The 1997 Chevrolet C30 has 1 safety recall and 4 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is wheels (1 complaint).
Recalls1safety recalls
Complaints4filed by owners
Crashes · fires0 · 0reported in complaints
Injuries · deaths0 · 0reported in complaints
Safety recalls
Seats
NHTSA recall 97V037000 · Mar 7, 1997 · 624,433 vehicles
Problem: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH RECLINING SEATS AND THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH A PINCH POINT EXISTS IN THE RECLINER MECHANISM THAT CAN TRAP AND PINCH A PERSON'S HAND OR FINGER(S) WHEN THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE IS ACTIVATED.
Risk: THIS PINCHING CAN CUT THE HAND OR POSSIBLY SEVER THE FINGER(S) WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
Problem area
Complaints
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Typical mileage*
Wheels
1
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Service brakes, hydraulic Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
1
0
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0
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Power train Automatic transmission
1
0
0
0
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Service brakes, electric
1
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*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
Oct 22, 2008 · 52,000 milesService brakes, electric 1997 MOTOR HOME ON CHEVROLET 454 CHASIS. AUTO PARK BRAKE LOCKED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. CHECKED NUMEROUS SOURCES AND FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED LISTING OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME WITH FIRES. THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BRAKE BAND AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT AT THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. SMOKED FILLED THE VEHICLE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CALLED GM AND RECEIVED NO HELP. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE SINCE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS WITH THIS SYSTEM. MANY OWNERS SAID THAT EVEN AFTER REPAIRS THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. GM SHOULD HAVE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE OR PROVIDE INFO FOR REPAIRS. MOST…
Nov 21, 1998Power train › Automatic transmission WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND JERK; NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES BEFORE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REAPPEARED. *AK
Oct 30, 1997Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH ON A THREE LINED ROAD ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, FORCING HIM TO KEEP LONGER DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *AK
Apr 2, 1997Wheels MANUFACTURER DID NOT GREASE THE RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT WHEEL BARRIERS, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO COME OFF. *AK
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.