1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, 1% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,500 miles.
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.
“I was driving my ~ chevy dually diesel truck ~ on a freeway pulling a trailer with my antique car in it when the truck kind of hesitated / sputtered and died ! I lost power brakes - but was able to get pulled over to side and after a period of time the truck restarted ... Numerous times after this I had the truck die and hesitate - I took to a Chevrolet dealer once - they questioned the passlock security system and bad ignition switch - wanted a ridiculous price to fix .... …”
NHTSA complaint #10484122, filed 2012-11, 78,500 milesEngine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 17% |
| 2024 | 3 | 6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 25% |
| 2022 | 3 | 11% |
| 2021 | 3 | 7% |
| 2020 | 6 | 14% |
| 2019 | 4 | 18% |
| 2018 | 6 | 32% |
| 2017 | 2 | 15% |
| 2016 | 5 | 10% |
| 2015 | 8 | 15% |
| 2014 | 1 | 10% |
| 2013 | 4 | 15% |
| 2012 | 4 | 17% |
| 2011 | 4 | 14% |
| 2009 | 1 | 10% |
| 2008 | 2 | 6% |
| 2007 | 3 | 8% |
| 2006 | 3 | 6% |
| 2004 | 2 | 5% |
| 2003 | 2 | 5% |
| 2002 | 2 | 4% |
| 2001 | 7 | 10% |
| 2000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 | 1 | 2% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
24 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsTires
10 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsWheels
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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