Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-07 | 97V176000 |
SEATS | 6,418 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A 'RECALL' BUT I COULDN'T GET THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT.… |
| 2017-01-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING A LEFT TURN ON A HIGHWAY JANUARY 28 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. I HAVE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POW… |
| 2017-01-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THIS VEHICLE WILL MOVE RIGHT AND LEFT WITHOUT NO INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. ALSO, MAKING A LEFT OR… |
| 2016-10-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR… |
| 2015-11-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE UNDER TRUCK BED AND RUNNING ALONG DRIVER SIDE FRAME RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING. RESULT WAS LOSS… |
| 2015-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD… |
| 2014-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY IGNITION CYLINDER IS BINDING BADLY AND IM CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER GM… |
| 2011-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. ALSO OWN AN 87 & 83 MERCEDES BENZ, NO ISSUES WITH CO… |
| 2011-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOING INTO A TURN MY STEERING WILL JUMP AUTO STORE SAID IT WAS A STEERING SENSOR. *TR |
| 2011-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID LOSS DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. |
| 2011-07-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RUSTED FRAME AND SIDE PANELS THIS IS A 1997 GMS SIERRA Z71. 85,000 MILES. FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT IT WILL NOT P… |
| 2011-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND COMING TO A COMPLETE… |
| 2011-03-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 25 MPH AND APPLIED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO DRIVE OVER SMALL BRIDGE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND… |
| 2011-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND B… |
| 2010-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE TROUBLE I AM HAVING IS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM . IT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY MAINTAINED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIS… |
| 2010-04-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WI… |
| 2009-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING,TRIED TO START THE TRUCK WITH NO LUCK. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE… |
| 2008-08-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN THE R… |
| 2007-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TRUCK IS CONTINUOUSLY WARPING FRONT ROTORS AND WEARING OUT FRONT PADS. I HAD NEW HEAVY DUTY PADS AND SHOES AND NEW HD … |
| 2006-08-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WIPER/WASHER MOTOR THERE WAS A RECALL # 03023 PERTAINING TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WIP… |
| 2006-07-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SAFETY DEFECT AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 AND GM RECALL NO. 03023 AND IS … |
| 2006-06-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000… |
| 2006-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ST… |
| 2005-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500, IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE VEHICLES WITH RECALL # 05V… |
| 2005-10-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OXIDIZED PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT EN… |
| 2005-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | METAL BRAKE LINE TO REAR AXLE SPLIT OPEN CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND REAR BRAKES. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE … |
| 2005-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 1997 GMC SIERRA DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED.*MR BRAKING AND/OR DOWNSHIFTING ONLY INCREASED TH… |
| 2005-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC Z-71 1500. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MODEL YEARS 1999-200… |
| 2005-03-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TRUCK WILL NOT START. NOT HEARING THE ELECTIC FUEL PUMP IN GAS TANK. TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIRS. DURING FUEL PUMP REPLA… |
| 2005-01-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED THE SEAT BELT WOULD BE IN THE WAY AND AND THE SEAT WOULD GET STUCK ON THE SEAT BELT. … |
| 2004-07-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | REF: RECALL NUMBER: 03V159000. (GM RECALL NO. 03023) I HAVE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD INTEMITTENT I… |
| 2004-06-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 1997 GMC SIERRA HAS WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT IFFERENT TIMES USUALLY WHEN IT IS… |
| 2004-06-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN I USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY JUST ALL OF ASUDDEN JUST STOP. IF I CAN STOP I TRY TO MOVE… |
| 2004-06-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 GMC C1500 PICKUP. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS JAMMED AND WILL NOT EXTEND. IT IS ILLEGAL IN MY STATE … |
| 2004-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1997 GMC TRUCK. WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO RESISTANCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TRUCK CAN VEE… |
| 2004-04-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND TURNING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, PULLED … |
| 2004-01-06 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ASSIST TENDS TO PULL THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITH TOO MUCH ASSIST AFTER BARELY TURNING THE WHEEL … |
| 2003-10-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MY 1997 GMC K1500 SIERRA SINCE 1999 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTR… |
| 2003-08-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 03023. THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE WINDSH… |
| 2003-07-29 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VARIABLE SPEED STEERING IS VERY INTERMITTENT. *AK |
| 2003-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB PH *JB |
| 2003-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING HAD PLAY IN AND WANDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *NLM *CB |
| 2003-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | PERSISTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION UNDER NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS LED TO LACK OF VISIBILITY THROUG… |
| 2002-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LOCK OUT COIL IN TRANSMISSION FAILED AND BURNED OUT OD AND REVERSE GEARS. *AK |
| 2001-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | ENGINE WONT START, FOUND FUEL PUMP NO GOOD, REMOVE AND REPLACE NEW DEALER FUEL PUMP |
| 2001-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. LOST POWER STEERING CONTRO… |
| 2001-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | MY PROBLEMS REALLY BEGAN SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER @ 36,000 MILES. AT 42,240 I HAD A FUEL INJECTOR GO OUT, AT 55… |
| 2001-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A BROKEN PART INSIDE THE SEAT BELT HOUSING. … |
| 2001-03-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEEMS MORE PREVALENT IN COOLER WEATHER. LACK OF POWER ASSIST AT … |
| 2000-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO PREMATURE INITIATION OF ABS PUMP SYSTEM. *AK |