1997 Chevrolet Suburban

POWER STEERING KEEPS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FEELING TIGHT AND SLOPPY. AT CERTAIN POINTS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE PULLED FROM MY GRASP, AND OVERSTEERING OCCURS. STEERING ALSO SOMETIMES MAKES A MOANING NOISE. ALSO, BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. LAST TIME I HAD BRAKES REPLACED AT DEALER, I HAD TO RETURN 5 TIMES TO HAVE THEM CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD SHIMS BROKE OFF THE FRONT PADS AND WERE BINDING. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I COULD SEE THE ROTORS GLOWING BLUE AND THE BRAKES SMELLED LIKE THEY WERE BURNING, THEY WERE ALSO MAKING A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE WARM. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 1997 3/4TON 4X4 SUBURBAN IN OCT 97. AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS HAVING IT,IN DECEMBER, 1997 I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEAKING. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS. THEN 2MONTHS LATER,IN FEBRUARY, 98 SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I BECAME CONCERNED AS TO WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON EVERY 2-3 MONTH SINCE, AND WE ARE NOW IN APRIL, 99 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LUCKY TO GET 1-2 THOUSAND MILES ON THE PADS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES FOR THIS. DEALER WAS CONCERNED AS TO WHY THEY WERE WEARING SO QUICK. NOW 4-5 SETS IN THIS SHORT OF TIME. THE LAST TWO TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THEM I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THEM STILL SQUEAKING, AND I WANTED TO HAVE FIXED. NOW ADDED TO THIS PROBLEM IS THE FRONT END PULLING TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, AND WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT THE VEHICLE HOPS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP. IT IS VERY SCARY. THIS IS NOW A MAJOR CONCERN, AND I AM AFRAID IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. IM MARCH ,99 I BROUGHT BACK TO SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE SQUEAK, PULL OF THE FRONT END. WHEN I LEFT THAT DAY VEHICLE HAD NOTHING DONE TO IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CONTACT GMC REP.HAVE HIM COME OUT MAYBE HE COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS ON MAR3,1999. I WAITED TILL APR 8,1999, DORIAN TAFT GMC REP. CAME OUT. I REQUESTED IN WRITING THAT I BE PRESENT WHEN HE WAS OUT SO WE COULD DISCUSS MY CONCERNS. I WAS NEVER CALLED, I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE GMC REP WAS IN A HURRY DIDNT HAVE TIME TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH ME OR CHECK MY VEHICLE OUT LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN,AND THAT WAS WHOLE PURPOSE. IM VERY UPSET AND THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAT. MY VEHICLE CONCERNS PROBLEMS STILL STAND.I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY UNSAFE & THINK THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND TAKEN CARE OF NOW. LONGEST SET OF PADS LASTED APPROX 2000 MILES. FRONT RIMS ARE A CONSTANT BLACK. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. *AK