Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 GMC Safari submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE POVER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOSS OF BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HAS THIS VEHICLE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM? LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY.
WHILE TURNING ON A SIDE STREET STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WILL NOT TURN. *AK
BROKEN TORSION BARS
VAN HAS HAD 3 SETS OF IDLER ARMS REPLACED WHICH HAVE EXCESSIVELY WORN TIRES DOWN TO THE TREADS. CURRENTLY, IDLER ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR FOURTH TIME DUE TO SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ENGINE COOLING/WATER PUMP, AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS OPERATED BY THE SERPENTINE BELT. MY INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE PULLEY SYSTEM. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET FAILED ALLOWING THE BELT TO BECOME DISLODGED. STILL FURTHER INSPECTION BY A QUALIFIED MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE REAR BOLT(S) HOLDING THE ALTERNATORS IN PLACE WERE MISSING ALLOWING ENOUGH DOWNWARD PRESSURE TO BE EXERTED ON THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY TO BREAK THE TWO FRONT "EARS" OF THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET AND TO THROW THE BELT OFF THE PULLEYS. THE ALTERNATOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE REAR BOLT(S) OF THE ALTERNATOR EITHER WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY OR THAT THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED OCCASSIONALLY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE NOT LOOSENED AND FALLEN OUT. I HAVE FOUND NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTING THAT THESE BOLTS BE CHECKED AS A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. MY GUESS IS THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EITHER STEER OR STOP.
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT SAME TIME WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT COOLING LINE TO POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING ( NO SIGN OF CUT OR RUST/CORRODED). DEALER WAITING ON PART. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND POWER STEERING COOLING LINE TO BE AT FAULT, SINCE IT IS CONNECTED TO POWER BRAKES THEY FAILED AS WELL. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTERNTLY. *AK
THERE IS A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL, EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. *AK
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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