Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN 1500 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101425 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2007
Consumer's City: HUDSON OAKS Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN 1500 Model Year: 1999
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#: 1GNEC16R5XJ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at 55 mph on dry concrete limited access highway on interstate i-820 southbound, approaching i-30 westbound at interstate interchange, slowed to 50 mph as turning to right at approximately 30-45 degrees of steering wheel input were applied to start right sweeping turn from tangent direction. ) as desired steering angle was reached, steering angle was unintentionally increased by the power steering system. vehicle turn rate to the right exceeded the necessary amount and vehicle initiated a turn-in oversteer. steering angle was reduced, but when re-initiated, the turn-in oversteer recurred. this situation continued to plague this vehicle, today. no repairs have been attempted, since the dealership won't agree that anything is wrong.*ak