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passes everthing but a gas station
wiscasset, 06/18/2003
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
so far this truck is great, gas consumption is poor 11-13mpg highway or city. lots of power and room for what ever you want. i live in maine and winter driving is very safe with this heavy suv
Ultimate family hauler - 4wd diesel Sub
4smiths, 04/29/2004
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
After 20 months and 24,000 miles, my wife loves this truck for its overall capability and family friendliness. Gets 18mpg @ 75 mph cruising, and 15mpg in strictly around-town driving. The 6.5L turbodiesel is a remarkable powerplant for a full-size SUV, and the 4L-80E transmission is simply outstanding in every way. Surprisingly good handler for such a huge rig, although it will never fool a driver into thinking that it's a sports car!
Good Value
Fred Red, 09/14/2004
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Owned for 7 years - hardly any problems except one bad alternator. Excellent value, huge capacity, dependable performance. One of the better cars I have owned.
Mine has been good to me
Bulletproof Burban, 05/12/2005
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I like mine, it has been a reliable companion. I have had to replace wear items, but nothing unusual, and it has never left me stranded in 6 years and 110K miles. I have no complaints about its reliability, and I am a Toyota salesman! Been off road way more than the average Suburban, and never broke down or got stuck. It has been coast to coast, and gets 21- 24 highway. Worst highway mileage I ever got was 19 MPG before I had it tuned up. I will get another of this generation, a Gold 1999, when I return to living in the mountains. They are easy to maintain yourself. I only have used my '97 off road and in the winter, but I bet I could put a million miles on one.
Use to be a Chevy man, till I got this POS!
mike, 06/27/2017
1997 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 4dr SUV
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Where to start? Bought new off of lot. Rear axle seals leaked within 90 days, coated brakes with axle oil and reduced braking, dealership would not cover cost. Coolant problems (ate gaskets). Front brakes replaced frequently. Speed sensitive steering would freak out and send you across lanes of traffic. Wipers prone to going out (poor design, fixed with silicon). Master booster leaked. Plastic distributor. ac units and fan blowers went out several times. Drank oil between changes, even from day 1 - Chevy told me that's normal (yet another lie). Leather seats cracked within weeks. Fuel pump failed several times, till I added thicker wire. Dual positive terminals on battery, poor design I had to fix it. Positives - nice smooth ride for long trips. Sold truck to some guy who offered cash, truck is in Mexico.
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kim's sub
puppy, 12/11/2002
1997 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 4dr SUV
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
family car. great for vacations or road trips with kids and friends. garage keeped ever since it was bought. bought car from friend with 23000 miles on it.
solid family truck
graniteman, 12/20/2002
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
After owning two GM trucks since 1990, I talked my wife into buying a burb to haul around our four kids. We bought it used with 62k on it. After only a few thousand miles I noticed the auto trans was shifting rough. It turns out the valve body(inside trans)was the culprit. The repair was $700. This burb will flat out roll down the highway-keeping it under 70 IS a problem.We use the 4wd daily to get up our steeeep gravel driveway. It is time for new brake pads,(and rotors I would guess), due to a pulsing feeling during hard braking. Better fuel economy than either of 2500 model pickups 13-18mpg vs. 17-20mpg.
Gm Junk
western6, 01/02/2003
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
We bought this vehicle used. the trans went out at 38000k and gm would not back it beacause we were the 2nd owners of it, we also ha the alternator go. plus severa; brake jobs, o2 sensors. we live on a ranch and the thing rattled apart. we sold it
I'm buying a ford !!!!
p/o owner!!!!, 01/07/2003
1997 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 4dr SUV
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I bought my 97 chevy 1500 suburban from a used car dealer that is very well know with 46000 miles on it.With in a year and puting 12,500 miles on it the transmission went out($3345.00)the front rotors went bad ($674.00)front tie rods and arms went bad (est.$568.00) I just had the fuel pump go out and computer go out ($933.00)water pump and the list goes on !I must say that the short that happened on the fuel pump and sending unit was in the GAS TANK ! the wires melted ! and if I'm not mistaken red hot wires and gas don't mix ! So in closing I'm trading this car in as soon as I can !
Suburbans are junk
fdl, 01/07/2003
1997 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Worst vehicle I have ever owned. I've written Chevrolet letters and they don't even respond. The transmissions in these vehicles are defective and GM just ignores their customers. I will never own a GM vehicle again! Do yourself a favor and spend more on vehicles that have high quality and reliability ratings.
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