1997 GMC C/K Pickup problems
NHTSA has received 28 complaints about the 1997 GMC C/K Pickup, and 39% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. Next are brakes (25%) and steering (21%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 91,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
1997 GMC pick up drivers door caught on fire in the middle of the night location was the electrical mirror switch the truck was unoccupied.
While driving in the rain the wipers will shut off. Sometimes they will come back on and sometimes they won't. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information. Ph
Front end stiff and hard to steer. Also hangs on turns at times. Power steering is ok .one technician said it was the steering box.
Windshield wipers/washers stopped and will not work. I understand there is a recall of the crew cab model of my vehicle, but, my vehicle is a club cab (extended cab) I do believe that all of the vehicles of this class use the same wiper/washer motor if they have intermittent wipers, so this vehicle should have been included in the recall.
Other model years of the C/K Pickup
- 1998
- 1997