1998 GMC Sierra Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 190 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 GMC Sierra, 2% of the 190 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 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.
“Water leak coming from a seam front quarter panel drivers side. Water gets into floor board driver side. Carpet and insulation gets wet and stinks. Also- roof seam at windshield rusting and paint bubbling.”
NHTSA complaint #10010560, filed 2003-03, 49,000 miles“We had the two rear windows open travling for app 36miles -55mph. Thangot on i75 south app25miles -70mph when the window closed creating a presure sounding pop. Glass spred through the truck spraying glass on the passager side rear seat and down the side of the truck. If a child or passager were in that seat it could have been a real safety proplem. Some may try to say it was a stone but we were in the left lane going south and there we no cars next to us. The sound was a presure sound. I feel this is a defect and if it happened to us it will happen to others.”
NHTSA complaint #536132, filed 1998-05“The tailgate on our vehicle fell off, while driving, after the support cables had broken. Luckily this occurred on a lightly traveled road so that no vehicles behind the truck hit the tailgate. The tailgate is gone. All that remains are half of the broken support cables.”
NHTSA complaint #10110721, filed 2005-02“While driving at 55 MPH on the highway the vehicle will start to virbrate and bounce. Also, there is a problem within the frame and within the wheel base which is at a distance from the wheels in the extended cab.”
NHTSA complaint #832618, filed 1998-12Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 4% |
| 2014 | 8 | 8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 8% |
| 2012 | 6 | 21% |
| 2011 | 8 | 19% |
| 2010 | 7 | 21% |
| 2009 | 6 | 16% |
| 2008 | 12 | 18% |
| 2007 | 6 | 10% |
| 2006 | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 | 7 | 6% |
| 2004 | 9 | 5% |
| 2003 | 6 | 3% |
| 2002 | 17 | 7% |
| 2001 | 13 | 5% |
| 2000 | 34 | 8% |
| 1999 | 30 | 5% |
| 1998 | 4 | 2% |
| 1997 | 5 | 2% |
| 1996 | 3 | 1% |
| 1995 | 5 | 2% |
| 1994 | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 | 2 | 3% |
| 1992 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 2 | 11% |
| 1989 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1998 GMC Sierra
62 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
32 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 GMC Sierra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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