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1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Steering Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA

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Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Jul 19, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
27%
of 33 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming steering

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureSteering
Filed Jul 19, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET HEARD A NOISE, STEERING CAME LOOSE. PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION, AND THE LOWER A FRAME ON THE LEFT FRONT WHICH IS BOLTED INTO THE CRADLE BROKE. MOUNT WHERE THE A FRAME BOLTS IN HAD CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE A FRAME TO COME LOOSE AT THAT POINT. SINCE IT WAS NOT ATTACHED STEERING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID
865669
Incident
May 19, 2000
Steering
Filed Dec 2, 1997

POWER STEERING FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
525613
ElectricalSteering
Filed Oct 15, 1996

COMPUTER FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
509848
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Steering
Filed Sep 14, 1995

THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL BY PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
972040
Incident
Sep 12, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 20, 1995

POWER STEERING FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
485350
Incident
Nov 1, 1987
Steering
Filed Mar 24, 1995

EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AFTER COLD START. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482476
Incident
Mar 24, 1995
Steering
Filed Mar 21, 1995

THE STEERING IN COLD WEATHER IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. TT

NHTSA ID
962314
Incident
Mar 7, 1995
Steering
Filed Mar 10, 1995

REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK DUE TO FLUID LEAK. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
961678
Incident
Feb 10, 1990
Steering
Filed Feb 15, 1995

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *SD

NHTSA ID
481247
Incident
Feb 15, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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