Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 01/05/2003 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle has problems with steering control during short or long right hand turns. the wheel skips or moves on its own to the right causing driver to over correct the wheel. *cb | |||
| 3 | |||
| The dealership made 3 attempts to correct the loose steering in the vehicle.*jb | |||
| 04/20/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Steering wheel position sensor failure can cause the vehicle to oversteer and become very unpredictable during turning left or right | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| When turning steering wheel, wheel slips. dealer replaced evo sensor.*ak | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Speed sensor in steering column is causing directional control of vehicle to operate erratically at any given speed. *ak | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Speed sensor causing directional control of vehicle to operate erratically at any given speed. *ak *slc | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| Vehicle pulls to the left while in or while entering a curve, consumer states it feels as if someone is grabbing steering wheel, dealer suggested the problem was the evo sensor, however at the time they could not get vehicle to duplicate problem, therefore not being able to find the problem. *slc | |||
| 04/21/1998 | 3 | 06/06/1997 | |
| Steering wheel position sensor failed when making short or long right hand turns, the wheel skips or moves on its own, when this happpens the consumers first response is to overcorrect the wheel. nlm | |||
| 2 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| Steering becomes erratic at speeds over 35 mph, vehicle will turn suddenly without warning. steering position sensor was replaced at about 30,000 miles, problem still persists.*ak | |||
| Ea 99011; cruise control was set at 75 mph when a deer jumped out of the median, consumer swerved to miss deer, but steering wheel oversteered, and vehicle slid into a ditch and rolled over.*ak | |||
| 02/21/1999 | 03/01/1998 | ||
| Steering is defective. when driving at 40- 50 mph steering wheel jerks and hesitates, and turns to the left. *ak | |||
| 1 | 02/15/1997 | ||
| The design of speed sensitive steering caused sudden over steering during turns or lane changed. yh | |||
| 11/15/1999 | |||
| Was driving vehicle & would make turn around on corner or curb and vehicle would suddenly oversteer by itself. later ,it would straighten up on its own. did not lose control of vehicle. problem would be intermittent. taken vehicle to dealer & was informed by mechanic of no recalls. *ak | |||
| When making right hand turns only the steering wheel shifts, causing an overturn. wheel moves 1 to 2 inches when this happens. dealer has replaced the steering wheel position sensor once, the problem has occurred again. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1997 | |||
| Steering failure. loss of steering at varying speeds. wheel is extremely loose and unresponsive.incidents occurred about 10 times prior to major occurance.major occurrance nearly caused accident. dealer replaced 'evo' sensor. | |||
| 01/01/1998 | |||
| Ea99011, the steering system malfunctioned, causing the steering to bind and may result in a crash. common problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 20 | |||
| Vehicle experiences problems with steering control continually, loss of steering ability when passing or in large sweeping curve. *yc | |||
| 06/20/1999 | |||
| Intermittently vehicle experiences uncontrollable steering movement. dealer has been notified. | |||
| 05/02/1999 | 2 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Steering and braking failure | |||
| 10/18/1997 | 3 | 03/31/1997 | |
| Vehicle steering continually experiencing control problems, replacement of coil,gear box and steering wheel position sensor did not rectify steering problems. | |||
| When making a right turn vehicle loses steering control, and steering wheel must be turned left to right to regain control. vehicle is currently at dealership. problem intermittent. *ak | |||
| 09/20/1997 | |||
| Steering effort will become excessive with out warning. when put in an emergency stopping condition was unable to turn steering to the right. this condition has only happened once. but the effort to turn the steering wheel will become excessive when turning the steering wheel and appling the brakes when moving at a slow rate of speed. very noticable when pulling into or out of parking spots. dealer has be unable to repair. | |||
| 10/02/1997 | 05/05/1997 | ||
| Evo steering sensor failure. | |||
| 1 | 07/28/1997 | ||
| Steering sensor cracked, causing loss of steering control. | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1996 | ||
| Steering sensor failed. | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 10/09/2000 | |||
| Steering gear box locked . manufcturer has been notified. vehicle has been repaired .*ak | |||
| 05/20/1998 | 20 | 10/01/1996 | |
| The steering causes the truck to swerve out of driving lane. the fuel pump shut off in the middle of the hwy. with no warning. the windshield wiper motor would work intermitantly when ever it felt like, this same wiper motor is used on gmc trucks and has been recalled why hasn't it be rcalled on chevrolet trucks, it's the exact same part #. engine cooling lines leaked at oil cooler, dealer banner chevrolet changed oil pan gasket , rear oil crank seal and then oil pan gasket again to no avail, brought to bryan chevrolet which is another dealer and they fixed the leak turned out to be o ring on oil cooler housing. | |||
| 06/24/1998 | |||
| When traveling 10 mph the rod that is hooked to the steering gear box and the tires, popped out of place, preventing the consumer from making a right or left hand turn. consumer states the vehicle was traveling straight also, the vehicle became very hard to operate. consumer has contacted the dealer, vehicle awaiting service. please provide any further details. | |||
| While driving the vehicle the steering box went out and there was a loss of control. dealer has seen. *ak | |||
| 01/29/1998 | 1 | ||
| While making either right or left turn, steering box lets go & then grabs. sometimes it locks up. took to dealer & mechanic said problem exists & was changed in 25 other vehicles. problem still exists even though gear box had been replaced.*ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||
| 06/20/2000 | |||
| During 50 degree or lower weather conditions, the vehicle would pull erratic while turning. please provide more details. ts | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 12/15/2004 | 88000 | 20 | 02/02/2003 |
| Upon coming around a slow turn at about 25-35 mph, the steering all of a sudden gives and slips further then you initialize it, which seems to me not safe. also a friend with the same truck and year but a 4x4 does this exact same thing. *jb | |||
| 03/28/2000 | |||
| Power steering pump went out while driving. dealer has repaired vehicle. *ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 03/09/2005 | 125000 | 10 | 06/18/1998 |
| '97 chevrolet c1500 pickup steering slips and then grabs again. this sometimes causes slight to moderate lane changes unexpectedly. this has been ongoing since i purchased the vehicle, but dealership is at a loss as to how to repair it. why doesn't gm recall these vehicles? *ak | |||
| 02/09/2004 | 50000 | ||
| My vehicle's power steering will overcompensate for curves causing an unsafe loss of steering. happens at all speeds and both directions. | |||
| 05/10/1998 | 55 | 02/25/1998 | |
| Power steering tends to over-boost under certain conditions. it appears to manifest when the engine is lightly loaded making a slow arcing turn without applying the power assisted brakes. if the brakes are applied, the problem is less prevalent. | |||
| 07/22/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| When turning to right or left, steering wheel slips for a second leaving you with no control over vehicle, this is a very dangerous problem. no fix yet? | |||
| 09/15/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| When putting on brakes the brakes feel like they jump and your vehicle hops to a stop. have replaced front brakes 3 times in two years and back brakes 2 times. the steering feels loose sometimes when you turn right or left. dealer has replaced the brake caliber on right side front once already and rotors on right side front when applying brakes vehicle vibrates. they have also replaced something on the steering but it is still doing the same thing.*ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | |||
| While driving, steering seems to over react. while going around a curve, wheel seem to cut very hard with out turning steering whewl drastically.*ak | |||
| 12/01/2000 | |||
| Intermittent steering problems vehicle suddenly oversteers while turning at road speeds | |||
| 01/19/2001 | |||
| Variableration power steering is giving consumer some problems, and he almost had an accident. consumer was travling at 40-50 mph and when changing lanes steering went out. problem with the steering is that wheel gets too loose when slowing down, and wheel turns more the it should.*ak | |||
| 11/01/1997 | |||
| Vehicle has erratic steering. the steering wheel unexpectedly twitches or jerks going down the road. it is more prevalent with just normal driving (steering down a road). *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| Common problem with steering, i.e. wandering while 35mph or higher, steering wheel resistance changes during turns, vehicle wants to resist steering inputs. | |||
| 05/01/1998 | 50 | 12/01/1997 | |
| When changing lanes or turning, steering pulls with a quick motion. *ak | |||
| 08/21/1999 | |||
| While driving at any speed andwhen changing lanes or turning a corner, steering seems to get very loose. owner has tried to report this problem to the dealership. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1997 | |||
| Power steering continually over corrects/assists. the steering will suddenly jump during turns. i have experienced this numerous times. the steering feels as though it is trying to over assist during turns (both gradual and tight turns). | |||
| 15 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| I am having the same steering problem that i have just heard about in the news. many times, when i am travelling above 35 mph, on a small right steering movement the truck seems to take off to the right. seems to be happening with increasing frequency. *ak | |||
| 08/26/1997 | 12/01/1996 | ||
| Steering - at times when stopped, there is no power assist; at times while moving at any speed, there will be way too much power assist causing vehicles to change lanes/run off road rapidly. (this is dangerous) --- heater blower motor makes intermitent ticking noise --- neither problem has been fixed by dealer; dealer says all like models do it; dealer says they have contacted manufacturer and there is no fix. | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 20 | 07/07/1996 | |
| Power steering will go from power assist to full power with no steering wheel feeling and the vehicle over steers. | |||
| 07/09/1997 | |||
| Steering veering to left uncontrollably, normal conditions pulls to the right, replace steering gear box, aligned front end, steering wheel position sensor, to no avail. | |||
| 09/12/1997 | 6 | 01/30/1997 | |
| While driving the power steering takes control of the vehicle. the dealer replaced the steering system and there is still a problem. *ak consumer staes steering jerks to the left on its own, it never pulls hard and stays it is a stutter pull or a sudden jerk, componets of the steering have been replaced twice.*jb | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 04/15/2001 | |||
| Steering wheel is erratic, when turning steering wheel vehicle will jerk.*ak | |||
| 06/28/2001 | 15 | 05/01/1997 | |
| The truck isn't safe to drive if you don't have controll of where it is going. *ak | |||
| While driving the steering wheel drifts from side to side . the dealer has put in a steering solenoid and problem still exists. owner states that the vehicle has been in and out of the dealer for repairs. the problem is getting worse. *ak | |||