Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILED AFTER MED TO HEAVY BRAKING, LEAVING LITTLE TO NO BRAKE AS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. |
| 2014-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2011-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I PURCHASED ON 11/1997 A NEW 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 3/4 TON 2500 SERIES. THE SUBURBAN HAS 38,528 ORIGINAL MILES AND H… |
| 2010-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1. HARD STOP TO AVOID HITTING WILDLIFE. GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. 2. AFTER THE BRAKES HOLDING FOR A SECOND OR TWO… |
| 2009-05-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LINKAGE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AN… |
| 2006-12-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | SPEED VARIATION, AND SOMETIMES CEASE, OF OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. POSSIBLE DISCREPANCY WITH TURN SIGNAL LEVER, … |
| 2006-11-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING COND… |
| 2006-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | EACH REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THESE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES (APPROXIMATELY 6 MON… |
| 2005-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | MY 1998 SUBURBAN HAD SAME REPAIR DONE ON THE ABS BRAKES THAT CURRENT RECALL IS OUT FOR 1999-2002 AND GM IS SAYING THE … |
| 2005-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEGAN HAVING FAILURES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS(UNDER 10 MPH) WHEN THE VEHIC… |
| 2005-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CATASTROHIC LOSS OF ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM DUE TO BURSTING OF BRAKE LINES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE; DEALER REQUIRED COMPLE… |
| 2005-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING ISSUE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 05V379000. ON THE DATE BELOW, I NARROWLY AVOIDED A CRASH WITH CHIL… |
| 2005-07-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AT VARIOUS TIMES. SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT, SOMETIMES QUIT IN MIDDLE OF USE. *JB |
| 2005-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 3 | BRAKES SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING. ON OCCASION, BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MECHANIC INSPECTED FOUND… |
| 2005-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN OR GETS SPONGEY AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS UNDER 5 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE AN ABS EVENT IS OCCURING! NO… |
| 2005-04-01 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUFFERED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHEN A BLOWOUT OCCURRED.*MR *JB *NM |
| 2005-02-15 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1) NEAR CRASHES HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ERRATIC CONDITION IN THE STEERING. CALLED GM NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER A… |
| 2005-02-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DROVE ERRATICALLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE D… |
| 2005-02-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | (1) DRIVING IN RAIN. (2) WIPER FAILURE. CONSEQUENCES ARE OBVIOUS! (3) STOP, OPEN HOOD OF VEHICLE, AND SMACK THE WIPER… |
| 2004-12-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | STOPPED ON ROADWAY TO PICK UP A PART THAT HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE TRUCK TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME. I PUT MY 1998 CHEVY SU… |
| 2004-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY TAHOE WONT START, SPONTANEOUSLY. IT WILL TURN OVER, BUT WONT START. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WASN'T SURE WHAT … |
| 2004-11-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 1998 SUBURBAN AND MY HUSBAND DRIVES A 1997 GMC 2500 TRUCK. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (USED TO OPEN THE DOOR) … |
| 2004-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE SERVICE BRAKES AND ABS WILL NOT HOLD WHEN … |
| 2004-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVY SUBURBAN 2200 4WD. ON 7/10/00, AT 13.000 MI THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND REAR SHOES WERE REPLACED … |
| 2004-06-24 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED AT LEAST ONCE ALMOST EVERY TIME USED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. USUALLY COULD BE THUMPED &… |
| 2004-05-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | IN HEAVY RAIN, WINDSHIELD WASHERS FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. HUMMING IN THE MOTOR BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WOR… |
| 2004-05-20 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SKIP WHEN TURNING AND FEELS LIKE CONTROL OF STEERING IS LOST MOMENTA… |
| 2004-04-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE; IN-DASH INDICATOR PROPERLY INDICATED FAILURE BY RAPID FLASH. WITH GREAT DIFF… |
| 2004-03-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY SUBURBAN-WIPERS STOP WORKING AT RANDOM INTERVALS, MUST FORCE TO WORK BY HAND UNTIL THEY START WORKING AGAIN,… |
| 2004-02-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER ENTERED THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED… |
| 2004-02-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT… |
| 2004-02-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL DURING USE; WILL NOT OPERATE IN TIMED MODE; STOP AT INCORRECT LOCATIONS |
| 2004-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS .IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS WHERE STOPPING DISTA… |
| 2004-01-30 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME DEFECT AS IN EARLIER YEAR SUBURBA… |
| 2004-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | MY 1998 1500, 2 WD CHEVY SUBURBAN LOST A BOLT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. BOLT HELD A PIN, WHEN THE PIN WORKED LOOSE, THE REA… |
| 2004-01-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 1998 SUBURBAN, THE WIPER WOULD QUIT WORKING PERIO… |
| 2003-12-06 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 SUBURBAN ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES TO DO FAULTY ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE (EVO) SENSOR LOCATED UNDER STEERING… |
| 2003-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC VALVE LIFTERS IN 7.4L ENGINE CAME APART UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AT 78,000 MI. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY SIN… |
| 2003-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE WITH MY 1998 SUBURBAN THAT WAS FILED ON NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA99011. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IT… |
| 2003-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHEVROLET SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSISTENTLY ON IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO GIVE AN HONEST ANSWER AS TO… |
| 2003-09-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER/MOTOR PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WITH THE EARLIER SUBURBANS ON THE RECALL LIST. THE RECALL ONLY ADDRESSES… |
| 2003-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | 1998 SUBURBAN K1500 = REPETITIVE PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKES NOT SELF ADJUSTING, REPLACED BRAKE SHOES TWICE, REPLACED SPR… |
| 2003-07-11 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE QUARTER PANEL GLASS DOOR SHATTERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE CLOSING THE FRONT DOOR. DEALER STAT… |
| 2003-07-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THEY FINALLY QUIT COMPLETELY JULY 7,2003. CALLED C… |
| 2003-07-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 5.7L V8, 4X4 WITH THE LT PACKAGE. I AM EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS WHERE T… |
| 2003-06-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK VERY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ON DELAY THEY SOMETIMES DELAY, … |
| 2003-06-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | TODAY, WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, MAKING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO! RECENTLY, THE WIPERS … |
| 2003-06-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | ON 9/07/2003 AT 1140 HRS WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN A RAIN STORM WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BAC… |
| 2003-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1998 MODEL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 1997 BUT IS A 1998… |
| 2003-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLES RECALL! THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED, HE RECEIVE A REC… |