1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K-1500. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED FIRST AND THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED AFTERWARDS. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED BRUISES ON THEIR INNER FOREARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 113,450.

97 CHEVY K1500 ABS FALSE ACTIVATION. DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE WITHOUT PAYMENT. ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEED AND WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED AT ALL. CAUSED MINOR COLLISION WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED. *TR

FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IN 1997 CHEVY K1500 UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED, HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,380.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP FOR ABOUT 10 FEET. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ABS RUSTED WHICH CAUSED AN IMPROPER SIGNAL TO THE ABS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 87000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THIS HAPPENS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE CURVES, AS WELL AS SEVERE CURVES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NEW. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO WORSEN DURING COLD WEATHER. WE HAVE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN SEVERAL WAYS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE. *NM

MY STEERING IN MY 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS ERRATIC. IT IS ULTRA EASY AT TIMES AND ULTRA DIFFICULT AT OTHERS. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT WILL SUDDENLY JERK OUT OF MY HAND. I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT MY STEERING SENSOR LOCATED ON MY STEERING COLUMN. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT FOR THIS ISSUE. THE WARRANTY PERIOD UNDER WHICH CHEVROLET WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE EXPIRED BEFORE I COULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHILE I WAS IN AGHANISTAN. MY VEHICLE NO LONGER FALLS UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE DID NOT NOTIFY MY AT ANY TIME OF A RECALL/CONCERN. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY CONCERNS UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. *NM

MY 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND A RECALL WAS RECOMMENDED BY NHTSA. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, DON'T WORK, OR WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN EVER THEY ARE TURNED ON. CHEVROLET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO DATE. *NM

1997 K1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO KELSEY HAYES ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT (NO WHEEL SLIP) BETWEEN 5-10 MPH WHEN BRAKES APPLIED HARD OR SOFTLY. THIS LEADS TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE UNLESS BRAKES RELEASED AND REAPPLIED QUICKLY. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISS COLLISIONS WITH PARKED VEHICLES (NO COLLISION HAS YET OCCURRED.) ONE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER ON 9/2005 (PART NOT AVAILABLE) THIS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT ~4 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM BEGAN RECURRING. A SECOND DEALER STATED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V379000) DUE TO RUST ACCUMULATING AROUND FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 1997 MODEL YEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED AND OPERATED PRIMARILY IN MN, SD, AND NY. *NM

OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS AND 80,000 MILES OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP HAS DIED ON ME 5 TIMES. ALL 5 TIMES THE PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH AC DELCO PARTS FROM GM. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WENT OUT I HAD IT REPLACED BY A CHEVY DEALER IN TAMPA. THE SECOND TO THE LAST FAILURE CAUSED A DOMINO EFFECT THAT ENDED UP BEING VERY COSTLY TO ME. FRAGMENTS FROM THE PUMP TRAVELED TO THE FILTER, SOMEHOW MADE IT PAST THE FILTER AND RUINED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. FRAGMENTS FROM THAT TRAVELED FURTHER ALONG AND DESTROYED THE THROTTLE BODY METERING VALVE AND ALL 8 FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER HAVING ALL THIS WORK DONE, THE LAST FUEL PUMP ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME IT LUCKILY DID NOT RUIN THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE GM PART BEING DEFECTIVE, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PUT UP WITH AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I'VE NEVER LET THE TANK GET BELOW 1/3 FULL BECAUSE I KNOW IT CAN DAMAGE THE PUMP BELOW 1/4 FULL. THE PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS CAUSED A DANGER TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *NM

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. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ENGAGED RESULTING IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THIS IS A HIGHLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AS THE ENTIRE TRUCK BED HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE FUEL PUMP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ON 08/30/06, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AFTER OBSERVING THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #03V159000, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER ON OTHER MODELS MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ABS MOTOR BEGINS SPINNING WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS UNDER 10 MPH. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

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 BROKEN. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS A MANAGER FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FLEET. I NETWORK WITH A LARGE GROUP OF EXPERIENCED TECHNICIANS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE TRUCKS. *NM

FUEL PUMP BROKE AGAIN ON MY 1997 CHEVY DIESEL PICK UP THIS WILL BE THE 4TH PUMP ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH GM HAS HAD A KNOWN PROBLEM AND COVERED THE PREVIOUS 3. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAD TO PAY $2400.00 TO GET THIS FIXED. *JB

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 SPRING ENGAGING, WEIRD SOUND. WE HAD NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH ABS SO DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ABNORMAL SOUNDING AND FEELING BUT DIDN'T LIKE IT AND FELT UNCOMFORTABLE. I KEPT TALKING TO PEOPLE AND THEY SUGGESTED I CHECK OUT SERVICE NOTICES/RECALLS. WAS GLAD TO SEE A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH THE 1999 TO 2002 BUT OF COURSE THAT DOESN'T COVER MY 1997. *NM

MY 1997 Z71 KEPT DYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE FUEL PUMP. SO I GO TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT HAD SHORTED. THE POWER WIRE AND CONNECTIONS WERE MELTED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND ASSEMBLY IN THE TANK. COST ME OVER $700.00 PLUS LABOR. I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T EXPLODE. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT WORK. IT STARTED OUT THE WASHER WOULDN'T ALWAYS WORK AND THEN THE WIPERS FOLLOWED SUIT. THE FIRST TIME MY WIPERS DIDN'T WORK MY VISIBILITY DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND IT WAS A DANGEROUS DRIVE HOME. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DID NOT GET RECALLED. OTHER MODELS IN MY YEAR WERE RECALLED AND MY MODEL IN PREVIOUS YEARS WERE RECALLED. CHEVY DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $175 TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. I REMOVED THE BOARD CLEANED IT RE-SOLDERED IT AND REINSTALLED IN 30 MINUTES. EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT NOW. *JB

1997 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 Z71. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WAS PREVENTING ME FROM STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. THEY HAVE RECALLED ALL THE NEWER MODELS TO FIX THE DEFECT, BUT NOT THE OLDER MODELS. THE ONLY WAY TO DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE IS TO CUT THE ANTI-LOCK SPEED SENSOR FOR IT. ANTI-BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER. AT LEAST, I HAVE BRAKES. I WAS INVOLVED IN MANY ACCIDENTS, FORTUNATELY, WITH NO MAJOR INJURIES OTHER THAN MANY BUMPER SCRATCHES AND DENTS. TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AT STOP, I HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTENTIONALLY MANY TIMES. THIS TRUCK COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED IF THEY ARE NOT RECALLED. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO I OWN WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING LEADING TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THEY WILL WORK FINE FOR THE FIRST 15-20 MINUTES WHILE IT IS RAINING AND THEN SUDDENLY QUIT MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER RECALLS FOR VEHICLES VERY SIMILAR TO MINE REGARDING A "CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD" FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. *NM

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500Z71. THE GALVANIZEDBRAID-STEEL TAIL GATE SUPPORT HINGE USED TO SUPPORT TAIL GATE BROKE. THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE 1999-2000 FOR THE SAME THING. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE 1997 ALSO. THE OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL NOTICE SAYS THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THEY WILL REPLACE THEM ON THE 1999-2000 MODELS THE NEED REPLACED ON THE 1997 MODELS ALSO. *NM

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 DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MECHANICS OFFER SUGGESTIONS RANGING FROM THE STEERING BOX TO STEERING SENSORS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM TO THIS TRUCK, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR MODEL ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS GM WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEY DECIDE RECALL THIS YEAR MODEL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE EXITING A RAMP IN LEXINGTON, KY, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY PICK-UP FAILED, RESULTING IN MY TRUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. THIS RESULTED IN MY TRUCK ENTERING ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND CAUSED AN NON-INJURY ACCIDENT. MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING MY 3 YEAR OLD SON. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, AND IS PREPARING TO BE REPAIRED. THE BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAL-FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING, REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM KICKS IN CONSTANTLY, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. *NM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET C-1500 PICK-UP TRUCK FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. AT THE FIRST RAIN OF THE SEASON, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE WIPERS BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW. FOR AN UNEXPLAINABLE REASON, THEY RESUME WORKING AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TIME RANGING FROM TEN TO THIRTY MINUTES. THE TRUCK CANNOT BE DRIVEN WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. (SAFETY ISSUE AND VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION) NO REPAIRS YET TAKEN. RUMOR CIRCULATING THAT GM MAY RECALL THE WIPER CIRCUITRY BOARD. *NM

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 CAUSE ME ROLL OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS UNABLE TO STOP. THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DEFECT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL, BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE 1997 OR MINNESOTA WHICH MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE CONSIDERING THE PROBLEM AND ITS POTENTIAL RISKS. *NM

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 MOTOR, BUT IT ONLY INCLUDED VEHICLES WITH 70, 000 MILES OR LESS THUS ELIMINATING 95 PERCENT OF THE 1997'S ON THE ROAD. *NM

I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK VIN [XXX]. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK AT VARIOUS TIMES. I'VE ALMOST HAD TWO WRECKS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE RECALL PROBLEM WITH MY WIPERS. GM TOLD ME TO HAVE IT FIXED AND TO SAVE MY RECEIPT FOR A FUTURE RECALL. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS - JUST STARTED. THIS IS ON A TRUCK 2 YEARS OLDER THAN CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED IN OTHER STATES. *JB

ABS BRAKES SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN 2001 WHEN I LIVED ON EAST COAST. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT AT MY EXPENSE. THE RECALL THAT IS BEING ISSUED SHOULD INCLUDE VEHICLES IN A BROADER RANGE THAN ONLY 1999-2002 AS THIS 1997 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NEWER VEHICLES. *NM

ABS BRAKES ARE PULSING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL NOT STOP QUICKLY. *NM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON AT 6 MPH REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS MAKES THE TRUCK HARDER TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY PUMPS. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS NEEDING FURTHER STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS DEFECT. WHEN I DID FIND OUT THEY WERE RECALLING IN OTHER STATES I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN. NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL I FIND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *NM

HAVE A 1997 CHEVY C1500 FULL SIZE TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THEY TURN OFF WHEN THEY WANT. ALMOST GOT IN TO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY STOPPED WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNPOUR. THEN THEY START BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER THEN REPEATED ITS SELF. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997 TRUCKS BUT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION, WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE OR STOP OPERATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS SERIES/YEAR/MAKE/MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING RECALL 03V-159. *NM

IT WAS RAINING,I TURNED ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS,THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING,THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED I TURNED OFF THE WIPERS BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. I HAD TO STOP MY TRUCK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE FOR MY WIPERS TO STOP. I CHECK FOR A RECALL AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE SAME YEAR OF MY TRUCK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A SERVICE RECALL,THEY CHECKED THE VIN# THEN ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK. I SAID THERE WAS A RECALL AND I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THAT MY TRUCK ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL,MY TRUCK IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *JB

IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED A HARD BRAKING SITUATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN WHICH IT FELT LIKE THE ANTI- LOCK WAS KICKING IN EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE UNCALLED FOR. TODAY, I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL WITH ALL MY MIGHT AND STILL DRIFTED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHO LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND ME SINCE I ENDED UP IN THEIR LANE. MY PADS, FLUID AND ROTORS ARE ALL GOOD. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A GM DEALER TOMORROW FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY AND NOW NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER THREE YEARS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. ABS ACTIVATES UN-WANTED AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL/DISTANCE. 2000 MODELS AND NEWER ALREADY HAVE RECALL ON SAME ISSUE. *JB

ON OCT 6, 2005, I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 EXT CAB TRUCK IN A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED # 03V159000 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2003. WHEN I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY REQUESTED MY VIN NUMBER AND THEN TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL. I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT HAVE THE SAME WIPER MOTOR PART NUMBER. THEY THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY SENT OUT A BULLETIN THAT INCLUDED MY VEHICLE WHICH STATED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT IF FAILURE OCCURS BEFORE 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES WE WILL REPLACE IT. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A 1997 AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT AND NO LONGER QUALIFIES AS A CANDIDATE FOR THIS REPAIR. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE HAZARD STILL EXISTS! CHEVROLET IS ALSO STILL REPLACING/REPAIR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES WHICH MIGHT EXCEED THE 7 YEAR OR 70,000 MILE CUTOFF. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THESE OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING VIN [XXX], WITH 89,000 MILES 1997 CHEVY K1500 TRUCK THE PURCHASE DATE AND INCIDENT DATE ARE APPROXIMATE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES. THIS IS INTERMITTENT, I CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND IT IS FINE. I HAVE READ OF THIS COMPLAINT ON SEVERAL CHEVY VEHICLES OF THE MODEL YEAR. MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AS ANTICIPATED AT SIGNS, ETC. ONE IS FORCED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO OVERRIDE THE ABS. EVEN WHEN YOU DO OVERRIDE THE ABS, THE DELAY IN STOPPING PUTS YOU PAST THE CROSSWALK OR PARKING SPACE!. *JB

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR. GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ABS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ONLY GO BACK AS FAR AS 1999. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE COMPLAINT IS NOT AGAINST THE DEALER. *JB

WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING OUR 4TH FUEL PUMP PLACED IN OUR TRUCK, THIS TIME AFTER IT DIED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE TOWED THE TRUCK HOME AND TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHEN WE GOT UNDER THE HOOD WE DISCOVERED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS OVERHEATING IT WAS SO HOT MY HUSBAND BURNED HIS FINGER. WE REPLACED IT BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE SENT THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND WERE TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN, THE WIRES ON THE PUMP WERE BURN AND MELTED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ICM TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED IN SEPT 01, APRIL 04 THE SECOND PUMPS' FUEL LEVEL SENSING UNIT (A THIN PIECE OF METAL SLIDING ACROSS A SET OF CONDUCTORS) BECAME CORRODED AND GOT STUCK ON EMPTY, AND NOW THE 3RD PUMP HAS BURNT MELTED WIRES. ALL REPAIR WERE AT MY COST. WE REAL LUCK THE THING DIDN'T BLOW UP! BUT TRYING TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE PRAYING TO NOT BE HIT BY THE 70+ MPH TRAFFIC IS TERRIFYING. THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE "COMMON" AMONG GM TRUCK OWNERS, SO WHY HASN'T GM STEPPED UP TO HELP? *JB

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME THEY WILL STOP WHEN IT IS RAINING START AGAIN STOP YOU NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO STOP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME TRUCKS THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT MY TRUCK. *NM

DT: WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE GETS WET THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP WITH 33000 MILES. VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE ON 10-14 1997, VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A WRECK, NOR HAD ANY BODY WORK BEEN DONE ON IT. CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN HE WAS WASHING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FIND THAT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON JULY 20, 2005. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY ANYTHING DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE HAD HEARD THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING DUE TO CIRCUIT BOARD. HE HEARD THAT VEHICLE COULD BE FIXED FOR FREE IF FITTED IN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. HIS VEHICLE DID NOT FIT IN THIS TIME FRAME BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHOW WHEN MANUFACTURER WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM . CONSUMER JUST WANTED THIS TO BE ON RECORD. HE STATED THAT MANUFACTURER HAD A PROBLEM ,AND HE WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE HIS/HER LIFE BECAUSE OF IT.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN JULY 7, 2005 WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. AT FIRST THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, THEN WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE WIPERS CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT THE DEALER TODAY, JULY 8, 2005, AND PAID $161.00 . THE DEALER IS POHANKA CHEVROLET IN CHANTILLY, VA. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WANTS HER VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE HERS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HER HUSBAND JUST INFORMED HER THAT THIS HAPPENED TO HIM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM LISTED IN RECALL IS WHAT THEY FIXED ON HER VEHICLE.*AK