97 cadillac seville,cluncking in front end ,rack and pinion,can feel the noise coming from inside the rack and pinion. Steering seems to lock up while driving straight or in a turn.
1997 Cadillac Seville steering problems
16 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 87,650. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- typical mileage
- 87,650
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Rack and pinion5
- Hydraulic power assist: pump3
- Hydraulic power assist system2
- Rack and pinion: rack1
- Column1
At what mileage
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Cadillac Seville steering problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Gm conducted a safety recall (the federal safety agency # 02v286) to address a steering defect pertaining to a lower pinion bearing (lpb) within the rack and pinion steering gear (r&p). The recall covered 1,159,156 model year 1997-1998 pontiac grand prix vehicles built between march 1, 1996 and october 31, 1997, 1996-1998 pontiac trans sport, chevrolet lumina apv, chevrolet venture, oldsmobile silhouette minivans, and chevrolet cavalier and pontiac sunfire sedans built between january 1, 1996 and october 31, 1997.odi opened this rq after receiving reports that other vehicles were exhibiting the same symptoms as the recalled vehicles.based on odi's review of technical and complaint data collected during the rq, the w-cars are associated with either a higher steering complaint rate or a higher lpb failure rate than the other vehicles investigated under the rq and are above or near the rates for the recalled vehicles.thus, odi will further examine the w-cars (1996-1997 oldsmobile cutlass supreme, 1996-1998 buick regal, chevrolet lumina, chevrolet monte carlo, 1997-1998 buick century, and 1998 oldsmobile intrigue) under a new investigation, engineering analysis (ea)03-019.
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What 1997 Cadillac Seville owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 cadillac seville. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact experienced difficulty turning the steering wheel. The vehicle failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle has not been taken to an authorized dealer for repair. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 130,000 and current mileage was 130,020.
Smoke and smell of electrical fire coming from steering column. Immediately took to gm cadillac dealer. They were aware of the problem as they have corrected the problem in other cadillac's "several times". The turnsignal switch melted. They replaced turnsignal switch & canceling cams. Reaseembled and tested. Price: $392.47
While driving and going around corners the steering veers to one side or another suddenly. There is also strange noises coming from the front end when going over bumps. If this happens at a high speed I may not be able to control it and something serious could happen. This seems related to other 1997 gm rack and pinion failures that I have researched. Will have the rack and pinion replaced.
1997 cadillac seville sts power steering failed while making a left turn. Steering effort increased instantly and caused the car to run off the road, no damage or injury fortunately as the speed was low. Steering to the right is comparatively normal but steering to the left requires as much force as I can muster, worse at slower speeds (such as parking or turning left form a stop or crawl). I did some research and found large numbers of cadillacs with the same problem and that it is not confined to them alone, in fact there seems to be a large quantity of gm products that have the same thing happen, some involving injury accidents.
In my 1997 cadillac sts the steering gear went bad. During a left turn it will intermittently become harder to complete a left turn. Turning right is fine. Over 800000 gm cars were recalled in 1997 for this same problem however cadillac is not one of them. When I contacted gm they told me that there was nothing they could do. When in a vehicle I feel it is important to be able to predict the resistance of the steering wheel as it may pertain to my and others future safety.
Car would not steer to the left steering locked up on my wife after steering wheel was turn to the right.had to have car towed home.can not drive it.
Power steering locks up / fails only turning left in 1997 cadillac seville sts. Happened all of a sudden, nearly crashed.
1997 seville sts while starting turn from a stop the traction control applies the brakes skids the tires, takes away the ability to steer and decelerates the engine, this also occurs when doing the posted speed limit (70) MPH. The book requires drivers to pull over and turn car off then restart, doing this on the freeway permits this to occur at high way speeds. Went to dealer, they say to replace the steering sensor, called manufacturer they say too bad consumer.
When turning left the power steering is not working but works to the right. Then it seems to work alright a few times then quit again when turning left. It is so hard to turn that I have parked the car.
Questions about the 1997 Cadillac Seville steering
Does the 1997 Cadillac Seville have steering problems?
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the steering of the 1997 Cadillac Seville, 17% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Cadillac Seville steering problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 87,650 miles.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Cadillac Seville steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Cadillac Seville have bad steering?
The Cadillac Seville model years with the most steering complaints are 1996 (17 complaints), 1997 (16 complaints) and 1998 (10 complaints).
Other 1997 Cadillac Seville problems
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