Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/03/2009 | 117100 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet k1500 which was obtained in 2005. he stated that the coolant continued to leak excessively from the vehicle. the dealer replaced the water pump; however, the coolant continued to leak. the dealer replaced the pressure nipple which did not correct the failure. no repairs were made to correct the failure. the current and failure mileages were under 117,100. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle experienced an oil leak in the oil cooling lines. nlm | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1996 | |
| Fuel pump failed replaced at my cost by dealer.coolant hose from intake to heater failed common problem alternator replaced at my costed at my cost,common problem. intate leak(coolant) not yet repaired. mass air flow sensor replaced at my cost,part only available from gm. | |||
| 05/21/1999 | 4 | 04/01/1997 | |
| The hose from the engine to the engine oil cooler sprung a leak or burst, spraying oil all over under the hood and under the pick-up. this is the 4th time that these hoses have leaked or burst. this time it resulted in a seized engine which required a great deal of effort to turn the steering wheel and required a great deal of force to get the brakes to work at all. these hoses were supposed to have been both replaced 2 months ago. they then leaked and before i could get the vehicle back to the dealer, one hose broke, spraying oil all over. the hose was supposed to have been replaced again, but broke again resulting in a fire hazard with the amount of engine oil that sprayed all over under the hood. the hose was replaced again. i picked up the vehicle on may 13 and the hose broke again on may 20, resulting in the loss of braking and steering and causing the motor to seize. another person with the same type of vehicle in a neighboring town reported that his chevrolet pick-up had the same problem with the hose breaking the first time and then breaking again which caused the motor to seize. the tow truck operator told me mine was the second pick-up like mine that he had to haul from my town to get repaired for the same problem. he said he hauled that pick-up to the same dealer that i had mine hauled to. when my pick-up was hauled in last week, the shop foreman, troy, pointed out another pick-up like mine and said that one had the same problem. *ak | |||
| Engine cooling hose broke, causing loss of pressure/steering, and oil to leak all over engine block. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 04/14/1999 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle experienced engine fire. (ohio traffic crash report) mjs. | |||
| 09/29/1998 | 09/01/1996 | ||
| Evo system failed and had no control over vehicle. this caused the vehicle to cross the center lane of highway and hit a bluff, totaling out the truck. | |||
| 07/29/1998 | 06/28/1997 | ||
| Engine hesitates. | |||
| 02/14/1998 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1996 | |
| Fuel pump failed replaced at my cost by dealer.coolant hose from intake to heater failed common problem alternator replaced at my costed at my cost,common problem. intate leak(coolant) not yet repaired. mass air flow sensor replaced at my cost,part only available from gm. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 11/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Egr valve was replaced. *slc | |||
| 05/15/1997 | 1 | ||
| Egr valve failed causing engine light to come on. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 1 | 12/31/1996 | ||
| Intake manifold gasket failed which caused an antifreeze coolant leak. | |||