Consumer Complaint Detail
GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003239256 | Incident Date: Oct, 08 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA 1500 | 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#: 2GTEK19R9V1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 06 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have owned my 1997 gmc k1500 sierra since 1999 and have experienced continuous momentary loss of power steering control due to a failing vss sensor located on the steering column. this loss of power steering control occurs at any speed and direction. i have had this component replaced twice over the years and the sensor starts to intermittently fail within 6 months. every individual i have talked to over the years who has owned a gm 1997-1999 c/k full-size vehicle has experienced this sudden loss of control in the steering wheel at one time or another. it is unfortunate that multiple lives will have to be eventually lost before gm will recall these hundreds of thousands of vehicles due to lawsuits. the vss steering as well as the csfi fuel injection system are an extremely poor design and gm knows it. *la |