Table 1 shows ten common power train related problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission failure (three problems).
I have never had a transmission go on a car and have driven other gm cars well over 100,000 miles. This car has gone in for dealer service every 3,000 miles. While checking on the internet about this, I find that some owners of '98 Tahoes have replaced their transmission twice by 50,000 miles. Read details...
Premature transmission failure @ 78,797 miles on 1998 Chevrolet, Tahoe. Read details...
Transfer case makes grinding noise while in 2wd, & sounds like its falling apart in 4wd Read details...