1997 CHEVROLET CHEVROLET TRUCK Problems & Recalls

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS HAD ALL OF THE REQUIRED TUNE-UPS AND SERVICES. I RECENTLY LOST MY TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE NEVER PULLED ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ALMOST 95 OUT OF A 100 BUYERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD THE CHEVY CORP. BE ABLE TO SEL...

Mileage: 177,520

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS HAD ALL OF THE REQUIRED TUNE-UPS AND SERVICES. I RECENTLY LOST MY TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE NEVER PULLED ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ALMOST 95 OUT OF A 100 BUYERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD THE CHEVY CORP. BE ABLE TO SEL...

Mileage: 177,520

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET Z71. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER...

Mileage: 191,000

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU OF A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60E TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 1997 AND UP GM TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS, THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE THE HARD SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, AND THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE. IN THIS TRUCK THE TACHOMETER USUALLY IS AT 1500-1600 RPMS 65 MPH, ...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP. A RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED ON GM 1999 -2002 CORROSION ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS. THE 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUPS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ANTI LOCK BRAKE CORROSION AS THE 1999-2002 RECALLED VEHICLES. TOOK THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 56,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES APPLY ON DRY ROADS WITH NO REASON. THE BRAKES SHAKE WHEN BEING APPLIED. I HAVE REVIEWED INFORMATION ON YOUR DATABASE WHICH HAVE THIS EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE NOT MORE SINCE THE VEHICLES ARE OVER 5 YEARS OLD AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IT TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TARE. IT IS...

Mileage: 65,000

REAR END ACCIDENT DUE TO ABS RELEASING BRAKING ACTION FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS, THUS INCREASING MY BRAKING DISTANCE.*AK

Mileage: 38,740

FRONT DASHBOARD CAME LOOSE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, 1997 CHEVROLET TRUCK 2500. *YH

FRAME BROKE COMPLETELY. *AK

AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 CHEV EXT-CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. THAT WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. NO REAL EXPLANATION FOR THE REASON IT WENT OUT. THEY CALIM MILES DRIVEN. THE PREVIOUS YEAR, JUNE 1999, WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, THEY TOOK THE T...

THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED AND BURNT, CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT WAS BURNT TWO INCHES INTO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. NLM

BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT MOMENTARILY UPON EVERY APPLICATION. ALL BRAKE HARDWARE HAS BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING CALIPERS; HOWEVER, PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS WILL DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY. STEERING BECOMES "SQUIRRELLY" OFTEN WHEN CORNERING OR WHEN NEGOTIATING CURVES. WHEEL TENDS TO "O...

BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT MOMENTARILY UPON EVERY APPLICATION. ALL BRAKE HARDWARE HAS BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING CALIPERS; HOWEVER, PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS WILL DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY. STEERING BECOMES "SQUIRRELLY" OFTEN WHEN CORNERING OR WHEN NEGOTIATING CURVES. WHEEL TENDS TO "O...

ROLL OVER POTENTIAL; TIRE PROPERLY INFLATED; < 2000 MILES ON TREAD( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255R70 15 )

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SOMETIME NEAR THE END OF JULY 2000 I NOTICED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING ON MY PICKUP TRUCK. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM IF I COULD TAKE IT TO LIBERTY CHEVROLET IN BLOOMSBURG, PA. TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I LEASED THE TRUCK...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, OUT OF FIRST GEAR. HAS ONLY 54,000 MILES. WAS NEVER TOLD TRUCK HAD BEEN WRECKED WHEN PURCHASED TWO(2) YEARS AGO. PURCHASED AS A USED TRUCK. HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED THAT WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 40 OR 50 THOUSAND MILES, TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. CHECKED BY MACHANIC, USING COMPUTER.

SENDING UNIT IN FUEL PUMP HAD FAULTY WIRING AND FRIED, HAD TO REPLACE PUMP AND SENDING UNIT 575.00 REPAIR MAN SAID IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE AS UNIT IS INSIDE GAS TANK. *AK

MAKES TRUCK TURN SHARPLY TO LEFT AND RIGHT AT ABOUT 1/4 TURN EITHER WAY MOSTLY AT ABOUT 20 TO 50 MPH

WHEN MAKING A LONG SWEEPING TURN TO THE RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES TURNS UNEXPECTEDLY, MAKING MY TRUCK ADVANCE TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT FIX DUE TO MILEAGE. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THESTEERING WHEEL SEEMS TOJERK OR MOMENTARY OVERSTEERS AT MODERATE SPEEDS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO MOVE TOWARDS OTHER LANE ALSO DOES IT WHEN THE WHEEL IS HELD TURNED LIKE ON AN ON RAMP OR EXIT RAMP OF HIGHWAYS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK IN WET WEATHER WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT WITH VEHICLE.. ...

THESTEERING WHEEL SEEMS TOJERK OR MOMENTARY OVERSTEERS AT MODERATE SPEEDS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO MOVE TOWARDS OTHER LANE ALSO DOES IT WHEN THE WHEEL IS HELD TURNED LIKE ON AN ON RAMP OR EXIT RAMP OF HIGHWAYS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK IN WET WEATHER WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT WITH VEHICLE.. ...

STEERING FEELS LOOSE, AND YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JUST PULL TO THE LEFT. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT COULD . I KNOW OF TWO 1997 CHEVROLET TRUCKS THAT THE STEERING BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $500.00 PER PART, NOT COUN...

PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN ONLY. THE STEERING HAS NO FORCE, FOR A SPLIT SECOND, CAUSING YOU TO OVERSTEER. THE STEERING NORMALLY HAS A NORMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE WHICH THE DRIVER HAS TO OVERCOME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE FORCE TO CEASE, LIKE STEERING IS DISCON...

WE WERE TRAVELING ON I80 (OHIO TPK.) WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF CAUSING THE VAN TO LOOSE CONTROL. WE HIT THE HIGHWAY'S CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER CAUSING INJURY TO MY SONS, MY WIFE AND AUNT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE I OBSERVED THAT ALL OF THE WHEEL LUGS WERE SHEARED AT TH...

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. CAUSE OF PROBLEM CANNOT BE TERMINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE SHIFTING VALVE HAS FAILED 3 TIME AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THATS TOO BAD,, IT IS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, BUT IT IS STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO HAVE THEM TAKE CARE OF IT,. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT 3 TIMES TELLS ME THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART.

AFTER THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED THERE IS A 3 TO 5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL ON SLIPPERY ROADS. BOTH DEALER/MFR REPORT THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" AND RECOMEND USE OF THE CLUTCH TO PREVENT LOSS OF CONTROL IN SLIPPERY SITUATIONS.

SOUNDS LIKE CHEVROLET HAS BEEN REPAIRING ALOT OF THESE LATELY, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED MY VEHICLE

THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AT ~34000, THE CAP WAS REPLACED. THIS DIDN'T SOLVE PROBLEM. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE PROBLEM. THEN 11,900 MILES LATER, THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER A SECOND TIME. I TOOK IT TO TWO ...

AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING FORCE DECREASES FOR BRIEF PERIODS UP TO SIX OR SEVEN MINUTES. WHILE IN A CURVE OR HOLDING AGAINST A STRONG WIND VEHICLE MOVES IN DIRECTION OF FORCE BEING APPLIED. ON FIRST REPAIR DEALER STATED THAT POWER STEERING VALVE WAS CHANGED. CONDITION RETURNED WITHIN A WE...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WANTS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES IT ALOT AND WHEN YOUR IN A NARROW SPOT IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS HAD VEHICLE AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES SAID THEY CANT FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOESNT DO IT ALL THE TIME(COBRE VAL...

POWER STEERING IS ERRATIC IN TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT - STARTED AT 49000 MILES

THIS VEHICLE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO EASE THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. IT WOULD TIGHTEN UP AS THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING, HOWEVER NOW, IT SEEMS TO WORK ALL THE TIME MOVING OR NOT.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TSB (76-30-01) FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE (EVO) SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS

FRONT SHOCKS BAD, FRONT TIRES CUPPING BAD ORGINAL PAINT.

VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.

VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED SINCE NEW AT VARIOUS TIMES, DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL VEHICLE HAS RUN RED LIGHTS. MJS

TRUCK VERES RIGHT AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHICH ALMOST PUT ME IN THE DITCH MANY TIMES

ALTERNATOR FAILED. TT

SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE HAD FREQUENT BRAKE PAD FAILURE. ONE SET OF FRONT PADS EXPLODED.

LIGHT DUTY C1 TRUCK, SPEED ASSISTED STEERING "GIVES WAY" AT FAST SPEEDS RENDERING THE VEHICLE VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. SPOKE WITH WORKMATE WHO'S TRUCK (SAME YEAR) DID SAME UNTIL REPAIRED. THIS IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS!!!

TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A 14 DEGREE INCLINE WITH ENGINE FACING UPHILL AND THE 4WD WAS IN 4WD-LOW. WITH NO ONE IN THE TRUCK AND AFTER 5010 MINUTES, TRUCK DISENGAGED FROM PARK. THE TRUCK PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL CAUSING THE DRIVER TO JUMP OUT OF WAY FROM BEING HIT. THE TRUCK CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING ...

FRONT ROTORS BECAME WARPED AT 9000 MILES,REAR BRAKE SEALS LEAK AT 26000 MILES,FRONT DIFFERENTIALS SEALS LEAK(BOTH)

REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL, CAUSING SLIDING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. FRONT CALIPERS WOULD LOCK UP, AND NO BRAKES/WORE OUT. DEALER CONTACTED SEVEN TIMES. UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL, CAUSING SLIDING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. FRONT CALIPERS WOULD LOCK UP, AND NO BRAKES/WORE OUT. DEALER CONTACTED SEVEN TIMES. UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING PROBLEM CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TURNING RIGHT.

PLACEMENT OF THE TAIL-STOP LIGHTS ON CHEVROLET AND GMC VANS ARE TOO HIGH ON VEHICLE TO BE SEEN.

ENGINE SMOKES EACH TIME BEFORE THE TRUCK CUT OFF.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HELD FOOT ON BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE ABS CAME ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE STILL WAS GOING. THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *AK

THE DESIGN OF POWER DOOR LOCK CONTROL IS INCONVENIENT.

BRAKE PROBLEM, BRAKES OVERHEAT TO THE POINT THEIR ABLE TO BE SMELLED.