1997 chevrolet tahoe steering problem in curves. Very dangerous. When making a turn in a curve or a lane change you experience a temporary loss of steering followed by a release causing a oversteer condition a very hazzardous situation.
1997 Chevrolet Tahoe steering complaints
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Steering wheel jerks to left or right on cold days when driving at moderate to high speeds. After reading the number of complaints for same exact problem it appears the gvt is waiting for a fatality before taking action. The federal safety agency action number ea 99011 was closed 02/27/2001 with no action taken.
Steering is erratic at medium speeds. You will be going around the corner and then the wheel will give and the truck pulls very quickly, as if you oversteered, but then it will stop.
Erratic steering.
This vehicle experiences a failure in the steering position sensor mounted in the bottom of the steering column that makes you severely oversteer. I have complained to my local chevy dealer and they are aware of the issue, however, they are unwilling to do anything about this. As a certified auto technician,, I feel that this is a extreme safety issue that should cause a recall for repair. I also feel that gm should be liable for any accidents this definately would have caused as they are not correcting this safety issue!
1997 chevy tahoe - after making a u-turn, power steering failed. In addition, while driving curved roads, an abrupt jerking would occur in the steering.
Vehicle steering loses control. I have complained about this several times to the dealer while it was in warranty and nothing was done about it. I see that others had the same problem. I told the dealer this is a serious safety issue that could cause serious injuries and even fatalities. Note: I took it to the dealer and this is what they said vehicle experienced a tsb (76-30-01) failure of the electronic variable orifice (evo) system as a result of low voltage condition of the steering wheel position sensor, which resulted in accident due to loss of control.
When turning wheel either left or right, a momentary loss of control causes the vehicle to oversteer. Feels like the steering wheel has become disconnected or the power steering has surged.
This is to confirm that ea99011 concerning the steering on the 1997 tahoe, 350 5.7 assembled in mexico. The jurking in the steering is not a constant problem. I t does not happen all the time. However, there have been instances where the vehicle was travelling at high speed and this uncommanded imput was enough to induce the vehicle to lurch to the next lane.this sever action only happened once, however as the vehicle ages, the severity seems to get worse when it does happen. Yje vehicle has done this since I purchased it new in 1997. I also have confirmed this same thing with a friend who owned a 1997 saburban, he sold the vehicle as a result of this condition.
Loss of steering control in cold weather conditions on snow and ice covered roads on my 1997 chevrolet tahoe. The variable assist steeriing would make a rapid and unexpected over adjustment when making small steering corrections. I lost control and started a "fish tail" when traveling in new york. I live in virginia and found this to be a minor problem in this climate, however, it is unsafe on slippery roads.
When making a slight right turn in a curve or a lane change you experience a temporary loss of steering followed by a release causing a oversteer condition a very hazzardous situation. I contacted the dealer and asked about a recall on this. The person in the service department said it was only a problem with the 1997 models. This problem needs to be checked out before someone gets killed. Please contact me with reply ts
Consumer states that while driving and no warning they will have erratic steering control and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified ts
Steering loses resistance, changes lanes if not counter steered. Dealer replaced evo sensor on 9 april 2002.*ak
Fuel pump has failed 4 times previously. Fixed it myself this time after chevrolet refused to pay for it. No problems since. Power steering assist is very jerky. Goes in and out without warning. Saw other complaints and decided I should report this one as well.
Vehicle is very difficult to steer, it wanders all over the road, dealer replaced tires, serpentine belt and tensioner and performed front end alignment, this did not remedy problem. *ak
Erratic power steering assist while driving, see the federal safety agency action number: ea99011.
When you start turning it will pull you real fast in that direction everyone I talk to has the same problem with this model veh. It is very dangerous.
Windshield wipers work occasionally on high, but most of the time not when it is e fuel pump has had to be replaced two times and does not give a warning that it is going to to quit. The steering has a bad place in it a approx. 50mph going around a curve and will pull harder in to the curve, either there something wrong with parts to this truck or I have a lemon. I have spoke with others and their wipes do the same thing.
When turning left or right steering wheel will jerk in that direction and cause vehicle to turn more than intended, like someone is jerking it out of consumer's hand. Consumer stated this wa svery dangerous. Dealer said it was a sensor that needed to be reeplaced. Please provide any further information.
Second time to replaced fuel pump&module,steering gives out on corners with no warning.
Steering position sensor failed, causing the power steering system to lose resistance at speed. Incident occurred while driving on a sweeping left hand turn. I was applying constant light left hand pressure on the steering wheel when the power steering system lost resistance and the wheel turned freely and quickly to the left. Before I regained control I had moved 1/2 lane to the left. The problem was very intermittent at first but grew increasingly more regular. The steering would seem to twitch and cause momentary loss of feel. I*ak finally replaced the steering position sensor and the problem was fixed. When I purchased the replacement part at the chevrolet dealership, the parts counterman new exactly what I was talking about and commented that it must be a big problem because they had a whole bin of steering position sensors. It is my contention that this should be a recall item. The sudden loss of steering control can be very un-nerving.
Steering becomes spastic at times. It felt like I was driving on ice. The steering has also become unusually loose making driving difficult.
Steering becomes over sensitive causing vehicle to over steer. Vehicles with the same problems are as follows. 1997-1999 chevrolet tahoe, 1997-1999 gmc yukon, 1997-1999 chevrolet 1500 trucks, 1997-1999 gmc trucks. Any gm vehicle with at v8 gasoline powered engine will have this failure. There are 1000s of complaints in your database and this adds to them only now you are aware that additional models are affected as well. If there is a fatality resulting from this defect then all corporations and agencies aware of the defect time of the death will be liable for civil damages. It is in the best interest of the consumer to see this defect is repaired before someone is killed due to bureaucratic red tape.
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The evo valve in steering wheel failed, causing wheel to become very loose.
Car has erratic steering responsiveness, especially when changing lanes or negotiating a curve. It feels like the steering wheel skips. It could easily cause an accident.
Steering was like on ice, had to replace steering sensor, front disc rotors warped twice, had to replace.
When negotiating curves (while driver is turning steering wheel and holding fairly consistant pressure on the wheel to maintain the turn), the steering wheel will suddenly turn (twitch) in the direction you are turning. This sometimes causes an oversteer to correct . Problem is worse when veh. Is cold and does it mostly around 35 MPH although regularly does it at all speeds also. My sense of the problem is not that the vehicle is "steering itself" , but that there is a sudden change in boost to the steering (defective speed sensitive pwr steering?) and since the driver is holding pressure on the wheel in a curve, the sudden change in steering boost causes the driver to oversteer and than overcorrection in steering, which to some complainants apparently is perceived as a loss of steering. My wife perceives it as a loss of steering and I drive the veh as much as her and can tell you the loss of steering is in the mind due to "pucker factor"! I can tell you without a doubt that the problem is very real and I have had 1 or 2 near misses with a car and jersey barricade as I oversteered with the sudden change of boost. What you need to understand is that the sudden change in boost probably occurs regularly at the appropriate speed, ( as designed into the speed sensitive steering system), but when the driver has turning pressure on the steering wheel, and the normal steering wheel back-pressure is suddenly released (or signifigantly reduced)the 1st action is a sudden oversteer (as though someone quickly jerked the wheel loose from your hands in the same direction you are already turning). I see many similiar complaints in the complaints database and a the federal safety agency action # ea99011 open investigation since may 12, 1999, seems that this is a definite widespread problem. Is there a fix on the horizon? I see that some dealers have replaced the steering speed sensor, but it is not clear if that is the cure. Any suggestions?
My problem seems to be summarized by the federal safety agency action number: ea99011. The resistance on steering wheel is erratic, especially at highway speeds.
Power steering over-assist, bad evo sensor.
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