Chevrolet Tahoe / 1998
1998 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
Owners have filed 315 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 24.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of visibility at 16.2%.
Complaints315
Crashes24
Fires7
Injuries16
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 24.1% · 76
Visibility 16.2% · 51
Steering 10.5% · 33
Power train 7.3% · 23
Engine and engine cooling 7.0% · 22
Electrical system 6.7% · 21
Fuel system, gasoline 5.1% · 16
Suspension 4.1% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 16 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 28 model years of the Chevrolet Tahoe in this data, 1998 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 9 in the last three years against 6 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 84,614 miles.
In owners' own words
When driving vehicle and applying brakes, there is a delayed time in panic situations. The first attempt by dealer in fixing problem, resulted in replacement of master cylinder booster. Two days after that brakes degraded to apoint where there were no brakes at all, and gushy feeling when pressing brake pedal. In case of need for immediate stopping , brakes are dangerous . Service brakes, hydraulic
Complaint regarding front brake rotor separation on 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe.*Mr the rotors separated under normal braking conditions. The consumer contacted the manufacturer who indicated that the separation occured due to age and/or wear. The rotor separated at the steel hub section attached to the cast iron section and blew apart. Service brakes, hydraulic
: The contact stated while applying the brake on wet pavement at speeds of 4 mph the anti-lock engages. There is a nhtsa recall, # 05v379000, regarding the anti-lock brakes. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the vin. Updated 03/03/06 Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 46,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Chevrolet Tahoe years
1995 296 complaints · 26.4% seats 1996 390 complaints · 24.1% service brakes, hydraulic 1997 515 complaints · 23.1% service brakes, hydraulic 1999 677 complaints · 38.7% service brakes, hydraulic 2000 341 complaints · 29.9% service brakes, hydraulic 2001 607 complaints · 23.7% service brakes, hydraulic