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1986 Chevrolet P30: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

79,989 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1986 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags:Frontal is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags:Frontal
1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags:Frontal1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery1

Air Bags:Frontal: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9991
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
1
2006
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20051
20061

2005: 1; 2006: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags:Frontal leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10120121 · 2005-05-06 (May 6, 2005)

DT: USE MOTOR HOME AND THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEALER MADE SURE THAT IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS THAT WERE NOT WORKING WAS NOT A SAFTY ISSUE. CHEVROLET TOLD THAT IS WAS. CALLER DID HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACE AT COST. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10120121 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10167667 · 2006-09-08 (September 8, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. WHILE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BEING CHANGED, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO POUR ONE QUART OF GASOLINE OUT OF THE MUFFLER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR HAD FAILED, PUSHING RAW GASOLINE INTO THE INTAKE. THE NEXT DAY, NEW FUEL INJECTORS WERE INSTALLED. AND WHEN THE MECHANIC MOVED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND WIT…

Owner-reported narrative. 109,978 miles reported. Look up ODI 10167667 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

88V110000 · Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Arm

Reported: 1988-07-06 (July 6, 1988)

LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM.

Consequence: LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: REPAIR OR REPLACE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM.

NHTSA campaign record ↗