Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
25
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 GMC C/k Pickup.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. I PARKED WITH PARKING BRAKE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED FLUID LEAK ON PAVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION S… |
| 2010-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 GMC PICK UP DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LOCATION WAS THE ELECTRICAL MIRROR SWITCH THE … |
| 2008-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | EVERYTIME I SLOW DOWN TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GROWLS AND IT FEELS AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON. THE TRUCK KEEPS… |
| 2007-09-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | SIR OR MA'AM, I BOUGHT A 1997 GMC SIERRA C/K SERIES 1500 PICKUP IN 1999. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WIND… |
| 2007-05-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE - BOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE WIPER… |
| 2007-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 1997 GMC Z71 4 WHEEL DRIVE . THE STEERING GRABS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN ENTERING A CURV… |
| 2006-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. REPAIR WAS MAD… |
| 2005-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | '97 GMC 1500 SERIES PICK-UP. AT SLOW SPEED, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE IRREGULARLY CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO INA… |
| 2005-08-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP (GMC K15), [XXX]. MY PROBLEM IS FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE… |
| 2005-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN SLOWING TO UNDER TEN MPH. BELIEVED TO BE A WHEEL BEARING LEAKING ONTO THE ABS SENSOR IN THE … |
| 2005-07-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS ON OUR GMC Z-71 TRUCK HAVE STOPPED WORKING (OR WORK INTERMITTANTLY). I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL FR… |
| 2005-01-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I OWN A 97' GMC Z-71. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON MY TRUCK FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. IT GETS IN A BIND … |
| 2004-09-05 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | FRONT END STIFF AND HARD TO STEER. ALSO HANGS ON TURNS AT TIMES. POWER STEERING IS OK .ONE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS THE S… |
| 2004-08-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS STOPPED AND WILL NOT WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL OF THE CREW CAB MODEL OF MY VEHICLE… |
| 2004-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WONT STOP CANT AFFORD TO PAY 450 A SIDE TO FIX THEM I THINK THEY SHOULD RECA… |
| 2004-06-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | (1) RAIN STORM IN LUBBOCK , TEXAS (2) TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK. (3) CHECKED FUSE. FUSE WAS… |
| 2004-05-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND,JOHN, PULLED UP AND PARKED OUR 1997 GMC K1500. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN & PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN R… |
| 2004-03-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM, THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP, IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, WHEN IT ACTS UP STEERING FEELS NOTCHY, Y… |
| 2004-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING NORMAL STOPS, WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED SLOWS TO UNDER TEN MILES PER HOUR, I HEAR T… |
| 2004-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAINWINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST STOP. THEY MAY WORK AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES OR THEY MAY NOT. I WENT … |
| 2003-11-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING AT TIMES DURING OPERATION. ACCORDING T… |
| 2003-04-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSP… |
| 2002-01-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. CAUSE … |
| 2001-09-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONTINUOUS STERRING PROBLEM WITH LEFT HAND TURNS AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED ON MANY OF THE O… |
| 2001-08-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING LEFT POWERSTEERING LOCKS UP FOR A SECOND. SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE RECENT RECALL. |