Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SUBURBAN / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000283129 Incident Date: Aug, 30 2000
Consumer's City: BUENA VISTA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKEC16R5VJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 06 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 08 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In august of 2002 my 1997 gmc suburban started to to slighty loose control of the power steering while turning to the left. over the years the lack of control of the power steering while turning to the left has increased as well as driving straight down the road. it is a very scary feeling but over the time i myself have learned how to handle it. i have notified gmc of the problem but they said my model is not under a current recall for this problem. i have found where some gmc models have been recalled for this problem. gmc is aware of the problem yet they ignore the problem. i have a terminally ill husband so i cannot afford to go out and buy a new or used vehicle. i love my gmc suburban so i always wanted to purchase a new one or even maybe a gmc yukon. yet with the distrust i have with gmc about fixing problems they know about i would have second thoughts about such a purchase. i have a fifteen year old son whom is learning to drive and it is a very scary situation when he is behind the wheel of a vehicle that might loose complete power steering control. *ak