Three problems related to wiring have been reported for the 1998 GMC Sierra. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle fire caused by a short in the wiring of the door, claim 42-1295-954.
Consumer states while driving there was a burning smell, then she felt something hot on her leg, when looking she saw vehicle had caught on fire and her leg was also on fire, fire was caused by a faulty wiring harness.
Consumer parked vehicle and went to work, came out and vehicle had caught on fire, the fire put itself out, the fire started in the area of the power mirror switch, claim 22-v226-581.