Steering Related Problems of the 1997 GMC Sonoma

Table 1 shows three common steering related problems of the 1997 GMC Sonoma.

Table 1. Steering related problems of GMC Sonoma

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Steering Column problems	1
Steering Anti-theft Device problems	1
Steering Gear Box problems	1

Steering Column problem #1

When steering wheel is in tilt position gauges are not visible. Yh.

Steering Anti-theft Device problem #2

Lack of security lock for the vehicle resulted in spare tire and wheel theft. Yh.

Steering Gear Box problem #3

Brakes: when driving and applying the brakes the vehicle was very hard to stop. There was a leaky brake line, had disc pads on both sides replaced. Had to have steering box replaced at 9000 miles.

Steering related problems in other GMC Sonoma model year vehicles:

Steering Wheel problems of the 1996 GMC Sonoma
Steering Wheel problems of the 1999 GMC Sonoma
Steering Is Tight problems of the 1998 GMC Sonoma
Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 1999 GMC Sonoma
Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 2000 GMC Sonoma
Steering Idler Arm problems of the 1999 GMC Sonoma
Steering Linkages problems of the 1998 GMC Sonoma

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