IllustrationCONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ID 00V110000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00031. PLUG ON EMISSION PIPE ASSEMBLY IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM VCM WIRING. IT'S ALLOWING FUEL TO COME BACK UP THROUGH TUBE.*AK
1997 Chevrolet Express
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 7 of 29 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
29 reportsP300 020;CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND RIGHT REAR SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, HE RECEIVED A NOTICE. FIRESTONE,#STEELTEX R4S, P24575R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED 4 OTHER SEPARATIONS, 2 BEING TRE…
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P300 020;CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND RIGHT REAR SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, HE RECEIVED A NOTICE. FIRESTONE,#STEELTEX R4S, P24575R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED 4 OTHER SEPARATIONS, 2 BEING TREAD SEPARATIONS AND THE OTHER BEING BELT SEPARATIONS. *SLC
THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE VAN; WATER GETS INTO FUSE BOX. IT RUSTS OUT! POTENTIAL FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THE VAN IS A "CONVERSION" TO A MOTOR HOME. WE UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THESE VANS IN TEXAS.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE SAME AS FOR 1996/ REPORTED TO DEALER/ TESTED AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. BUT ACCIDENT DID OCCUR DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND. SETS OFF S E S LIGHT. TOOK TO JERRY BROWN CHEVROLET IN BUFFORD GA, THE TRANSMISSION MAN THERE TEST DROVE MY VAN WITH ME, HE HOOKED A TEST UNIT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON SAID SOMETHING CALLED STAOR? BUSHINGS AND /OR VALVE BODY, SAID HE SEES THIS ALOT IN THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. …
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TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND. SETS OFF S E S LIGHT. TOOK TO JERRY BROWN CHEVROLET IN BUFFORD GA, THE TRANSMISSION MAN THERE TEST DROVE MY VAN WITH ME, HE HOOKED A TEST UNIT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON SAID SOMETHING CALLED STAOR? BUSHINGS AND /OR VALVE BODY, SAID HE SEES THIS ALOT IN THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. MY QUESTION IS IF GM KNEW ABOUT IT WHY ARE THEY NOT LETTING OWNERS KNOW AND FIXING THEM. *AK
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED CAUSING FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A CURVY CITY ROAD DURING TRAFFIC (PHONE #48 22-848-8055). NLM
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEIR RIGHT COIL SPRINGS WOULD MAKE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN YOU MANUEVER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT SERVICED THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEE…
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THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEIR RIGHT COIL SPRINGS WOULD MAKE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN YOU MANUEVER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT SERVICED THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
AS THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING SHUT THE SLIDING DOOR JAMMED AND HIT THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD WHILE TRYING TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SIDE DOOR HINGE DOES NOT HOLD DOOR OPEN PROPERLY; WILL SHUT UNEXPECTEDLY. SEAT RAIL PROTRUDES THROUGH FLOOR; CREATES TRIPPING HABIT. *AK
Official recalls
100V110000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Apr 17, 2000
PASSENGER VANS. THESE VANS EXPERIENCE FUEL ODORS OR LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PIPE ASSEMBLY.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.