Consumer received the federal safety agency recall campaign 02v286000 concerning rack and pinion steering. He took vehicle to dealer for service. Several days later, after replacing the defective component, he experienced the same problem. Power steering failed when making a right turn at various speeds.
1997 Chevrolet Cavalier steering complaints
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Defective steering column in 97 cavalier, caused an accident resulting in extreme injuries. *bf the federal safety agency campaign id number : 02v286000. The consumer was making a slow left and the vehicle pulled to the right. The air bag deployed late striking the consumers left eye. *tc
While driving, the steering wheel failed. The consumer lost control of the vehicle and struck a steel pole. Both frontal air bags did deploy. The passenger was injured and went to the hospital the next day. The insurance company had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the rack pinion needed replacement. The insurance company totaled the vehicle. Please fill in additional information.
While making a right turn rack pinion steering malfunctioned. Consumer had the vehicle towed to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that rack and pinion: pinion shaft needed to be replaced.
The federal safety agency recall campaign 02v186000; steering assembly; the owner took her vehicle in for the recall but was informed that other items were wrong. Those items were repaired several days before. It appears that their interest was not about the steering, in which they only replaced the lower pinion. The consumer questioned the repairs made to her vehicle along with the brake lights failing once the vehicle was returned to her. They are not claiming any further responsibility. Please provide details. *jb tire was hit with a nail creating an unbalanced tire.
Consumer was driving through a parking lot and when turning into the driveway rack and pinion steering failed. Consumer turned the steering wheel, but the wheels outside the vehicle did not turn, resulting in a collision, and injuring the driver.
Rack and pinion steering went out- was later a recall. Head gasket cracked leaking oil and antifreeze. Airbag recall.
In february, I had taken my 1997 chevy cavalier to the dealer for the bearing recall in feb of 2003, after that I had problems when turning left my steering gets hard and have no control, I had the rack changed, in july of 2003 it worked fine up till sat. Jan 10, 2004 I had no control when turning left and right it was like I had no power steering. And it still does it, and im afraid that it could injure myself and my children. I saw the recall that gm was doing and thought that this could be my problem as well.
The vehicle was repaired from a previous recall. Recall no. # 02v286000, subject: power steering assembly. While turning into a parking lot the steering wheel became very hard to turn. This in turn caused the consumer's granddaughter front passenger side to collide with the front drivers side of another vehicle. A police did arrive on the scene and cited the consumer's grand daughter. The consumer's granddaughter and the other driver both suffered whiplash.
Loss of steering and air bags deployed before vehicle came into contact with anything. Regarding jannie welch.*mr prior to the accident a recall was issued and was repair by the dealer on oct. 7, 1998. The vehicle tape player sounded garbled and the speakers were not very loud. The horn wire inside the steering column broke. A leaking seal within the power steering shaft caused a whining sound. (bradley banks attorney for client).
Consumer noticed a popping noise while traveling 5-10 MPH, vehicle steering wheel did a 360* turn while still traveling , and vehicle lost all steering. Dealer was contacted, and stated problem was due to steering rack in pinion failure.
On april 23, 2003 vehicle was taken to the dealer for two recalls. The first was recall 02v070000 concerning ignition switch. The second was recall 02v286000 concerning power steering assembly. After recall repairs were done, the vehicle wouldn't start intermittently. Vehicle was taken to the dealer three times, dealer did diagnostic testing and could not determine the cause of problem. The vehicle did not have these problems before the recall repairs.
Safety recall and reimbursement. *mr certain passenger vehicles and mini vans have lower pinion bearing in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not crimped properly. These and some other retainers used in vehicles assembled between january 1,1996 and october 31,1997 that could fail and permit the ball bearing to escape. So the consumer requested reimbursement for defective parts brought before the recall was issued. Dealer was notified.
When my car first started acting up, the steering would kind of hang when turing to the left. I am not a mechanic so I thought it was the power steering going out. I changed the power steering pump which helped it some. About two days later my friend and I were going to school, while going around a curve to the left, the steering wheel hung again. I thought it would straighten back out but I was wrong. The steering wheel jerked to the right sending us off the road right into a tree at about 30 m\p\h. My friend suffered an injury to his hip and had to have surgery. My car was totaled because of severe damage to the front of the car. I never got the recall statement and have yet to. Gm has now said they will not compinsate me or my friend for damages sustained.
Rack and pinion failure. While turning onto the interstate my 17 year olds 1997 chevy cavalier steering locked, makiing it impossible to turn the wheel to the left. Fortunately she only grazed the gaurd rail but this could have easily been a fatal failure.
Consumer states while traveling and making a left turn steering wheel would not turn left, causing vehicle tto ravel to the right and run into a tree.
The consumer's daughter seeked reimbursement for recall#02v286000. The consumer experienced a problem with turning the steering wheel, which was intermittent, and placed an axle on the vehicle, but found the problem was the rack and pinion. Mr scc
The vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair to the steering lower rack and pinion on 3/20/03. The consumer stated that the repaired part failed again.
The steering wheel became hard to steer. Had the rack and pinion steering bearing replaced according to the recall notice, but this did not fix the problem.
Lower pinion bearing in power steering gear may separate causing a loss of power steering assist when making left turns at low speed.
Nar 3-11-03 the consumer received a recall notice from chevrolet about the rack and pinion steering gear assembly. Upon arrival the consumer found repairs made on the vehicle that were included in the recall and is now asking to be reimbursed by chevrolet. *cb
Consumer attempted to make a left turn, however the wheels did not turn left, but veered toward the right which resulted in a collision. Just received a recall notice from gm concerning steering.
Consumer received a recall regarding the rack and pinion however no parts were available.
Consumer was unable to steer the vehicle to the left.
The federal safety agency 02-v-286-000. Consumer was informed by the dealer that the necessary parts to complete the recall was not available.
The power steering failed which caused consumer to lose control of the vehicle. Two weeks later consumer received a recall notice which described the same incident which had occurred.*jb ph
While driving smoke was coming out of the steering column. Ph
The steering wheel is hard to turn when driving around turns. Received recall notice. Dealer said not urgent. Shortly after she crashed her vehicle because of the defective steering.
Vehicle accelerated on its own and vehicle flipped over causing injuries and total loss of vehicle.
Defect recall campaign # 02v286000 steering: gear: rack and pinion. Noise and looseness in steering. Have not received recall notice from manufacturer. Ts
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