# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA02003
> **POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE** · Opened 2002-04-04 · Closed 2002-12-10
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA02003
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 2002-04-04
- **Close date:** 2002-12-10
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Affected makes:** CHEVROLET; OLDSMOBILE; PONTIAC
- **Affected components:** STEERING; STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- **Affected model years:** 1997, 1998
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 14
## Summary

THE LOWER PINION BEARING IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY MAY FAIL.GM WILL RECALL 1997-98 GRAND PRIX BUILT BETWEEN 1-MAR-96 AND 31-OCT-97; AND 1996-98 U-VANS/J-CARS BUILT BETWEEN 1-JAN-96 AND 31-OCT-97.SEE ATTACHED SUMMARY.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA02003)
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