Ten problems related to steering have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 1997 chevy 1500 pickup has a steering problem that is very dangerous. The wheel will jerk to the right or left as your entering a turn causing the truck to cross the center line of the road. To date I have not been able to fix this problem. Mechanics offer suggestions ranging from the steering box to steering sensors. I have since found that this is not an isolated problem to this truck, many other owners of this same year model are reporting the same problem. I guess gm will wait until someone gets killed before they decide recall this year model and fix the problem.
The steering of the 1997 chevy suburban gives an almost ticking, or pulsating movement as it goes through a steady wide sweeping curve. Other times it feels that the steering wheel gets locked into a position. Its turning straight and it does not matter when it happens and it has to be pulled harder in the direction desired; in addition, it gives a slight whipping motion when it breaks free.
While driving vehicle straight forward, the steering wheel will turn to the left or right intermittently. Ph.
When turning the steering wheel to the left, the steering wheel will turn quick and hard to the left. Consumer feels there is a problem with the gear box. Please provide any further information. Ph.
Evo sensor assembly failure causing the vehicle to wander. Yh.
While driving steering wheel feels like it is being jerked right out of driver's hand, erratic power steering. Contacted the dealer, and was told that the steering sensor is bad.
While driving down the road power steering is not constant, causing vehicle to pull from one side to another intermittently. Contacted dealer, and was told that the sensor on power steering unit was defective.
When driving at any speed if steering wheel is moved vehicle will go into the next lane.
Check steering wander at hwy speeds, replaced steering evo sensor assembly.
Vehicle continuously has trouble with the front end slipping while driving, causing the vehicle to sometimes go into the other lane of traffic.