Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / TAHOE / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003196596 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2002
Consumer's City: MORIARTY Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TAHOE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEK18R5VG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 08 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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.