Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 115,173 complaints — component: STEERING
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS STILL UNKNOWN. OWNER HAS (2) VEHICLE WITH SAME FAILURE. 2) ALSO HAVING STEERING FAILURE.
Incident date: Feb 22, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 60 MPH EXPERIENCE STEERING LOCKUP, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE IMPACT 9:00 POSITION WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 22, 1995
DEFECTED STEERING BOLTS CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, HITTING A CURB AT 15MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 28, 1994
STEERING BOUND UP AND SOME GEARS BOUND UP, CAUSING A MINOR ROLL OVER. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 2, 1994
SERPENTINE BELT THAT CONTROLS THE MOTOR BREAKS, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKE LOST, REPLACE 3 TIME. TT
Incident date: Nov 24, 1993
MAIN DRIVE BELT KEEP BREAKING, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING LOSS IN DIESEL TRUCK, REPLACE BELT 11 TIMES. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1993
VERY SENSITIVE STEERING AT HIGH VELOCITY 60-65 MPH. TT
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. REPAIRED 5 TIMES TT
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1993) — STEERING
Feb 6, 1995
Incident date: Feb 5, 1995
STEERING BECOMES SOFT/UNRESPONSIVE, CAUSING WHEEL TO SHAKE AROUND TURNS AT SPEEDS 45-60 MPH, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BOUNCING/NOT STOPPING. *AK
Incident date: Dec 15, 1993
WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, PRESSING ON BRAKE, ENGINE DIES; NO STEERING; NO BRAKES; PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SENSOR. TT
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE LOOKED BEHIND SAW PLASTIC PIECES AND BOLTS LYING ON ROAD, THEN SUDDENLY LOST STEERING CAPABILITY, PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE
Incident date: Jan 17, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS NOT EXCEEDING 20MPH VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND CAR BEING TOTALED. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
ON WET SURFACE CAN NOT CONTROL VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR NO PROBLEM FOUND, UNDERBODY DAMAGE GOING OVER A CURVE. TT
Crash
Incident date: May 1, 1993
VEHICLE STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN NO STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, REPLACE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR/FUEL PUMP ASSM AND ELEC. SYSTEM, TO NO AVAIL.
Incident date: Jan 20, 1995
100 MILES INTO THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. TT
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1995) — STEERING
Jan 19, 1995
Incident date: Jan 15, 1994
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION LOST CONTROL HITTING ENBANKMENT SPEED 45MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. TT
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Dec 16, 1994
VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD, CAUSING DAMAGES TO VEHICLE UNDERBODY CARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, WHEELS AND PROPERTY. TT
Crash
Incident date: Dec 25, 1994
STEERING WAS INOPERABLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
WHEN GOING AROUND LEFT CURVE, STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1988) — STEERING
Jan 10, 1995
Incident date: Dec 29, 1994
VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 15, 1994
VEHICLE STALLS OUT OVER 30 AND UNDER 50, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY LOSS, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Dec 15, 1994
VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. TT