While parking for 15 minutes vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment. Owner put out the fire with an fire extinguisher.
1997 Chevrolet Astro: fire, smoke or burning smell
6 of the 359 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
*ohio traffic crash report* consumer smelled smoke and immediately pulled to the side. The engine had caught on fire which resulted in damage to the windshield and engine. *jg
Electrical system is failing. Module is burning out, and causing electrical system to stop functioning. This auto has been in repair shop several times, and each time no one could figure out where the shorthappened so it could be repaired. Consumer is afraid vehicle will catch on fire and burn, just like a vehicle owned by a friend.
Was driving and the engine started to miss,and would not pull it's self down the hwy. Then engine stalled, and would not restart. Its was towed to a local chevy dealer,which is 350 miles from my house. Where the problem was determined. The electrical systam was contaminated with fuel. The mechanic poured raw gas from ECM. Apparently fuel is being pumped through the wires that fire the injector to the ECM. The dealer don johnson motors of rice lake ws, had never seen anything like this before. My local chevy dealer sheppard chevrolet of lake bluff il has had another 4.3 in a truck do the same thing. Gm warrented that. But I'm over my standard warrenty and the best they say they can do is 50/50 on the cost,which I think is unfair. They should cover this, as far as im concered this is a safety issue. One spark while I was driving and it could have caught on fire. Don johnson motors had contacted gm technocial assist. When the problem was determined and asked for help. Gm says they have found this problem before but wouldnt give specifics. In reviewing other complaints on the federal safety agency web page, others have had injector problems with these vans, but their descriptions are incomplete.
Consumer was driving at 35 MPH when he smelled smoke, and pulled over to exit. The doors and windows would not open. Consumer hit the glass with his shoulder and hand to get out, but then he had to break the glass to exit. Notice light coming from the tires on the driver's side, and then saw that the vehicle was on fire. Fire department came out to put out the fire. Contacted the dealer to fix the vehicle.
Wife was driving when vehicle caught on fire. Was told of this by a passing motorist- driver was traveling about 75mph.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro?
6 of 359 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro (2%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro?
There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro
Wipers 30Brake failure 15Jerking 13Transmission failure 13Loss of power 12Power steering loss 11Pulling 10Fuel pump 9ABS 8Fuel gauge 8No deployment 7Power windows 7Harsh shifting 6Slipping 6
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