Chevrolet Truck M/L VAN problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
42 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
63,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 1998 model years. Data updated: . 30 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor is the most frequently named component, appearing in 10 of 42 complaints (23.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
11
26.2%
Electrical and battery issues
4
9.5%
Steering behavior
4
9.5%
Transmission and shifting
3
7.1%
Engine operation
2
4.8%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
10
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
3
Visibility:Rear Window Wiper/Washer:Motor
3
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Switch/Wiring
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
2
Electrical System
1
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
10
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
3
Visibility:Rear Window Wiper/Washer:Motor
3
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Switch/Wiring
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
7
25,000 to 49,999
5
50,000 to 74,999
9
75,000 to 99,999
6
100,000 to 149,999
3
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
7
25,000 to 49,999
5
50,000 to 74,999
9
75,000 to 99,999
6
100,000 to 149,999
3
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 7; 25,000 to 49,999: 5; 50,000 to 74,999: 9; 75,000 to 99,999: 6; 100,000 to 149,999: 3; 150,000 and above: 0
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (9). 12 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2003
16
2004
26
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2003
16
2004
26
2003: 16; 2004: 26
Pattern summary
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 11 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
CHEVROLET P-30 CHASISS AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM DOUBLE FAILURE3/8/02 AND 10/22/02. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH AND LEAKING SOLENOID IN FIRST CASE AND PUMP, PRESSURE SWITCH AND RELAY THE SECOND TIME. AUTO PARK WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY BY ITSELF.*AK
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET 4 X 4 W/T 1500 PICKUP TRUCK ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GRABS BEFORE FINALLY CATCHING WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT CATCHES AS IF I HAVE APPLIED MUCH MORE PRESSURE THAN WAS ACTUALLY APPLIED. PRESENTLY, IT IS IN A SHOP WHERE IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCK SENSORS. WHILE I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT USED TO CHECK THE SENSORS INDICATED NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM, I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS TYPE OF SENSOR. I…
INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AT WILL. THIS CAN OCCUR ANY TIME YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. RUINED ONE BATTERY AND I'VE HAD TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE TWICE SINCE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. THE WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A HALF HOUR OR MORE AT TIMES. MOVING THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR ON AND OFF OF THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING A FEW TIMES TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES OR A WEEK OR MORE AT TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONNECTION THERE IS FAULTY. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THE WIPER FAILURE RECALL. *LA
OUR 1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH 60,000 MILES # 1GNDT13W3W228738 HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THEY WERE NOT FAIL SAFE. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS ONLY MOVING AT 5 MILES AN HOUR ENTERING A PARKING GARAGE WHEN THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DISINTEGRATED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE PART HAD NEVER BEEN LUBRICATED EITHER BY US, THE PREVIOUS OWNER (WE BOUGHT IT OFF A LEASE 2 YEARS AGO) OR EVEN THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE WE HAD THE LAST OIL CHANGE DONE IN AUGUST OF 2003. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SP…
S-10-BOUGHT NEW-DAY AFTER LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD NT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE-REPAIRED-SEAT BELT ALWAYS WET WHEN RAINS-COMPLAINED WAS TOLD (NO PROBLEM FOUND) STILL WET WHEN RAINS, HANDLES BROKE THREE TIMES FIXED AND BREAK AGAIN-NOW HAVE THREE HANDLES BEHIND SEAT-STILL BROKE-DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW(POWER) WILL NOT GO UP OFTEN-OR WILL GO UP ONLY AND INCH OR TWO-THIS STARTED EARLY ON-COMPLAINED WAS TOLD (NO PROBLEM FOUND)THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER OR RAIN,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME,AT TIMES THEY STOP STRAIGHT UP ON WINDSHI…
AUTOMATIC PARK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED FIRST TIME 6/14/01.AUTOMATIC BRAKE LIGHT ON, ROLLING WHEN UNIT PUT INTO PARK POSITION.REPLACED SOLONOID,CABLE FROM ATUATOR,BRAKE SHOES, AND PUMP. FAILED SECOND TIME 40,232 MILES. AUTO PARK LIGHT STAYING ON,LOSING LOTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID,ALMOST CAUSING FIRE FROM ALL THE OIL. UNIT ROLLING WHEN PUT IN TO PARK. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH ON AUTO PARK SYSTEM. FAIL THIRD TIME 45,345 MILES. AUTO PARK LIGHT STAYING ON. UNIT ROLLS WHEN PUT INTO PARK. LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID. REPLACED HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT…
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ENGINE STALLS ON MY 1998 6.5 CHEVROLET DIESEL ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AS IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGER THAT THIS POSES IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAN NOT BE UNDER STATED. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS I ALSO LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MAKING THIS A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND HAVE READ ON INTERNET WEB SITES OTHERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. MY TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT T…
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
42 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
71.4%Usable mileage30 / 42 records
97.6%Valid incident date41 / 42 records
100.0%Valid filing date42 / 42 records
97.6%Ordered incident and filing dates41 / 42 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1998
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
1023.8%ODI 10033517 · 72,000 mi
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICKUP. THE MANUFACTURE DATE IS 1/98. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE EARLIER MODELS 1994/1997 DID WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WORK REAL WELL EXCEPT WHEN IT RAINS, ALSO WHEN THE WASHER IS USED IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THEM TO TURN OFF. I AM TOLD BY MY GARAGE THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. SAME PROBLEM AS EARLIER MODELS. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?? *NLM
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
37.1%ODI 10078367 · 134,000 mi
DRIVING ON THE ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LONG. STOPPED VEHICLE, CHECKED BRAKE RESERVOIR. FLUID WAS DOWN. WENT AROUND VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM FRAME RAIL FORWARD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. PROBLEM WAS BROKEN CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE. I HAD IT REPLACED. I DID NOT RETAIN THE OLD PART. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER 1998 CHEVY TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK GM RECALLED FOR BAD PART FOR PREVIOUS YEARS UP TO 1997, NOT INCLUDING 1998. HOWEVER, GM USED SAME PART FOR 1998 BLAZER. *JB
INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. THE WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A HALF HOUR OR MORE AT TIMES. MOVING THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR ON AND OFF OF THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING A FEW TIMES TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES OR A WEEK OR MORE AT TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONNECTION THERE IS FAULTY. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THE WIPER FAILURE RECALL. *LA
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
24.8%ODI 10051448 · 23,000 mi
I BOUGHT THIS 1998 CHEVY SUBURBAN 2500 NEW. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES SINCE DAY 1. THE DEALERSHIP SENT IT TO A LOCAL SPECIALIST AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED (GRAPE ENGEERING IN GR MI) IT STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. THE ABS DEPLOYES IN CORRECTLY AT MANY STOPS. IT IS A DANGER.
S-10-BOUGHT NEW-DAY AFTER LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD NT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE-REPAIRED-SEAT BELT ALWAYS WET WHEN RAINS-COMPLAINED WAS TOLD (NO PROBLEM FOUND) STILL WET WHEN RAINS, HANDLES BROKE THREE TIMES FIXED AND BREAK AGAIN-NOW HAVE THREE HANDLES BEHIND SEAT-STILL BROKE-DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW(POWER) WILL NOT GO UP OFTEN-OR WILL GO UP ONLY AND INCH OR TWO-THIS STARTED EARLY ON-COMPLAINED WAS TOLD (NO PROBLEM FOUND)THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER OR RAIN,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME,AT TIMES THEY STOP STRAIGHT UP ON WINDSHI…
WITHIN WARRANTY, THE DELCO BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL LEAKED ACID, EATING BATTERY CABLES (+) AND SPILLING ONTO FRAME. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW DELCO BATTERY, REPLACED/REPAIRED CABLES, CLEANED, REPAIRED AND PAINTED THE FRAME AREA.*AK RECENTLY THE NEW BATTERY STARTED LEAKING AT THE POSITIVE POLE AGAIN, DESTROYING THE CABLE LUGS AND SPILLING ONTO THE BATTERY HOLDER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR AND STATED THAT THE DELCO SIDE POST BATTERIES FREQUENTLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL ST…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
34,375–70,250 mi
52,500 mi
6
ODI 10033517 · 72,000 mi
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICKUP. THE MANUFACTURE DATE IS 1/98. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE EARLIER MODELS 1994/1997 DID WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WORK REAL WELL EXCEPT WHEN IT RAINS, ALSO WHEN THE WASHER IS USED IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THEM TO TURN OFF. I AM TOLD BY MY GARAGE THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. SAME PROBLEM AS EARLIER MODELS. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?? *NLM
FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET C1500 SILVERADO WOULD QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FINALLY, IN AUG 2003 I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN DRIVING RAINS WHEN THE WIPERS UNEXPECTEDLY QUIT CAUSES ME TO NARROWLY AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I THEN STOPPED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT C1500 TRUCKS FROM 1994-1997 HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO LOOSE SOLDERING ON THE WIPER MOTOR SWITCH. I WAS FORCED TO SPEND $64 TO REPLACE THIS VERY DANGEROUS D…
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Too few reports for a range
96,000 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10078367 · 134,000 mi
DRIVING ON THE ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LONG. STOPPED VEHICLE, CHECKED BRAKE RESERVOIR. FLUID WAS DOWN. WENT AROUND VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM FRAME RAIL FORWARD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. PROBLEM WAS BROKEN CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE. I HAD IT REPLACED. I DID NOT RETAIN THE OLD PART. *JB
ON MY WAY BACK FROM A TRIP TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEGINNING TO GET A LITTLE SOFT. WHEN I GOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. MY HUSBAND AND I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. WE ARE HAVING THE LEAKING CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. WE ASKED THE MECHANIC TO SAVE THE PART. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER 1998 CHEVY TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK GM RECALLED FOR BAD PART FOR PREVIOUS YEARS UP TO 1997, NOT INCLUDING 1998. HOWEVER, GM USED SAME PART FOR 1998 BLAZER. *JB
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH HAS BECOME QUITE A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING SUDDEN RAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!*AK WHILE I HAVE INCURRED NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, I'VE HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS I COULD NOT SEE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY.
INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. THE WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A HALF HOUR OR MORE AT TIMES. MOVING THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR ON AND OFF OF THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING A FEW TIMES TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES OR A WEEK OR MORE AT TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONNECTION THERE IS FAULTY. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THE WIPER FAILURE RECALL. *LA
THIS IS A 1998 CHEVROLET P/U THAT HAS AN INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WE ALSO OWN A 1995 CHEVROLET P/U THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE 1998 P/U HAS EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE 1995 AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ALSO.*AK
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH HAS BECOME QUITE A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING SUDDEN RAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!*AK WHILE I HAVE INCURRED NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, I'VE HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS I COULD NOT SEE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Too few reports for a range
71,500 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10051448 · 23,000 mi
I BOUGHT THIS 1998 CHEVY SUBURBAN 2500 NEW. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES SINCE DAY 1. THE DEALERSHIP SENT IT TO A LOCAL SPECIALIST AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED (GRAPE ENGEERING IN GR MI) IT STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. THE ABS DEPLOYES IN CORRECTLY AT MANY STOPS. IT IS A DANGER.
WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES APPLIED WHEN I RAN OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE BRIDGE THE BRAKE PRESSURE WENT COMPLETELY AWAY AND I HAD NO BRAKING POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALSO WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WAS NOT GOING TO WORK EVEN IF WE SPENT THE $2700.00 GM WANTED FOR ALL NEW COMPONENTS TO THE SYSTEM. I CANNOT COME TO A FAST STOP WITH THIS BR…
S-10-BOUGHT NEW-DAY AFTER LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD NT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE-REPAIRED-SEAT BELT ALWAYS WET WHEN RAINS-COMPLAINED WAS TOLD (NO PROBLEM FOUND) STILL WET WHEN RAINS, HANDLES BROKE THREE TIMES FIXED AND BREAK AGAIN-NOW HAVE THREE HANDLES BEHIND SEAT-STILL BROKE-DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW(POWER) WILL NOT GO UP OFTEN-OR WILL GO UP ONLY AND INCH OR TWO-THIS STARTED EARLY ON-COMPLAINED WAS TOLD (NO PROBLEM FOUND)THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER OR RAIN,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME,AT TIMES THEY STOP STRAIGHT UP ON WINDSHI…
WITHIN WARRANTY, THE DELCO BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL LEAKED ACID, EATING BATTERY CABLES (+) AND SPILLING ONTO FRAME. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW DELCO BATTERY, REPLACED/REPAIRED CABLES, CLEANED, REPAIRED AND PAINTED THE FRAME AREA.*AK RECENTLY THE NEW BATTERY STARTED LEAKING AT THE POSITIVE POLE AGAIN, DESTROYING THE CABLE LUGS AND SPILLING ONTO THE BATTERY HOLDER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR AND STATED THAT THE DELCO SIDE POST BATTERIES FREQUENTLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL ST…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
1998: 4 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
1998
1
2
4
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
1998
41
1
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Visibility:Rear Window Wiper/Washer:Motor
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Switch/Wiring
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Electrical System
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
Visibility:Rear Window Wiper/Washer:Motor
0
0
0
—
1ODI 10078786 · 1 mi
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH HAS BECOME QUITE A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING SUDDEN RAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!*AK WHILE I HAVE INCURRED NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, I'VE HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS I COULD NOT SEE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY.
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT OPERATE WHEN IT RAINS, WHICH HAS BECOME QUITE A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING SUDDEN RAIN, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!*AK WHILE I HAVE INCURRED NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, I'VE HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS I COULD NOT SEE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Electrical System
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
3 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
3 mentions · 7.1% of complaints
Median mileage: 96,000 mi (2 usable records).
ODI 10050748
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET 4 X 4 W/T 1500 PICKUP TRUCK ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GRABS BEFORE FINALLY CATCHING WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT CATCHES AS IF I HAVE APPLIED MUCH MORE PRESSURE THAN WAS ACTUALLY APPLIED. PRESENTLY, IT IS IN A SHOP WHERE IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCK SENSORS. WHILE I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT USED TO CHECK THE SENSORS INDICATED NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM, I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS TYPE OF SENSOR. I…
DRIVING ON THE ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LONG. STOPPED VEHICLE, CHECKED BRAKE RESERVOIR. FLUID WAS DOWN. WENT AROUND VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM FRAME RAIL FORWARD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. PROBLEM WAS BROKEN CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE. I HAD IT REPLACED. I DID NOT RETAIN THE OLD PART. *JB
ON MY WAY BACK FROM A TRIP TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEGINNING TO GET A LITTLE SOFT. WHEN I GOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. MY HUSBAND AND I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. WE ARE HAVING THE LEAKING CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. WE ASKED THE MECHANIC TO SAVE THE PART. *JB
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ENGINE STALLS ON MY 1998 6.5 CHEVROLET DIESEL ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AS IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGER THAT THIS POSES IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAN NOT BE UNDER STATED. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS I ALSO LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MAKING THIS A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND HAVE READ ON INTERNET WEB SITES OTHERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. MY TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT T…
Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b
Steering assistance concerns
1 mentions · 2.4% of complaints
Median mileage: 111,468 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10093702 · 111,468 mi
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ENGINE STALLS ON MY 1998 6.5 CHEVROLET DIESEL ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AS IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGER THAT THIS POSES IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAN NOT BE UNDER STATED. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS I ALSO LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MAKING THIS A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND HAVE READ ON INTERNET WEB SITES OTHERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. MY TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT T…