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1998 Chevrolet P30

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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9Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Parking Brake
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1
All reported categories
Service Brakes
1Steering
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 9 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Parking Brake. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

LTR FM PAUL HOFFMAN (OH) RE THE DEFECTIVE AUTO PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 1998 GM CHEVROLET P-30. *MR THE EMERGENCY LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD PARTIALLY FAILED. (PART WAS REPLACED AND SEEMED FINE) WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, HE STOPPED AND CHECKED TH…

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LTR FM PAUL HOFFMAN (OH) RE THE DEFECTIVE AUTO PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 1998 GM CHEVROLET P-30. *MR THE EMERGENCY LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD PARTIALLY FAILED. (PART WAS REPLACED AND SEEMED FINE) WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, HE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR TO THE AUTO PARK EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND IT WAS NEARLY EMPTY DUE TO THE SWITCH LEAKING. (THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HE COULD GET HOME BUT THE PROBLEM REPEATED) THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO AUTO PARK EMERGENCY LIGHT. *SCC *JB THE EXAMINATION OF THE COMPLAINT VEHICLE DISCLOSED THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE SOLEY RELATED TO IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE SYSTEMS OR WORN PARKING BRAKE SHOES. A DEFECT SAFETY TREND WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AGREED TO SEND A SAFETY ADVISORY LETTER TO ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *CB

NHTSA ODI #10024096

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAKED AND CAUSED THE AUTO PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FAIL. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10011474

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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