So I have been seriously considering one for myself. I don't know anyone personally who has one so I am looking for anyone who happenes to have experience. And possibly interested in selling! Anyway let me know either positive of negative personal experiences.
Quadrasteer vehicle
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Danny Abear
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GM offered it on long wb trucks around 2002-2004; started as a $5k option later reduced to 500 to get rid of them. Only lasted a couple of years; Prob more trouble than its worth.
Car makers have been trying to make this gimmick stick since the mid 90s. I would run not walk away from any 4 wheel steer vehicle. I worked for GMC when they rolled out the quadsteer Denali fiasco. Just like .45 GAP and .357 Sig, quadsteer is an answer to a question nobody asked.
I drove one of the trucks years ago. Did'nt like it at the time but did'nt have time to get used to it either. It was just a test drive. I always figured they stopped making it for a reason too.
Yep, I've driven more than a few. I was a tech at GMC before, during, and after the craze. At first I figured it was nothing more than a gimmick until I encountered the "impossible" failure. (At least according to GM's engineers). A Denali pickup I was working on would occasionally keep the rear wheels at full lock while driving. When it did it to me I had to look out of the pass side window driving down the street! The truck was going sideways. I can't imagine this happening by surprise to an owner while pulling a 36' trailer! I went round and round with the engineer who basically told me that I was crazy/lying and it was impossible for the rear wheels to seize at full lock because they designed a huge spring inside the axle that would keep the rear wheels centered in the event of any failure. But when I asked him if the electric steering motor was strong enough to overcome the spring, what happens if the motor itself has a failure and locks up holding the spring under tension. He answered with a "uhhh", then silence, then "we'll get back to you"! End result was I replaced the entire axle, GM took the old one back to Detroit, and 4 wheel steering was gone the next model year, IIRC.
