Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 Chevrolet G Series

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
6
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
54
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

6 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Service BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL Speed Sensor
    1
  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN Shift
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
97V054000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1997-04-08

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: G VANS EQUIPPED WITH 6.5L TURBO-CHARGED DIESEL ENGINES. THE FRONT LEFT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN BE CONTACTED BY THE LOWER ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE CAUSING A HOLE TO BE WORN IN THE BRAKE PIPE.

RiskA HOLE IN THE BRAKE PIPE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKE PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE BRACKET TO PREVENT THE LOWER ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE FROM CONTACTING THE BRAKE PIPE, AND ALSO INSPECTING THE BRAKE PIPE FOR WEAR. IF NECESSARY, THE BRAKE PIPE WILL BE REPLACED.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
SQ98005·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1998-04-14 → 1998-11-10

FUEL LEAK FROM VAPOR CANISTER

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