general problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe

Nine problems related to steering have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Steering problem

Failure Date: 05/04/2015

At highway speeds feels like truck is hydroplaning/sliding to the right and a brief lost or loose feeling in the steering wheel. . . . . Front end has been checked and everything is good/tight.

2 Steering problem

Failure Date: 09/19/2007

When turning the steering wheel to the right feels like driving on ice. When it is cold the steering feel like this all the time till the Tahoe warms up then I am back the random turning. Will not let anyone in my household drive the Tahoe because of this. Found a bunch of other Tahoes with this problem on the internet and it sounds like the steering evo sensor is bad. Looks like the Tahoe would send some type of message to inform the driver to have this repaired or a bypass installed in case of failure.

3 Steering problem

Failure Date: 03/15/2003

While driving the steering wheel would make a sharp right or left which caused the consumer to jerk the steering wheel back in place. The dealer was notified. Evo sensor replaced.

4 Steering problem

Failure Date: 12/15/2000

4-wheel steering: front sensor activates while driving, making it feel like riding on ice. Dealer has been contacted. Dealer replaced steering wheel position sensor.

5 Steering problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2000

When consumer travels at 20mph on highway, and makes a right turn vehicle is hard to steer. It's like she was on ice. There were no injuries.

6 Steering problem

While driving and making turns steering wheel became loose. Dealership serviced vehicle and replaced evo sensor.

7 Steering problem

While driving on the highway the driver changed lanes and the vehicles steering wheel turned further than driver turn it. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the evo sensor needed to be replaced.

8 Steering problem

Recently I sent my Chevrolet Tahoe (1998) to the dealer in rochester, new york. We had concerns due to the fact that the truck steering was extraordinarily narrow in turning radius since we bought it. Within the last few months we noticed that while the truck was stationary, or in park, if we tried to turn the wheel it would stick until we moved a little and then it would free itself.

9 Steering problem

Steering pulls to the right.



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