Chevrolet SUBURBAN steering problems
499 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
6,539 owner complaints analyzed
82 distinct recall campaigns
72,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1978 to 2024 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,923 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
499 of 6,539 complaints match this topic (7.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 558307 · 2000-12-06 (December 6, 2000)
GOODYEAR DEALER OVERINFLATED TIRES (G159 UNISTEEL P235/85R16), THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED TIRES WITH A DEFECTED BENT RIM AND ANOTHER TIRE APPEARS TO BE A RECAP, THE JOINT WHERE THE TREAD CAP CONNECTS TO THE SIDEWALL, WHEN THE TIRES ARE OVERINFLATED IT CAUSES TIRES TO FEEL HARD AND ALSO CAUSES STEERING PROBLEMS. *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 558307 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10576312 · 2014-04-01 (April 1, 2014)
IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE P/S GEARBOX WAS SEPARATING FROM ITS MOUNT ON THE VEHICLE FRAME AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED. THE STEERING BECAME LOOSER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE U-CHANNEL FRAME WAS CRACKED OUT IN THE AREAS OF 3 OF THE 4 POWER STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTS. THESE CRACKS HAD TO BE WELDED. A YEAR AN A HALF LATER A CHECK OF THE WELDS WAS MADE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND A NEW CRACK WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DOUBLER/STIFFENER REPAIR PLATE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE FRAME SHOULD NOT CRACK UNDER NORMAL US…
Owner-reported narrative. 223,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576312 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10979026 · 2017-04-18 (April 18, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE STEERING U-JOINT HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90…
Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10979026 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 857355 · 2000-02-22 (February 22, 2000)
FRAME SECTION LOCATED NEAR STEERING GEAR BOX, IS CRACKED/ STEERING GEAR BOX IS LEAKING FLUID AND PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHREDDING. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED. T VEHICLE IS NOT CONTROLLABLE IF FLUID LEAKS OUT TOO FAST. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 857355 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10370051 · 2010-12-04 (December 4, 2010)
FRAME WHERE STEERING BOX IS ATTACHED FAILED. FLEXING FROM NORMAL USE CAUSED THE AREA AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLTS TO CRACK AND WOULD ULTIMATELY SEPARATE THE STEERING BOX FROM THE FRAME IF LEFT UNREPAIRED. REPORTS OF FRAME FAILURES ON 4X4 VERSIONS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING FOR SOME YEARS DUE TO THE HIGHER STRESS CAUSED BY THE FRONT AXLE AND THE USE OF OVERSIZED TIRES. IN THIS CASE THE SUBURBAN IS A 1/2 TON 2WD UNIT AND HAS ALWAYS RUN ON FACTORY SIZED TIRES. CRACKS WERE FIRST NOTICED JANUARY 2005 WITH 106744 MI DURING A REPAIR JOB FOR A LOOSE FRAME …
Owner-reported narrative. 106,744 miles reported. Look up ODI 10370051 at NHTSA ↗