1998 GMC SUBURBAN
137 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 15 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 10 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 9 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 4 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 2 |
Recent Complaints
I HAVE A 1998 GMC SUBURBAN JUST PURCHASED AND I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL #05V379000. RESULT WAS MY WIFE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR IN OUR DRIVEWAY. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL BUT I SURE DON'T WANT HER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED! I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THIS YEAR (1998) IS NOT EFFECTED! YEAH, RIGHT! *TR
Mileage: 109,200
PREVIOUS SEPARATION OF THE TREAD ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE, REPLACED WITH SPARE ON JULY 18, 2006. CHECKED ALL OTHER TIRES SHOWED GOOD CONDITION. JULY 24, 2006 WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SEPARATION OF DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAUSED MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. SUMMIT PREMIUM PLUS TIRES. *JB
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 FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Mileage: 109,968
BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. *AK
CRASH
Mileage: 10,000
CRASH
Mileage: 10,000
FIRE THEN SMOKE COMING FROM WIRE HARNESS.*AK
THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 1998 GMC SUBURBAN COME WHEN I COME TO A STOP. (ALL OF THE TIME) I ALSO KNOW OF 4 OTHER 98 GM TRUCKS THAT THIS HAPPEN TO. PLUS ALL OF THE DEALERS I HAVE CONTACTED ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT COSTS ABOUT $700 TO FIX. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE AS WELL AS A DEFECT. I KNOW OF ONE SMALL ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE IS NOW INCREASED. DT
WHILE TRYING TO LAY DOWN THE BACK SEAT CONSUMER FINGER GOT STUCK AND GOT CUT OFF WHEN HOLDING ONTO POST HANDLE UNDER SEAT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. THEN, SAW FIRE COMING FROM DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL. STOPPED AND PUT OUT FIRE, CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED FIRE STARTED AT MIRROR ADJUSTER ON DOOR PANEL. NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WAS USED PRIOR TO FIRE*AK.
THE TIRES THAT FAILED THE FIRST TIME HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH THE SAME FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES. THESE NEW TIRES ARE A YEAR OLD AND ALREADY ARE FALLING APART AND ALL CRACKED. I WANT FIRESTONE TO RECALL THESE TIRES BEFORE I GET INTO ANOTHER ACCIDENT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
A FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL MIRROR SWITCH ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE 1998 GMC SUBURBAN: WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH ONE REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL/ COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY. TIRE SIZE R4SLT245/75R16, DOT NUMBER V611B1A377. *AK
SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I OR MY HUSBAND HAVE HIT THE BRAKES, THEY LOCK AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR, IT CONTINUES TO SLIDE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TECHNICIAN AT SILVEIRA PONTIAC AFTER THE FIRST ACCIDENT IN 1998. HE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE NATURE OF ABS BRAKES, I HAD A VAN BEFORE MY SUBURBAN THJAT HAD ABS BRAKES AND I /WE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IN FEB. 1999 WE HAD THE BRAKES REDONE AT MARIN-PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC AND WE WERE HOPING THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED: HOWEVER IT WAS NOT AND IT RESULTED