Sudden loss of power steering occurred when the shaft rotating the pump became loose. Yh
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe: loss of power steering
6 of the 283 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
Took vehicle in for 4-wd problem, and when vehicle was picked up it had no power steering. Dealer calims failure was due to cold weather starts. Power steering units should not fail with only 44000 miles . Could have caused serious accident if it had failed while on the road. Dealer charged $350.00 to repair and dismissed concern that this should not happen.
Driving the truck on a icy hill and had chains on the rear wheels, put foot on the brakes, had no steering and the truck kept going until it hit the vehicle in front of the truck. *ak consumer stated he had to stop on an icy hill becuase the road was blocked, and he started to back up slowly, when consumer attempted to stop the vehicle did not seem to respond to braking or steering and the chains were diggin in and consumer came to stop after hitting another vehicle.
Power steering failed.
Steering shaft connecting bolt was missing, causing complete loss of steering control.
Computer failure causes engine to stall at 100 MPH, causing loss of power steering/brakes.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
6 of 283 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe (2%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe
Wipers 35Brake failure 21ABS 16Headlights 11No deployment 9Fuel pump 9Stalling 8Door locks 6Overheating 6Engine failure 5Fire or smoke 5Transmission failure 5
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