1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 3%of 361 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 107,562miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the tires of the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 3% of the 361 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 107,562 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Dt: on the driver's side the front tire, rim, brakes, and hub fell off the car. The police said they had seen other vehicles where the same thing happened.”
NHTSA complaint #10120446, filed 2005-05, 129,000 miles“Four kelly springfield navigator gold 108sxl ws were purchased on may 31, 2001 at flynns tire in kent, ohio. On july 3, 2002 I had the tires rotated and the front end alignment done. On july 15, 2002 I was turning a corner and heard a pop and thought I may have struck something in the road. I looked but saw nothing in the road. I went to my destination. When I returned to my van the front right tire was flat. …”
NHTSA complaint #10000167, filed 2002-12“Tire blow out caused accident on 09/26/2000 - caused loss of consciousness and serious spine injury. Lucky to be alive and that my 2 little girls were not with me at the time. (tiresize: lt225/75r1)( DOT number: tire size: lt225/75r1 )”
NHTSA complaint #733062, filed 2000-10“In february of 2002 the right front tire was replaced for radial pull. On sunday 6/2 the left front tire was replace for tire separation. On wednesday 6/5 both rear tires failed due to tire separation at different times. The milage for four failures was approximately 18,000 plus or minus 250 miles. I am the original owner of the van and the tires were original equipment. I believe that four different tire failures on the same vehicle indicates a serious quality control issue with all the tires from that manufacturing lot.”
NHTSA complaint #762724, filed 2002-06“The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500. The vehicle has cooper discoverer s/t tires, size lt265/75r16. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the tread separated from one of the tires without warning. There are no recalls regarding this failure. The current mileage was 219,635 and failure mileage was 218,750.”
NHTSA complaint #10230480, filed 2008-06, 218,750 milesTires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0% |
| 2018 | 10 | 2% |
| 2017 | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 | 5 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 10 | 1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 | 6 | 2% |
| 2009 | 6 | 1% |
| 2008 | 5 | 1% |
| 2007 | 13 | 2% |
| 2006 | 16 | 4% |
| 2005 | 7 | 1% |
| 2004 | 10 | 1% |
| 2003 | 10 | 1% |
| 2002 | 10 | 2% |
| 2001 | 20 | 4% |
| 2000 | 29 | 5% |
| 1999 | 12 | 2% |
| 1998 | 12 | 3% |
| 1997 | 4 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
122 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
60 complaintsSteering
47 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
26 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsEngine cooling
17 complaintsSuspension
17 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaintsSeats
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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