1995 GMC S Series Steering Problems

REAR DIFFERENTIAL WILL NOT STOP GROANING ON ANY TURN. REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. WE ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THE TOTAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH THESE WILL BE WELL OVER $5,000. IT IS EFFECTING THE TURNING PROCESS WHEN I NEED TO TURN THE CAR. ALSO HAVE A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE TOWING COMPANY HAD TO PUT OIL ALL OVER WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND SLIDE IT UP TO THE CABLE TO TOW THE CAR. ENTIRE STEERING MECHANISM REPLACED BUT NOW THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. I THINK IT IS DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. THAT IS WHEN IT STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328752

Incident

Jul 12, 2008

Mileage

72,000 mi

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 CHEVY IMPALA IN MARCH 2005 AND HAD TO REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AFTER ABOUT 12000 MILES IN 9 MONTHS. IN FEB,2010 I HAD TO REPLACED THE SECOND SHAFT THAT'S 3 SHAFTS IN 4 AN HALF YEARS WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10317369

Incident

Dec 22, 2005

Mileage

12,000 mi

I HEARD A NOISE IN MY STEERING. IT WOULD MAKE THE NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. THE FIRST TIME(1/5/07) I TOOK IT IN THEY REPLACES BOTH INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD BOOTS. THE SECOND TIME(4/4/07) THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING. THE THIRD TIME THEY GREASED IT. THE FOURTH TIME(9/19/07) THEY REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE FIFTH TIME(11/14/07) REPLACED SHAFT AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209079

Incident

Jan 5, 2007

Mileage

19,018 mi

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING TODAY. I CAME HERE TO RESEARCH IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS. I KEEP FINDING ACCIDENTS FROM THIS PROBLEM AND AM NOW WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT SEE WHERE SOMEONE LOST LIFE SO I GUESS YOU DON'T CARE. YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SYSTEM BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. W H Y ?????? *TR

NHTSA ID

10197129

Incident

Jul 21, 2007

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A HUGH DASH DISMANTLE TO FIX, WINDOW FAILURE, DASH HEAT AND A/C CONTROL FAILURE. THE CAR GETS DRIVEN 11 MILES A DAY TO WORK AND BACK AND WE HAVE PUT $1000'S INTO THIS PIECE OF CRAP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER COULD CARE LESS AND WANT THIS WEBSITE REMOVED. NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO A THING. WILL BE SWITCHING BRANDS ASAP TO DODGE OR CHRYSLER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10186252

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

Mileage

75,000 mi

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO AN CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE CENTER TO RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BECAUSE THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE BAY BRIDGE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANK GOD I WAS COMPLETELY OVER INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED. THE AUTOMOTIVE CENTER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT DETECTED THAT THE MODEL AND YEAR HAD A RECALL ON INTERGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP DAMAGE THAT CONTROLLED THE CAR. SO THEY TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT RECALL SO WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. SO I HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE TO GET MY CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2005 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SENSORS, FUEL FILTER AND HAD TO PUT ON ROTORS TWICE SINCE I PURCHASE MY MILEAGE IS 69,000. I AM ASKING FOR INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS CAR TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177583

Incident

Jan 2, 2007

Mileage

69,381 mi

AFTER ONLY 26K MILES HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURNING MOTION. EVIDENTLY THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHEVY DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DESCRIPTION ON THE REPAIR INDICATES END-LUBE I-SHAFTAND THEY USED A GN LUBE KIT FP#26098419. AFTER ONLY 19 MONTHS AND 8K MILES LATER IT'S DOING THE EXACT SAME THING.

NHTSA ID

10172508

Incident

Mar 4, 2005

Mileage

26,000 mi

A RECALL REPAIR ON THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS PERFORMED IN 2003; LESS THAN FOUR YEARS LATER, THE SAME REPAIR WAS NEEDED AT AN EXORBITANT COST DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RECALL-REPLACED PART. CHEVY REFUSED MONETARY ASSISTANCE. IS IT COMMON PRACTICE TO PLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN RECALLS SO THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THE REPAIR, HENCE THE COMPANY GETTING THEIR MONEY BACK FOR THE RECALL REPAIR? THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172422

Incident

Sep 29, 2006

Mileage

82,525 mi