Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Chevrolet C/k Pickups.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, FRAME, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STEERING COMPONENTS… |
| 2011-11-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW WIPER MOTOR WOULD FAIL INTER… |
| 2010-09-01 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | RECENTLY HAD WIPERS FAIL DURING HEAVY STORM WHILE ON FREEWAY. NEARLY CAUSED CRASH. CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT. CHECKE… |
| 2009-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BEGAN A MAJOR LEAK CAUSING MY PREGNANT WIFE TO NEARLY REAR END A CAR. *TR |
| 2009-05-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR |
| 2008-12-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER … |
| 2008-07-03 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TRIED TO TURN ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT COME ON. THE … |
| 2007-07-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K 1500. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS WORKED INT… |
| 2007-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5 MPH) ON DRY PAVEMENT. VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED CAUS… |
| 2006-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS OCCURRED W… |
| 2006-05-18 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A THUNDERSTORM. *NM |
| 2006-04-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE WIPERS ARE ENGAGED IN RAINY WEATHER, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE DE… |
| 2006-04-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING TH… |
| 2006-03-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2006-03-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDI… |
| 2006-03-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHIC… |
| 2006-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR QUITS WORKING AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN POOR WEATHER. *NM |
| 2005-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2005-12-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 1997 K3500 CHEVY TRUCK. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WIPERS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTIALY FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. CAME ACROSS … |
| 2005-11-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE. IT STARTED AS BEING DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT PROG… |
| 2005-08-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK OFF AND ON. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON AUGUS… |
| 2005-07-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM IN FEB 2003 STATING THAT IF A WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WOULD BE REPLACED IF IT FAILED… |
| 2005-07-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | THE CABLES THAT HOLD MY 1997 CHEVY TAILGATE UP CONTINUES TO BREAK BECAUSE OF POOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. I WAS STANDING… |
| 2005-07-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK WILL STOP WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED … |
| 2005-06-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DT: ON THE 26TH OF JUNE THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON GENE SNIDER FREEWAY IN LOUISVILLE, KY WHEN THE VEHICLE … |
| 2005-06-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | ON 6/12/05, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK FAILED DURING A SUDDEN RAINSHOWER. I CHEC… |
| 2005-06-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | (1) FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DURING RAIN STORM (2) REDUCED VISIBILITY DRIVING IN RAIN (3) NONE |
| 2005-05-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CALLED ATZENHOFFE… |
| 2005-05-04 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C/K. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE… |
| 2005-05-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | I HAVE 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN THEY SEEM TO QUIT AT INOPPORTUNE T… |
| 2005-02-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING.I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED T… |
| 2005-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM FAILURE IN THE AN… |
| 2004-09-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL# 03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALERSH… |
| 2004-09-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. DURING EACH FAILURE, TO DATE, I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RAISED THE… |
| 2004-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE QUICK DISCONNECT HEATER HOSE FITTING SCREWED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF VORTEC 4.3, 5.0, 5.7 ENGINES 1996--2000. I… |
| 2004-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WIL… |
| 2004-07-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO TURN ON. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS.… |
| 2004-07-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 97 CHEVROLET K1500 FWD PICKUP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STREE… |
| 2004-07-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. *MR THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE PROCESS OF TRACKING DOWN THE PROBLEM AND… |
| 2004-06-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND TOTALLY INOPERABLE. WIPER MOTOR MODULE/… |
| 2004-06-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 SENS… |
| 2004-04-07 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | KNOB THAT TURNS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BROKE OFF. THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PA… |
| 2004-02-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND JERKED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 CHEVROLET HE OW… |
| 2004-02-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHEVROLET 1500 P/U STEERING PROBLEMS. INTERMITTENT HARD TO STEER. ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING BINDING THEN AFTER IT "UNBINDS"… |
| 2004-01-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WE DRIVE TWO CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCKS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. ONE 1997 K2500, AND ONE 1998 K3500 MODEL. BOTH OF THESE TRU… |
| 2004-01-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET K 20 PICKUP TRUCK STEERING .VEHICLE HAS VARIABLE SPEED SENSOR THAT FAILED CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS WHEN… |
| 2004-01-04 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET HALF TON PICKUP TRUCK POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND VERY BRIEFLY LOCKS UP ON LEFT TURNS. *AK |
| 2003-09-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 ISS… |
| 2003-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING INTERMITTENTLY SURGES TO RIGHT - IT'A MOMENTARY CONDITION. SCAREY! COST $170 IN LABOR PLUS PART (EVO SENSOR)… |
| 2003-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 Z71: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE 1870. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *AK |