1997 GMC Pick UP problems
Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 1997 GMC Pick UP. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (21%) and steering (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the GMC Pick UP with enough data (12 complaints in that window).
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.
While driving at any given speed and taking foot off the accelerator, the engine continues to keep running. Also, it takes about 5 seconds after taking foot off the accelerator for the truck to slow down. Consumer contacted the dealer and they told the consumer that's how it suppose to operate, dealer also told consumer that the engine was programmed to run in that manner.
Brake pads prematurally wear out. The dealer has replaced the pads two times. Owner states that the pads need to be replaced again.
Windshield wipers failed to wipe after brief rainstorm . Once the truck dried, the wipers would work. The left and right rear turn signal electrical assemblies failed within 2 weeks of each other and further diagnosis revealed an open circuit in each assembly which caused the turn signal to fail to flash. Bulb tested good. The personal at the auto parts store stated they had a lot of these assemblies being requested for replacement. I have never had a wreck with my vehicle.
While driving front windshield wipers failed intermittently. Recall 03v159000 was issued on this problem. However, dealership would not repair because this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.