1998 Chevrolet G20

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door › hinge and attachments. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Ignition	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor98V033000

Filed Feb 17, 19981,137 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTOR/HUBS WERE BUILT WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION GRAY IRON THAT CAN FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

Risk. IF A DRIVER CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITH A CRACKED ROTOR, THE CRACKS COULD CONTINUE AROUND THE WHEEL MOUNTING BOLT CIRCLE AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROTORS FOR A CORE DATE OF "287" AND, IF FOUND, REPLACE THE ROTOR.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Jul 15, 2001MI

THIS IS THE FIFTH OR MORE TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT LOW OR HIGH SPEED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY QUITS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ME TO PULL OFF THE FREE WAY TODAY TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. MY VAN GOES COMPLETELY DEAD FROM 70 MPH. THE DEALER INSTALLED ALARM WAS TRIGGERED AND HAD TO BE RESET.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments

Filed Apr 20, 1998OK

REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE SAFETY LATCHES TO PREVENT DOORS FROM SWINGING OPEN.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1999	3	0	0	0	Routine
1998 — this page	2	1	0	0	Routine
1997	5	1	0	0	Routine
1996	7	7	0	0	Routine
1995	82	6	2	1	Fatalities reported
1994	42	7	0	0	Routine
1993	59	6	2	0	Routine
1992	19	4	0	0	Routine
1991	5	4	1	0	Routine
1990	17	3	2	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 17, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.