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1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash · 293546 · 2001-05-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

STEERING BECOMES OVER SENSITIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVER STEER. VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS. 1997-1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, 1997-1999 GMC YUKON, 1997-1999 CHEVROLET 1500 TRUCKS, 1997-1999 GMC TRUCKS. ANY GM VEHICLE WITH AT V8 GASOLINE POWERED ENGINE WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE. THERE ARE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE AND THIS ADDS TO THEM ONLY NOW YOU ARE AWARE THAT ADDITIONAL MODELS ARE AFFECTED AS WELL. IF THERE IS A FATALITY RESULTING FROM THIS DEFECT THEN ALL CORPORATIONS AND AGENCIES AWARE OF THE DEFECT TIME OF THE DEATH WILL BE LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGES. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER TO SEE THIS DEFECT IS REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
745513
Machine
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