# 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
> NHTSA complaint `199669` · 2000-02-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
## Narrative
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 1ST THEN A VARIOUS OTHER PROBLES BEGAN OCCURING AS WE TRIED TO GET OUR VEHICLE HOME.  WHEN WE GOT IT TO THE DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE #2 FUEL INJECTOR HAD STARTED LEAKING AND FILLED THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH GAS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 4 MONTHES LATER WHEN THE #5 INJECTOR STARTED LEAKING.  BOTH TIMES THE DEALER TOLD US THAT WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START ON FIRE.  *AK
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