1997 GMC C/K PICKUP

0 recalls, 28 complaints - 1 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

28 total complaints 2 fires

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	5
STEERING	4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	3
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	1
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)	1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR	1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING	1

Incident date: Aug 1, 2014

BRAKES FAILED. I PARKED WITH PARKING BRAKE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED FLUID LEAK ON PAVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT RUSTY BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A PINHOLE. OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. FUEL LINE IS ALSO VERY RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. *TR

Incident date: Aug 1, 2014

Incident date: May 10, 2010

1997 GMC PICK UP DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LOCATION WAS THE ELECTRICAL MIRROR SWITCH THE TRUCK WAS UNOCCUPIED.*TR

Fire

Incident date: May 10, 2010

1997 GMC PICK UP DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LOCATION WAS THE ELECTRICAL MIRROR SWITCH THE TRUCK WAS UNOCCUPIED.*TR

Fire

Incident date: Aug 8, 2008

EVERYTIME I SLOW DOWN TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GROWLS AND IT FEELS AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON. THE TRUCK KEEPS ROLLING, AND I'VE ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME NUMEROUS TIMES. IT'S A 1997 GMC SIERRA. *TR

Incident date: Sep 16, 2007

SIR OR MA'AM, I BOUGHT A 1997 GMC SIERRA C/K SERIES 1500 PICKUP IN 1999. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMS TO FIX ITSELF AFTER THEY DRY OUT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT GMC RECALL... Read more

Incident date: Sep 16, 2007

Incident date: May 30, 2007

WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE - BOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE WIPERS TO NOT WORK. GMC ISSUED A RECALL OF WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED?, AND THAT GMC WOUL... Read more

Incident date: Mar 26, 2007

WE HAVE A 1997 GMC Z71 4 WHEEL DRIVE . THE STEERING GRABS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN ENTERING A CURVE AS YOU SPEED UP TO MAKE THE CURVE THE STEERING WILL JERK THE DRIVER'S HAND AND ARM . THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FOR SOMETIMES. I HAVE SEEN FROM YOUR WEB SITE THERE HAS BEEN AN INVE... Read more

Incident date: Sep 3, 2006

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. REPAIR WAS MADE AT MY COST SEVERAL YEARS AGO. PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS. DEALER WHO MADE THE FIRST REPAIR SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. GM CUSTOMER ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 12, 2003

APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING AT TIMES DURING OPERATION. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RECALLED UNDER RECALL #03V159000 OR GM RECALL 03023. BUT AFTER CHECKING MY VIN A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CONTEND THAT ALTHOUGH SO... Read more

Incident date: Aug 26, 2005

I OWN A 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP (GMC K15), [XXX]. MY PROBLEM IS FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN# 03V-159 WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO A RENOTIFICATION RECALL EARLIER IN 2005. UPON CHECKING WITH GMC I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE EVEN THOU... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2005

'97 GMC 1500 SERIES PICK-UP. AT SLOW SPEED, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE IRREGULARLY CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO INABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE IN NORMAL DISTANCE. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE DATE PROVIDED BELOW. *JB

Incident date: Jul 8, 2005

ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN SLOWING TO UNDER TEN MPH. BELIEVED TO BE A WHEEL BEARING LEAKING ONTO THE ABS SENSOR IN THE WHEEL. TO BE REPAIRED SOON.

Incident date: Jul 7, 2005

THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS ON OUR GMC Z-71 TRUCK HAVE STOPPED WORKING (OR WORK INTERMITTANTLY). I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL FROM MY NEPHEW AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I LOOKED IT UP ON YOUR SITE AND THERE IS ONE, SO NOW WHERE DO I GO?

Incident date: Feb 1, 2004

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING NORMAL STOPS, WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED SLOWS TO UNDER TEN MILES PER HOUR, I HEAR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MOTOR ACTIVATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH ON THE PEDAL THE TRUCK WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAK... Read more

Incident date: Jan 6, 2005

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 WHEN TURNING AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING PART OF THE TURN AND THEN I REGAIN IT COMING OUT OF THE TURN. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 96' CHEVY TAHOE 4X4 THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ANO... Read more

Incident date: Sep 2, 2001

CONTINUOUS STERRING PROBLEM WITH LEFT HAND TURNS AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED ON MANY OF THE OTHER 1997 GM VEHICLES ALREADY RECALLED BY THE COMPANY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE OF RACK & PINION REPAIRS.*AK

Incident date: Jun 12, 2004

(1) RAIN STORM IN LUBBOCK , TEXAS (2) TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK. (3) CHECKED FUSE. FUSE WAS GOOD. TRIED ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER AND THE WIPERS WORKED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS NOT TURNING OFF AFTER TURNING ON AND WHEN THEY DID TURN OFF THEY WOULD NOT RE... Read more

Incident date: Aug 15, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS STOPPED AND WILL NOT WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL OF THE CREW CAB MODEL OF MY VEHICLE, BUT, MY VEHICLE IS A CLUB CAB (EXTENDED CAB) I DO BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES OF THIS CLASS USE THE SAME WIPER/WASHER MOTOR IF THEY HAVE INTERMITTENT WIPERS, SO THIS VEHICLE ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 5, 2004

FRONT END STIFF AND HARD TO STEER. ALSO HANGS ON TURNS AT TIMES. POWER STEERING IS OK .ONE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS THE STEERING BOX. *JB

Incident date: May 26, 2004

MY HUSBAND,JOHN, PULLED UP AND PARKED OUR 1997 GMC K1500. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN & PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE A HORRIBLE, METAL RIPPING , GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD & THE PICKUP WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST WITHOUT OVER-REVING THE RPM'S. WE ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Incident date: Jul 17, 2004

ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WONT STOP CANT AFFORD TO PAY 450 A SIDE TO FIX THEM I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL THEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, I HAD A NEAR MISS AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME, I UNHOOKED THE ABS UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED AND NOW I CAN STOP. *LA

Incident date: Jan 1, 2004

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAINWINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST STOP. THEY MAY WORK AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES OR THEY MAY NOT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY 1997 GMC K PICK UP WAS NOT RECALLED FOR A WIPER PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Mar 25, 2004

FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM, THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP, IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, WHEN IT ACTS UP STEERING FEELS NOTCHY, YOU HAVE NO REAL CONTROL. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY BAD TIRES, INSTALLED NEW TIRES, DID NOT HELP. THESE TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM ASAP, THIS A HUGE AND REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

Incident date: Aug 25, 2001

WHILE TURNING LEFT POWERSTEERING LOCKS UP FOR A SECOND. SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE RECENT RECALL.

Incident date: Jan 8, 2002

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

Technical Service Bulletins, 1997 GMC C/K PICKUP

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
015100 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP	1

015100 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

SAAB/HUMMER/GM: DIAGNOSTIC TIPS/RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. ANALYSIS OF RETURNED POWER STEERING (PS) PUMPS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR NOISE, NO POWER ASSIST, NO OR LOW PRESSURE AND LEAKING CONDITIO

NHTSA Safety Investigations, GMC C/K PICKUP

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1973

FUEL TANK SYSTEM

MR. JERE L. BEASLEY, AN ATTORNEY WILL BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, METHVIN, PORTIS & MILES, P.C. IN MONTGOMERY, AL, PETITIONED NHTSA ON FEBRUARY 27, 2002, TO VACATE ITS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH GENRAL MOTORS CORPORATION FOR EA92-041 AND TO ORDER AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THE 1973-1987 C/K PICKUP TRUCKS THAT ... Read more

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1973

FLEX FAN BREAKAGE

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1997

ERRATIC STEERING BOOST WHILE DRIVING

ALLEGED THAT THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING UNIT INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDES FULL BOOST TOT HE POWER STEERING GEAR AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS.

GMC C/K PICKUP - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the GMC C/K PICKUP across all model years (1998, 1998).

1 Total Recalls

71 Total Complaints

3 Investigations

6 Reported Crashes

2 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

GMC C/K PICKUP - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2002	0	5	View
2001	0	4	View
2000	0	8	View
1999	0	9	View
1998	1	13	View
1997 (current)	0	28
1986	0	1	View
1985	0	2	View
1978	0	1	View

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