IllustrationCRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
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
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 reportsABS MALFUNCTION.
WHILE DRIVING THE THE VEHICLE WILL VIOLENTLY PULL TO THE LEFT, AND COULD MAKE THE DRIVER LOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS BADLY TO THE LEFT DUE TO BENT FRAME. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MFG. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER (3) TIMES IN (6) MONTHS. DEALER CANNOT STATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD ON VEHICLE HAS A DEEP TINT AT THE TOP WHICH BLOCKS VISION.OWNER ALSO CANNOT TELL WHAT COLOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IS. THERE IS TOO MUCH HEAT RESISTANCE IN WINDSHIELD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65 MPH, VEEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN REAR BETWEEN CAB AND BED, DRIVER UNAWARE, POINTED BY PASSERBY, TOTALED, ACCORDING TO DEALER, PIECE OF FRAGMENT/PAPER BLEW INTO CAB AREA. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3-4 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK
FRONT LEFT AXLE LEAKING.
WHEN INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT (55) MPH VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE AT 9:00 AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER SAID IT IS NOT HIS VEHICLE AND NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. *ET
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.