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1998 Chevrolet Suburban transmission problems

The 1998 Chevrolet Suburban has 20 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

20

Transmission complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Suburban transmission complaints by model year56 complaints1985: 2 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 5 complaints1990: 9 complaints1991: 11 complaints1992: 6 complaints1993: 12 complaints1994: 15 complaints1995: 29 complaints1996: 45 complaints1997: 56 complaints1998: 20 complaints1999: 50 complaints2000: 15 complaints2001: 34 complaints2002: 24 complaints2003: 22 complaints2004: 14 complaints2005: 15 complaints2006: 2 complaints2007: 9 complaints2008: 7 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 47 complaints2016: 44 complaints2017: 38 complaints2018: 17 complaints2019: 34 complaints2020: 10 complaints2021: 33 complaints2022: 29 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 6 complaints
Suburban transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT 85,939 THOUSAND MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY. IS IT NORMAL FOR TWO TRANMISSIONS TO FAIL AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. I DON'T THINK SO. MY SUBURBAN IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. IT IS EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT LIKE NEW. NOW I HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · March 15, 2000

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban transmission — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.