# 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `304164` · 2001-07-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** PICKUP
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
STEERING WHEEL PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN STEERING THROUGH A CURVE.  IT IS A VERY SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND LASTS FROM 1-3 SECONDS AND CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES GOING THROUGH A CURVE.  I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND WAS PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD TRAVELING AT 55 MPH NEARLY MISSING A TREE.  THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME.
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