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1997 Chevrolet CHEVY VAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1046657
Internal NHTSA #	10569027
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CHEVY VAN
Model Year	1997
File date	13/05/01
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My husband wrote a lengthy letter detailing the problem and events around the time we were forced to trade our van for a tahoe in july/august 2001. I was driving on interstate 40 near crossville, tn, when the engine quit leaving me with little control and barely able to move it safely to the roadside. It was towed to the chevy dealer in crossville, who could find nothing wrong with it. After multiple events later the same type incident happened when my husband was driving on a crowded tallahassee, fl, road while we were on vacation. Their chevy dealer tried to find the problem but couldn't either. We drove it home on back highways to our town of tullahoma,tn, very carefully, but it stalled out again 50 miles from home. The chevy dealer where we purchased the vehicle refused to stand behind it, even though it was not quite 3 years old, and insisted there was nothing wrong and that it was safe to drive. We were forced to trade our van, and the dealership sold it to someone else in that dangerous condition. That's why my husband reported it to you at that time; we didn't want anyone else to be hurt or die from the problem. The ignition shutting off, like what has happened to so many other gm cars, is exactly what was happening to our van. Now i believe gm has had this problem for a longer time. I just heard on the news that it has been traced back to 2001; it must be even older than that. I can provide the vin # when we get back to tn as my husband is working a job in fl right now. Also, we drove another gm van the day before we purchased the chevy van and it did the same thing on the way home from a trip to franklin, tn, therefore we returned it, as the gm dealership couldn't find the problem. Yes, this has been going on for a long time and i am thankful to be alive!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TULLAHOMA, TN
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	03/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Chevrolet CHEVY VAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Chevrolet CHEVY VAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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