Model year record
1996 Chevrolet P30 Chassis recalls & problems
The 1996 Chevrolet P30 Chassis has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 6 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is parking brake (3 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 1996 Chevrolet P30 Chassis.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brakeConventional | 3 | — |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, airSlack adjusters › Automatic | 1 | — |
| Service brakes | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Service brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET P30 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR HOME WAS EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE FAILURES. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE SHIFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO GO INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING NEAR HIS HOME. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL THE SPEED THAT HE WAS DRIVING THE MOTORHOME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO…
- Parking brake
THE AUTOMATIC PARK BRAKEON MY 1996 CHEVY P30 CHASSIE MOTORHOME LOCKED UP ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING. LUCKLY I WAS ONLY GOING SLOW IN REVERSE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. I COULD NOT GET THE MOTORHOME TO MOVE IN REVERSE. EVERYTIME I PUT IT IN REVERSE AFTER THE INTIALLY LOCK UP IT WOULD ENGAGE THE AUTO PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS EXTREMLLY NERVE RACKING AND UNSAFE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN YET WHEN I WAS GOING FORWARD BUT I SEE AN UNSAFE SITUATION., I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY HAD NO INFORMATION FOR ME. PLEASE HELP . *AK
- Parking brake
P 30 CHASSIS AUTO PARK BRAKES LOCKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, THIS HAPPEN AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME DISTANCE AND UNIT BEING UP TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE.FIRST TIME THS HAPPEN 300 PLUS MILES FROM HOME AND FIVE DAYS IN THE SHOP AND WITH A CHARGE OF $880.08 AND THEN LEFT THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WHEN GOING THERE ,HAD TO LEAVE FOR HOME CUTTING OUR TRIP SHORT BECAUSE NO ONE SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT OUR PROBLEM.I CONTACTED G. M. CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT OR CONCERN WHAT SO EVER.AFTER RETURN HOME I WENT TO SEVERAL G. M. TRUCK SERVICE CENTERS AND ONLY ONE WOULD ATTEMPT TO GUESS THE CAUSE AND STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO START BY REPLACING PARTS WHICH…
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
CONSUMER STATES THAT AUTO PARK SYSTEM FAILS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. IT MAKES THE BRAKES TO APPLY AND THE VEHICLE STOPS BY IT SELF.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. MR CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE PRESSURE SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SWITCH HAS FAILED. PH 09-DEC-2002
- Steering
WHILE STEERING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOLTS THAT ATTACH STEERING TO LINKAGE SHEARED OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
- Parking brake › ConventionalCrash
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IT ROLLED FORWARD AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.