Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickups

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
72
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

72 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
15
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    14
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power Assist System
    10
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
    10
  • Steering
    7
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
    4
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
03V159000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER2003-04-28

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

RiskIF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA02006·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR2002-05-31 → 2003-07-23

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

Led to recall03V159000

PE01001·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2001-01-08 → 2001-05-22

VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER

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