1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Problems & Recalls

BRAKES FAILED, INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, FRAME, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STEERING COMPONENTS, AND CROSSMEMBERS. VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKES FAILED, INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, FRAME, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STEERING COMPONENTS, AND CROSSMEMBERS. VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKES FAILED, INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, FRAME, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STEERING COMPONENTS, AND CROSSMEMBERS. VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKES FAILED, INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, FRAME, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STEERING COMPONENTS, AND CROSSMEMBERS. VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C/K. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIED WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE NORMALLY. HE WOULD HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ME...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW WIPER MOTOR WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 128,397

RECENTLY HAD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY STORM WHILE ON FREEWAY. NEARLY CAUSED CRASH. CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT. CHECKED NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND RECALL (03V159000) AND DOCUMENTS SHOWED ENTIRE PRODUCTION FROM MY MODEL WAS INCLUDED. TOOK TRUCK TO PENSKE CHEV. OF CERRITOS, CA. ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR...

Mileage: 93,850

RECENTLY HAD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY STORM WHILE ON FREEWAY. NEARLY CAUSED CRASH. CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT. CHECKED NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND RECALL (03V159000) AND DOCUMENTS SHOWED ENTIRE PRODUCTION FROM MY MODEL WAS INCLUDED. TOOK TRUCK TO PENSKE CHEV. OF CERRITOS, CA. ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR...

Mileage: 93,850

THE REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BEGAN A MAJOR LEAK CAUSING MY PREGNANT WIFE TO NEARLY REAR END A CAR. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5 MPH) ON DRY PAVEMENT. VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED CAUSING LOW SPEED COLLISION. NO INJURIES BUT MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CO-WORKER HAS A 98 WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5 MPH) ON DRY PAVEMENT. VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED CAUSING LOW SPEED COLLISION. NO INJURIES BUT MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CO-WORKER HAS A 98 WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TRIED TO TURN ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT COME ON. THE RAIN BECAME VERY HEAVY AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE. I HAD NO WAS TO TURN OFF OR STOP SO I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE, SO I COULD EVEN STAY ON THE ROAD. WHEN I FINALL...

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K 1500. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE...

Mileage: 79,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON NORMAL ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS, PACKED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, REPLACED THE CYLINDERS, SEALED IN REAR AXLES, REPLACED THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 77,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A THUNDERSTORM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE WIPERS ARE ENGAGED IN RAINY WEATHER, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 0...

Mileage: 91,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 108,000

I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FIX A RECALL ON MY CHEVORLET TRUCK THAT I SAW ON YOUR WEBSITE AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY RECALLS ABOUT IT. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE WIPERS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME AND IT IS CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN I DR...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 113,503

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON 1997 CHEVROLET W/T 4WD PICKUP KEPT ACTIVATING ON DRY PAVEMENT. I UNDERSTAND GM HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRUCKS BUT WON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AND I JUST EMAILED GM AGAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DE...

Mileage: 18,000

WINDSHIELD WASHER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR QUITS WORKING AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN POOR WEATHER. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO STOP TO BACK UP AND I PLACED THE TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK UP I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS IF I HAD BACKED INTO SOMEONE.(LIKE METAL TO METAL) SO I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE TO PULL UP TO SEE IF I HAD. NOTHING IN SIGHT. SO I EASED THE TRUCK UP A...

Mileage: 97,443

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, A HUMMING SOUND CAN BE HEARD, BUT WIPERS WON'T MOVE, THEN THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROX. 1 AND A HALF YEARS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT CHEVY WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER MOTOR SOLDER JOINTS AT THE CI...

Mileage: 70,000

1997 K3500 CHEVY TRUCK. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WIPERS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTIALY FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. CAME ACROSS A CHEVY BULLETIN ( 03023 ) AND NHTSA 03V159000 THAT REFLECTS THE PROBLEM ACCURATLY ALONG WITH THE INTERNAL DEALER/GM NOTICES THAT I OBTAINED FROM ALLDATA.COM. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LO...

Mileage: 60,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE. IT STARTED AS BEING DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE WEEKS. EVENTUALLY THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NO LONGER OPEN THE DOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 51,926

DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK OFF AND ON. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON AUGUST 13, 2005. THE NHTSA RECALL 03V159000/GM RECALL 03023 WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WA...

Mileage: 140,000

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP OR FAIL TO COME ON. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, MAY HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MAY COME ON OR GO OFF. MOST OFTEN THIS OCCURS IN RAINY WEATHER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY MANIPULATED TO WORK. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 3-4 YEARS BUT BECAME ...

Mileage: 40,000

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM IN FEB 2003 STATING THAT IF A WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WOULD BE REPLACED IF IT FAILED BY 70,000 OR FEB 29, 2004. IT FAILED AT 45000 MILES, BUT ON JULY 17, 2005. FORTUNATELY THE FAILURE WAS NOT AT A CRITICAL TIME! THE LETTER CLEARLY IMPLIES THAT GM FELT THEIR WAS...

Mileage: 44,000

THE CABLES THAT HOLD MY 1997 CHEVY TAILGATE UP CONTINUES TO BREAK BECAUSE OF POOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN BOTH CABLES GAVE WAY BECAUSE OF CORRISION, THE SUDDEN DROP OF THE TAILGATE MADE ME FALL ON THE GROUND.THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SET OF CABLES THAT I HAVE HAD TO...

ON 6/12/05, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK FAILED DURING A SUDDEN RAINSHOWER. I CHECKED THE BREAKER PANEL AND FOUND THAT THE FUSE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR HAD NOT BLOWN. PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO RESEARCH IF T...

Mileage: 74,436

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK WILL STOP WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY IT WAS RAINING FAIRLY HARD AND I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55MPH AND THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. IT WAS LIKE DRIVING BLINDFOLDED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WIT...

Mileage: 181,000

DT: ON THE 26TH OF JUNE THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON GENE SNIDER FREEWAY IN LOUISVILLE, KY WHEN THE VEHICLE QUITE RUNNING. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN CONSUMER CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME HELP TOW VEHICLE TO DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. THE CONSUMER'S ...

Mileage: 120,000

(1) FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DURING RAIN STORM (2) REDUCED VISIBILITY DRIVING IN RAIN (3) NONE

Mileage: 62,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS

Mileage: 50,000

1997 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CALLED ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (GM RECALL #03023, NHTSA ID# 03V159000). *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE...

Mileage: 92,250

1997 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CALLED ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (GM RECALL #03023, NHTSA ID# 03V159000). *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE...

Mileage: 92,250

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM FAILURE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THEY ENGAGE IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO REASON TO. RECENTLY I VIEWED A REPORT THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION IS INVESTIGATING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1999 - 2002 MODELS, B...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN THEY SEEM TO QUIT AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND START WHEN THEY ARE DUMB GOOD AND READY, THE DEALER IN KALKASKA TELLS ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND I NOW FIND THERE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST COVERING THE 1997 CK CHEV. PKUP

THE QUICK DISCONNECT HEATER HOSE FITTING SCREWED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF VORTEC 4.3, 5.0, 5.7 ENGINES 1996--2000. IT IS MADE OUT OF AN INEXPENSIVE POT METAL MATERIAL, IT CORRODES AND LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ON MY OWN VEHICLE (1997 K1500 4X4) AND ON MANY OTHER...

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING.I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR MODEL BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED.HOWEVER IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE OTHER 1997 MODELS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED GMC NEEDS TO ...

Mileage: 92,000

THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 97 CHEVROLET K1500 FWD PICKUP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STREER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO CALL ME TO COME GET IT. A LOCALE MECHANIC AND I REMOVED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND PULLED THE PUMP SHAFT AND PULLY RIGHT OUT OF THE PUMP. THE SHAFT WAS BROKE IN ...

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND TOTALLY INOPERABLE. WIPER MOTOR MODULE/CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED BY CHEVROLET DEALER AT FULL PRICE OF $148.15. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS RECALL #03023 (NHTSA RECALL # 03V15...

Mileage: 69,270

WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF SERVICE. THIS POSES POTENTIAL HAZARDS NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND SOME I...

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL# 03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

Mileage: 47,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. DURING EACH FAILURE, TO DATE, I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RAISED THE HOOD. WITH THE WIPER IN THE "ON" POSITION, I RAP SHARPLY ON THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS BEGIN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS WOULD INDICATE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

GOING 75 MPH. ON I40 30 MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE NM. FELT A BUMP OR BUBBLE IN FRONT END. THREE SECONDS LATER THE FRONT TIRE( A 16" FIRESTONE ,WILDERNESS AT BLEWOUT) PUT THE SPARE ON AND LIMPED TO A TRUCK STOP. WIFE WAS MENTALLY EFFECTED. *JB

Mileage: 86,500

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF AT 35,000 MILES. THESE HANDLES ARE MADE OF POT METAL, AS THE PARTS DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED CASUALLY, AND WOULD COST ABOUT $180. FOR THE DEALER TO REPLACE - ALSO STATED WITHOUT A BLINK. *AK

KNOB THAT TURNS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BROKE OFF. THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL HAVE TO B E TAKEN OFF TO FIX IT. ANOTHER JUNKY OEM PART. WHY?*AK

Mileage: 42,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO TURN ON. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. *MR THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE PROCESS OF TRACKING DOWN THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT NO FUSE WAS IN THE AIR BAG. THE FUSE HAD BEEN LEFT OUT DURING ASSEMBLY. *SC *JB

I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK 4 YEARS AGO. I'VE PUT ON 2 NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS, NEW LINES, NEW SENSOR. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH WHAT SEEMED LIKE SLACK AND AN OCCASIONAL PHANTOM JERK. IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING SEEMS TO BIND WITH NO WARN...

THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND JERKED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 CHEVROLET HE OWNED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 107,000

1997 CHEVROLET HALF TON PICKUP TRUCK POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND VERY BRIEFLY LOCKS UP ON LEFT TURNS. *AK

Mileage: 67,753

CHEVROLET 1500 P/U STEERING PROBLEMS. INTERMITTENT HARD TO STEER. ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING BINDING THEN AFTER IT "UNBINDS" WILL BE LOOSE. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE STEERING SLIGHTLY LEFT. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. ON THIS FORUM OTHERS HAVE NOTED EVO SENSOR MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM....

1997 CHEVROLET K 20 PICKUP TRUCK STEERING .VEHICLE HAS VARIABLE SPEED SENSOR THAT FAILED CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS WHEN CORNERING........HAPPENED ON A SLICK ROAD AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.....I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT 1997 1998 AND 1999 TRUCKS HAD THIS TYPE STEERING..AS MANY OWNE...

Mileage: 48,000

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA. GM SAYS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL ITS TRUCKS 1996-2003 AND HAS RELEASED A NEW STYLE GASKET KIT TO REPAIR THE CONCERN. *AK

WE DRIVE TWO CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCKS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. ONE 1997 K2500, AND ONE 1998 K3500 MODEL. BOTH OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPLACEMENT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES INSTALLED OVER THE YEARS. A FEW WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND MORE WERE REPLACED IN OUR SHOP, AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $25.00 ON E...

STEERING IS UNPREDICTABLE, IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STILL CANT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THIS WEBSITE WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE. THIS IS A VE...

Mileage: 56,000

I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I HAVE HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH IT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD WIPER PROBLEMS WITH IT ONCE.

Mileage: 28,737

REDUCED STEERING EFFORT WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING, LIKE THERE IS NO RESISTANCE IN THE WHEEL. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY IN TURNS BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET THIS IS DUE TO A BAD SPEED SENSOR AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. WHY ...

STEERING TAKES OFF IN EITHER DIRECTION AT ANY TIME SINCE IT WAS NEW.DEALER CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK

Mileage: 500

THIS IS IN REGARD TO AN ONGOING PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I NOTICED MY STEERING SUDDENLY GOT EXTREMELY LOOSE AND VE...

STEERING INTERMITTENTLY SURGES TO RIGHT - IT'A MOMENTARY CONDITION. SCAREY! COST $170 IN LABOR PLUS PART (EVO SENSOR) - BUT ONLY TOOK 30 MINUTES.*AK

Mileage: 29,000

1997 CHEVROLET K1500 Z71: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE 1870. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

1997 CHEVROLET K1500 Z71: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE 1870. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. FAILS AND IS COMMON PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT BY MAKING VEHICLE PULL TO THE SIDE UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK

Mileage: 78,000

1) BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. LOCATION IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. EXPLOSION HAZARD. 2) POWER STEERING- WHEEL WOULD JERK VEHICLE TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH...

Mileage: 55,000

1) BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. LOCATION IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. EXPLOSION HAZARD. 2) POWER STEERING- WHEEL WOULD JERK VEHICLE TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH...

Mileage: 55,000

1) BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. LOCATION IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. EXPLOSION HAZARD. 2) POWER STEERING- WHEEL WOULD JERK VEHICLE TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH...

Mileage: 55,000

1) BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. LOCATION IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. EXPLOSION HAZARD. 2) POWER STEERING- WHEEL WOULD JERK VEHICLE TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH...

Mileage: 55,000

THE QUICK DISCONNECT HEATER HOSE FITTING SCREWED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF VORTEC 4.3, 5.0, 5.7 ENGINES 1996--2000. IT IS MADE OUT OF AN INEXPENSIVE POT METAL MATERIAL, IT CORRODES AND LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ON MY OWN VEHICLE (1997 K1500 4X4) AND AT LEAST ON ...

Mileage: 60,000

DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY CRACKED. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

FUEL O-RING FAILURE RESULTED IN GAS LEAKAGE. *MJS

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS, DURING A HARD STOP, THE BRAKES EXTEND THE STOPPING LENGTH AND MAKE NOISES, BRAKES ARE VERY SENSITIVE WHEN STOPPING ON SMOOTH ROADS AND DURING NORMAL STOPPING, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, DURMS AND A MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST....

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WONDERFUL ABOUT FIXING THE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM-REPLACEMENT OF RING AND PINION AND RESET DEPTH. THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IS FRIGHTENING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS IT MAY ACT UP, CAUSI...

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WONDERFUL ABOUT FIXING THE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM-REPLACEMENT OF RING AND PINION AND RESET DEPTH. THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IS FRIGHTENING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS IT MAY ACT UP, CAUSI...

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WONDERFUL ABOUT FIXING THE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM-REPLACEMENT OF RING AND PINION AND RESET DEPTH. THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IS FRIGHTENING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS IT MAY ACT UP, CAUSI...

STEERING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS, BUT TAKEN TO DEALER IT WILL NOT ACT UP. IT IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE TO WHEN THE STEERING ACTS UP. THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN MOVE THE WHEEL EASILY. THEN IT LETS GO AND HAS LOOSE FEELING. IT IS REALLY NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING ON CURVY ROADS OR IN T...

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AND TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES CONTROL AND TURNS ON IT'S ON.LATER THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE WHEEL SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING TURNED TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH SOMEONE TURNED IT ....I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS SEVERAL TIMES AND...

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AND TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES CONTROL AND TURNS ON IT'S ON.LATER THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE WHEEL SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING TURNED TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH SOMEONE TURNED IT ....I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS SEVERAL TIMES AND...

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE WIPER TO STOP WHILE IN USE, SAME COMPONENT HAS BEEN RECALL IN 93-96 MODEL BUT NOT 97 MODEL. NLM

THE STEERING WHEEL TILT HAS PULLED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS PLUG OUT OF SOCKET, CAUSING THEM TO STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.