1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE Steering Problems

10 NHTSA complaints on file

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Steering Issues in the 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE

10 steering complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Steering Complaints

#11013139 | August 6, 2017

STEERING LOCKED UP ON '97 VENTURE VAN WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 70 MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP REPLACED.

#10261898 | March 15, 2009

NEEDS REPLACED FRONTEND HUBS ,TIEROD,PINION REPAIRS/RECALL THIS VAN NEEDS A NEW OWNER!!! NOTHING BUT COSTLY REPAIRS CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THEM VENTURES. *TR

#10174427 | November 27, 2006

I BOUGHT MY 97 VENTURE A YEAR AGO, ENDED UP GETTING A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER FOR THE REAR DOOR HANDLES. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO HAVE FIXED, TO FIND OUT OTHER RECALLS WEREN'T FIXED. I HAD THE STEERING RECALL DONE. WELL NOW NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN UNDER 6 YRS OLD AND THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD, IM AFRAID TO TRAVEL IN IT!! EVERY TURN BE IT RIGHT OR LEFT I FEEL THE STEERING KIND OF POP AND STICK ITS SCARY I THINK GM NEEDS TO REEVALUATE ITS SO CALLED FAMILY SAFE VEHICLE AND REIMBURSE ALL OF US OWNERS!! *NM

#10151201 | February 25, 2006

ON 28 JULY 2003, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LOWER PINION BEARING IN MY 97 CHEVY VENTURE UNDER A RECALL SCHEME. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT BACK IN, SINCE THEY LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE STEERING OFFSET TO THE RIGHT BY ABOUT 15 DEGREES, BUT IT WAS SUCH A HASSLE DEALING WITH THEM THAT I DIDN'T BOTHER. AROUND THE START OF FEBRUARY 2006, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS AS IF THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. WHEN I DRIVE THE VAN, I HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY PREPARED TO WRESTLE THE WHEEL WITH BOTH ARMS, ALTHOUGH THE FAULT IS STILL INTERMITTENT. I HAVE YET TO RAISE THE MATTER WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOTE THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS, ALTHOUGH MOSTLY RELATING TO STEERING TO THE LEFT, FOR SIMILAR 97 VENTURES AND OTHER GM VEHICLES. *JB

#10089676 | August 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

#10053574 | January 7, 2004

WHEN MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN LOCKED UP. WITH ENOUGH FORCE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

#9006034 | May 23, 2002

DEFECTIVE STEERING

#8005736 | March 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME TIGHT; THEN, FAILED REPEATEDLY. MADE LEFT TURN AND STEERING LOCKED UP AND FROZE. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

#827828 | September 11, 1998

STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GRABBED/STUCK AND LOCKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

#538723 | July 24, 1998

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVING BELT SLIPS APPARENTLY AND THE STEERING CEASES, THE SERVO FOR THE STEERING FAILS.

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