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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
What owners actually said
555 reportsBRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, ATTEMPTING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. RAN INTO THE REAR OF VAN AHEAD, WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER HAS SERVICED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE FIVE TIMES.
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED WHICH CAUSED AN ANTIFREEZE COOLANT LEAK.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS, AND WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE DRUM WARPED CAUSING NOISE AND LOCK UP.
DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.