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
2012
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THIS STARTED JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF LIKE YOU TURNED THE KEY OFF. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. HAS BEEN IN SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, GMC HAS FAILED TO FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT PUT MY FAMILY BACK INTO A TRUCK THAT HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A WRECK AND GETTING THEM HURT. FILED A CLAIM [XXX] WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE, TRYING TO GET SOME HELP. NOTHING HAPPENED. THE GMC SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK. I TOLD THEM THAT IF THEY COULD NOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT PUT MY FAMILY BACK INTO AN UNSAFE TRUCK THAT COULD POSSIBLY GET THEM HURT OR KILLED. I TRIED TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM GMC UPPER MANAGEMENT CONTACT ME SO WE COULD COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. BUT NO ONE FROM MANAGEMENT WOULD CONTACT ME. SO I ENDED UP HAVING TO TRADE THIS TRUCK IN FOR A NEW ONE, WHICH COST ME MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET, HIGHER PAYMENTS, LONGER TERMS ETC. DON'T THINK IT WAS RIGHT THAT GMC WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. WHY IS IT THAT GMC DID NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A SAFETY ITEM THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX ? I WAS NOT ASKING FOR MONEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, JUST SWAP IT OUT EVEN FOR A SAFE TRUCK THAT I COULD PUT MY FAMILY IN WITHOUT FEAR OF THEM GETTING HURT. BUT INSTEAD, GMC DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND IT ENDED UP COSTING ME AND MY FAMILY MONEY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR OTHER THINGS LIKE FOOD, BILLS, MEDICAL ETC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
1997
STRUCTURE
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