When making a left or right turn steering wheel jerks loose into the direction that the wheel is turned, but the vehicle itself does not respond to the jerk. If held in the turning position, wheel pulsates. The dealer has not been contacted.
1997 GMC Sierra steering complaints
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I have 5# of paper work on this one,had trouble with thie steering gear box at 1150 miles, had rocker and lifters done at 4407 miles, again at 6344 miles, brakes again at 15986 miles,24116 drive shaft out of balance, I'm still haveing trouble with the brakes some times it is like on brake and some times it's like they lock up the back wheels at the speed of 5mph on dry pavement or what ever surfes, or at the stop sign while holding the brake,you can here the ABS. I have tryed dealing with bbb, and gmc put got no where, I wrote to the att gen's of both mn and tx, but got no where.I have all the paper work from day one, I"m paying over 40.000.00 for this.
Consumer states when traveling upon making a left or a right hand turn consumer notice the steering wheel is loose causing poor steering control, consumer also having problems with the transmission. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
Power steering suddenly jerks while changing lanes or making turns. Yh
Steering becomes irratic when turning. Vehicle suddenly oversteers then returns back to normal ,causing momentary loss of control. Dealer replaced (svs)sensor to correct problem.
The steering system works intermittently causing the wheel to feel"loose" which may result in loss of control.
When driving at high speed, fron wheel steering front sensor malfunctioned, allowing wrong signals into steering. When going around a curb or corner the steering loosens up.
Intermittent strong unexpected steering wheel movement at approx. 35 miles per hour an above this will happen when driving straight but is most severe when taking a right hand turn it feels like the steering wheel slips approx 3 to 4 inches increasing the rate of turn the vehicle also violently moves in that direction.
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When making turns, primarily right turns, steering will become very loose which could result in loss of control.
The steering wheel column was loose and was able to move from side to side. Mechanic tightened the bolts.
Driver loses control of the steering. The front left tire feels like it's sliding on ice. Happens sporadically. Dealer can't duplicate problem.
Steerig erratic feels like I'm driving on ice\mostly on corners.
While driving steering intermittently gets difficult and then gets easy again.
Front end steering problems, turns to far to each side.
In the process of making a left or right turn the steering wheel becomes loose with no resistance. Then, while trying to correct the steering the wheel gets tight, seems to have no power steering. Dealer has been contacted.
Steering wheel becomes very loose while driving and falls in the direction of the turn when turning.
Poor steering causing loss of control.
Abs brakes/locked up intermittently, resulting in extended stopping distance. In addition, steering malfunctioned, causing loss of control.
Steering wheel fades out, moves in the direction of the turn, but does not impair the direction of the tires.
Brake failure caused vehicle collision.
When traveling at high rate of speed the steering wheel becomes very loose, causing the consumer to lose control of the vehicle for a short period. Consumer has contacted the dealer.
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