Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 GMC Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING.. STANDING STILL.. PARKED.. THE SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR OF THE SUBURBAN EXPLODED.. I DISCOVERED THIS SEVER… |
| 2007-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 GMC SUBURBAN JUST PURCHASED AND I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL #05V379000. RESULT WAS… |
| 2006-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, THE ABS WOULD PUMP AND GRAB. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED EXCE… |
| 2005-11-11 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS WARMING UP, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE GETTING IN TO THE VEHICLE, THE … |
| 2005-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LOCKED AT LOW SPEEDS. *AK |
| 2005-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS LOCKED UP AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME SHE SL… |
| 2005-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS T… |
| 2005-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SUBURBAN. HE STATES THAT ON JUNE 1, 2005 VEHICLE WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND WAS HIT IN THE… |
| 2004-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | FIRE THEN SMOKE COMING FROM WIRE HARNESS.*AK |
| 2004-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 SUBURBAN W/ 4L60E TRANSMISSION, SHIFTING HARD 1-2 AND 2-3. RESEARCH SHOWS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF MANUFACTURER AD… |
| 2004-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP CAN OVER HEAT (AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE) WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILS. THIS WOULD OCCUR … |
| 2004-03-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MY 1998 SUBURBAN HAS HAD TWO NEW FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER WITHIN FOUR MONTHS.AFTER A SHORT TIME, APPROX.2 MON… |
| 2004-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVE… |
| 2004-02-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHEILD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN SET TO INTERMITTENT. THEY WORK FINE WHEN SET TO LOW OR HIGH SPEED. |
| 2003-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AL… |
| 2003-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ROTORS ON 4WD SUBUBAN RUSTED OUT AT THE WELD BETWEEN THE CAST RIM AND THE STAMPED STEEL INTERWHEEL. THE STAMPED PART HA… |
| 2003-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 GMC SURBURBAN FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT TH… |
| 2003-08-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDETERMINE… |
| 2003-08-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING SPEED SENSOR INTERMITANTLY FAILED CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE STEERING MOVEMENT WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT SPEED. ST… |
| 2003-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIRS ON GMC 1998 SUBURBAN. *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL REGARDING … |
| 2003-07-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER STATED THERE IS NOT RECALL ON… |
| 2003-06-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 GMC SUBURBAN. THE WIPER MOTOR ON THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECALL (# 03V159000) ON THE 1997 WI… |
| 2003-06-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.*AK |
| 2003-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. *AK |
| 2003-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CRASH |
| 2003-06-02 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER VIEWS. DEALER SORRY THERE IS NO RECALL ON TH… |
| 2003-06-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE WIPER MOTOR ON THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECALL (# 03V159000) ON THE… |
| 2003-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | NAR 04/28/2003. MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL, ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY,… |
| 2003-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL BUZZES AND REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL PEDAL PRESSURE AFTER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE … |
| 2003-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON EVERY TIME VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, REMOVING BRAKING FORCE. PH |
| 2003-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WIPER MOTOR/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON MY 1998 GMC SUBURBAN. GMC HAS HAD TO RECALL EARLIER MODELS, AND I HAVE THE SAME PROB… |
| 2002-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL POST BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BATTERY, SPILLING BATTERY ACID ON THE BRAKE TUBING. DISCUSSED … |
| 2002-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 GMC SUBURBAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. OUR VEHICLE WAS SPECIAL ORDERED FROM GMAC IN 1997. THE ISSUES IN OUR TRANSMISS… |
| 2002-05-16 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | WHILE TRYING TO LAY DOWN THE BACK SEAT CONSUMER FINGER GOT STUCK AND GOT CUT OFF WHEN HOLDING ONTO POST HANDLE UNDER S… |
| 2002-03-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM RETRACTORS ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER HAS REPLACED RETRACTOR. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR AN… |
| 2002-01-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS CONCERNS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA99011. I HAD A STEERING MODULE THAT FAILED. PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE,… |
| 2001-12-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THEY DO NOT WORK, THE WIPERS AND THE WINDSHIELD FLUID MOTOR DON'T WORK AT A… |
| 2001-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT, THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING REIMBURSMENT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS CREATED BY CHANGE… |
| 2001-09-13 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. THEN, SAW FIRE COMING FROM DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL. STOPPED AND PUT OUT FIRE, CONSUMER … |
| 2001-09-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED, THE MECHANIC THAT REBUILT… |
| 2001-09-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS ADMITTED BY GMC. THEY ARE AWARE THAT ON 1997-1999 MOD… |
| 2001-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BEGAN SHIFTING HARD FROM 1-2 AND 3-4. DOES SO AFTER DRIVING. CAN STOP AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND IT WILL STOP FOR A WHILE… |
| 2001-05-23 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY WILL VEER RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN TURNING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AT ROAD SPEED. SEEMS TO BE A SURGE IN POWER STEER… |
| 2001-01-17 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FREQUENTLY GOES OUT BECAUSE FLUID CONSTANTLY LEAKS. DEALER HAS EXAMINED IT AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE SEA… |
| 2000-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ROLLBACK OF ODOMETER EQUIPMENT IN 1998 GMC SUBURBAN.*MR *TS |
| 2000-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | COULDN'T START VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE OEM DELCO BATTERY WITH NEW BATTERY AND FOUND ACID HAD LEAKED FROM POSITI… |
| 2000-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | A 4-WHEEL DRIVE, ABS BRAKING ENGAGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND WON'T RETURN TO NORMAL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH… |
| 2000-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DURING SUMMER OF 1999, I NOTICED BATTERY ACID RESIDUE BELOW BATTERY ON LINES AND WIRES. CLEANED OFF WITH OIL. BRAKES … |
| 2000-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET HAD A SHORT FOR SECOND TIME. WHOLE SOCKET HAS TO BE REPLACED. WORKED FOR 2 WEEKS, AND… |
| 2000-09-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE LOCKING MECHANISM LOCKS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK |