NHTSA Complaint #10003205 — 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10003205
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE
Component	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 1, 2003
Date Filed	January 22, 2003
Mileage	55,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NM

Consumer Description

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT EA99011 CONCERNING THE STEERING ON THE 1997 TAHOE, 350 5.7 ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO. THE JURKING IN THE STEERING IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I T DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED AND THIS UNCOMMANDED IMPUT WAS ENOUGH TO INDUCE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH TO THE NEXT LANE.THIS SEVER ACTION ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, HOWEVER AS THE VEHICLE AGES, THE SEVERITY SEEMS TO GET WORSE WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. YJE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 1997. I ALSO HAVE CONFIRMED THIS SAME THING WITH A FRIEND WHO OWNED A 1997 SABURBAN, HE SOLD THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION.

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