Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 07/02/1997 | 30 | 11/21/1996 | |
| When making a left or right turn the steering wheel locks and the brakes activate, and the pedal goes down about 2 inches from the top before the pedal will come back and the steering returns. vehicle is being checked by dealer. *ak vehicle has not been repaird. dealer is unable to find the problem. *yh | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 12/08/1998 | |||
| While driving at 8 mph and making a u-turn the steering pump failed, causing the consumer to lose control of the steering. consumer applied the brakes to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. *ak | |||
| 12/08/1998 | |||
| While driving and making a u-turn power steering pump failed, causing steering wheel to lock up, resulting in loss of control. upon applying the brakes, vehicle came to a stop. *ak | |||
| 01/13/1998 | |||
| Power steering pumphaft broke . the dealer is repairing the vehicle. *ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 09/08/1996 | 1 | 08/12/1996 | |
| Power steering leak/noise. | |||
| 03/06/1996 | |||
| When brakes are involved the truck loses power steering. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/01/1997 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Left front tie rod end broke causing accident, due to loss of control. | |||
| While driving 25-30 mph and making a right turn the tie rod end broke on the left front side. the brakes failed, the pedal traveled to the floor, causing loss of vehicle control. *akplease give further details. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| While driving vehicle at low speeds steering wheel locks up, causing loss of control of vehicle. numerous parts have been replaced, but problem remains. *ak | |||