1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 2000-01-01

1 injured · 465758 · 2004-04-13

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: C/K PICKUPS
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 37,500

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR: STEERING WILL JERK WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR HAD A "WORN" SPOT AND THAT THE POWER STEERING BOOST WAS BEING ADDED AT PULL POWER BECAUSE THE SYSTEM DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DOING.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10066109
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown