1997 Chevrolet S/T Series Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1997 Chevrolet S/T Series, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Fuel system250.0%
- Body & structure125.0%
- Engine125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE OFTEN AFTER IT RAINS OR IF THE TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT ON HUMID NIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK WILL START TO BUCK AND KICK AND IF I AM LUCKY ENOUGH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL COME ON. CHECKING THE ERROR REVEALS THE SAME ERROR EVERY TIME - P0300 RANDOM/MULTIPLE ENGINE MISFIRE. NO KIDDING! THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN CHANGED, SOME MORE THAN TWICE: SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR, MAGNETIC PICKUP COIL, IGNITION COIL, FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP AND EGR VALVE GASKET. BEFORE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THIS ERROR CODE IS EVER FOUND AND CORRECTED THE TRUCK WILL MORE LIKELY FAIL DURING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS ERROR CODE AND THE BUCKING OF THE TRUCK HAS OCCURRED SINCE AROUND THIRD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (1999). *JB
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1997 CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCK. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE FUEL RESERVE GAUGE AND THE SENSOR. LATER ON THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT ONE OF THE FOUR FUEL INJECTIONS WAS LEAKING. BECAUSE OF THIS ALL FOUR HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS DONE. THE OIL WAS ALSO CHANGED. ON 7-15-05, THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AGAIN. WHEN HE CONTACTED GOODYEAR THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING IT IN. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD HIM TO BRING IT BACK IF THE ODOR CAME BACK. THE NEXT MORNING IT CAME BACK. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. *JB *TT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
BROKEN FRAME BEHIND A FRAME & THE LENGTH OF THE FRAME RIGHT SIDE--LEFT SIDE HAS CRACKS STARTING. *LA
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE OFTEN AFTER IT RAINS OR IF THE TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT ON HUMID NIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK WILL START TO BUCK AND KICK AND IF I AM LUCKY ENOUGH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL COME ON. CHECKING THE ERROR REVEALS THE SAME ERROR EVERY TIME - P0300 RANDOM/MULTIPLE ENGINE MISFIRE. NO KIDDING! THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN CHANGED, SOME MORE THAN TWICE: SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR, MAGNETIC PICKUP COIL, IGNITION COIL, FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP AND EGR VALVE GASKET. BEFORE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THIS ERROR CODE IS EVER FOUND AND CORRECTED THE TRUCK WILL MORE LIKELY FAIL DURING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS ERROR CODE AND THE BUCKING OF THE TRUCK HAS OCCURRED SINCE AROUND THIRD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (1999). *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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