1997 Chevrolet W4 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 W4, 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
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
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
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
EVER SENCE THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY PURCHESED THIS VEHICLE IS HAS NOT RUN PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER, ANOTHER DEALER AND CONTACTED GM SAFETY DIVISION TO NO AVAIL. THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT SAY 35 MPH I CAN LET OFF THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AND YOU CAN CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD FOR 20 MILES WITH YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND MAINTAIN 35 MPH. WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOST TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN, PUT IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGING RPM'S WILL INCREASE TO 2000 RPM'S AND STAY THERE UNTIL YOU C OME TO A STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30MPH THE ENGING WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE RPM'S AND START TO PICK UP SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE AFTER IT IS AT OPERATING TEMP. IT WILL IDLE BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM'S AND YOU CAN PUT IT IN GEAR AND DRIVE UP AND DOWN HILLS AND ON FLAT ROADS AT 30 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THE THIS IS THE WAY THE TRUCK WAS ENGINEERED AND GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF I GET INTO A WRECK AND SOMEONE IS INJURED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY DEFECT THAT I HAVE TRIED TO GET FIXED MY LAWYER WILL HAVE A EASY CASE. PLEASE TRY TO HELP ME AND THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY WITH THIS POTETIENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOST TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP ON FLAT LAND. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. LAWRENCE LONGHI
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TREAD SEPARATED ON LEFT REAR TIRE.GOODYEAR, LT215 85/LOAD RANGE. *AK
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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