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1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Steering Problems

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

Data refreshed

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.
12
Latest Jul 26, 2001
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 44 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 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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

Steering
Filed Jul 26, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
749212
Steering
Filed Mar 2, 1999

IN THE COLD MORNING WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1985 CITATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
835408
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
EngineSteering
Filed Jan 27, 1998

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE ENGINE CRADLE FELL OFF. DUE TO THE DEFECT, CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER .THE REAR POINTS OF THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE WHOLE ENGINE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT, INCLUDING THE STEERING MECHANISM. DEALER WILL REPLACE MOUNTING BRACKETS, RACK PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY, ETC. AK

NHTSA ID
819883
Incident
Nov 21, 1997
EngineSteering
Filed Nov 10, 1997

ENGINE: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT , PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT OUT TO LOOK AND THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED ABOUT 2INCHES. THE CRADLE MOUNT BOLT THAT HOLDS ENGINE HAD RUSTED . *AK

NHTSA ID
818637
Incident
Nov 8, 1997
Steering
Filed Jun 3, 1996

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *SD

NHTSA ID
505243
Incident
Jun 3, 1996
Steering
Filed Apr 27, 1996

RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
504217
Incident
Apr 27, 1996
Steering
Filed Nov 17, 1995

THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975098
Incident
Sep 12, 1995
Steering
Filed Nov 13, 1995

STEERING RACK FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
500605
Incident
Nov 13, 1995
Steering
Filed Oct 24, 1995

POWER STEERING FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
487350
Incident
Oct 24, 1995
Steering
Filed Apr 26, 1995

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
964397
Incident
Apr 26, 1995
Steering
Filed Feb 23, 1995

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH

NHTSA ID
481862
Incident
Nov 1, 1992
Steering
Filed Feb 6, 1995

RACK AND PINION REPLACED DUE TO STIFF STEERING. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480147
Incident
Dec 31, 1994

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

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Elsewhere on this vehicle

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