Chevrolet Motor Home 1997
Model Motor Home made in 1997 by Chevrolet got 9 consumer complains as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to parking brake and service brakes, hydraulic. Technical service bulletines regarding parking brake.
Model 1997
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||||
| 010701 | 07/01/2001 | 626597 | Subject regarding periodic adjustment of the parking brake system. *slc | 12/17/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer came to a stop, took his foot off the brake and put gear into park when he noticed the motor home started to move forward, dealer found that there is no parking gear, the park gear only activates the parking brake. *slc | |||
| 05/19/1997 | 2 | 02/22/1997 | |
| While traveling at 60 mph, the automatic parking brake engaged. this caused the vehicle to decelerate rapidly nearly causing a rear end collision. the interior filled with smoke and heat from the over heated brake pads within the unit. | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - DRIVELINE | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 40000 | 10 | 08/01/1998 |
| Auto park brake fails to hold vehicle on incline. with transmission in park the brake is supposed to engage. it does engage, but fails to hold on hills. this has happened every time we try to park on a slope. i use a set of wheel chocks to help keep the motorhome from rolling. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 09/08/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Consumer has a 1997 vehicle . brake master cylinder has a plastic top that leaked fluid, and eventually had no brakes.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 09/08/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Consumer has a 1997 vehicle . brake master cylinder has a plastic top that leaked fluid, and eventually had no brakes.*ak | |||
| 07/02/1999 | 1 | ||
| The fluid level in the master brake cylinder failed, causing brake pedal to stick, resulting in odor. *yc | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 10/01/1997 | 1 | 04/01/1997 | |
| The front end misalignment caused front left tire to blow out and front right tire to wear out. yh | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 1 | 06/14/1997 | |
| Front suspension system sways, causing loss of control. | |||