Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of customer complaints and safety problems regarding accidents and
defects in their 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 vehicle/motorcycle. This database gives you information regarding location of
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | POWER TRAIN Occurences: 1 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2010-03-23 |
| Summary: 1997 CHEVROLET CK1500, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH. AS HE WAS PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER,... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Occurences: 1 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2008-12-29 |
| Summary: THE SUN SHELL ON MY TRANSMISSION BROKE TAKING OUT REVERSE 2ND AND 4TH GEARS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRANSMISSIONS. ITS A 97 CHEVY 1500 Z71 4X4.... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Occurences: 10 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2007-10-25 |
| Summary: THE WIPER MOTOR STOPS WITH NO WARNING AND I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND HIT THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. I CALLED GM ABOUT THIS AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Occurences: 3 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2006-10-01 |
| Summary: NO WARNING OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKES ON THE 1997 CHEVY C1500 IT BLOWS THE FUSE TO BRAKE LIGHTS. VEHICLE CAN BE OPERATED WITH OUT BRAKE LIGHTS WITH OUT DRIVER KNOWLEDGE. ... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP Occurences: 1 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2006-06-17 |
| Summary: MY SON WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER ASSIST WAS LOST. THIS MADE THE TRUCK ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I HAVE REMOVED THE PUMP AND FOUND THE INTERNAL SHAFT HAD... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Occurences: 1 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2006-05-30 |
| Summary: NO CRASH OR DAMAGE OR INJURY. JUST ABS ON A 1997 TAHOE THAT HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THEY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SLIDES AND WHEN THEY ENGAGE YOU CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | STEERING Occurences: 1000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2006-04-26 |
| Summary: MY 1997 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP HAS A STEERING PROBLEM THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AS YOUR ENTERING A TURN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD. TO... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR Occurences: 500 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2005-12-20 |
| Summary: WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY QUITS WORKING. THE WIPERS QUIT WHEN RAINING OR SNOWING CAUSING ZERO VISABLILITY AND THE VERY HIGH RISK OF CRASHING. THERE WAS A 2003 RECALL FOR A BAD SOLDER JOINT IN THE... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Occurences: 3000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2005-12-20 |
| Summary: FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ AND RESEARCHED, MY 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 FROM MINNESOTA HAS THE CORRODED ABS SPEED SENSORS. AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING THE ABS COMES ON EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAS... |  |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET 1500 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR Occurences: 14 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recived: 2005-12-09 |
| Summary: I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK VIN # 1GCEC14W7VZ150207. MY WIND SHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK AT VARIOUS TIMES. I'VE ALMOST HAD TO WRECKS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY TOLD... |  |
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