1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Steering Problems

BRAKES FAILED, INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, FRAME, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STEERING COMPONENTS, AND CROSSMEMBERS. VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND JERKED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 CHEVROLET HE OWNED. *AK *NM

I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I HAVE HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH IT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD WIPER PROBLEMS WITH IT ONCE.

REDUCED STEERING EFFORT WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING, LIKE THERE IS NO RESISTANCE IN THE WHEEL. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY IN TURNS BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET THIS IS DUE TO A BAD SPEED SENSOR AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT??? WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? THIS OCCURANCE IS VERY COMMON IN 1997-98 CHEVROLET AND GMC C/K, M/L AND G-VAN WITH EVO.*AK

STEERING INTERMITTENTLY SURGES TO RIGHT - IT'A MOMENTARY CONDITION. SCAREY! COST $170 IN LABOR PLUS PART (EVO SENSOR) - BUT ONLY TOOK 30 MINUTES.*AK

1) BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. LOCATION IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. EXPLOSION HAZARD. 2) POWER STEERING- WHEEL WOULD JERK VEHICLE TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. EVEN BY THE NTSB! IS SOMEONE RECEIVING A KICKBACK ON THIS THING OR WHAT? 3) BURNT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION-CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE HVAC COOLING FAN AND THE SELECTOR SWITCH INSIDE OF DASH. 4) CLUNKING NOISE/HARD SHIFT, FROM TRANSMISSION 4L60E-HAPPENS CONSTANTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS WARM. *JB

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WONDERFUL ABOUT FIXING THE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM-REPLACEMENT OF RING AND PINION AND RESET DEPTH. THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IS FRIGHTENING. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS IT MAY ACT UP, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING AND FEELING LIKE THE STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND COMPLETELY FAILING. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM, BUT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HAD COMPLAINT, AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALL ME BACK. I HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY REPORTED SITUATIONS WITH STEERING FAILURE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR THE 1997 CHEVROLET TRUCK. NOW I WONDER WHAT GM WILL DUE ABOUT IT. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS, AND HAS COST ME OVER $500. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN REBUILT 4 TIMES AND NOW NEEDS...