CHEVROLET P · model year

1998 CHEVROLET P

1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1998CHEVROLETP carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1998 P is structure:body:door with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.

NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1998 P, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

Total Complaints

1 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1

Recent Complaints

20080516STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

I PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVY PRISM IN 2000 AND AFTER THE FOURTH YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN FROM BAD PLASTIC MATERIAL I WROTE A LETTER TO GMC THINKING THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEY WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY MILES I HAD ON THE CAR . I TALKED TO A WOMAN FROM GMC AND ASKED HER CAN THEY REPLACE THE HANDLES SHE SAID I HAVE TO PURCHASE MORE HANDLES AT $99.00 EACH THAT'S $400.00. I LOOK AT THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD IF ME AND MY FAMILY HAD EXIT THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY I E CAR FIRE OR ACCIDENT WE'D BE IN TROUBLE. WHEN EVER WE EXIT OUR CHEVY PRISM WE HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND STICK OUR ARMS OUT OF THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS NOT JUST OUR CAR I'VE SEEN OTHER CHEVY PRISMS AND TOYOTA CAMRY'S ABOUT THE SAME YEAR,MAKE AND MODELS. THE AUTO COMPANY'S NEVER WANT TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL X AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED FROM BAD MATERIAL USED TO PUT THESE AUTOMOBILE TOGETHER. I THINK THEY SHOULD LOOK IN TO THIS AND DECLARE A RECALL ON

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NHTSA Investigations 2 Open

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1998 CHEVROLET P have?
The 1998 CHEVROLET P has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1998 CHEVROLET P?
The most-complained component for the 1998 CHEVROLET P is STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 1998 CHEVROLET P safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1998 CHEVROLET P; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.