Ownership Cost for 1997 GMC Sierra C/K 3500 (Crew Cab 4WD)
Estimated: $62761 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$7126
$3420
$2993
$2708
$2423
$18670
Insurance
$1673
$1732
$1792
$1855
$1920
$8972
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1954
$2709
$2291
$12629
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2756
$2756
$2756
$2756
$2756
$4082
Total Ownership Costs
$17523
$11811
$10812
$11415
$11199
$62761
Body Cab Type: Crew/ Super Crew/ Crew Max
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 6500.0
Displacement CI: 396.65433661575
Displacement L: 6.5
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: ROM
Fuel Type Primary: Diesel
GVWR: Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 1997
Other Engine Info: HO
Plant City: Flint
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series: Conventional Cab
Trim: 1 ton nominal
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
SERVICE BRAKES
I ONLY HAD 27050 MILES WHEN BRAKE LINES, BURST LUCKILY TRAVELING ONLY 5 MPH. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES, REAR BRAKE CALIPERS. THEN AT 28,640 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GM DOING? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE QUALITY OF GM? *TR
1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR SEATBELTS , WERE LOCKED UP, COULD NOT USE THE SEATBELT AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BOTH SEATBELTS. THE REAR OF CAB WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY. DEALER HAD TO WELD THE REAR CAB TO FRONT. REAR AXLE SEAL WILL GO OUT, CAUSING OIL TO GO INTO THE BRAKE SHOES, RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKES. THE ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO GET A REBUILT ENGINE, AND THE MANUFACTURER PUT OUT A TSB BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK THE ENGINE FELL APART JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN. *YH