Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004253894 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BUXTON | Consumer's State: ND |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 12 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 98 chevy pick up, as well as a 96 gmc suburban, and have had numerous problems with the power steering on both vehicles. the pick up has been exceptionally bad with the "harder" left turns, and the "overly" easy right turns, or jerks. travelling on the highway with either vehicle, if you adjust the steering for a crosswind, they will fight going left (this is not constant, which makes it worse as it is unexpected) and launch to the right with the slightest touch (also not constant). i believe that these vehicles could easily be included in the recall. i had spoken with a local dealer after hearing of a power steering related recall pending (in october 2003) and was assured no such thing was going on, and my vehicles would not be involved anyway. i have shown jan. 10th 2004 as an incident date, as the form could not be completed without that information. this has however been a problem on and off since purchasing the truck (new in july 98) and the suburban (used in jan. 99) also, since purchasing the 96 suburban, i have had to replace the lower (mounted on bottom of pump) power steering line twice, due to breakage and leaks, and i now have another (replaced same hose on pick-up) leak somewhere in the pick-ups power steering system (it has been too cold to wash the vehicle properly under the hood, so i can inspect hoses, but am fairly certain it is once again the same hose) |