1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 17%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the visibility of the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 17% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Turned the windshield wipers on and they only came up to the park position for intermittent operation. Positioned the switch to low and high and the wipers did not move any further. Shut off and wipers shut off. Wipers would not restart on repeated tries. Tried later and wipers worked properly. Now they operate sometimes and sometimes only on intermittent and low, not on high. But, sometimes on high. I have not had the problem repaired yet, because everytime I go to the dealer, they are working.”
NHTSA complaint #10109850, filed 2005-02, 106,000 miles“Windshield wiper motor failed at night, in heavy rain causing loss of visibility. I pulled over and manually moved wiper blade to restart wipers. Motor continued to fail intermittently until it was replaced .”
NHTSA complaint #10010760, filed 2003-03, 55,000 miles“The windshield wipers fail intermittently. When I was driving on the interstate highway in a blinding rain storm, they stopped working with the wipers straight up and down. I had a horrible time getting to the shoulder to stop. Then they started working again a few minutes later. They've done this four times in different states on different roads at different speeds. From reading your site, Chevrolet apparently had the same problem on 1.5 million trucks in the previous model year (1996), which was fixed with a recall. …”
NHTSA complaint #722959, filed 2000-05“The contact stated the windshield wiper motor failed due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. The windshield wipers worked intermittently or not at all. The vehicle was not taken for inspection. There is a NHTSA recall, # 03v159000, regarding the windshield wipers. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 05/02/06.”
NHTSA complaint #10155049, filed 2006-04, 10,000 miles“The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet k2500. The contact stated that he experienced problems with the windshield wipers because they would function properly on an intermittent basis. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. Both the dealer and manufacturer stated that the contact would be responsible for repair costs as the vehicle was not included in a recall related to the windshield wipers (could not find the recall in NHTSA database). The current mileage was approximately 55,000. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000. Updated 01/11/2011 updated 03/28/11”
NHTSA complaint #10360104, filed 2010-10, 54,000 milesVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 2% |
| 2015 | 9 | 5% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 5% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 5 | 3% |
| 2007 | 5 | 2% |
| 2006 | 7 | 4% |
| 2005 | 6 | 2% |
| 2004 | 4 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 1% |
| 2002 | 7 | 2% |
| 2001 | 5 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 6 | 8% |
| 1997 | 11 | 17% |
Other parts of the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
24 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology