Complaint 304164
1997 CHEVROLET PICKUP • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM • incident Jul 9, 2001
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 304164
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- PICKUP
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jul 9, 2001
- Date Received
- Jul 13, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Owner 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.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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