1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering

POWER STEERING WILL GO FROM POWER ASSIST TO FULL POWER WITH NO STEERING WHEEL FEELING AND THE VEHICLE OVER STEERS.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE . THE DEALER HAS PUT IN A STEERING SOLENOID AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *AK

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCES OVER SENSITIVITY RESULTING IN UNPREDICATABLE STEERING CONTROL.

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE LOSES STEERING CONTROL, AND STEERING WHEEL MUST BE TURNED LEFT TO RIGHT TO REGAIN CONTROL. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 10 MPH THE ROD THAT IS HOOKED TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND THE TIRES, POPPED OUT OF PLACE, PREVENTING THE CONSUMER FROM MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ALSO, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO OPERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, VEHICLE AWAITING SERVICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

EVO STEERING SENSOR FAILURE.

WHILE MAKING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, STEERING BOX LETS GO & THEN GRABS. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS UP. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM EXISTS & WAS CHANGED IN 25 OTHER VEHICLES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS EVEN THOUGH GEAR BOX HAD BEEN REPLACED.*AK

ABOUT 500 MILES THE POWER STEERING WILL ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING BOX WENT OUT AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK

CANNOT TURN THE STEERING MORE THAN 2 INCHES EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK

STEERING SENSOR CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNED TO ITS TRAVEL LIMIT IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

STEERING VEERING TO LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY, NORMAL CONDITIONS PULLS TO THE RIGHT, REPLACE STEERING GEAR BOX, ALIGNED FRONT END, STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR, TO NO AVAIL.

LOOSENESS IN STEERING MADE THE VEHICLE HARD TO TURN, NEW STEERING GEAR HAS HELPED, HOWEVER PROBLEM NOT SOLVED.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING TAKES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STAES STEERING JERKS TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN, IT NEVER PULLS HARD AND STAYS IT IS A STUTTER PULL OR A SUDDEN JERK, COMPONETS OF THE STEERING HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE POWER ASSIST WILL GO TO FULL ASSIST WHEN TURNING, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN HIGHWAY IS SNOW COVERED. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY HAS TROUBLE WITH THE FRONT END SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES GO INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNKNOWN PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOW DRIVING SPEEDS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING HAS PROBLEMS THERE IS LOW RESISTANCE AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING OWNER TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT CONTROL. TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT STEERING PUMP HAS LOW PRESSURE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER.

UPON STARTING UP EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, CAN ONLY TURN ONE REVELATION BEFORE STEERING BINDS, AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40MPH, EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, DEALER'S ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ONCE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK