Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#10142643November 14, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION, WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE OR STOP OPERATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS SERIES/YEAR/MAKE/MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING RECALL 03V-159. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141824November 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
IT WAS RAINING,I TURNED ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS,THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING,THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED I TURNED OFF THE WIPERS BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. I HAD TO STOP MY TRUCK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE FOR MY WIPERS TO STOP. I CHECK FOR A RECALL AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE SAME YEAR OF MY TRUCK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A SERVICE RECALL,THEY CHECKED THE VIN# THEN ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK. I SAID THERE WAS A RECALL AND I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THAT MY TRUCK ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL,MY TRUCK IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141647November 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIND SHIELD WIPER FAILS TO WORK WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO THERE IS A RECALL FOR THEM BUT MY TRUCK ISN'T ON THE LIST 1997 CHEVY NHTSA#03V159000 IT FUNNY THAT MINE IS DOING WHAT THEY RECALLED THEM FOR BUT I'M NOT COVERED JUST WONDERING WHY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141104October 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED A HARD BRAKING SITUATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN WHICH IT FELT LIKE THE ANTI- LOCK WAS KICKING IN EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE UNCALLED FOR. TODAY, I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL WITH ALL MY MIGHT AND STILL DRIFTED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHO LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND ME SINCE I ENDED UP IN THEIR LANE. MY PADS, FLUID AND ROTORS ARE ALL GOOD. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A GM DEALER TOMORROW FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY AND NOW NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140477October 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER THREE YEARS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. ABS ACTIVATES UN-WANTED AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL/DISTANCE. 2000 MODELS AND NEWER ALREADY HAVE RECALL ON SAME ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139574October 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM ON DECEMBER 1, 2004 WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, THERE IS A RECALL BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE. CAN HEAR A MOANING SOUND WHEN IT ACTIVATES. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE. THERE IS NO FOREWARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED IT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND NOW IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138768October 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON OCT 6, 2005, I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 EXT CAB TRUCK IN A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED # 03V159000 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2003. WHEN I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY REQUESTED MY VIN NUMBER AND THEN TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL. I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT HAVE THE SAME WIPER MOTOR PART NUMBER. THEY THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY SENT OUT A BULLETIN THAT INCLUDED MY VEHICLE WHICH STATED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT IF FAILURE OCCURS BEFORE 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES WE WILL REPLACE IT. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A 1997 AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT AND NO LONGER QUALIFIES AS A CANDIDATE FOR THIS REPAIR. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE HAZARD STILL EXISTS! CHEVROLET IS ALSO STILL REPLACING/REPAIR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES WHICH MIGHT EXCEED THE 7 YEAR OR 70,000 MILE CUTOFF. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THESE OTHER VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138778October 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING VIN [XXX], WITH 89,000 MILES 1997 CHEVY K1500 TRUCK THE PURCHASE DATE AND INCIDENT DATE ARE APPROXIMATE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES. THIS IS INTERMITTENT, I CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND IT IS FINE. I HAVE READ OF THIS COMPLAINT ON SEVERAL CHEVY VEHICLES OF THE MODEL YEAR. MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138525October 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36, 000 MILES. HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THERE NEEDED TO BE A RECALL ON OLDER VEHICLES REGARDING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138535October 4, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT START. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH MELTED THE WIRING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES, WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WAS UNKNOWN. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE NOT KNOWN UNLESS THE MECHANIC HAD PULLED THE FUEL PAN BED AND DISCOVERED THIS FAILURE. THE MECHANIC OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE PLASTIC SIMPLY MELTED, AND THE WIRING WAS BURNED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137526September 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AS ANTICIPATED AT SIGNS, ETC. ONE IS FORCED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO OVERRIDE THE ABS. EVEN WHEN YOU DO OVERRIDE THE ABS, THE DELAY IN STOPPING PUTS YOU PAST THE CROSSWALK OR PARKING SPACE!. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137289September 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR. GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ABS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ONLY GO BACK AS FAR AS 1999. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE COMPLAINT IS NOT AGAINST THE DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136987September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM IN 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP CK3500.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136567September 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS NOTED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP, BOTH STATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN THE PAST YEAR AND OCCURRED AT ABOUT 39,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS A 1997, CHEVROLET K1500 SILVERADO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131875September 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED GM AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON JUNE 1, 2005. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135880September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE REAR BRAKE LINE (STEEL) ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAY RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. THE BRAKE LINE, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL ALONGSIDE THE FUEL TANK, WAS REPLACED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IS NOW IN MY POSSESSION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TWO (2) INSTANCES RECENTLY AT THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE SAME BRAKE LINE ON 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUPS FAILED DUE TO RUST. I NOTED THAT MY FAILED BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUSTED IN THE AREA OF THE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134776August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ISSUE THAT HAS JUST CAUSED THE 800,000 VEHICLE RECALL FOR GM, THE ISSUE WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, IS ON VEHICLES OLDER THAN THE 1999. I HAVE A 1997 SILVERADO AND WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS, IT STARTED HAPPENING IN 1999 AND GOT WORSE OVER TIME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR THAT TRIGGERS THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES, AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. THEY SAID THIS SENSOR GETS DIRTY AND THEN FAILS. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY THE RECALL IS ONLY GOING BACK TO THE 1999 MODELS WHEN IN FACT THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN OLDER MODELS AS WELL, AS I SAID MINE IS A 1997 SILVERADO.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133268August 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING OUR 4TH FUEL PUMP PLACED IN OUR TRUCK, THIS TIME AFTER IT DIED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE TOWED THE TRUCK HOME AND TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHEN WE GOT UNDER THE HOOD WE DISCOVERED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS OVERHEATING IT WAS SO HOT MY HUSBAND BURNED HIS FINGER. WE REPLACED IT BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE SENT THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND WERE TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN, THE WIRES ON THE PUMP WERE BURN AND MELTED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ICM TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED IN SEPT 01, APRIL 04 THE SECOND PUMPS' FUEL LEVEL SENSING UNIT (A THIN PIECE OF METAL SLIDING ACROSS A SET OF CONDUCTORS) BECAME CORRODED AND GOT STUCK ON EMPTY, AND NOW THE 3RD PUMP HAS BURNT MELTED WIRES. ALL REPAIR WERE AT MY COST. WE REAL LUCK THE THING DIDN'T BLOW UP! BUT TRYING TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE PRAYING TO NOT BE HIT BY THE 70+ MPH TRAFFIC IS TERRIFYING. THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE "COMMON" AMONG GM TRUCK OWNERS, SO WHY HASN'T GM STEPPED UP TO HELP? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131100August 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A RURAL HIGHWAY, IT BEGAN TO DOWNPOUR. I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I BECAME FRANTIC AND TRIED TO PULL OVER, WITHOUT EVEN SEEING WHERE I WAS GOING. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH, AND THIS WEBSITE, I AM NOW AWARE OF A RECALL EFFECTING CERTAIN BATCHES OF MY MODEL. THE RECALL INFO IS AS FOLLOWS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V159000 I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO THEN TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME UNLESS IT WAS IN WRITING FROM GM. I CALLED GM, HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT AND WILL NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN TELLING ME THAT MY WIPER MOTOR FAILURE IS "COINCIDENCE" AND JUST HAPPENS TO FALL INTO THE SAME CATEGORY OF THE RECALL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131166August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE INTAKE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 1997 CHEVY TRUCKS AND SHOULD BE A FACTORY PAID FOR FIX. BUT NO THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE PAID AS MUCH AS 600.00 TO 700.00 TO HAVE GM DEALERS TO DO THIS. WITCH I THINK IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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