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1997 Chevrolet Silverado fuel system problems

27 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
27 7% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Vehicle would not start.there was a fire in lower gas tank float, wires were burned. Please provide additional information.

December 2000 Fire

While trying to start the vehicle the engine would not turn over. The consumer checked the fuel pump and found that the connector that feeds the fuel to the pump was burned out. The consumer was concerned because the connector was actually inside of the fuel tank.

Reported at 88,000 miles, May 2004

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