# 1993 CHEVROLET P30 — PARKING BRAKE
> NHTSA complaint `667932` · 2008-04-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** P30
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE
- **Miles at failure:** 58,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
FAILURE OF AUTO PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON CHEVROLET P-30 CHASSIS FOR MOTORHOMES--FAILURE OF SENSOR PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE, NO PRAWL IN THE TRANSMISSION FOR "PARK"-CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE, OR EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BE APPLIED WHILE VEHICLE  IS MOVING--NO MANUAL RELEASE--GM NO LONGER SUPPLIES REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR UNIT MANUFACTURED IN 1993--MANY MOTORHOME OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM--SEE RVFORUM.COM FOR COMMENTS==P-30 AUTO BRAKE=MAJOR COMPONENT FOR SYSTEM RENDERS THE UNIT USELESS WITH NO REPAIR--WHAT GIVES.  *TR
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