IllustrationNHTSA#98-V-069-002 TRANSFER CAS LOCK UP OF TRANSFER CAS AN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFICIENT LUBRICATION. CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
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
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What owners reported most
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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
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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
What owners actually said
555 reportsVEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. MR *TT. *AK
CONSUMER STATE. THE FUEL PUMP WIRE WAS BURNED INSIDE THE GASOLINE TANK, DUE TO THAT DEFECT CAR WAS STALL ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATE. THE FUEL PUMP WIRE WAS BURNED INSIDE THE GASOLINE TANK, DUE TO THAT DEFECT CAR WAS STALL ON THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMARTION. TS
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. MR *NLM *DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
MY WIPERS WORKED FINE ON LOW IT STARTED RAINING HARD I PUT THEM ON HIGH THEY WENT 1/3 UP AND STOPPED.THIS HAPPEND GOING 75MPH IN THE DARK ON A BUSY 4 LANE THEY CAME ON ABOUT 45 SEC. LATER.I ALSO DRIVE A 97 K2500 AT WORK AND IT DID THE SAME THING THERE MUST BE MANY MORE. NLM
NHTSA NO. 98V150 COVERS TILL MAY 1996 MY TRUCK WAS MANF. AUG 1996 SAME PROBLEMS, WIPERS WILL NOT WORK INTERMITTENT AND QUIT WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY @ 70 MPH IN HEAVY RAINS.
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WILL BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THE INTAKE GASKET HEATER HOSE CONNECTOR FAILED.*JB
WHEN VEHICLE DECREASES IN SPEED TO 3MPH WHEEL SPEED SENOSOR DROPS OFF, AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH LESS TO NO BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHICH SENSOR IT WAS.*AK *YH
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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