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.
14
Latest Aug 27, 2002
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.
7%
of 204 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.
1
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 1993 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 Aug 27, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
ON AUG 25,2002 MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE WAY TO THE STORE AND A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER.SHE HIT THE TRUCK ON THE PASSERNER SIDE AND THE GRAND AM WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE .SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MILES A HOUR AND IT TOTALED THE CAR AND DID DAMAGE TO THE FORD PICKUP.THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEND .THE RIGHT SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED .SHE WAS INJURED SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BEND HER KNEE AND LEG AND ARMS WHERE HURT AS WAS HER CHEST .THE COMPLAINT WE HAVE IS THAT THE BACKSEAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPEND BEFORE AS YOU READ I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS AND LOVED IT .BUT I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE NEXT TIME SOME ONE COULD BE IN THE BACKSEAT. EVEN THE TOWTRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD NEVER THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. BUT ON THE GOOD SIDE THE WAY CAR LOOKED THE POLICE AND EMT COULDN'T BELEIVE SHE WALKED OUT OF IT ON HER OWN THANK GOD! PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU. *AK
NHTSA ID
766334
Incident
Aug 25, 2002
Steering
Filed Feb 13, 2001
TILT STEERING WHEEL PIN FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL. *AK
NHTSA ID
880439
Steering
Filed Aug 6, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
726801
Incident
May 1, 2000
Steering
Filed Apr 11, 2000
STEERING WHEEL TILT WILL NOT LOCK, IT FLOPS UP AND DOWN. COMSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEEL IS JUST FLOPPING WHILE DRIVER IS TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ONCE BEFORE FOR SAME PROBLEM, AND HAS TO BRING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME DEFECT. *AK
NHTSA ID
860102
Incident
Feb 18, 1999
Steering
Filed Nov 10, 1998
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER HELD THE STEERING COLUMN VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN SO THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T LOCK UP. *AK
NHTSA ID
830524
Incident
Nov 7, 1998
Steering
Filed Sep 22, 1998
GOING AROUND A CORNER WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE POSITION, THE TILT FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN FREELY TO THE POINT STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
NHTSA ID
541618
Incident
Sep 22, 1998
Steering
Filed Apr 20, 1998
STEERING FEELS LIKE IT GOES COMPLETELY OUT. THIS FEELINGS LASTS A SPLIT SECOND, BUT GETS DRIVER'S ATTENTION REAL QUICKLY. DEALRS AND MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
NHTSA ID
534562
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Steering
Filed Nov 20, 1996
WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE TILT STEERING WHEEL IN THE UP POSITION, THE TILT MECHANSIM BROKE AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO FALL INTO THE DRIVER'S LAP. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
805368
Incident
Nov 16, 1996
BrakesElectricalSteering
Filed Jul 1, 1996
ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.
NHTSA ID
506093
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
EngineFuel systemSteering
Filed Apr 2, 1996
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. *SD
NHTSA ID
503110
Incident
Nov 8, 1995
BrakesSteering
Filed Jun 19, 1995
STEERING RACK FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD
NHTSA ID
485171
Incident
Jun 19, 1995
BrakesSteering
Filed Jun 7, 1995
ABS BRAKES; FRONT BRAKES WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THEMSELVES. TT
NHTSA ID
966520
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+7 more
Filed Feb 21, 1995
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
481790
Incident
Nov 4, 1993
ElectricalFuel systemSteering
Filed Feb 3, 1995
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH; LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT; POWER LOCKS UP; OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; ALSO, OIL AND FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE. TT
NHTSA ID
959558
Incident
Jun 15, 1993
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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