Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 GMC Sierra 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD | No | 0 | The dash is busted in several pieces and places. |
| 2019-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DE… |
| 2016-03-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2015-02-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | "TAKATA RECALL" ON 02/17/2015 I [XXX] WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE PASSENGER (ME) MVA AT "THE MACINAC BRIDGE" ON THE NORTH… |
| 2015-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVERSING A FREEWAY OVERPASS GOING 60 TO 65 MPH THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LURCHED TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY NO IMMEDIATE… |
| 2012-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BREAK TO START TRUCK. FOOT WENT TO FLOOR, VERY WEAK PEDAL. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, FOUND FRONT RESERVOIR E… |
| 2011-11-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE… |
| 2010-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC 1500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO … |
| 2009-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC DETAILS: THE ABS PULSATES AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AT 10 MPH OR SLOWER. I'VE ALMO… |
| 2009-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE ABS PULSATES AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AT 10 MPH OR SLOWER. I'VE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES BECAUSE MY '98 GMC SIERRA… |
| 2008-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT I HEARD AND FELT A METALLIC BANG. THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULDN'… |
| 2008-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HAD A ANTIFREEZE LEAK FOR MONTHS. STARTED LOOKING AROUND AND NOTICED THE FITTING FROM THE HEATER CORE RETURN LINE INTO… |
| 2008-07-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. *TR |
| 2007-08-17 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 GMC SIERRA AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO B… |
| 2007-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT TRUCK (120,000 MILES) THE PREVIOUS OWNER INFORMED ME THAT THE GAS TANK WAS FULL. AFTER 200 MILES I WONDE… |
| 2007-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | Yes | 1 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK. WHEN RAINING THEY GO OFF OR STALL. PULLING ON WIPPERS MANUALLY WILL RETART THEM… |
| 2007-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU FIRST STEP ON PEDAL. YOU THEN ACCELERATE IN A JERKY MANNER AS YOU HAVE TO PRESS… |
| 2007-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION AT A NORMAL SPEED. WHEN I USED THE BRAKE IT INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE… |
| 2006-12-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED THE STEERING SEEMS TO "SLIP" ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, HOWEVER THIS ALSO OCCURS W… |
| 2006-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDN'T EXTINGUISH. I TOOK MY 1998 GMC EXTD. CAB PICKUP TO THE DEALER A… |
| 2006-11-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | SERVICE REQUEST # FILED AT GENERAL MOTORS REGIONAL OFFICE #(71-448842107)INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING IN ALL 4 CORNER… |
| 2006-11-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICA… |
| 2006-09-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT OF SOME KIND IN THE SYSTEM. I CAN GET THEM TO WORK BY MANUALLY… |
| 2006-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE REAR BRAKES SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN … |
| 2005-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP BETWEEN 1-5 MPH, THE BRAKES VIBRATED, MADE A HISS… |
| 2005-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | 1998 EXTENDED CAB GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON. REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED AT 60,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND NOW IT… |
| 2005-06-29 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | THE SWITCH FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OUTSIDE MIRRORS CAUGHT FIRE. RUINING THE SWITCH, ASSOCIATED HARNESS AND THE DOOR PAN… |
| 2005-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | DT: STEERING POSITION SENSOR FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE RESISTANCE WENT AWAY, IT TURNED FREE. T… |
| 2005-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR MY VEHICLE ABS BREAKS ARE VIBRATING . SO YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THEN YOU … |
| 2005-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE BELIEVED IT IS DUE TO CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THE … |
| 2004-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES HE FELT A PULSATION. *JB THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NOT MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.… |
| 2004-10-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE UNLOADING OIL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CABLE ON THE TAILGATE BROKE. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT … |
| 2004-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED… |
| 2004-09-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | ON A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON PICKUP. FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL BOARD. SOLDER JOINTS PN CONTROL BOARD WILL CRACK… |
| 2004-07-18 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD QUIT WHILE USING THEM WHILE RAINING OR NOT. IT'S LUCKY I HAVE RAINX IN MY WIPER FLUID AND ON TH… |
| 2004-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE UNKNNOW, AT NO TIME WAS ADVERSE STRESS OR STRAIN PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PROB… |
| 2004-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAILGATE STRAPS SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE UNLOADING 4WHEELER WHILE USING A RAMP. *AK |
| 2004-03-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD BECAME BRITTLE, AND FALLS APART IF YOU TOUCH IT! ALSO MY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REBUILT THREE TIMES. … |
| 2004-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | GM HAS ADMITTED IT HAS FAULTY SEALS ON THE COOLENT SYSTEM AND HAS CLAIMED DEX COOL IS FINE BUT THE RADIATOR CAPS ARE FA… |
| 2003-11-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MY 1998 GMC 1500 PICKUP HAS 121,000 MILES VIN#[XXX]. WITHIN THE LAST 50,00 MILES AND/OR 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE T… |
| 2003-05-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OBVIOUSLY I ONLY ATTEMPT TO USE MY WIPERS WHEN IT IS RAINING. THE LAST T… |
| 2001-07-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED HE HAS SEEN MANY FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL. KEEPS NEW PARTS IN STOCK AND READY FOR MORE TO COME… |
| 2001-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING BECOMES LOOSE WHEN DRIVING INTO CURVES. THIS COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAME CLOSE TO HAVE A… |
| 2001-03-31 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD BE FREE WHEELING(OVERSTEERING) WHEN MAKING TURNS. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHCLE AND HIT A PO… |
| 2001-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING DURING INTERMITTENT SETTING WITH OUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OF… |
| 2000-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, INSTEAD, IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DIST… |
| 2000-02-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME LOSING REVERSE, 2ND AND 4TH. THE FIRST TIME BETWEEN 40K -50K THE SECOND T… |
| 2000-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE ACTED ERRATICALLY. WARMING UP VEHICLE WHILE SITTING IN IDLING POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND ALL OF SUDDE… |
| 2000-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES SEEM TO ENGAGE FOR NO REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, … |
| 1999-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |