Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Aug 11, 1997CA
VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT BOTTOM RETRACTOR WILL NOT GO BACK IN THE SLOT. *AK
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1997 Chevrolet Corvette complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 4, 1997OH
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER WAS AT 0 SPEED WAITING TO ENTER INTERSECTION WHEN SHUT DOWN OCCURRED; SECOND TIME, WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN SHUT DOWN OCCURRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WERE NOT SENDING OUT NOTICES TO CONSUMERS. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed May 7, 1997GA
FALUTY FUEL LINE CLIP; WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST FUEL, CAUSING A STALLING PROBLEM. IN FOR REPAIRS, HAS NOT FINISHED REPAIRS. *AK
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