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1997 Chevrolet Venture shifting problems reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Shifting problems reports
1%
share of complaints
78,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Shifting problems in other Venture years

1999 Venture8
Venture shifting problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Chevrolet Venture report before drawing conclusions.