Fuel Injection problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Astro

Four problems related to fuel injection have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Astro. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Fuel Injection problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2000

Additonal failure dates / 8-11-99 @20544 mi. , 12-2-99 @ 21932 mi. , 6-30-00 @24992mi, 10-13-00 @26737 mi. , as you can see the problem repetes at about every 2000 - 2500 miles. Chevy says its a problem with the gas blends in CA & NY only? if this is true then why are they not having problems with all of there engines? the injection ports are defective and they refuse to fix repalce them. Instead they bring the van in for a "injector cleaning" per chevy bulletin. The engine runs so rough it shakes the whole van! the fuel injector design is defective and needs to be fixed/recalled!.

2 Fuel Injection problem

Failure Date: 10/10/2000

No summary listed fro above vehicle.

3 Fuel Injection problem

Failure Date: 01/04/2000

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

4 Fuel Injection problem

Failure Date: 03/14/1998

Defective fuel injector plug needs to be cleaned every 15,000 for which the manufacturer has an extended warranty. This may cause a crash. Please provide further information.


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