1999 Chevrolet Suburban Steering Problems

“Streering began to act eratically and felt as if I hit a patch of ice with a rapid release of turning force while making a right hand turn. On the first occasion when this occurred I was exiting a freeway cloverleaf in wet conditions and the eratic movement caused the rear of the truck to lose traction and a near loss of control. I was able to recover the the slide without an accident but found it to be an unnerving event. …”

“I purchased my 1999 Suburban in march 2010 with 56,000 original miles. It currently has 60,000 original miles. The steering wheel will randomly jerk/pull when going around a curve. It does not happen every time but it happens often enough that it is a concern of mine. After a thorough check of fluids and steering components there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. It does not matter if I am driving at a lower speed or a higher speed just that I am going around a bend or curve in the road. I have grazed a curb once. I also have lots of problems with the locks/latches and doors opening.”

“I purchased a 1999 Suburban on feb. 28, 2004. When we test drove the vehicle it did not seem to have any problems. On the way home it started wandering all over the road and the steering wheel would jerk. We thought maybe it needed power steering fluid or perhaps tires. On march 11, 2004(two weeks later) I was was driving down the highway and glanced down at my clock. When I looked back up the vehicle had veered into the wrong lane. When I tried to get back into my lane the steering wheel jerked to the right, way over correcting itsself. …”

“I purchased the used vehicle from glendale car connection at on 8/28/03. I noticed on the day of purchase it seemed hard to steer the vehicle so I mentioned it to the sales person as well as the office manager. It was scheduled to be repaired. I drove the vechicle home that night I begin to notice a hard turn made the vehicle make a noise I too the vehicle back to glendale car connection were the mechanic told me the power steering pump was going out and he change it I also asked about the brakes squealing and he said the vehicle needed brake fluid which he put in. …”

“Steering box leaked and pinion seal leaking. Also the vehicles steeing was erractic and the steering feels loose at times at speeds above 25mph. Steering box and pinion seal were fixed. The steering sensor was checked by dealer and they said there was not a problem. Car continues to drive erractic for the last 2 months, occuring daily.”