1997 Chevrolet Tahoe Steering

VEHICLE WILL OVERSTEER WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT OR TURNING LEFT, STEERING WILL PULL TO LEFT. *AK

THE SPEED SENSOR FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE; CAUSING ERATIC STEERING RESPONSIVENESS....QUITE DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING OCCASIONALLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. I READ IN USA TODAY A RECALL WAS BEING CONSIDERED AND WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE STATUS.

STEERING IS REAL LOOSE. IT FELLS AS THOUGH CONSUMER IS DRIVING OVER OIL WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING ASSIST SENSOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. REPORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND, ROBERT WISEMORE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM STARTED THREE YEARS AGO, AND IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEARLERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE STEERING OCCASIONAL APPEARS TO BE VERY LIGHT, LIKE IT WAS FLOATING IN THE AIR. AND THE STEERING APPEARS TO OVER COMPENSATE DURING THE STEERING PULLS BY ITSELF. DEALER REPLACED THE IDLER ARM , AND DID FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY

ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING - THIS IS ALREADY BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOU. *AK

STEERING ERRATIC AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR CHANGING LANES, FEELS LIKE LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. THIS WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO JACK WILSON CHEVROLET IN ST AUGUSTINE FL, WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.I

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A ROAD AT ABOUT 25 MPH MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEVER RETURNED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT A SENSOR BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO FAIL. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE GM HOT LINE. GM WAS NOT VERY NICE OR HELPFUL. THEY ASKED HOW MUCH MILEAGE. THEY INDICATED THAT ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO WOULD BE UNDER THEIR GOOD WILL PROGRAM. THEY THEN ASKED ME HOW MUCH I WAS WILLING TO PAY. WHEN I INDICATED GM=80% AND ME 20% OF A $462 REPAIR BILL THEY ASKED ME TO HOLD ON AND THEN CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY ANYTHING. I ASKED THEM WHY THEY EVEN BOTHERED TO ASK ME HOW MUCH I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY--AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK HAD A LOT OF MILEAGE AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE EXTENDED WARANTY PROGRAM. I FEEL THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO INFORM ME THAT THIS POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE IN THE MILEAGE THAT I HAD. I BELIEVE THAT A BAD ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A CURVEY ROAD. GM APPEARS TO BE DISINTERESTED IN MY WELFARE. I THOUGHT THAT BEONKA JONES WAS VERY RUDE IN HANDLING THE MATTER.

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THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND VERY SPORADICALLY GOES FROM NORMAL STEERING EFFORT TO ALMOST ZERO STEERING EFFORT CAUSING AN OVERSTEER AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL SITUATION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS (BUT NOT ALWAYS AND NOT THE ONLY SITUATION) DURING A LONG CONTINUED TURN SUCH AS FOUND ON ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMPS OF A FREEWAY OR HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM OCCURS WHERE INSTEAD OF AN OVERSTEER SITUATION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET BACK OUT OF A TURN. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE A NORMAL LANE CHANGE CAN SUDDENLY TURN INTO A S-TURN. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE ON A TEST DRIVE SINCE IT IS SPORADIC AND COMES SUDDENLY WITHOUT NOTICE.

POWER STEERING OPERATS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE OVER TURNED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.DRIVER HAS HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. *AK

POWER ASSIST SEEMS TO BE ERRATIC - HAPPENS OFTEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS

STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES SLIGHTLY AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN,AND THEN STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE OUT, STEERING WILL PUSH TO THE RIGHT. *AK

I EXPERIENCE A VERY NOTICABLE TWITCHING IN THE STEERING IN A TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH WHILE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER. THIS IS NOTICABLE ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GOING UP A STEEP GRADE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPS EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH. DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN 4 ATTEMPTS. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YH

ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING . NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA99011. I HAVE BEEN EXPEREINCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY TAHOE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW I MAY APPROACH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM. DO YOU KNOW IF CHEVROLET IS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM? ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT [email protected] THANK YOU!

I READ ABOUT THE INVESTAGATION IN THE STEERING PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED AS SUDDEN OVERSTEERING OR JERKS. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAD SIMILIAR EXPERIENCE. I TOOK MINE TAHOE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. I ALSO HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 K1500 PICKUP THAT DID THE SAME THING.

EA99011, WHILE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE, THE VEHICLE MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. INCIDENTS HAPPENED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN SLOWING UP TO MAKE A TURN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. MECHANIC THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME, EA-99-011. *AK

THE STEERING PROBLEM FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. IT SEEMS TO SLIDE FOR A SECOND AND THEN THE STEERING COMES BACK. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND I JUST HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE SENSOR AS WARRANTY WORK. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK YESTERDAY AND DID NOT NOTICE THE SLIDING ACTION ANY MORE, BUT IT HAS BEEN JUST ONE DAY. I'M SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION AND WANTED TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION. *AK

THE STEERING APPEARS TO OVER COMPENSATE DURING CORNERING. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A SUDDEN BOOST IN POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE TO THE STEERING BOX. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S EXISTING TURNING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE TRUCK TO ABRUPTLY DURING CORNERING. *AK