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1997 Chevrolet P3

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Parking Brake. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline

THIS INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO CHEVROLET CASE #980411299,TO THE NHTSA USING FORM MAILED TO ME IN LUBEC MAINE AND HOT LINE OR MOTORHOME LIFE MAGAZINE HAS REPORTED IT TO NHTSA TWICE ALL WITH NO RESULTS OR REPLY.THE THROUGH TANK POWER WIRE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DISCOLORED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT EVIDENTLY FROM BINDING FUEL PUMP.REPA…

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THIS INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO CHEVROLET CASE #980411299,TO THE NHTSA USING FORM MAILED TO ME IN LUBEC MAINE AND HOT LINE OR MOTORHOME LIFE MAGAZINE HAS REPORTED IT TO NHTSA TWICE ALL WITH NO RESULTS OR REPLY.THE THROUGH TANK POWER WIRE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DISCOLORED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT EVIDENTLY FROM BINDING FUEL PUMP.REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY BY FLEET SERVICE,RFD 5 ,BRUNSWICK AV,ROUTE 201,GRDNER MINE INVOICE#12372 AND#12407.THE TECHNICIANS WERE EXTREMELY COMPETENT, AND SAID THAT IF THE TANK TOP CONNECTER HAD ARCED THE TANK WOULD HAVE EXPLODED,PROBABLY KILLING ALL OCCUPANTS,NHTSA HAS SHOWN NO INTEREST IN THIS MATTER TO DATE DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPORT THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.MY NEXT STEP IF NO REPLY FROM THIS ONE WILL BE TO APPEAL FOR INVESTIGATION INTO NHTSA AND FAILURE TO REPLY IN ANY MANNER. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WILL BE RETAINED.I HAVE THE THRU TANK DISCOLORED POWER WIRE INVOLVED.

NHTSA ODI #701302

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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