Two problems related to brake antilock wheel speed sensor have been reported for the 1997 GMC Sierra. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Wheel speed sensors failed, causing unsafe braking on uneven pavement. Numerous trips to the dealer were required before the cause of the noise/unsafe braking was discovered. Parts were replaced at a cost in excess of $800. 00. Now, less than two years later, the same symptoms have returned.
The contact owns a 1997 GMC Sierra k1500 pickup. The consumer was experiencing the same type of problem with the abs brakes as stated in NHTSA recall campaign 05v379000. The consumer stated that she replaced the wheel speed sensor as well as the wheel bearing several times, both where replaced in less than a year each time. The gm manufacturer was contacted and they said that the consumer vehicle was not covered under the recall at this time and I she would be receiving a recall letter. The contact did not know other people who experienced this problem as well. The contact stated has been having the abs brakes for about four years. The abs has been replaced five times. Some of these replacements have been done under warranty because they were within a year from the last replacement.