1998 CHEVROLET P30 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET P30 TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HALT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WHERE HE DISCOVERED TH...

Mileage: 13,000

THE AUTO PARK BRAKE ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET P30 (WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME) FAILED WHILE IN A MOUNTAINOUS REGION. I VIEWED THE WEB AND FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENCES SINCE 1995. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU PRIOR. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS MATTER. ALTHOUGH NO FIRE THERE WAS A LOT OF S...

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 BURNI...

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

AUTO PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE, SYSTEM ON GM P-30 CHASSIS PRESSURE SWITCH GOES OUT APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EITHER, WHILE MOVING OR PARKED. AT MOVING SPEEDS IT IMMEDIATELY STOPS YOU IN SECONDS POTENTIALLY ALLOWING SOMEONE TO CRASH INTO YOU FROM BEHIND BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN STOP.MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 2,000

THE HYDRAULIC AUTO PARK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. ON SECOND REPAIR SWICHES, RELAYS AND THE PUMP WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, THE PUMP RUNS EXCESSIVELY AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TT *NLM

WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH, ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY LOOSING ALL POWER, CONTROL AND STEERING WITH NO WARNING. FIVE DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE MOTORHOME, WORKING SEVERAL FUEL COMPONENTS/TANK AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. *JBALL FAILURES OCCURRED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREE...

WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH, ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY LOOSING ALL POWER, CONTROL AND STEERING WITH NO WARNING. FIVE DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE MOTORHOME, WORKING SEVERAL FUEL COMPONENTS/TANK AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. *JBALL FAILURES OCCURRED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREE...

WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH, ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY LOOSING ALL POWER, CONTROL AND STEERING WITH NO WARNING. FIVE DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE MOTORHOME, WORKING SEVERAL FUEL COMPONENTS/TANK AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. *JBALL FAILURES OCCURRED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREE...

POWER STEERING GEAR BOX COMES LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND TIGHTENED THE GEAR BOX TWICE. *AK THE GEAR BOX LOOSENED CAUSING FRONT WHEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND FRONT TIRES TO WEAR. *YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD GO OFF & ON WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS EVERY 2-3 MINUETS. THE LIGHT COMES ON & THEN WOULD GO OFF. IT ALSO CAN HAPPEN WHILE IDLING. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK