1997 Chevrolet Motor Home
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
7 complaints
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- Parking brake › Driveline
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.
- Parking brake
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
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
Consumer has a 1997 vehicle . Brake master cylinder has a plastic top that leaked fluid, and eventually had no brakes.*ak
- Suspension › Front
The front end misalignment caused front left tire to blow out and front right tire to wear out. yh
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
The fluid level in the master brake cylinder failed, causing brake pedal to stick, resulting in odor. *yc
- Suspension › Front
Front suspension system sways, causing loss of control.
- Parking brake
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.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10082506This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the media disc player with the latest calibrations to correct a condition of the rear entertainment system not operating as intended in colder ambient temperature areas due to calibration concerns.
- 626597Subject regarding periodic adjustment of the parking brake system. *Slc
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