1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IDLING ARM AND PITMAN ARM. THE FRONT END WAS REALIGNED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - THE FAULTY PART WAS THE STEERING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V159000, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 05/02/06. *JB

1997 K 2500 TRUCK PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AND SURGING WILL STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WITH HYDRO BOOST THERE ARE ONLY 10 % BRAKING POWER THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH EACH TIME A FAILURE OF A PMD BOX ON ENGINE THAT THE DEALER SAYS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE 1994 I HAVE HAD REPLACED 4 TIMES WITH THE RESULT THE SAME A DANGEROUSLY CLOSE CALL WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGES IN TO TRAFFIC OR THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER LOOKING THE DEALER WAS PUSHED BUY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE OEM PART BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE RISK OF DRIVING AFTER I LEAVE THE DEALER AND A FAILURE HAPPENS I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACCIDENT OTHER THAN MINE MUST HAVE HAPPENED THE DEALER AND THE STANADINE DEALER IN TOLEDO ADMIT THESE ARE A CONTINUING PROBLEMS THAT IS NOT GOING AWAY. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS REAL AND MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME ONE IF NOT ALREADY GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

1997 CHEVROLET 6.5 TURBO DIESEL PICKUP. HAD FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC INJECTION PUMP. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN AT VARIOUS POINTS OF A TRIP. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL, BUT HAS MILEAGE AND YEAR LIMITATIONS. COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD 132,000 MI AND RECALL WAS SOMETHING LIKE 10YR/120,000. *JB

TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THEY ONLY CAME UP TO THE PARK POSITION FOR INTERMITTENT OPERATION. POSITIONED THE SWITCH TO LOW AND HIGH AND THE WIPERS DID NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER. SHUT OFF AND WIPERS SHUT OFF. WIPERS WOULD NOT RESTART ON REPEATED TRIES. TRIED LATER AND WIPERS WORKED PROPERLY. NOW THEY OPERATE SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES ONLY ON INTERMITTENT AND LOW, NOT ON HIGH. BUT, SOMETIMES ON HIGH. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED YET, BECAUSE EVERYTIME I GO TO THE DEALER, THEY ARE WORKING. *JB

(1) ONGOING (2) POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES TO TOO MUCH ASSIST TO NORMAL ASSIST, ESPECIALLY IN LEFT HAND TURN (3) DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS "EVO" SENSOR, WANTS $280 TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IN 1997 CHEV C/K PICKUP TRUCKS READS LIKE A RASH IN QUANTITY REPORTS TO NHTSA, YET NHTSA SEEMS TO WANT MANY DEATHS BEFORE REQUIRING A DEALER RECALL. DO SOMETHING!!!*AK

POWER STEERING PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO KNOWN DEFECTS AFFECTING GM CARS. I HAVE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS REGARDING SUDDEN ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN A LEFT TURN. THE UPCOMING RECALL OF 1996-7 CARS DOES NOT INCLUDE PICKUP TRUCKS BUILT IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. MY '97 3/4 TON CHEVROLET WAS BUILT IN SEPT OF 96, AND HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. MY (RENO,NV) CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IT WILL COST ME APPROX $240 TO FIX IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO EXPAND THE RECALL, AS I'VE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS ALREADY! *AK