Below you may see the STEERING components and the number of complaints they received.
While driving at 70 mph steering wheel locked up causing vehicle to cross the median and hit an oncoming vehicle. both cars were totaled. consumer sug...
My son was driving on the interstate and the steering wheel locked and he crossed the median and was hit by another car and was killed, his passenger...
Steering wheel / column locked up at 50 to 60 mph, forcing car off road into a flat spin, injuries to my back/ neck, and arms - wife sustained a b...
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet corvette. the contact stated while driving 30 mph, when "disable ride service control" message was displayed as the steering wheel seized. the contact stated she lost control of the vehicle, spun around and colliding with a parked vehicle. the contact stated that the vehicle left the ground as there was no visible skid marks on the roadway. the air bags did deployed. the contact mention that previously the 'service ride control' message displayed as well as 'ignition switch' as vehicle last all power. the contact sustained lower back, whole left side and right knee was injured which required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the contact stated that the vehicle was a total loss. the vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic as of yet. the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. the failure mileage was 59,902.
I've had 2 occurences where i get the "service power steering. drive carefully" message and the car becomes harder to steer/turn. on the first occurence the issue went away after restarting the car. now, the check engine light stays on and the car remains hard to steer even after restarting / waiting a day. both occurrences happened while the car was in motion. first driving on the street and now it happened while driving on the freeway.
Nhtsa campaing number 10v172000. my car is presenting this problem, it is completely unsafe to drive and i am afraid to have an accident to weight that there is evidence of the gm dealers problem do not want to attend under its responsibility
While driving in heavy traffic, the steering wheel popped out and dropped into my lap. seems as if entire steering column fell, as well as spring loaded action of actual steering wheel. i was able to lift up and apply pressure forward onto steering wheel to regain control of steering, but had to hold wheel in place.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet corvette. while the vehicle was parked outside the garage and the ignition was started, the clutch was released and the vehicle seized. also, the steering column lock warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). the vehicle was not able to be driven. the contact called maguire chevrolet cadillac of ithaca (located at 35 cinema dr, ithaca, ny 14850, (607) 272-9292) and notified them of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the failure mileage was 6,890. *tr
When i move the sterring wheel completely to the left the car have and interruption and pull to the left or right and the service active handling system message appears
The steering column of my car locked and i had to tow the car to the nearest dealership. i know there was a recall for this problem in 2004. the recall was never fixed on my car. the dealership claims that there a 0 open recalls on my car and wants to charge me $1500 for the repair. i am the first and only owner of the car and am very sure that the recall was not fixed because i've never taken the car to any dealership for any reason. i asked for records of the repair and was told that they don't have records. please help!!!!!
Recall number 04v060000 recall date 02/09/2004 component steering:column locking:anti-theft device summary. steering locked at exiting freeway. the fuel supply shut off so the vehicle cannot moved. the vehicle cannot be steered.
My 2000 chevrolet corvette has approximately 57,500 original miles on it. recall #04006 was completed on my vehicle by dealer code 20385 back in 2004. i did see they released recall's #04006b and 04006c as well. i started my car on 7/30/2019 and i was sitting in the garage when i saw the "steering column lock" message on the dashboard. the car was started and now the steering wheel is locked and can not be turned. i reached out to two local san diego chevrolet dealerships; bob stall chevrolet and jimmie johnson chevrolet, corporate gm, corporate chevrolet and the ntsb. they all told me the recall was completed and there is nothing they can do, they said i will have to repair the issue. this is unsatisfactory! i could have taken the car out for a drive and had the steering wheel lock up as im driving. doing research online and reading the recall bulletin is it possible the repair was not done properly? i don't know, i did not own the car when the recall was performed. i was given a case # of [xxx] when i called 1-800-630-2438. please see the attached pictures. contact has ...