1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 power train problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The reviser gear is not working this is the third time I will pay to fix the truck I don't think I will buy a chevy truck . It is 1500 hundred dollars to fix this problem.I ask the shop man and he said it should have been recall a long time ago. So what is up with that. I will tell all my friends…”
filed Sep 18, 2011
“I drove on the highway aprox. 20 miles. When I came to my exit and stopped and tried to go my transmission slipped causing my to roll out into traffic and pause briefly till it slammed into gear. When I got to a spot I could pull over and check it out I realized no reverse. It would not shift out…”
filed Feb 8, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Silverado 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Silverado 1500 | 9 | 14% |
| 2025 Silverado 1500 | 19 | 23% |
| 2024 Silverado 1500 | 86 | 31% |
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 99 | 28% |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 165 | 28% |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 225 | 29% |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 213 | 31% |
| 2019 Silverado 1500 | 312 | 30% |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 169 | 33% |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 191 | 27% |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 190 | 24% |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 134 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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.