1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

MY 1997 Z71 KEPT DYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE FUEL PUMP. SO I GO TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT HAD SHORTED. THE POWER WIRE AND CONNECTIONS WERE MELTED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND ASSEMBLY IN THE TANK. COST ME OVER $700.00 PLUS LABOR. I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T EXPLODE. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT WORK. IT STARTED OUT THE WASHER WOULDN'T ALWAYS WORK AND THEN THE WIPERS FOLLOWED SUIT. THE FIRST TIME MY WIPERS DIDN'T WORK MY VISIBILITY DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND IT WAS A DANGEROUS DRIVE HOME. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DID NOT GET RECALLED. OTHER MODELS IN MY YEAR WERE RECALLED AND MY MODEL IN PREVIOUS YEARS WERE RECALLED. CHEVY DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $175 TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. I REMOVED THE BOARD CLEANED IT RE-SOLDERED IT AND REINSTALLED IN 30 MINUTES. EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT NOW. *JB

1997 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 Z71. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WAS PREVENTING ME FROM STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. THEY HAVE RECALLED ALL THE NEWER MODELS TO FIX THE DEFECT, BUT NOT THE OLDER MODELS. THE ONLY WAY TO DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE IS TO CUT THE ANTI-LOCK SPEED SENSOR FOR IT. ANTI-BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER. AT LEAST, I HAVE BRAKES. I WAS INVOLVED IN MANY ACCIDENTS, FORTUNATELY, WITH NO MAJOR INJURIES OTHER THAN MANY BUMPER SCRATCHES AND DENTS. TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AT STOP, I HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTENTIONALLY MANY TIMES. THIS TRUCK COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED IF THEY ARE NOT RECALLED. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO I OWN WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING LEADING TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THEY WILL WORK FINE FOR THE FIRST 15-20 MINUTES WHILE IT IS RAINING AND THEN SUDDENLY QUIT MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER RECALLS FOR VEHICLES VERY SIMILAR TO MINE REGARDING A "CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD" FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. *NM

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500Z71. THE GALVANIZEDBRAID-STEEL TAIL GATE SUPPORT HINGE USED TO SUPPORT TAIL GATE BROKE. THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE 1999-2000 FOR THE SAME THING. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE 1997 ALSO. THE OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL NOTICE SAYS THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THEY WILL REPLACE THEM ON THE 1999-2000 MODELS THE NEED REPLACED ON THE 1997 MODELS ALSO. *NM

MY 1997 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP HAS A STEERING PROBLEM THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AS YOUR ENTERING A TURN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD. TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MECHANICS OFFER SUGGESTIONS RANGING FROM THE STEERING BOX TO STEERING SENSORS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM TO THIS TRUCK, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR MODEL ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS GM WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEY DECIDE RECALL THIS YEAR MODEL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE EXITING A RAMP IN LEXINGTON, KY, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY PICK-UP FAILED, RESULTING IN MY TRUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. THIS RESULTED IN MY TRUCK ENTERING ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND CAUSED AN NON-INJURY ACCIDENT. MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING MY 3 YEAR OLD SON. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, AND IS PREPARING TO BE REPAIRED. THE BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAL-FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING, REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM KICKS IN CONSTANTLY, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. *NM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET C-1500 PICK-UP TRUCK FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. AT THE FIRST RAIN OF THE SEASON, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE WIPERS BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW. FOR AN UNEXPLAINABLE REASON, THEY RESUME WORKING AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TIME RANGING FROM TEN TO THIRTY MINUTES. THE TRUCK CANNOT BE DRIVEN WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. (SAFETY ISSUE AND VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION) NO REPAIRS YET TAKEN. RUMOR CIRCULATING THAT GM MAY RECALL THE WIPER CIRCUITRY BOARD. *NM

FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ AND RESEARCHED, MY 1997 CHEVROLET K1500 FROM MINNESOTA HAS THE CORRODED ABS SPEED SENSORS. AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING THE ABS COMES ON EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAS CAUSE ME ROLL OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS UNABLE TO STOP. THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DEFECT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL, BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE 1997 OR MINNESOTA WHICH MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE CONSIDERING THE PROBLEM AND ITS POTENTIAL RISKS. *NM