87 Blazer shuts off....

[70-Chevy]

When the truck is driving in a straight direction the truck runs fine, but when a hard left or right turn is made, the truck shuts off. Once the truck is back straight, the truck starts up and takes off fine.

I am guessing that this problem is most likely in the steering column which is tight and not sloppy at all.

Do you guys have any insight or possible reasoning for this problem?

Thanks,

[tvblazer78]

Ok when I was reading this I was thing battrey. Try this if you are sitting in one spot and you turn it left to right dose it shut off? If not I would say a back ground or it could be a battrey.

Trav

[70-Chevy]

If the truck is sitting in one spot not moving and the steering wheel is turned all the way to the left or right, then it does still shut off.

Another thing, since this is a tilt wheel column, the truck only does this shutting off thing when the steering wheel is all the way up. When the wheel is down to its lowest position the truck drives and turns fine without shutting off.

So I am basically assuming this is in the steering column, any idea on what part it may be?

thanks again for all the help.

[factory2wdblazer's]

you forsure have a short in your colume some where, the best thing to do is change the colume...........i had a to change a colume on my monte had a simular prob, when i would put the car in drive the horn would go off. even when i put it back it park. the horn would also go off when i would tilt the wheel up or down it would go off..........i messed with it and messed with it intill i finaly said f- it i'll try another colume it has to be the colume. picked up another colume come's to find out that fixed the prob so... i had a short some where in there never figured out where,.....

[tvblazer78]

Yep it sounds like your colume has had it..