1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Steering Problems

WHEN DRIVING AND ENTERING A CURVE THE POWER STEERING JERKS TO THE DIRECTION OF STEER. THIS IS SAID TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR CAUSING THE VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING TO OVER-COMPENSATE AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER DANGEROUSLY. THE FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED THIS SYSTEM.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO STEER ON ITS OWN, MOVING RIGHT TO LEFTAND BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC MODULE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY KNEW THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000.

Mileage: 89,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING ONLY 35 TO 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO LOCK AND IT ONLY HAPPENS AT THOSE SPEEDS. HE WAS FORCED TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT; HOWEVER, IT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE ECM IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOR SEVERAL CHEVROLET K1500 VEHICLES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT AN ESTIMATE OF $70 TO REPLACE THE ECM; HOWEVER, DO NOT HAVE THE PART SINCE THE VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,400. UPDATED 12/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO UNPLUG THE CONNECTION TO THE STEERING PUMP TO DETERMINE IF THE CAUSE OF THE HARD SPOT IN THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER DID SO AND THE CONDITION STOPPED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT 35-45 MPH. THE CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SPOT AND EXTRA FORCE WAS NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS EITHER THE SENDING UNIT IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 12/21/09

Mileage: 36,000

GOING THROUGH A LEFT HAND CURVE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30MPH TO 60MPH I GET A FEELING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WANTING TO DIVE & A BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN GOING AROUND A LONG SWEEPING CURVE. IT HAPPENS ON EVERY LONG SWEEPING LEFT HAND CURVE. IF YOU AREN'T READY FOR IT YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL & HIT AN ONCOMING CAR HEAD ON. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR & I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE SENSORS IS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES & SOME THAT HAD THEM REPLACED UP TO 3 TIMES IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PART INVOLVED IS CALLED THE "POWER STEERING SPEED SENSOR" (VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING) & IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE PARTS THAT FAIL BUT THERE ARE NO WARNINGS THAT WOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS PART IS FAILING UNTIL IT HAPPENS & IT IS A STRANGE FEELING. YOU DON'T ACTUALLY LOSE CONTROL BUT IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DO WHICH COULD LEAD YOU TO LOSING CONTROL. IF THE PARTS ARE FAILING AS OFTEN AS I HAVE READ ABOUT THEN SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE THEM BETTER & TO KEEP THE PEOPLE SAFELY ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THIS HAPPENS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE CURVES, AS WELL AS SEVERE CURVES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NEW. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO WORSEN DURING COLD WEATHER. WE HAVE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN SEVERAL WAYS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE. *NM

Mileage: 25,000

MY STEERING IN MY 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS ERRATIC. IT IS ULTRA EASY AT TIMES AND ULTRA DIFFICULT AT OTHERS. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT WILL SUDDENLY JERK OUT OF MY HAND. I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT MY STEERING SENSOR LOCATED ON MY STEERING COLUMN. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT FOR THIS ISSUE. THE WARRANTY PERIOD UNDER WHICH CHEVROLET WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE EXPIRED BEFORE I COULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHILE I WAS IN AGHANISTAN. MY VEHICLE NO LONGER FALLS UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE DID NOT NOTIFY MY AT ANY TIME OF A RECALL/CONCERN. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY CONCERNS UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. *NM

Mileage: 76,000

MY SON WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER ASSIST WAS LOST. THIS MADE THE TRUCK ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I HAVE REMOVED THE PUMP AND FOUND THE INTERNAL SHAFT HAD BROKEN. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS A MANAGER FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FLEET. I NETWORK WITH A LARGE GROUP OF EXPERIENCED TECHNICIANS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE TRUCKS. *NM

Mileage: 51,000

MY 1997 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP HAS A STEERING PROBLEM THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AS YOUR ENTERING A TURN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD. TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MECHANICS OFFER SUGGESTIONS RANGING FROM THE STEERING BOX TO STEERING SENSORS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM TO THIS TRUCK, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR MODEL ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS GM WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEY DECIDE RECALL THIS YEAR MODEL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

'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

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 88,000

STEERING SLIPPAGE PRIMARILY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS OR GOING AROUND CURVES TO LEFT HAND SIDE. STEERING IS TIGHT AND THEN "SLIPS" CAUSING OVERSTEERING AT TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 32,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT STEERING GEAR BOX MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MADE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. THE EVO STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

POWER STEERING SENSOR CAUSING THE STEERING TO "OVER STEER" IN CURVES. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED BY GM, HOWEVER NO RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO CREATE A SAFETY CONCERN. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

THE POWER STEERING "GRABS", SORT OF LIKE IT OVER ASSISTS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND THEN "LETS GO" SUDDENLY CAUSING A PERSON TO OVER STEER TRYING TO CORRECT WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO TURN TOO FAR. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH LEFT & RIGHT TURNS. THE TURNS CAN BE GRADUAL AND IF LONG, LIKE FREEWAY EXITS, IT DOES THIS PHENOMENON REPEATEDLY DURING THE TURN. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN AUG. 2000 AND I HEARD ON A LOCAL RADIO STATION THAT GM WAS GOING TO NOTIFY OWNERS IN FEB, 2004 OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT FOR FREE. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AS YET.*AK

Mileage: 98,000

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT VERY CLEAR AND TO THE POINT. I HAVE BEEN VIEWING THE COMPLAINTS LOCATED ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FEEL THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PUPOSE FOR RECALLING THESE VEHICLES. I PURCHASED A 1997 CHEVY K20 APPROX 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE UNTIL A FEW MONTHS LATER. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SOME STEERING PROBLEMS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING AROUND A CORNER OR STRAIGHT BUT THE STEERING WILL BECOME VERY LOOSE AND VEER INTO ONE DIRECTION ALL ON ITS OWN. THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH OWNING THIS VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THERE IS EVEN A GREATER THREAT TO MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE I HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL PUMP WIRES, INSIDE THE GAS TANK, MELTED INSULATION AND BURNT THE CONNECTOR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF AND THAT OF ANYONE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE PRIOR TO MY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS INFORMATION. I FEEL THAT THE FIRST SIGN OF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THE GAS GAUGE WILL START TO MALFUNCTION, WHICH LEAVES YOU GUESSING AT THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. I FEEL THIS MATTER NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT OWNERS/DRIVERS OF VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY AUTO INSURANCE, HOWEVER, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NONE OF US HAS ANY CONTROLL OVER. IF WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE BECOMES INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT WOULD SEEM SENSELESS THAT POSSIBLY SOMEONES LIFE WOULD HAVE TO END BEFORE THIS SITUATION BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I HAVE TO DEMAND THAT SOME ACTION BE TAKEN BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR SOMEONE. *AK

CONSUMER SAW A RECALL NOTICE ON TV CONCERNING POWER STEERING. ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT THINK THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED A SIMILAR FAILURE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AROUND LOST STEERING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM AROUND DECEMBER 2002 RIGHT AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A POWER STEERING PUMP ACCELERATOR. THE CONSUMER HAD THIS PART PUT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND PULL TO THE LEFT. *AK *JB

MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WILL OVERCOMPENSATE FOR CURVES CAUSING AN UNSAFE LOSS OF STEERING. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND BOTH DIRECTIONS.

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 1997 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REALLY HARD TO FIX BECAUSE IT COMES AND GOES AND IT DOES SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. THE FIRST PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 1 1/2 TO 2 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE TO PROBLEM YET. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU GO INTO A TURN TO THE LEFT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER. THE TRUCK WILL ACTUALLY GO AROUND THE TURN BY ITSELF IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU GO INTO A TURN IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN PULLED BY SOMETHING. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE ONE THAT HAS ME CONCERNED BECAUSE AT TIMES IT WILL OVER STEER WITHOUT YOU ACTUALLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL AND MAKE OF TRUCK AND ALL THREE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME AND I HAVE TALKED WITH GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM THEM WHAT'S SO EVER. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN A ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY WITH A FATALITY. REALLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR SOMEONE TO JUST HELP WITH FINDING A FIX WITHOUT CHANGING OUT PART AND HOPING FOR A FIX WITH NO TELLING HOW MANY $$$$ LATER. AT THIS TIME I HAVE CHANGED MY STEERING BOX AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I DID CHANGE THESE OUT FROM A WRECKED TRUCK HOPING TO FIND THE PROBLEM BEFORE GOING AND BUYING A NEW PART THAT I COULD NOT RETURN. UP UNTILL THIS POINT EVERY THING THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED ON THIS TRUCK WAS FACTORY GM PARTS. THAT INCLUDES NORMAL WEAR PARTS SUCH AS BRAKE PADS, OIL FILTERS, BRAKE ROTORS, ALTENATORS (3), WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTORS (BEFORE THE RECALL), RADIATOR TANK, DOOR PINS AND BUSHINGS, DOOR HANDLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. I KNOW ALL OF THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR PART BUT ONCE I STARTED I JUST COULD NOT HARDLY QUIT.

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TIGHTEN THEN SUDDENLY RELEASE. THIS IS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE EVO SENOR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. *NM

Mileage: 117,000

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

WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

1997 CHEVROLET 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP 2WD WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT THE POWER ASSIST BOOST INCREASES CAUSING THE TRUCK TO QUICKLY TURN TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVEN'T KNOWN WHO TO REPORT THIS TO. IT HAPPENS QUICKLY AND I HAVE TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. I NOTICED THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE 1996 AND 1997 CARS BUT HAVE HAD THIS IDENTICAL OVER ASSIST PROBLEM ON MY TRUCK. *LA

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STEERS INDEPENDENT OF DRIVER ACTION CAUSING WHELL TO PULL FROM THE DRIVER'S HANDS. NUMEROUS "NEAR ACCIDENTS" HAVE OCCURED DUE TO DEFECT. *AK

Mileage: 108,000

THE STEERING OF THE 1997 CHEVY SUBURBAN GIVES AN ALMOST TICKING, OR PULSATING MOVEMENT AS IT GOES THROUGH A STEADY WIDE SWEEPING CURVE. OTHER TIMES IT FEELS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOCKED INTO A POSITION. IT'S TURNING STRAIGHT AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IT HAS TO BE PULLED HARDER IN THE DIRECTION DESIRED; IN ADDITION, IT GIVES A SLIGHT WHIPPING MOTION WHEN IT BREAKS FREE. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER SLIGHT BUMPS, THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER PULLED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS RELATED TO A STEERING SECTOR PROBLEM. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 34,000

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.

POWER STEERING ON 1997 CHEVY 1500 HAS MOMENTS OF " FREE FLOATING SENSATION" WHILE TURNING.....ESPECIALLY RIGHT HAND TURNS. THIS CAUSES OVER CORRECTION AND DANGER TO ALL ON THE ROAD. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

MY SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING SENSOR KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAD IT REPLACE IN JULY OF 2002 AND HERE IT IS 1 YEAR LATER AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. IT KEEPS OVERSTEERING A LOW SPEEDS TURNING RIGHT. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS.*AK

STEERING HAS MIND OF ITS OWN. ITS LIKE THAT FEELING WHEN YOU ARE SITTING ON A CHAIR AND JUST ABOUT READY TO GO OVER, YOU CATCH YOURSELF... IT HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER MOST OFTN. WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY, IT JUSTS SEEMS FOR A BRIEF SECOND THE WHEEL IS ATTACHED TO NOTHING. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. I THINK I WILL HIT A TRUCK NEXT WINTER........... *AK

Mileage: 70,000

AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED, WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR RIGHT, STEERING JERKS. SO FAR, HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN FEAR OF HER SAFETY AND OUR SON! PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TALKING WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS, I REALIZED MY SITUATION WAS NOT UNIQUE. *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

THE DEALERSHIP MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE LOOSE STEERING IN THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STRAIGHT FORWARD, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. PH

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN QUICK AND HARD TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

DURING 50 DEGREE OR LOWER WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL ERRATIC WHILE TURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WILL BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHEN TURNING TO LEFT VEHICLE OVERSTEERS. DEALER STATED THEAT POSITIONING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WILL JERK.*AK

SPORATIC ERRATIC STEERING. *AK

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?

WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN, FRONT END WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER,, THEY DETERMINED THAT STEERING GEAR BOX WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE PROBLEM.*AK

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

STEERING WHEEL HAS ALOT OF PLAY WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. DEALER CHECKED SYSTEM FOR PLAY. TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO BULLETINS. PROBLEM HAS TO BE DUPLICATED TO BE RECTIFIED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.*AK

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

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FAILURE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER AND BECOME VERY UNPREDICTABLE DURING TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT

THE TRUCK ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROLL OF WHERE IT IS GOING. *AK

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, WHEEL SLIPS. DEALER REPLACED EVO SENSOR.*AK

TRUCK HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH MAJOR COMPONENTS OTHER THAN WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS NOT USED FOR NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

STEERING CONSISTENCY VARIES WHEN CORNERING ESP. TO THE RIGHT.*AK

THE STEERING CONTROL SENSOR FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN JERKING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON CONSUMER WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING.*AK BEARING SPLINTERED, CAUSING METAL PIECES INTO TRANSMISSION OIL, THE REACTION CARRIER, OVERRUNNING CLUTCH, CLUTCH SUPPORT, OVER CLUTCH RACE, AND TORQUE CONVERTER ALL FAILED. LEFT REAR DOOR PANEL BAD, RATTLE IN SIDE DOOR, REAR SIDE DOOR REPAIRED, RIGHT SIDE DOORS TRIM PANELS BECOME LOOSE, DOOR PANLES REPLACED, SIDE DOOR PANEL RATTLES. VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, REAR TAIL LIGHTS NOT AT SAME HEIGHT, LEFT WINDOW SWITCH REPLACED, DOORS LOCKED WITH KEYS IN VEHICLE, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING, BATTERY FAILED FIVE TIMES, ANTITHEFT LIGHT ON RADIO CAUSING IT NOT TO WORK. AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING HOT AIR AND VENT WOULD NOT ADJUST FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WINDOWS KEPT GETTING STUCK. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POWER STEERING WAS NOISY, DEALER REPAIRED POWER STEERING, POWER STEERING BECAME NOISY AGAIN. REAR SHOES WERE REPLACED. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

SPEED SENSOR CAUSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. *AK *SLC

SPEED SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN IS CAUSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. *AK

POWER STEERING GRABS , WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNING STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP. MECHANIC NOTICED PARTS WITHIN STEERING SYSTEM WERE NOT MACHINED SMOOTHLY, SOME PARTS HAVE DEEP GROOVES. *AK

STEERING CONTROL SENSOR FAILED. *SLC

STEERING BOX GEAR STRIPPED OUT. NLM

INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERSTEERS WHILE TURNING AT ROAD SPEEDS

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

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

STEERING WANTS TO JERK DOWN WHILE TURNING OR IN SLIGHT CURVES

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

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

STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED . MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED .*AK

NO SUMMARY

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

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE, AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH AVA CENTER.*AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL ACTUALLY TURN MORE, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN APRIL 1998/ AUG 1998, AND APRIL1999. SENSOR WAS STARTING TO GO AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS, WHICH PULLS THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY, UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD POWER STEERING IS NOT CONSTANT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR ON POWER STEERING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

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.

DRIVING VEHICLE & TRYING TO MAINTAIN IT ON THE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING JERKED AWAY FROM DRIVER'S HAND. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A SPOOL VALVE IN POWER STEERING BOX CAUSED PROBLEM. DID NOT ALLOW FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH TO STEERING, STEERING BY ITSELF. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *ML

THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE PULLS FEELING LIKE HITTING AN ICE PATCH. YH

STEERING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. DEALER HASN'T FIXED IT. WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL.

CHECK STEERING WANDER AT HWY SPEEDS, REPLACED STEERING EVO SENSOR ASSEMBLY

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT JUMPED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL TEMPORARILY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY PUT A PINION ROD ON, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. *AK

EVO SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER. YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE, CAUSING ERRATIC POWER STEERING OR LOSS STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY SCARY, AND AVOIDS DRIVING VEHICLE. ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVROLET TRUCK. AT 31,000, MILES THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WENT BAD. AT 41,000 MILES THE BRAKE MASTER CYLENDER AND PITTMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BEING THAT IT WAS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A CHEVEROLET DEALER INCURRING THE COST MYSELF. AT 49,000 MILES THE REAR U JOINT NEEDED REPAIR. AT THIS POINT, I STARTED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS MORE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AS THESE PARTS DO NOT USUALLY NEED REPAIR AT SUCH LOW MILAGE. TO TOP IT OFF, AT 51,000 THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVROLET TRUCK. AT 31,000, MILES THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WENT BAD. AT 41,000 MILES THE BRAKE MASTER CYLENDER AND PITTMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BEING THAT IT WAS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A CHEVEROLET DEALER INCURRING THE COST MYSELF. AT 49,000 MILES THE REAR U JOINT NEEDED REPAIR. AT THIS POINT, I STARTED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS MORE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AS THESE PARTS DO NOT USUALLY NEED REPAIR AT SUCH LOW MILAGE. TO TOP IT OFF, AT 51,000 THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.

STEERING IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN DRIVING AT 40- 50 MPH STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND HESITATES, AND TURNS TO THE LEFT. *AK

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

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

STEERING WHEEL WOULD SLIP & THEN JERK OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS & IS INTERMITTENT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK IT & REPAIR IT. *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

COMMON PROBLEM WITH STEERING, I.E. WANDERING WHILE 35MPH OR HIGHER, STEERING WHEEL RESISTANCE CHANGES DURING TURNS, VEHICLE WANTS TO RESIST STEERING INPUTS.

NO SUMMARY.

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.

THE DESIGN OF SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING CAUSED SUDDEN OVER STEERING DURING TURNS OR LANE CHANGED. YH

WHEN TURNING A CORNER LEFT OR RIGHTSTEERING WHEEL JERKED IN THE DIRECTION THAT VEHICLE WASGOING. IF IT WAS SHARPER IT COULD PROBABLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. *AK

HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST DIE BEFORE GM ISSUES A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE STEERING SPEED SENSORS? THIS IS A WELL-KNOW PROBLEM IN 1997 AND 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCKS. THE DEALER CALLS THIS A 6.624 STEERING SENSOR FAILURE; PART NUMBER 26064468. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY CHANGE LANES WHEN CORNERING. I THINK IT IS DEPLORABLE FOR GM TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS TRUELY A LIFE-THREATENING COMPONENT FAILURE. *AK

STEERING SPEED SENSOR REPLACED TO FIX OVERSTEER PROBLEM; ABS REGULARLY FAIL TO KEEP WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING; ELECTRONIC 4WD TRANSFER CASE CONTINUES TO STICK IN 4HIGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER DISENGAGED WITH BUTTON. *AK

WHEN CHANGING LANES OR TURNING, STEERING PULLS WITH A QUICK MOTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING CHANGES BETWEEN HIGH AN LOW SPEED MODE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING JERKED RIGHT OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND, ERRATIC POWER STEERING. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING SENSOR IS BAD. *AK

EA99011, THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BIND AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT 25MPH AND LOWER. DEALER HAS DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

TRUCK STEERS ERRACTICALLY WHEN TAKING (NAVIGATING CURVES) A MILD RIGHT TURN AT MODERATE SPEEDS (20-50MPH). THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON LEFT TURNS AND SEEMS TO MANIFEST ITSELF BY GIVING MORE "ASSIST" TO STEERING EFFORT THAN NEEDED. WHEN STEERING INTO A CURVE, WITH A STATIC, STEADY GRIP AND FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER ASSIST MECHANISM SUDDENLY "MAKES IT EASIER" TO STEER, HENCE CAUSING OVERSTEER. ONE DEALER CLAIMS THAT A STEERING POSITION SENSOR HAS GONE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT WHEN TODAY, DRIVING AT 30MPH, I NEARLY OVERSTEERED INTO A YOUNG WOMAN AND HER BABY ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN NEGOTIATING A VERY MILD RIGHT CURVE. I'M GETTING THIS FIXED AT THE NEXT OIL CHANGE ...

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCES OVER SENSITIVITY RESULTING IN UNPREDICATABLE STEERING CONTROL.

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).

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IF STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED VEHICLE WILL GO INTO THE NEXT LANE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND SLIGHTLY MOVING STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE STEERS BY ITSELF, WILL CHANGE LANES, WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED 1/4 INCH. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE, BUT NO RECALLS OR KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE STEERING LOSS. VEHICLE DARTS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSOR 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER REFUSES FURTHER REPAIRS.

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING MOVEMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL CONTINUALLY, LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WHEN PASSING OR IN LARGE SWEEPING CURVE. *YC

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL EITHER TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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

THE VARIABLE EFFORT POWER STEERING ASSIST CHANGES STEERING FORCES AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES ERRATIC STEERING WHICH CAUSES UNEXPECTED SWERVING AND LANE CHANGES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE SAME PART , THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ,AND THE VALVE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT CHEVROLET HAS APPARENTLY FAILED TO ADDRESS. *AK

THE VARIABLE EFFORT POWER STEERING ASSIST CHANGES STEERING FORCES AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES ERRATIC STEERING WHICH CAUSES UNEXPECTED SWERVING AND LANE CHANGES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE SAME PART , THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ,AND THE VALVE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT CHEVROLET HAS APPARENTLY FAILED TO ADDRESS. *AK

STEERING AND BRAKING FAILURE

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE STEERING AND BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT. WE TOW A 2000 POUND TRAILER AND WE ARE WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE TOWING HELP WHAT CAN WE DO? *AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STEERING JERKING/PULLING VEHICLE. THE STEERING MODULE AND THREE STEERING SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS UNSOLVED.

THE STEERING LACKS THE SELF STRAIGHTING FEATURE. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY NOT HAVING ADAQUATE ALIGNEMET ADJUSTABILITY, IT MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

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.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING BOX WENT OUT AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING SEEMS UNPREDICTABLE. THE DRIVER HAS VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A NUMBER OF PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. OWNER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE STEERING PROBLEMS, STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. *AK

WHILE MAKING TURNS THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE STEERING SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE AND ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

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.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCES OVER SENSITIVITY RESULTING IN UNPREDICATABLE STEERING CONTROL.

POWER STEERING WILL GO FROM POWER ASSIST TO FULL POWER WITH NO STEERING WHEEL FEELING AND THE VEHICLE OVER STEERS.

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

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.

EVO STEERING SENSOR FAILURE.

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

ABOUT 500 MILES THE POWER STEERING WILL ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *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

STEERING SENSOR CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

CANNOT TURN THE STEERING MORE THAN 2 INCHES EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK

STEERING SENSOR FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE POWER ASSIST WILL GO TO FULL ASSIST WHEN TURNING, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN HIGHWAY IS SNOW COVERED. *AK

LOOSENESS IN STEERING MADE THE VEHICLE HARD TO TURN, NEW STEERING GEAR HAS HELPED, HOWEVER PROBLEM NOT SOLVED.

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.

VEHICLE STEERING CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING CONTROL PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT OF COIL,GEAR BOX AND STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR DID NOT RECTIFY STEERING PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY HAS TROUBLE WITH THE FRONT END SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES GO INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC.

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

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNKNOWN PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOW DRIVING SPEEDS. *AK

ANTI-THEFT ALARM FAILED.

PINION SEAL LEAKING.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNED TO ITS TRAVEL LIMIT IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING HAS PROBLEMS THERE IS LOW RESISTANCE AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING OWNER TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT CONTROL. TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT STEERING PUMP HAS LOW PRESSURE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER.

UPON STARTING UP EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, CAN ONLY TURN ONE REVELATION BEFORE STEERING BINDS, AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40MPH, EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, DEALER'S ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ONCE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

UPON STARTING UP EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, CAN ONLY TURN ONE REVELATION BEFORE STEERING BINDS, AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40MPH, EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, DEALER'S ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ONCE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

UPON STARTING UP EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, CAN ONLY TURN ONE REVELATION BEFORE STEERING BINDS, AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40MPH, EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, DEALER'S ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ONCE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK