1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS PITMAN ARM WAS RECENTLY REPLACED AND THE CLOCKSPRING WAS FRACTURED AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE PITMAN ARM WAS REPLACED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAXIE PRICE CHEVROLET ATLANTA (3600 US-78, LOGANVILLE, GA 30052, 770466-7000) AND NASH CHEVROLET (630 SCENIC HWY S, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046, 678-369-3889) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT'S ONLY OPTION WAS TO FIND A JUNK YARD THAT MAY CARRY THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.

NHTSA ID

11268496

Incident

Oct 12, 2019

Mileage

191,000 mi

MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SNATCHING THE WHEEL TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAVE LIKED TO WRECKED TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS I HAD MY TIRES CHANGED THOUGHT IT WAS THAT HAD THE TRUCK LINED UP STILL DOING IT I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMBODY GETS HURT WHEN THE TRUCK SNATCHES IT PULLS LIKE IT OUT OF LIMIT BAD BUT THEN GO'S BACK TO ITS SELF I NOTICED IT MOSTLY DOES IT IN A TURN AROUND A CURVE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

11219216

Incident

Jun 1, 2019

Mileage

300,000 mi

EXPERIENCE UNANTICIPATED STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT AT MODERATE SPEEDS (20 TO 55 MPH). STEERING WHEEL "JERKS" UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVED ROADWAY (IN A MODERATE TURN AT SPEED). VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS, BUT PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. FOUND THE PROBLEM POSTED ON WWW.CARCOMPLANINTS.COM AND REALIZED I'VE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, TOO BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. *NM

NHTSA ID

10180860

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE WHEEL WAS CURVED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A ROADSIDE TREE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED.

NHTSA ID

10162976

Incident

Jul 16, 2006

Mileage

113,000 mi

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ITSELF LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON TWO LANE CURVY ROADS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK HITS A PATCH OF ICE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BUT WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISER THAT MY TRUCK HAS SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING - IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HOOKED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO PROVIDE SLOW DRIVING ASSISTANCE. I AM TOLD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SENSOR OR EVO SENSOR FOR THIS SYSTEM IS BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO NO AVAIL. MY STEP DAUGHTER HAS A 1997 CHEVY 1/2 TON PICK UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE HAS HAD DOBBS AUTO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU OVER- CORRECT WHEN THE PRESSURE CHANGES OR BRIEFLY GIVES WAY AS I WOULD DESCRIBE. I WONDER HOW MANY CRASHES ARE CAUSED DO TO THIS GREMLIN IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AS MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10154027

Incident

Jan 3, 2006

Mileage

64,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO ALEXANDRIA BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 14, 2005 BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE DASHBOARD. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS WAS SPEED SENSORS WERE MISSING. HE REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLIES AND SPEED SENSORS. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1064.54. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM I HAD JUST REPAIRED WAS GOING ON IN THE "RUST BELT" STATES AND CANADA. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE WHOLE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY DOWN TO AND INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC. I WORK IN WASHINGTON AND LIVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE CITY. I WROTE THE GM CLAIMS DEPARTMENT WITH COPIES OF EVERY RECEIPT AND A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER. THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THE REPAIR WAS INDEED ONE INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE DENYING THE CLAIM BECAUSE I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THE RECALL IS ONLY VALID IN "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. I WANT THE RECALL TO BE OPENED BACK UP AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATES. I SPEND EVERY SINGLE DAY IN WASHINGTON, WHAT MAKES MY CLAIM ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSON THAT LIVES 5 MILES AWAY FROM ME, BUT HAPPENS TO LIVE ACROSS THE STATE BORDER? WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN WASHINGTON AND WORKS IN VIRGINIA? SINCE MY HOME ADDRESS WAS VIRGINIA, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # IS 05V379000. *NM THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPALCED. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING ABD THE PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147898

Incident

Dec 14, 2005

Mileage

106,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, THE STEERING JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND THEN IS OK FOR AWHILE AND THEN JERKS AGAIN TO THE RIGHT. IT IS LIKE SOMEONE JERKS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10139653

Incident

Sep 10, 2005

Mileage

56,000 mi

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS DURING RIGHT HAND TURNS WHERE A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING FEEDBACK OCCURRED. *BF (SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING) THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE UPPER LAMP SHORTED, BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST, LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS HOT TO TOUCH, DOME LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE RADIO BUTTON WERE HOT TO TOUCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC

NHTSA ID

10099915

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

3,244 mi

CORRECTED STEERING PROBLEM. CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *BF THE VEHICLE STEERING BECAME LOOSE WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, 3244 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING. THE UPPER BRAKE LAMP SHORTED AT 15311 MILES. THE BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST AT 22085 MILES. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE AT 30715 MILES. THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AT 32291 MILES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10099679

Incident

Sep 3, 2004

Mileage

88,677 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. AS A RESULT CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER SUBURBAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT 49,035. THAT VEHICLE WAS A 1996 SUBURBAN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10081470

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

50,346 mi

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4WD. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ERRATIC STEERING WHILE TURNING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30MPH AS WELL AS IT REQURING MANUAL INPUT TO BRING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AT THE END OF A CURVE.I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALER ON MONDAY 8/02/04.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083082

Incident

Jul 31, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

CONCERNS REGARDING BRAKE LIGHTS AND STEERING ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOES AND GMC YUKONS.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THE BRAKES AND STEERING SHOULD BE ISSUED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10083893

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS AN ONGOING ON AND OFF PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEREBY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK SUDDENLY IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER (USUALLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT) WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE FEELING IS AS IF I HAVE HIT A PATCH OF ICE OR OIL. ON OCCASSION IT HAPPENS ONCE, MAYBE TWICE IN A COMMUTE. ON OTHER OCCASSIONS, SUCH AS THIS MORNING, IT IS MUCH MORE FREQUENT. IT FEELS AS IF I AM LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS - IT HAPPENS IN DRY WEATHER, WET WEATHER (WHEN IT IS PARTICULARLY SCARY), WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS WARM AND WHEN IT IS COLD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10062794

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL "SLIPS" AT HIGH SPEED CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SUDDENLY WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT AFTER $1,000.00 OF REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10058841

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

Mileage

30,000 mi

STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING OR OVERPOWERED RT TURNS. THE CENTER POSITION IS GONE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. YOU NEED TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER WHICH CAN REQUIRE MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE WHEEL CAUSING SWERVING. PROBLEM I AM TOLD BE CHEVY DEALER IS COMMON AND CAUSED BY EVO SENSOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10056917

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING POWER STEERING BECOMES INVOLUNTARILY ASSISTED WHICH IS CAPABLE OF FLIPPING VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE.

NHTSA ID

10053987

Mileage

94,075 mi

I WAS/AM HAVING SOME STEERING PROBLEMS ON MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. ON OCT. 13, 2003 I TOOK MY TAHOE INTO MY DEALERSHIP. DISCOVERED MY SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED IN HALF. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING. I DO NOT DRIVE ON ANYTHING BUT ROAD SURFACES, NOR DO I DRIVE ERADICATED. IT COST ABOUT $300 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND SEE IF GM WOULD COVER COST. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM GM. ALSO... I AM HAVING SOME STEERING ISSUES FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW, ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED IN HALF. MY STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE VERY SENSITIVE AND WILL JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT QUITE OFTEN. I'LL BE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JERK AN INCH OR TWO EITHER WAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN I'M TURNING RIGHT, BUT WILL OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE EVERY MILE. SOME DAYS SEEM BETTER THAN OTHERS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MY TIRES SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED ADJUSTED DECEMEBER 29TH, 2003. IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY STEERING. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THIS PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY AFTER I HAD MY SWAY BAR REPLACED. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU! *LA

NHTSA ID

10052995

Incident

Oct 13, 2003

Mileage

84,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AROUND A CURVE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY HAD A LOT OF PLAY, . ALMOST RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKWOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10034134

Mileage

65,000 mi

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE - STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL INCONSISTENTLY LOSES TENSION AND OFFERS TOO MUCH PLAY - CAUSING DANGEROUS JERKING AND UNPREDICTABLE SWERVING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018371

Incident

Apr 22, 2003

Mileage

57,000 mi

THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10011713

Incident

Feb 12, 2003

ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL FOR A SPLIT SECOND

NHTSA ID

10005416

Incident

Jan 30, 2003

Mileage

52,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS VIOLENT TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE CONTROL STEERING MODULE .PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA ID

10006607

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCKED UP AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NHTSA ID

8020793

Incident

Oct 6, 2002

POWER ASSIST WOULD CAUSE TOO MUCH ASSIST CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE SUDDENLY. FAILED PART WAS SENSOR AT BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN. PART FAILURE COMMON ACCORDING TO DEALER PARTS SALESMAN.

NHTSA ID

763894

Incident

Jun 19, 2002

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT, THEN LETTING IT GO IT WILL NOT GO BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION, VEHICLE KEEPS TURNING LEFT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009834

Incident

Feb 15, 2002