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1998 Chevrolet Pickup service brakes, hydraulic problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1998 Chevrolet Pickup30% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
30%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The abs system seems to slip while braking and changing lanes at the same time, and when running over a road reflector the brake will not grab until coming to a complete stop, the dealer has cleaned the rear wheels but this does not solve the problem.*nlm

    filed Sep 12, 2002

  • After driving 259 miles of a 319 mile trip, I noticed a grinding noice when I applied the brakes. There was no brake light showing on the instrument panel, or "feeler" noice from the rotors. I took the next off ramp being carefull to leave 100 yards between me and the car in front of me, dropping…

    filed Aug 22, 2002

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Pickup years

YearReportsShare
2000 Pickup1134%
1999 Pickup2051%
1997 Pickup2533%
1996 Pickup813%
1995 Pickup911%
1994 Pickup23%
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.