Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 GMC Sierra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1997 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S M… |
| 2011-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LINE FAILED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK, LOST PRESSURE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES. WHY WOULD… |
| 2011-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS RETURNING TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM FROM AMARILLO, TX PULLING A TRAILER WITH AN ANTIQUE STOVE IN MY TRAILER. IMMEDIATEL… |
| 2009-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. REPLACED BATTERY, BATTERY CONNECTIONS, CABLES AND ALTERNATOR BUT … |
| 2007-11-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DE… |
| 2007-10-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I TRIED TO SELECT HIGH BEAM WITH THE STEM MOUNTED LIGHT SWITCH. I HEARD A CHATTERING NOISE IN T… |
| 2007-08-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS GALVANIZED-BRAIDED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPO… |
| 2006-09-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR PINS SHATTERED CAUSING THE DOOR TO MALFUNCTION WHEN ATTEMPTING T… |
| 2006-02-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH AND BELOW. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASE… |
| 2006-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT 10 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE A… |
| 2006-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS UNWARRANTABLE ACTIVATING, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEE… |
| 2005-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG FRAME RAIL SEVERELY RUSTED AND FAILED UNDER BRAKING, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY REAR END ANOTHER C… |
| 2005-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. THE "BRAKE" LIGHT STAYS LIT ON THE DASHBOAR… |
| 2005-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HE BELIEVES IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER MOTOR CI… |
| 2005-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING DURING MY WORK SHIFT, I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK AT 1530. APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO "DRIVE",THE PED… |
| 2005-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN AUGUST OF 2005 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE MUFFLER FELL OUT OF THE EXHAUST… |
| 2005-07-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTORM,AFTER RESEARCHING THIS,I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN WHICH A RECALL … |
| 2005-06-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT:CONSUMER OWNS 1997 GMC K1500 SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. FOUND RECALL APR. 27, 2003 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V159000 FOR WINDSHI… |
| 2005-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN EITHER D… |
| 2005-03-16 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | DT: 1997 GMC SIERRA C1500 PICK UP TRUCK - THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. TOOK THE TRUCK … |
| 2005-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS REPEATEDLY. UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CYCLES R… |
| 2005-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKES HAD … |
| 2005-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON (WEATHER RELATED OR OTHER). DEFECT DISCOVERED SEVER… |
| 2004-10-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE WIPER MODULE REPLACE… |
| 2004-10-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | FAULTY WINDSHIELD WASHER MODULE. REPAIRED PAR BUT IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN NUMBER. *BF THE CONSUMER … |
| 2004-10-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON 1997 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND GMC AND DEALER DOES … |
| 2004-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED FLUID. *JB |
| 2004-08-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT GO TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-07-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, IT HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. VIN… |
| 2004-07-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | I HAD LOADED SOME LUMBER INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND THE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. IT HAD RUSTED INSIDE OF THE PLASTI… |
| 2004-06-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER P… |
| 2004-05-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. THERE WAS A WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL 03V15900 BUT THE VIN … |
| 2004-05-17 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED MANY TIMES ON THE NHSTA WEB SITE AS WELL AS OTHER CONSUMER C… |
| 2004-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 1997 GMC SIERRA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. BUT THE DEALER SAID … |
| 2004-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE … |
| 2004-03-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CAME LOOSE AND BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN CO… |
| 2004-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THEY WORKED FINE AS LONG AS IT WAS NOT RAINING. TH… |
| 2004-01-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK |
| 2004-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY SEIZE UP AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED. EXACT SAME PROBL… |
| 2003-11-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED 5 TIMES IN ONE MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. THE WEATHER WARMED UP OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE RAN AND… |
| 2003-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED, CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER WERE REQUIRED BEFOR… |
| 2003-07-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | FAILURE OF TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE ON MY 1997 GMC SIERRA SHORT BED PICK-UP. VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED FOR TRANSPORTATI… |
| 2003-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES ,IT TOOK VEHICLE LONGER TO STOP.*AK |
| 2003-05-21 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *JB |
| 2003-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB |
| 2003-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALL AT ONCE YOU WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WHEEL. IT IS LIKE YOU HAVE NO WAY TO TURN OR AN… |
| 2003-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. *JB |
| 2003-01-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE GAS TANK SHORTED OUT AND MELTED WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASSEMBLY. *JB |
| 2003-01-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR OR SO, THE STEERING WHEEL OCCASIONALLY LOSES ALL RESISTANCE AND … |