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1998 Chevrolet C30 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 3, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 15, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet C30. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Brakes
Filed Mar 3, 2000
Crash reported

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING CONDTIONS/SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, AND NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS WORSE ON WET ROADS. DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. IN OCTOBER OF1999, THIS PROBLEM CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE TRUCK IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
857904
Incident
Jul 7, 1998
Brakes
Filed Sep 15, 1999

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING REPLACED SUCH AS PADS, ROTORS, ETC. DLR HAS SEEN VEHICLE OVER 11 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
847764

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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