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.
8
Latest Jun 18, 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.
5%
of 172 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
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 1996 GMC Suburban 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.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesSteeringSuspension
Filed Jun 18, 2001
TRUCK PULLS WHEN BRAKING. TBS FIX IMPLEMENTED WITH LITTLE TO NO IMPROVEMENT. LAST TIME AT DEALER, DEALER SAID GMC HAS PROBLEM WITH 3/4TON SUBURBAN BRAKES BUT DOESN'T HAVE FIX. NOTHING HE CAN DO. TRUCK HAS HAD COMBINATION VALVE REPLACED, REAR SHOES REPLACED, FRONT PADS REPLACED (5X TOTAL), CALIPERS REPLACED, ROTORS REPLACED, TIE RODS REPLACED, IDLE ARM REPLACED, STEERING BOX AND PITMAN ARM REPLACED, FRONT BRAKE HOSES REPLACED, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED, AND ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THE VEHICLE WILL GO AND HOW HARD IT WILL TRY TO GET THERE. AS AN ENGINE DESIGNER I FIND IT AMAZING THAT GM HAS A HANDLING/SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THIS IS A BIG TRUCK TO HAVE SUCH A CONTROLABILITY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. A SHAULL
NHTSA ID
746971
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Steering
Filed Jul 13, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING WHEEL "OVERSTEERS" WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
NHTSA ID
842189
Incident
May 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Jun 10, 1998
1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE SUBURBAN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT CORRECT FROM THE STEERING ATTEMPT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ROTATED AT 360 DEGREES, BUT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. GMC WOULD NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. *AK
NHTSA ID
823406
Incident
Sep 4, 1997
Steering
Filed May 7, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED 360 DEGREES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL DUE TO A LOOSE BOLT IN STEERING COLUMN. *AK
NHTSA ID
823140
Incident
Sep 4, 1997
Steering
Filed Nov 25, 1997
TIE RODS BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
525400
Incident
Jan 3, 1997
Steering
Filed Jul 3, 1997
CONSUMER HAD HIS STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING FUNNY. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
NHTSA ID
813764
Incident
May 5, 1997
Steering
Filed Apr 17, 1997
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.
NHTSA ID
603135
Incident
Oct 7, 1996
Steering
Filed Sep 6, 1996
STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
508388
Incident
Jan 10, 1996
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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