Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet K10, most frequently naming the steering, tires & wheels and brakes categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 1999 | 1 | 4 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
VEHICLE DOES NOT STEER PROPERLY. STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHEN TRYING TO TURN. WHEEL POSITION SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE AFTER MAKING A SHARP TURN, AND A SEAL BUSTED ONCE. *AK *ML
BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND HAVE LONG STOPPING DISTANCES. THE ANIT-LOCK SYSTEM KICKS IN THE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR LOSING MOST OF THE STOPING POWER AND HAS LOCKED UP THE BACK WHEELS. CAUSING CONTROL LOST OF THE TRUCK WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO ENGAGE WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A BUMP DURING NORMAL BRAKING ALSO CAUSING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. NOT YET HAD A TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM.
WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HITS THE A-FRAME, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO JUMP.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997Viewing | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 55.3 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1992 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1990 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.