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.
10
Latest Jan 26, 2015
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 197 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 2001 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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
AirbagsSteering
Filed Jan 26, 2015
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CRUSHED PELVIS IN THREE AREAS, LEFT LEG AND ANKLE NERVE DAMAGE AND DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND ANKLE, BROKEN JAW AND FRONT AND SIDE TEETH WERE KNOCKED OUT WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
NHTSA ID
10679032
Incident
Aug 1, 2014
Mileage
200,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 25, 2008
UPON COMPLETING A 400 MILE VACATION, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME, WHILE PULLING A LARGE CAMPER, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED, GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST GM. DEALER AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE PUMP SHAFT SHEARED IN TWO. *TR
NHTSA ID
10239691
Incident
Aug 21, 2008
Mileage
83,100 mi
Steering
Filed Mar 20, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING SHARPLY AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING NOISE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED GREASING THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THEREFORE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY PERMANENT SOLUTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
10153170
Incident
Mar 19, 2006
Mileage
82,000 mi
BrakesExterior lightingSteering+2 more
Filed Dec 7, 2005
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VARIOUS STEERING, SUSPENSION AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WITH HER 2001 GMC YUKON. *NM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS HANGING OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOUSING AND ELEMENT. THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED. TEFLON GREASE WAS INSTALLED ON DRIVESHAFT TO ALLEVIATE THE BUMPINESS IN THE REAR. LICENSE PLATE LIGHT FOGGED UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LAMP. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE YOKE AT THE REAR U-JOINT. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CHAIN HAD STRETCHED. THE DEALER R AND R THE TRANSFER CASE AND REPLACED THE CHAIN. *NM
NHTSA ID
10145361
Incident
Oct 13, 2005
Steering
Filed Dec 10, 2004
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHENEVER MAKING A TURN, AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. MANUFACTURE OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE.*AK......STEERING SHAFT FAILED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10103486
Incident
Nov 12, 2002
Mileage
25,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Oct 27, 2004
MULTIPLE FAILURES; A/C ODORS, DOOR LOCK, SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT AND BRAKES. *BF THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING: WEATHER STRIP WAS LOOSE, THE A/C BLEW WARM, THE BELTS SQUEAKED, THERE WAS A MILDEW ODORS, THE WINDOW REGULATOR, THE FRONT SEAT BELT SQUEAKED, THE DOOR PANEL, THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLED, DRIVE SHAFT, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE WIPERS WERE NOISY, THE HINGE PIN ON THE RADIO WAS LOOSE, ENGINE NOISES, A/C DRAIN WOULD NOT DRAIN AT TIMES UNTIL THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED/WATER LEAD AND CAUSED BY THE LEFT FRONT FLOORBOARD. RECALL#01V159000, 02V253000, 03V094000. *SC
NHTSA ID
10097219
Incident
Aug 21, 2001
Interior & seatsExterior lightingSteering
Filed Oct 13, 2003
HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON SOMETIMES IF STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED, IT WILL HAVE TO MOVE TILT ON STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME ON IN A CERTAIN POSITION ON THE WHEEL AND THE INTERIOR DIAL WILL NOT MAKE THEM COME ON, IF THEY ARE ON AND HIGH BEAMED OR USED IT WILL MAKE THE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL TOGETHER, WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL TILT IS READJUSTED. *LA
NHTSA ID
10041722
Incident
Aug 1, 2003
Mileage
39,000 mi
Steering
Filed Oct 10, 2001
VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT, CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND TIRE BALANCED POSSIBLY A COMPONENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN
NHTSA ID
9004813
Steering
Filed Jun 29, 2001
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT EBO SENSOR HAD FAILED, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED STEERING TO GO OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AND THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
891671
Incident
Jun 28, 2001
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Apr 18, 2001
TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN UP POSITION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, P235/70R16, TIRES LOSE AIR, HAVE LEAKING VALVE STEMS, AND HAVE TINY PIN HOLES IN THEM. *SLC
NHTSA ID
886248
Incident
Feb 28, 2001
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