NHTSA Complaint #873089 — 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	873089
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 19, 1999
Date Filed	October 16, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

EVERY THOUSAND MILES, SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH, JETS HAVE BEEN CLEANED 4 TIMES ON THE ENGINE. DEALER WAS BLAMING IT ON CHEVRON GAS. CHEVRON HAS SENT A LETTER STATING IT WAS THE POPPET VALVE. DELAER CHANGED ALL 6 POPPET VALVES AND CLEANED THE FUEL INTAKE SYSTEM, AND IT WORKED FOR 5 MONTHS. PROBLEM HAS COME UP AGAIN. *SLC

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