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vehicle
1998 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints
292 on file (1997-10-02 → 2021-11-30)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
422 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
ABS activating at low speed with extended stoppingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC32 complaints2001-01 → 2014-06sierra-1998-abs-low-speed-activation
10141211 ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NEEDED MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. THIS OCCURS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL HUB SPEED SENSORS
10136783 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 10 MPH-ZERO
10150152 I HAVE EXPERIENCED ONGOING ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ISSUES SINCE LAST SPRING. THEY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED AND MAKE IT HARD TO STOP IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED
10156984 FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL BOARD. SOLDER JOINTS PN CONTROL BOARD WILL CRACK CAUSING WIPERS TO FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES
10088388 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND THEN MAY START AT A LATER TIME
10020706 WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OBVIOUSLY I ONLY ATTEMPT TO USE MY WIPERS WHEN IT IS RAINING
Loose or jerking steeringSTEERING13 complaints2001-02 → 2020-02sierra-1998-steering-looseness-jerking
10065684 STEERING BECOMES LOOSE WHEN DRIVING INTO CURVES
758002 EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. WOULD NOTE THE STEERING AS BEING VERY LOOSE OR SOFT, EVEN NONE RESPONSIVE
10176757 WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED THE STEERING SEEMS TO "SLIP" ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, HOWEVER THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT
Transmission failure and loss of gearsPOWER TRAIN10 complaints2001-04 → 2008-12sierra-1998-transmission-failure
10005831 MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME LOSING REVERSE, 2ND AND 4TH
894696 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH, AND THEN VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, AND COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS ANYMORE
10251788 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT I HEARD AND FELT A METALLIC BANG. THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT UP
Tire tread separation and blowoutsTIRES5 complaints2000-10 → 2002-08sierra-1998-tire-tread-separation
8017470 WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLEWOUT
890297 AT 65MPH VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A THUMPING SOUND. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND STARTED FEELING AROUND TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING
735181 DURING THE 29 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED MY GMC I HAVE HAD 4 FLATS AND 2 BLOWOUTS
Brake pedal to floor with loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC9 complaints2001-02 → 2014-07sierra-1998-brake-pedal-to-floor
8003275 BRAKES FAILED, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR
880273 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES
10332698 I WAS APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION AT A NORMAL SPEED. WHEN I USED THE BRAKE IT INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES!
Air bags not deploying in a crashAIR BAGS5 complaints2002-03 → 2016-11sierra-1998-air-bags-no-deployment
8006425 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A MEDIAN WALL, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
759589 I NOSED DIVED INTO A DITCH AND SLIDE ON DRIVERS SIDE FOR ABOUT 1500FT BEFORE HITTING BANK AND BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED
8015788 VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A MOUND OF DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER 3.5 TIMES. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Vehicle fire near power mirror switch or door wiringELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2001-08 → 2002-07sierra-1998-door-wiring-fire
6900443 CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT TO WORK, CAME OUT AND VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT, THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE POWER MIRROR SWITCH
6900444 VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE WIRING OF THE DOOR
562586 THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKEDT AND SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY FOR FOUR HOURS WHEN THE CUSTOMER NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1998 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_1998_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 GMC Sierra 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/gmc/sierra-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
