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1997 Chevrolet Pickup

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Suspension complaints

5 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicSuspension

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY PULL HARD TO RIGHT, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE GRABBED WHEEL AND PULLED IT. I DO NOT REMEMBER HAVING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD BRAKE TROUBLE AT AROUND 58,000 MILES. THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED, ROTORS RESURFACED, AND PACKED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES FIXED…

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WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY PULL HARD TO RIGHT, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE GRABBED WHEEL AND PULLED IT. I DO NOT REMEMBER HAVING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD BRAKE TROUBLE AT AROUND 58,000 MILES. THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED, ROTORS RESURFACED, AND PACKED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES FIXED, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE STEERING PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 GMC, YUKON.*AK

NHTSA ODI #749026

Mileage unknown · Sep 26, 2000
SteeringSuspension

SINCE FIRST PURCHASED, THIS VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT CAUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING SENSOR UNIT, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN PULLING AT LEAST 50 TIMES. A FRI…

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SINCE FIRST PURCHASED, THIS VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT CAUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING SENSOR UNIT, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN PULLING AT LEAST 50 TIMES. A FRIEND OF MINE ALSO BOUGHT A NEW 1997 CHEV. P.U. AND HAS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TODAY HE CALLED ME AND SAID THERE IS A WEB SITE DEVOTED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. ON ICY ROADS AND FOR THE INEXPERIENCED DRIVER, THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT. HOW MANY ROLLOVERS AND DEATHS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CAUSED BY THIS UNEXPLAINED STEERING PROBLEM??

NHTSA ODI #732538

Mileage unknown · May 17, 2000
Suspension

THERE IS A NOISE EMITTING FROM REAR END OF TRUCK- SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING SOUND. SOUND IS HEARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP, AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #722802

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 2000
Suspension

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY JERK TO THE SIDE, THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. ARE THERE ANY BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM OR IS THIS A RARE PROBLEM?

NHTSA ODI #719648

Mileage unknown · Feb 15, 2000
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

BAD STEERING SENSOR. MJS

NHTSA ODI #550943

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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