Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Chevrolet Pickup.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP 1500. CONSUMER STATES DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM INSIDE *TGW |
| 2008-01-17 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP. WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT SHU… |
| 2004-09-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENLY. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THER… |
| 2004-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHI… |
| 2004-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. *MR THE TIRE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. *S… |
| 2004-05-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR I… |
| 2004-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE TANK IS FULL A FOUL ODOR SEEPS THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK |
| 2004-04-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER… |
| 2004-04-15 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN STABILIZER SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. *AK |
| 2004-02-04 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOOSE AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THUS, INCREASING THE CHANCE O… |
| 2003-07-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE STEERING SENSOR FIVE TIMES SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NE… |
| 2002-12-09 | SEATS | No | 1 | WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, I TURNED TO LOOK BACK, UPON WHICH THE DRIVER SEAT BACK SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING COLLASPED, S… |
| 2002-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE?S HOOD OPENED UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT … |
| 2002-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. *JB THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIV… |
| 2002-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AT SLOW SPEEDS APROXIMATLY 5-10 MPH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE.MOSTLY COMING … |
| 2001-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | OUR DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HELP DESK INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANT… |
| 2001-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL CONVIENCE STORE THE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2001-08-12 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD THROWN FROM TIRE CAUSING FENDER DAMAGE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DN11BIC179 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16) |
| 2001-07-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | STEERING WHEEL PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN STEERING THROUGH A CURVE. IT IS A VERY SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND LASTS FROM 1-3 … |
| 2001-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION OVERHEATES AND BLOWS FLUID OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION VENT. THIS LEFT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY STRANDED ON THE H… |
| 2001-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE MAKERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJOR PARTS OF A BRAKE SYSTEM. WE HAD TO TAKE TIME TO GET THE … |
| 2001-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY SUNNY DAY AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR… |
| 2001-04-23 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS EXPERIANCED PORBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CHECKED FLUIDS, AND THE FLUIDS LOOKED F… |
| 2001-01-01 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS. I HAD THE SEAT BRACKET REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE SEAT BRACKET HAS PLAY IN IT AGAI… |
| 2000-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-09-24 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT 265 75)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT 265 75 ) |
| 2000-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | AFTER READING ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER DATED 6/29/01 ON BOOSTER FAILURES I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST.*AK |
| 2000-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED EARLY (@3500MILES), BUT DID NOT SUFFER A COMPLETE FAILURE UNTIL 1/99 AT 53478 MILES AN… |
| 2000-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHEN STOPPING AND GOING. FINALLY, WINDSHIE… |
| 2000-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN ENGINE WARM, TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE, THEN SLAM FROM FIRST TO SECOND. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. IT HA… |
| 2000-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES ON DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHLE CONSUMER STILL HAS FOOT… |
| 2000-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AT LOW SPEEDS THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY OR SKID. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CHEC… |
| 2000-01-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY JERK TO THE SIDE, THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. ARE THERE ANY BULLETINS OUT ON … |
| 1999-12-27 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 1 | STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TURNNING AND THEN LOOSENS AND TURNS FREELY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1999-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANTIFREEZE LEAKING AT MANIFOLD, NEEDS NEW SEAL. |
| 1999-06-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ON WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK. CAN SMELL FUMES AFTERWARDS ON OUTSIDE, BUT NOT INSIDE.… |
| 1998-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED IT FORCED FUES THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS AND FILLED THE COMPUTER WITH FUEL. LEADING TO T… |
| 1998-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. ALSO THE TRUCK TAKES OFF IN A HIGH IDLING POSITION. *AK |
| 1998-09-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. CONSUMER ALMOST HIT A LITTLE BOY. *AK |
| 1998-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30-35MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD… |
| 1998-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NHTSA SAYS THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH THIS VICHICLE, GM SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS, MY FRONT BRAKES WHERE REPLACED… |
| 1998-02-20 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE WHEN CORNERING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT, WHEN STEERING WHEEL MOVES IT IS A SUDDEN MOVEMENT. THE FE… |
| 1998-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-01-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE WON'T ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO MAKE A COMPLE… |
| 1997-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FROM 1 TO 15 MINUTES. WHEN THIS LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS ARE … |
| 1997-11-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | BAD STEERING SENSOR. MJS |
| 1997-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE HOLDING FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP. WHILE HOLDING FOOT ON BRAKES, THE … |
| 1997-09-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | SINCE FIRST PURCHASED, THIS VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT CAUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE… |