DB error manually adding a user

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We I try to maually add a user from admincp, I get the following error and was wondering if anyone can tell me how to resolve:

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:
SHOW TABLE STATUS LIKE user';

MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'user'' at line 1
Error Number  : 1064
Script        : http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admincp/user.php?do=update
Referrer      : http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admincp/user.php?do=add
Classname     : vb_database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-max-log

The error actually does have my correct doman url. Ijust replced it for privacy.