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.
1997 Chevrolet Tahoe steering complaints
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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
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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When driving the speed sensitive steering has full boost at all times which makes the steering very sensitive and dangerous, overstear and lane changes happens everyday.
Power steering operats intermittently. Consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak
While driving and attempting to make a turn, the vehicle over turned, causing loss of control.driver has had to drive off the road.
Ea99011-erratic power steering assist. While driiving vehicle goes down a straight road, hits a slight bump, causing the tension in the steering column to release, which results in loss of control. However, the same problem is more intensified when going around curves. Within the past month, the vehicle has been at the dealership 3 times for this problem. The steering sensor / steering box have been replaced. Consumer is still experiencing similar problems.
When making a left hand turn,and then straightening vehicle out, steering will push to the right.
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.
Steering wheel develops excessive play when vehicle warms up. Especially noticeable at 30 MPH. Dealer has failed to fix the problem in 4 attempts.
Power steering failed caused loss of control of the vehicle. Yh
Steering wheel unexpectedly moves slightly at moderate and high speeds. Dealer has replaced various parts of the steering column.
Steering gets loose when warm, maybe somthing wrong with variable assit system, can cause dangerous lane changes.
Steering and front supension getting very loose .dealer says normal but is not
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.
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.
Steering problem at all speeds will not drive straight.
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.
Intermittently when driving at various speeds steering wheel will turn to the left, sharp and fast. Dealer has not been notified. The slip yolk went dry, causing vehicle to lurch forward after stopping.
At high speeds steering wheel will jump 2to 3 feet. The dealer has been notified.
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.
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.
My steering has locked on me while driving, my car would not start due to crack in the battery and acid leak, my car had to be towed to repair shop due to starter cable popping off. Currently, I am stranded due to my brakes losing power somehow.
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.
Over steering occured because of sensor failure. Yh
Idler arm failed.
Vehicle experiencing severe steering problems, bulletin issued however parts not available (steering pumps), gear box replaced however did not rectify problem, condition causes tires to cup.
The play in the steering increases and becomes loose with high speeds. The ves system is working the opposite of what it is suppose to do. Truck will be checked by the dealership on jan.25-1999. *ak.et.
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