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Chevrolet G35 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

17 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

13,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1986 to 2002 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 17 complaints (29.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	8	47.1%
Steering behavior	2	11.8%

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Tires:Tread/Belt

Tires

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Seat Belts:Front:Webbing

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Abs Warning Light

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	5
Tires:Tread/Belt	3
Tires	2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1
Seat Belts:Front:Webbing	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Abs Warning Light	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	1

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 5; Tires:Tread/Belt: 3; Tires: 2; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Seat Belts:Front:Webbing: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Abs Warning Light: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 14 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.

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2016

1995: 2; 1996: 2; 1998: 1; 1999: 2; 2000: 2; 2001: 2; 2002: 1; 2003: 2; 2007: 1; 2013: 1; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 8 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 2 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.

Owner report 967998 · 1995-06-29 (June 29, 1995)

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWER SPEED. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 967998 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 976246 · 1995-12-07 (December 7, 1995)

ABS, ON ANY TYPE OF WET SURFACE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND FRONT LOCKUP. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 976246 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 715481 · 1999-12-01 (December 1, 1999)

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE HAS TURNED OFF, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS CARGO VAN, FULLY LOADED, IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WHEN THIS OCCURS(3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS) THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION, AND HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH A RECORDING DEVICE PLUGGED INTO ITS COMPUTER. THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO PRESS A RED BUTTON TO INITIATE RECORDING WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRS, HOWEVER I THINK DRIVIND THIS VEHICLE ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS AND…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 715481 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 842312 · 1999-08-10 (August 10, 1999)

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHEN CONSUMER GENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE / VIBRATE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 842312 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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2002

1986: 1; 1993: 0; 1994: 0; 1995: 0; 1997: 0; 1998: 0; 1999: 0; 2000: 0; 2001: 0; 2002: 0

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Chevrolet G35 model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1986	0	1	Not available
1993	1	0	Not available
1994	1	0	0
1995	2	0	0
1997	2	0	Not available
1998	3	0	0
1999	4	0	0
2000	1	0	0
2001	1	0	0
2002	2	0	0

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

17 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

17.6%Usable mileage3 / 17 records

94.1%Valid incident date16 / 17 records

100.0%Valid filing date17 / 17 records

94.1%Ordered incident and filing dates16 / 17 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.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1993	1994	1995	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 976246 ABS, ON ANY TYPE OF WET SURFACE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND FRONT LOCKUP. TT Look up ODI 976246 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	2100.0% ODI 530472 ABS BRAKING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY FRONT TO REAR PROPORTIONING. IDOT TRUCK TESTING SHOWED THAT THE FRONT BRAKING DOES APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BRAKING CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO LOCK PREMATURELY THUS ACTIVATING THE ABS. THIS CAUSES A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN THE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. Look up ODI 530472 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	250.0% ODI 842312 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHEN CONSUMER GENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE / VIBRATE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE. *YC Look up ODI 842312 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Tires:Tread/Belt	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 731251 TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNTTBTA387 TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 ) Look up ODI 731251 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10041077 · 13,500 mi TWO INCIDENTS OF FAILURES OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S (LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E) INSTALLED AS OEM TIRES ON 2001 CHEVROLET 3500 VAN MODIFIED AS 2002 ROADTREK MODL. 200 MOTORHOME. *LA Look up ODI 10041077 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 10198579 FIRESTONE STEEL-TEX RADIAL LT245/75/R16 ON A 2002 CHEVROLET 3500, 13 PASSENGER VAN. TIRE TREAD PEELED COMPLETELY OFF DOWN TO THE STEEL WIRE CORE, 28,000 MILES ON TIRES. *TR Look up ODI 10198579 at NHTSA ↗
Tires	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 739313 3 TIRES FAILED BEGINNING 8/9/99 & 9/00 -LARGE BUBBLE UNDER OUTSIDE OF TREAD-ALWAYS AT HIWAY SPEEDS[50-65] ALL TIRES REPLACED WITH NON-FIRESTONE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/R16 ) Look up ODI 739313 at NHTSA ↗	125.0% ODI 842312 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHEN CONSUMER GENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE / VIBRATE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE. *YC Look up ODI 842312 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10010352 · 12,000 mi ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE REPEAT FAILURES WHICH CAN SOAK LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE WITH OIL. AND HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR ENGINE FAILURE.*JB Look up ODI 10010352 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 715481 WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE HAS TURNED OFF, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS CARGO VAN, FULLY LOADED, IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WHEN THIS OCCURS(3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS) THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION, AND HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH A RECORDING DEVICE PLUGGED INTO ITS COMPUTER. THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO PRESS A RED BUTTON TO INITIATE RECORDING WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRS, HOWEVER I THINK DRIVIND THIS VEHICLE ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS AND… Look up ODI 715481 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Seat Belts:Front:Webbing	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 978859 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DO NOT RESTRAINT PASSENGER. TT Look up ODI 978859 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Abs Warning Light	1100.0% ODI 967998 WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWER SPEED. TT Look up ODI 967998 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 976246 ABS, ON ANY TYPE OF WET SURFACE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND FRONT LOCKUP. TT Look up ODI 976246 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

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
Tires:Tread/Belt	Too few reports for a range	13,500 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10041077 · 13,500 mi TWO INCIDENTS OF FAILURES OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S (LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E) INSTALLED AS OEM TIRES ON 2001 CHEVROLET 3500 VAN MODIFIED AS 2002 ROADTREK MODL. 200 MOTORHOME. *LA Look up ODI 10041077 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	12,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10010352 · 12,000 mi ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE REPEAT FAILURES WHICH CAN SOAK LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE WITH OIL. AND HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR ENGINE FAILURE.*JB Look up ODI 10010352 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

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	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	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.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2001: 1 complaints · 2002: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2001	0	0	1
2002	0	0	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2001	1	0	0
2002	2	0	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	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Tires:Tread/Belt	Tires	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Seat Belts:Front:Webbing	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Abs Warning Light	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	—	0	1 ODI 842312 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHEN CONSUMER GENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE / VIBRATE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE. *YC Look up ODI 842312 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 715481 WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE HAS TURNED OFF, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS CARGO VAN, FULLY LOADED, IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WHEN THIS OCCURS(3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS) THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION, AND HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH A RECORDING DEVICE PLUGGED INTO ITS COMPUTER. THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO PRESS A RED BUTTON TO INITIATE RECORDING WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRS, HOWEVER I THINK DRIVIND THIS VEHICLE ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS AND… Look up ODI 715481 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 976246 ABS, ON ANY TYPE OF WET SURFACE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND FRONT LOCKUP. TT Look up ODI 976246 at NHTSA ↗
Tires:Tread/Belt	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tires	1 ODI 842312 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHEN CONSUMER GENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE / VIBRATE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE. *YC Look up ODI 842312 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1 ODI 715481 WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE HAS TURNED OFF, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS CARGO VAN, FULLY LOADED, IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WHEN THIS OCCURS(3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS) THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION, AND HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH A RECORDING DEVICE PLUGGED INTO ITS COMPUTER. THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO PRESS A RED BUTTON TO INITIATE RECORDING WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRS, HOWEVER I THINK DRIVIND THIS VEHICLE ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS AND… Look up ODI 715481 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Seat Belts:Front:Webbing	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Abs Warning Light	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	1 ODI 976246 ABS, ON ANY TYPE OF WET SURFACE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND FRONT LOCKUP. TT Look up ODI 976246 at NHTSA ↗	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.

Search patterns

2 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 11.8% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 715481

Look up ODI 715481 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 842312

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Matching rule

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 5.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 715481

Look up ODI 715481 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b