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1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jul 1, 2012
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 64 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Jul 1, 2012

I HAVE A1997 CHEVROLET 6.5T DIESEL, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DOING ABOUT 45 MPH CROSSING A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND A SEMI WAS BEHIND ME AND ALMOST PLOWED IN TO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK BUT HE WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND AT THE LAST SECOND. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. ON ALL OCCASIONS I LOST ALL POWER TO EVERYTHING BRAKES,STEERING AND ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER THE TWO ABOVE. FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD PUT OUT AN UNDER THE TABLE RECALL OF THE PMD AND INJECTOR PUMP ON THE 6.5T DIESEL MOTOR 12YR/100,000MILES BUT DID NOT PUBLICLY SAY ANYTHING. THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST CAN'T GET OUT OF MY HEAD IS WHAT IF I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME GOING CAMPING AND TOWING MY TRAILER WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED GOING DOWN A STEP MOUNTAIN PASS AND THE TRUCK TO SHUT OFF WITH NO POWER TO STOP. I KNOW THAT CAR MAKERS HAVE A % OF ACCIDENTS BEFORE THEY WILL LOOK AT RECALLS AND DEATHS ARE INCLUDED IN THOSE %'S AND FOR GM TO HIDE THE RECALL IS VERY DISHONEST. *TR

NHTSA ID
10463886
Incident
Jan 10, 2012
Mileage
125,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 2, 2012

CHEVY ADMITS A PROBLEM, I THINK MINE HAS SUCH IT STALLS FOR NO REASON AFTER A COMPLETE $700 TUNE UP..SHOP SAYS HAS SYMPTOMS, WHY NOT RECALL? THIS IS DANGEROUS. $243 LOW TO REPAIR TO $450.. NICE... *TR

NHTSA ID
10453783
Incident
Apr 27, 2011
Engine
Filed Mar 1, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THE SENSOR IN THE ENGINE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND ALLOW IT TO RESET. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE A DAY SINCE THE FALL OF 2009. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE 120,000 MILE WARRANTY. HIS VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE FOR $1200. THE GM MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE THE WARRANTY LIMIT HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,548.

NHTSA ID
10315233
Incident
Nov 1, 2009
Mileage
143,548 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Nov 24, 2005
Crash reported

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

NHTSA ID
10143593
Incident
Nov 12, 2005
ElectricalEngineSuspension+1 more
Filed Apr 29, 2002

USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THEN STOP FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN A VISUAL PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, REPLACING TIRES EVERY 30000 MILES, AND ALSO ENGINE BELT FAILED. *YD

NHTSA ID
8008741
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 2001

COVERTER COMPLETLY FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
753988
Incident
Jan 10, 2001
Engine
Filed Feb 7, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
718430
Engine
Filed Oct 22, 1998

SUBJ: 1997 CHEV. K2500 P/U LEMON DATE: 10/22/98 10:56:25 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME FROM: TBARROB1 TO: [XXX] HI, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ABOUT A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND SINCE IT WAS NEW, BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT IT IS O.K. ! THAT THIS IS O.K. TO BURN A QUART OF OIL ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO 1,000 MILES. DOESN'T THAT HURT THE ENVIRONMENT? ISN'T THERE A LAW AGAINST IT? I WOULD REALLY LIKE SOMEONE TO HELP GET G.M. TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE DROP ME A LINE IF YOU CAN HELP AT ALL! ETERNALLY GRATEFUL, [XXX] P.S. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS FOR VALVETRAIN NOISE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
700034
Incident
Jul 20, 1998

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes24Visibility11Steering8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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