Top 20 1997 Chevrolet Suburban Questions & Answers

Question moved from Seat (Spanish Car maker) to Chevy. Brute Force. Get in through the passenger side and roll down the window. Have a friend hold the door latch open. Lay across the front seats and push with your feet. Have another friend take video and be famous when it unlatches and your friend goes flying. :>D Inspect the seat belt material for damage and replace if necessary.

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Do you mean the brake caliper piston will no move out when pressed, does piston move back when you take foot off brake pedal?

I would interrogate the fuel pump relay socket with a voltmeter or test light. There should be one hot terminal from the ecm b fuse. There should be a terminal that has chassis ground for the relay coil. The positive terminal for the relay coil comes from the ecm when the key is on. If you have trouble interpreting the results of these troubleshooting steps, feel free to comment back. The circuit is on the right of the diagram about 1/3 down the page.

The computer can't sense movement. An engine with worn spark plugs or bad coils can run perfectly fine at idle and begin misfire the second you put it into gear or under loads. Plugs/coils misfire most when under load. Have you checked them?

Have your thermostat checked it sounds like it is stuck in half open mode. Replace it should solve the issue.

Not easy to diagnose. Most probable cause is an intermittent short in the power wiring between the hazard module under the dash and the brake and center stop lights, or a problem with either that module or brake light switch on the pedal. I would start by inspecting the socket wiring and interior of the sockets on the rear light modules.

try a transmission oil change indicates the oil is dirty and interfering with the changes and servo/ solenoids

- could it have resulted in overheating or could it just be a spark that happened to go wrong at the same time?

It sounds like the spring loaded pin that the plunger activates is stuck or broken. If its not to cold tap on the housing and see if it kicks in. If not consult the book for an exploded view. If your manual does not have the view go to the nearest dealers parts department and ask them to print you one.

The top of radiator may be leaking.

Is this still having issues

Is this fixed?

These vortec engines are prone to leak fuel from fuel pressure regulators inside the intake manifold ,an from injector pop it valves . How to replace the spider injector on Cheyv motor 4 3 or 5 7 liter check out this guys video

The inner tie rod requires a special tool and you have to separate the outer tie rod end off the tie rod. My suggestion is buy a repair manual for your vehicle at the parts store and read this section it is well explained. If there is play on the inner tie rod it needs to be replaced.

Jack up and block under the front wheels about a foot off the ground Go underneath and remove the rear transmission mount cross bar and drive shaft lower down the transmission enough to get at the bell housing mount bolts Remove them and the 4 torque mount bolts use a floor jack and roll the trany back and out

Hi EricI would check to make sure a plug wire hasn't been crossed. It could be a bad plug wire right out of the box, but this happens rarely.-Steve

Hi if the car has a ECU and a factory fitted alarm try disconnecting battery for at least 30 minnutes to reboot system also make sure all battery terminals and connecting wires are properly secured'. be sure that no fuses are blown.

Transmission Internal Problem--Unless Shift Linkage Is Out Of Ajustment.

If you replaced the plug, wire and cap then it's either gona be the intake gasket seeping or a bad valve. Gasket more than likely I'd say bc the vortec motors are really bad about leaking or blowing the lower intake gaskets