1999 Chevrolet P30 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet P30, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes250.0%
- Driver assistance125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet P30 Truck. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH in stop and go traffic, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to his destination. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake fluid needed to be flushed and replaced. The contact had the vehicle repaired. The failure reoccurred after replacing the brake fluid. The vehicle was towed to another independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.
1999 CHEVY P-30 ABS ACTIVATION AT VERY LOW SPEED UNABLE TO STOP. BOTH SENSORS REPLACED AT COST OF $350 EACH AND STILL DOES IT. NEW BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT FOR $700 AND STILL DOES IT. DISCONNECTED ABS AND BRAKES WORK FINE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 CHEVY P-30 ABS ACTIVATION AT VERY LOW SPEED UNABLE TO STOP. BOTH SENSORS REPLACED AT COST OF $350 EACH AND STILL DOES IT. NEW BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT FOR $700 AND STILL DOES IT. DISCONNECTED ABS AND BRAKES WORK FINE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 CHEVY P-30 ABS ACTIVATION AT VERY LOW SPEED UNABLE TO STOP. BOTH SENSORS REPLACED AT COST OF $350 EACH AND STILL DOES IT. NEW BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT FOR $700 AND STILL DOES IT. DISCONNECTED ABS AND BRAKES WORK FINE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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