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vehicle
1997 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints
345 on file (1997-01-03 → 2021-12-06)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
445 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Intermittent or inoperative windshield wipersVISIBILITY35 complaints2000-11 → 2012-12sierra-1500-1997-wiper-failure
10336382 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING
10129850 FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN I USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY JUST ALL OF ASUDDEN JUST STOP
10099279 WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THEY WORKED FINE AS LONG AS IT WAS NOT RAINING
Corroded steel brake line leaks and rupturesSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC12 complaints2004-09 → 2015-11sierra-1500-1997-brake-line-corrosion
10807084 STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE UNDER TRUCK BED AND RUNNING ALONG DRIVER SIDE FRAME RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING
10455585 CORRODED BRAKE LINE FAILURE. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, FRONT WORKED
10433375 BRAKE FLUID LOSS DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE
ABS activation at low speed with longer stoppingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC18 complaints2000-12 → 2015-12sierra-1500-1997-abs-low-speed
10161309 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS UNWARRANTABLE ACTIVATING, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS
10139677 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP
737136 INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO PREMATURE INITIATION OF ABS PUMP SYSTEM
Momentary loss of steering assist and wheel jerkSTEERING43 complaints2000-10 → 2017-01sierra-1500-1997-steering-assist-loss
10052906 WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR OR SO, THE STEERING WHEEL OCCASIONALLY LOSES ALL RESISTANCE AND THE WHEEL TURNS AROUND TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE
10020352 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING
737521 WHEN TURNING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 35MPH STEERING SEEMS TO RESIST TURNING AND WHEN MORE STEERING FORCE IS APPLIED,STEERING BECOMES VERY LIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER
Fuel pump wiring and connector burning in tankFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE8 complaints2001-10 → 2005-03sierra-1500-1997-fuel-tank-wiring
10005134 THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE GAS TANK SHORTED OUT AND MELTED WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASSEMBLY
8022495 THE SENDER HARNESS SHORTED OUT INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK
897118 INSULATION AROUND WIRING AND CONNECTOR OF UNIT INSIDE FUEL TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_1997_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1997 GMC Sierra 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/gmc/sierra-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
