Chevrolet C1500 steering problems
11 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
296 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
109,977 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1988 to 1996 model years. Data snapshot: . 48 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
11 of 296 complaints match this topic (3.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 802576 · 1996-09-18 (September 18, 1996)
THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE POWER STEERING BELT, THE TWO BOLTS BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 802576 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10152135 · 2006-03-07 (March 7, 2006)
THE SERPENTINE ACCESSORY BELT STARTED TO FAIL. AS IT DID, PARTS OF IT WHIPPED THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURING THE HOSE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE NEEDED MY HELP TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT TOTALLY BROKEN. I HAD THE OLD BELT UNDER THE SEAT SO I SWAPPED IT FOR THE BELT THAT WAS FAILING. WITH MY HELP, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND MAKE IT TO A AUTO PARTS STORE TO REPLACE THE HOSE. THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE FAILURE OF THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 160,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10152135 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 886497 · 2001-04-23 (April 23, 2001)
STEERING WHEEL HAD COME LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO TIGHTENED WHEEL, 1 YEAR LATER STEERING WHEEL LOOSE AGAIN.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 886497 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 872922 · 2000-10-12 (October 12, 2000)
PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON SIDE STREET AND FELT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING BACK AND FORTH. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE NOTICED THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15, #DOT VDH1. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.HE ALSO CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND THE SIDE WALL. THERE WAS CRACKING TOO AT THE TREAD. THE CUSTOMER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE. *YH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 872922 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 889875 · 2001-06-06 (June 6, 2001)
AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNDONE, THROWING CONSUMER INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK SEAT BACK AND HEAD REST CAME FORWARD AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING OF CHEST MUSCLES AND BONE STRUCTURE, HEAD WAS THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MOUTH TO STRIKE CAUSING BAD CUTS AND BRUISES TO LOWER LIP, NECK AND HEAD INJURIES ARE YET UNDIAGNOSED, SEAT BOLT STRIPPED OUT OF THE NUT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING DRIVER TO BE INJURED FROM MOMENTUM OF SEAT. *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 889875 at NHTSA ↗