| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004306780 | Incident Date: Oct, 22 2004 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TAHOE | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEK13R8VJ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 27 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 11 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving vehicle steering wheel suddenly slips or jerks to the right. this problem is intermittent, but has increased over time. on january 28, 2003 the vehicle was taken in for this problem, and the dealership replaced the steering sensor. the problem has recurred 22 months later, causing driver to lose control of the vehicle at 35 mph. this resulted in lose of control of this vehicle and accident followed. chevrolet customer care service was contacted and said that they would pay for inspection of said vehicle. they responded that if no problem was detected during inpsection, that customer would have to pay for repair. inspection is still pending.*ak |
