This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Steering:rack and pinion...went out. I hear this is a problem with these cars and yet nobody is doing anything about it. I am just going to have to let everyone I know to stay away. 1999 Chevy cav.
Car started being hard to steer to the left and it was intermittent. It just started that morning of 5-28-05. I was going down a steep hill and it became hard to turn it on a curve going off to the right. I proceeded slowly and as I attempted to make another left turn something snapped under the floorboards of the car and it would no longer turn at all-it would only go forwards or backwards. I had to call a tow truck who towed it to the Chevrolet dealer I bought it from and they informed me the steering gear box totally had to be replaced at a total cost of over $1800.it took the dealer 5 days to complete this repair and they kept the old parts
Consumer stated that every 4500 miles rack and pinion steering malfunctioned. Consumer contacted the dealer, and the manufacturer indicated that they will give consumer $600 credit towards a new vehicle. This was unacceptable to the consumer.
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