1998 Chevrolet G30

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc1
000

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
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Nov 6, 2001MD

ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED EQUIPMENT ON A CHEVROLET, 3500 1998.,TIRE SIZE LT24575R16 STEELTEX RADIAL, MILEAGE 70,000. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WAS SEMI DETACHED AND CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLES FENDER.*JB

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jun 20, 2000FL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE TIRES EXPLODED. ALSO, IN FEBRUARY INNER TREAD ON DRIVER'S REAR TIRES CAME OFF, AND REAR TIRES EXPLODED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH PASSENGER'S OUTSIDE REAR TREAD WHICH CAME OFF, AND THE TIRES EXPLODED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed May 15, 1999NY

GOING FRONT BRAKES.. 1ST TIME 8600 MILES, 2ND TIME 12,500. DEALER TELLS ME ITS MY DRIVING. IM 47 YRS OLD. I USE VANS IN MY BUSINESS FOR 25 YRS. THIS NEW VAN HAS A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO SOLVE IT AND DONT BLAME ME NOR TRY TO CHARGE ME FOR BRABE JOBS. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20021000Routine
20014000Routine
19992000Routine
1998 — this page3100Routine
19974100Routine
19967610Routine
199521400Routine
19946300Routine
19935300Routine
19922500Routine
19910300Routine
19905300Routine

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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.