IllustrationTRUCK HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH MAJOR COMPONENTS OTHER THAN WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS NOT USED FOR NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Silverado 1500 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
1725–50K
2850–75K
3975–100K
35100–150K
22150K+
147 reports with mileage · 408 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 140 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 123 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 75 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
29 crash reports13 fire reports13 injury reports
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
45 reportsEXCESSIVE FUEL PUMP NOISE, AUDIBLE FROM CLOSED CAB LOCATION
VEHCILE KEPT STALLING ON HIGHWAY. ELECTRICAL WIRING IN FUEL PUMP CAUSED PUMP TO GO BAD. IF IGNITED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED REPLACED AT MY COST BY DEALER.COOLANT HOSE FROM INTAKE TO HEATER FAILED COMMON PROBLEM ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT MY COSTED AT MY COST,COMMON PROBLEM. INTATE LEAK(COOLANT) NOT YET REPAIRED. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED AT MY COST,PART ONLY AVAILABLE FROM GM.
FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER RULING OUT THAT THE RELAY WAS O.K. THE VEHICAL WAS TOWED TO HALLOWELL CHEVROLET AT ROADSIDES ASSISTANCE AND INFORMED ME THAT ALL COSTS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT DUE TO THE WARRANTEE HAD ALREADY EXPIRED,PER THE DEALER, I WAS STUCK WITH THE COST REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE.
NO SUMMARY
REPORTING SEAL AROUND FUEL PUMP FAIL AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGES; DEALER / MFR'S NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY BURNED UP, CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.