1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems
27 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Evo system failed and had no control over vehicle. This caused the vehicle to cross the center lane of highway and hit a bluff, totaling out the truck.
Cooling system plugged up on 1997 chevy w/t 4.3 v6 dexcool took to dealer- flushed system- ruined truck (used coolant with gasoline from that point forward had to refill coolant constantly) I gave up on truck and traded it in. Amount of loss- paid 9000.00- owned 13 months- got 4300.00 for net trade. 4700.00 loss.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 149 complaints
- Steering 146 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 80 complaints
- Fuel system 58 complaints
- Transmission 38 complaints
- Suspension 36 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 26 complaints