Chevrolet TAHOE steering problems
753 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
9,467 owner complaints analyzed
80 distinct recall campaigns
71,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1988 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,319 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
753 of 9,467 complaints match this topic (8.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 8011822 · 2002-06-13 (June 13, 2002)
AT 45MPH STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8011822 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10019278 · 2003-05-25 (May 25, 2003)
DRIVER'S SEAT FAILURE ON A 1995 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT PLACES THE FRONT LEFT SEAT FASTENER ON A THIN PIECE OF SHEET METAL RATHER THAN ON THE RE-ENFORCED CORNER OF THE SEAT FRAME. IT APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF DESIGN ERROR. THE THIN PIECE OF SHEET METAL SPLIT APART, ALLOWING THE FASTENER TO COME FREE, AND THE SEAT THEN ROCKED BACK, ALMOST TOUCHING THE REAR SEAT BEHIND IT; THE DRIVER WAS LEFT LOOKING UP AT A 60 DEGREE ANGLE AT THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, AND HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SUPPORT. THIS FAILURE OCCUR…
Owner-reported narrative. 89,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019278 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10059421 · 2004-02-19 (February 19, 2004)
CONSUMER HEAR A NOISE AND WITHIN SECONDS EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING DIFFICULTY. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD FALLEN OFF DUE TO METAL FATIGUE OF THE HOUSING UNIT. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 120,072 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059421 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 601131 · 1995-04-29 (April 29, 1995)
GOODYEAR TIRE GOES OUT OF BALANCE, CAUSING STEERING TO VIBRATE. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 601131 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 729236 · 2000-08-26 (August 26, 2000)
THIS VEHICULE HAS A DRIVERS POWER SEAT, UPON PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT. I DID HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICULE AS IT LIFTED FROM THE FRONT LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET. AFTER LOOKING AT THE SEAT I DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT IS BOLTED INTO THIN SHEET METAL TO THE SEAT FRAME AND NOT INTO THE SEAT FRAME RAIL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM SINCE THE PASSENGER SEAT FRAME RAILS ARE BOLTED TO THE SEAT BRACKETS A…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 729236 at NHTSA ↗