1997 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN I USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY JUST ALL OF ASUDDEN JUST STOP. IF I CAN STOP I TRY TO MOVE THE WIPERS BY HAND WHICH WORKS SOMETIMES AND OTHERS IT DOESN'T OR THEY JUST START WORKING. IT HAPPENDS EVERYTIMES IT RAINS AND I HAVE TO USE MY WIPERS. WE CALLED A DEALSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS AND THEY SAID THERE WERE RECALLS ON WIPERS DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS BUT THEY SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T INCLUDED.

TRUCK WILL NOT START. NOT HEARING THE ELECTIC FUEL PUMP IN GAS TANK. TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIRS. DURING FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. NOTICED THE CONNECTOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK ARCED AND BURNED WITH 2 INCHES OF INSULATION BURNED OFF THE WIRES SUPPLYING POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP. 1997 GMC TRUCK. I GUESS THIS CONNECTOR THAT MATES THROUGH THE TANK HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ARCING BURNING HERE. ALSO THE CONNECTOR DEFECT ISNT EASILY NOTICABLE TO THE TECHNICIAN. CAUSING INTERMITTENT FUEL PUMP FAILURE AS IN MY CASE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY HISTORY OF FIRE/EXPOSION WITH THESE CONNECTORS ON GM VEHICLES. THIS I FEEL IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN PROBABLY DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME WITH THIS DEFECT AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANY TECHNICIANS.. HTTP://WWW.FINDARTICLES.COM/P/ARTICLES/MI_M3102/IS_6_123/AI_N6083406 HERE IS AN ARTICLE EXPLAINING THE DEFECT.

WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED THE SEAT BELT WOULD BE IN THE WAY AND AND THE SEAT WOULD GET STUCK ON THE SEAT BELT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WHICH CONNECTS THE SHOULDER HARNESS TO THE CAR BROKE OFF. ANYONE RIDING IN THE CAR WOULD BE TICKETED FOR NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND NO USE OF THE SEAT BELT WITH AN AIRBAG EQUIPED. DEALERSHIP SAYS DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE.*AK

GMC K 1500 SUBURBAN 4WD 1997, 2ND REPLACEMENT OF CARRIER ASSEMBLY. *BF THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TO INCLUDE A TOTAL FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TEARDOWN AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT LEFT AXLE AND IT'S COMPONENTS.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEEMS MORE PREVALENT IN COOLER WEATHER. LACK OF POWER ASSIST AT TIMES, TOO MUCH ASSIST AT OTHER TIMES. *AK

REF: RECALL NUMBER: 03V159000. (GM RECALL NO. 03023) I HAVE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD INTEMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS DESCRIBED. I HAVE ALLREADY REPLACED ENTIRE MOTOR, THEN REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL. GMC STATES TO ME THAT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE GROUP EFFECTED IN THE RECALL. SERVICE INVOICE STATES THAT IT IS INDEED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I RETAINED OLD PART FOR TESTING PUPOSES. THIS IS A VERY DANGERIOUS ISSUE.*AK

1997 GMC SIERRA HAS WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT IFFERENT TIMES USUALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. CURRENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF EHICLE BUT ACCORDING TO GM, NOT FOR MY VEHICLE BASED ON THE VIN#. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE YET.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE A 1997 GMC C1500 PICKUP. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS JAMMED AND WILL NOT EXTEND. IT IS ILLEGAL IN MY STATE TO DRIVE WITH OUT A SEAT BELT. MY GMC DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $200 TO FIX THE BELT. *AK CAN I BE CHARGED, THIS MUCH, FOR A FAILURE OF A SAFETY SYSTEM ON A 7YEAR OLD VEHICAL?

1997 GMC TRUCK. WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO RESISTANCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TRUCK CAN VEER (HARD RIGHT) AT ANY SPEED. THE SLIGHTEST WEIGHT OF YOUR HAND CAN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE HARD RIGHT TURN. FAULTY E.V.O. ROTATION SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER ON 06/25/98, 5/24/99 AND 8/27/99. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS SENSOR TO 65,000 MILES. SENSOR IS STILL DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECT CAN AND PROBABLE HAS CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATH. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CURRENT DEFECTIVE PART IS IN USE NOW. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND TURNING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO START AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *AK THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AROUND RIGHT CURVES AT 35-45 MPH. THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIVATE TIRE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN THERE KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES ON OTHER GM PICK-UPS. A NEW SENSOR WAS INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM WAS ALLEVIATED. *NM