCK AND DO NOT COME OUT. IT TAKES ABOUT 1/3 MORE DISTANCE TO STOP. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON SNOW AND ICE. WHEN TRAVELING WITH OTHER PICKUPS IN UPPER CANADA THE OTHER TRUCKS COULD STOP ON SNOW BUT I WOULD GO BY THEM BY ABOUT 25-30 FT. I HAD ONE ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A T IN THE ROAD AND THE HIGHWAY WAS SLIPPERY AND I HIT A BUMP AS I WAS STOPPING. INSTEAD OF STOPPING I JUST SLOWED AND COULD NOT MAKE THE TURN I HIT A TREE. $20,000 DAMAGE TO TRUCK. ON THE INTERSTATE I78 I WAS FOLLOWING TRAFFIC WHICH CAME TO A HALT FOR CONTRUCTION WORK I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HAD TO PASS A CAR ON THE RIGHT BIRM OF THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES WITH MYSEL AND MY SON DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGOROUS SINCE YOUR NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE IS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A VACUUM LEAK IN THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST UNIT . THERE IS A CLEARLY AUDIBLE HISSING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, STOPPING POWER HAS DIMINISHED BY APPROXIMATELY75% WITH THE ABILITY TO STOP QUICKLY { IN LESS THAN 100 FEET} VIRTUALLY NIL. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED WITHOUT A…
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THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A VACUUM LEAK IN THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST UNIT . THERE IS A CLEARLY AUDIBLE HISSING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, STOPPING POWER HAS DIMINISHED BY APPROXIMATELY75% WITH THE ABILITY TO STOP QUICKLY { IN LESS THAN 100 FEET} VIRTUALLY NIL. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS OF GRADUAL FAILURE. AT THE ONSET OF THE FAILURE I WAS PULLING A TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES,FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP I RELYED HEAVILY ON THE TRAILER BRAKES TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP. WITH OUT THE TRAILER TO ASSIST ME STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND UN RELYABLE. THANK YOU.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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