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1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickups visibility problems

30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickups42% of all complaints for this model year.

30
Visibility complaints
42%
share of all complaints
91,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet c/k. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would fail intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id…

    filed May 3, 2012

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet c/k pickup. The contact stated when driving approximately 5 mph in rainy weather conditions the windshied wipers would not operate normally. He would had to drive onto the emergency lane and wait until the rain stopped. The vehicle was taken to an independent…

    filed Jan 5, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Special policy adjustment - windshield wiper motor failures. *tt

    02054 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 1, 2003
All 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickups TSBs →

Visibility problems in other C/K Pickups years

YearReportsShare
2001 C/K Pickups14%
1998 C/K Pickups3444%
1996 C/K Pickups627%
1995 C/K Pickups626%
1994 C/K Pickups3465%
C/K Pickups visibility problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.