Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR… |
| 2005-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM IN 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP CK3500.*JB |
| 2005-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD. IT FELT… |
| 2005-02-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHILE RAINING. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, COULD NOT SEE, HAD TO STOP AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP. … |
| 2004-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ON MY 3500 CHEVY. 1997 PICK UP TRUCK, THERE IS ONLY 56.000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. I… |
| 2003-07-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE GAS TANK. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 84000 MILES. FUEL TANK SPLIT BETWEEN TWO TO THREE INCH… |
| 2003-03-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *NLM |
| 2002-04-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL DID NO… |
| 2002-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STILL DRIVI… |
| 2001-12-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM OCCURS BECAUSE THE DIESEL FILLER CAP IS NOT LABELED NOR IS THE FILLER DOOR NOR DOES THE MANUAL CONTAIN ANY … |
| 2001-05-17 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 72MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND SAW THAT DRI… |
| 2001-04-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER DOES NOT LIST DEFECT. |
| 2000-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING..SO HARD TO AS PULL YOU INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC..THE ROTORS/PADS AND THE C… |
| 2000-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED TO THE POINT OF CAUSING A LANE CHANGE OR DRIFTING INTO SHOULDER. WORSE WHEN TOWIN… |
| 1999-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN WARPING, BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 4200 MILES ON VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT FRONT WHEELS GRABBED AND LET GO, AND REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO ROLL, CAUSI… |
| 1999-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE COMING OFF A RAMP TO AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 60 MPH, WENT TO PUT ON BRAKES AND BACK WHEELS BOUNCED. PEDAL WENT T… |
| 1999-10-03 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CLUTCH THROW OUT BEARING WENT OUT, CAUSING PIECES OF IT TO GO INTO CLUTCH AND JAMMING GEAR SHIFT. AT THE TIME, DRIVER W… |
| 1999-06-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANOTHER DEALER HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS, BUT I THOUGHT I'D REPORT THESE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MEN… |
| 1999-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND CURVE STEERING WILL LOCK UP FOR A SECOND. THEN, LOOSEN UP AND GO OUT OF CONTROL. TOOK VEHI… |
| 1999-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | UNDER NORMAL DRIVING BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THEY HAD PADS … |
| 1999-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS AND THERE IS NO POWER, VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF. *AK |
| 1998-11-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT, RESULTING IN A VERY P… |
| 1998-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG FAILED. *YC |
| 1998-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | 11-8-98 INCIDENT, DEALER STILL UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER DROVE TRUCK AROUND BUILDING TO SHOP… |
| 1998-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND DIES, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP A… |
| 1998-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAD STARTED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WOULD START TO SHAKE & MAKE LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 INFORMED NOT… |
| 1998-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING PROBLEMS. SINCE MY TRUCK WAS NEW I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF PO… |
| 1998-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY 3500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THEY SE… |
| 1997-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST C… |
| 1997-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBL… |
| 1997-11-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75/16 ) |
| 1997-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVEL… |
| 1997-08-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK TO THE VEHICLE BROKE, ONLY REAR STRAP WAS HOLDING TANK TO THE VEHICLE. |
| 1997-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD BECOME SPORADIC & NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN WEATHER IS RAINY & COMING TO A STO… |
| 1997-06-27 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | REAR AXLE SEALS CONTINUALLY LEAK OIL CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKES, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES PRIOR TO REPLACEMENTS. *MJS |
| 1997-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKING PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1997-04-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RIVETS TO THE UPPER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING RIGHT WHEEL TO BLOW OUT. |
| 1997-04-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RIVETS HOLDING THE BALL JOINT TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED. |
| 1997-03-21 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR VEHICLE . TAKEN TO DEALER AND WORK WAS REFUSED. RECALL MAN #C97008-5. *AK |
| 1997-03-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT… |
| 1997-01-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | TRUCK HAS A DIESEL ENGINE WITH A DEFECTIVE INJECTOR PUMP. ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITH OUT NOTICE, NO INDICATION, JUST INS… |
| 1997-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED FIRE IN DASH AND UNDER HOOD, TOTAL LOSS. *AK |
| 1997-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. BLACK SMOKE WAS C… |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET 3500. WRANGLER HT TIRES (LT245/75R16) WERE DRY ROTTED. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP DURING PERFORMANCE. DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | INTERMITTNETLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS ARE RUNNING TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE DISCS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, WHICH DID… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY . THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |