Consumer Safety Complaints

POPPING SOUND AND FEEL THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL. PRESENT WHEN MAKING TURNS, BRAKING, AND ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. GRADUALLY GETS WORSE WITH TIME.

STEERING STIFF AND HEAVY, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STEERS TO THE LEFT. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

Incident date: Aug 15, 1996

STEERING IS DEFECTIVE, EXCESSIVE STEERING IS NECESSARY WHEN DRIVING.THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE POWER BOOSTER WAS ADDED TO 96 MODELS, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jul 13, 1998

BOLTS IN STEERING HAVE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF.PREVIOUSLY, COOLING SYSTEM FAILED.PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN THE SYSTEM. THE PRESSURIZED PLASTIC COOLANT RETURN BOTTLE EXPLODED, RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL LEAKS.

WHILE BACKING UP AND TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT STEERING MAKES NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE A HORN. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Incident date: Feb 10, 1995

STEERING HANDLES POORLY, DRIFTS, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER HAVE NOT CORRECTED SITUATION.

Incident date: May 29, 1998

PIVOT PINS CAME OFF CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOOSEN.

Incident date: Nov 10, 1997

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. STEERING NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, IT LOCKS UP WHEN IT RAINS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, ... Read more

STEERING FAILURE, CAR WANDERS ALL OVER ROA.D

VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

STEERING IS VERY POOR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: May 16, 1998

FRONT STEERING SYSTEM FELL FROM TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A COLLISION.

Incident date: Apr 8, 1998

STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. STEERING WOULD GET SLUGGISH & MOAN. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY/HOSE/ POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACING. HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS LAST TIME MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

Incident date: Apr 15, 1998

WHEN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. ALSO THERE WERE ODORS. *AK *SLC

Incident date: Oct 2, 1997

EVO STEERING SENSOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OWNER MOVED STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A ROCKING MOTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TURN ON ITS SIDE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Sep 4, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE SUBURBAN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT CORRECT FROM THE STEERING ATTEMPT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ROTATED AT 360 DEGREES, BUT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. GMC WOULD NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. *AK

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STEERING ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLE IS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY, TURNING RADIUS IS TOO LARGE, STEERING SENSE IS SLUGGISH AND POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT ADEQUATE.

VEHICLE'S STEERING IS VERY POOR.

Incident date: Oct 1, 1997

STEERING FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

LOOSE STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Incident date: Mar 31, 1998

STEERING IS POOR, VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: Apr 27, 1998

STEERING FAILURE CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION.

STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE, SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: Aug 23, 1997

STEERING SHOCK FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.

Incident date: May 4, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT, FORCING CONSUMER TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. AT LAST VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

OWNER WISHES TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT WHICH IS MISSING OR HAS CRIMPED RIVETS. OWNER DID NOT LOCATE THE RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE.

WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING THE FLOOR MAT GETS CAUGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THERE IS NO BOOT SURROUNDING THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. ALSO, THE STEERING LOCKS UP. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS JUST THE WAY IT'S MADE. *AK

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WILL CEASE OPERATING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN RECALL 91V193000, WHICH THE REMEDY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ONLY BRIEFLY.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-65 VEHICLE WILL PULL TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLEY AND STRONGLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL FOR COUPLE SECONDS, AND BE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER HAS REPLACED STEERING BOX/SENSOR/GEAR AND PUMP ASSEMBLY. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

VEHICLE STEERING BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH.

Incident date: May 24, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES AND STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED SO THEY WERE TRYING TO FIX THE COMPUTER. WHEN THE DRIVER DROVE AGAIN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

STEERING HAS A MODERATE PULL AND DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. AFTER TWO ALIGNMENTS, DEALER STATED THAT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES PULL BECAUSE OF DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE.

STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, AND WHEN ON BUMPY PAVEMENT.

RUBBING NOISE FROM WHEEL AREA KLUNKS AT TIMES WHEN TURNING A SLOW SPEEDS, INSTALLED RESTRICTOR IN P/S RETURN LINE, REDUCED NOISE, BUT IS STILL PRESENT, GM IS INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CORRECTION

Incident date: Jun 7, 1996

PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION. OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER HAS NOT SOLVED THIS PROBLEM AS YOU MAY HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE SINCE BOTH THE ORGINAL AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED. ALSO, WHAT LEGAL REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE TO ME UNDER THE LEMON LAW?

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

2 FAILURES LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, LINK BROKE AND FELL OFF CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL.

Incident date: May 1, 1998

FRONT COIL SPRINGS WEAK.

Incident date: May 1, 1998

STEERING BOX LEAK.

Incident date: May 19, 1998

STEERING PULLS.

STEERING-LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN AT ALL SPEEDS. NOTICEABLY LOAD ON TURNS (LEFT OR RIGHT). BATTERY-FIRST BATTERY DIED. ONLY 8-9 MONTY OLD. GREEN 'IDIOT' DOT ON SO CALLED 'MAINTENANCE-FREE' BATTERY NO LONGER GREEN. REPLACED BATTERY AT DEALERSHIP. CURRENT BATTERY IS ALSO WEAK! GREEN 'IDOT' DOT IS FADING AWAY. NOTICE THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS CHURN AWAY TRYING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOOR... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 1998

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING SYSTEM STICKS TO THE SIDE WHERE TURNING, AND NO NOISE AT ALL IS HEARD. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. *AK

Incident date: Mar 3, 1998

STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Incident date: Aug 16, 1995

RATTLE OR CLUNK FELT IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES, OR WHILE MAKING A TURN, SERVICE BULLETIN DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILED. IN ADDIRION, RADIO/ELECTRICAL C OMPONENTS WILL NOT CUT OFF WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF.

Incident date: Apr 25, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT STEERING, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE SPUN BACK TO THE LEFT. TURNED AROUND ON THE ROAD BACKWARDS AND FLIPPED ON PASSENGERS'S SIDE AND SLID INTO MEDIAN. ALSO, ABS BRAKES/SUSPENSION AND TRANSFER CASE FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF.

AFTER MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS STEERING LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Apr 25, 1998

CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL WHEN MAKING HARD ADJUSTMENT TO LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION.

WHENEVER IT RAINED AND DRIVER STARTED TO MAKE EITHER A LEFT R RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WOULD FREEZE, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE FREEZING OF THE STEERING CAUSED DAUHTER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHILE ON A CURVE.