Gmc SIERRA 1500 steering problems
777 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
8,731 owner complaints analyzed
60 distinct recall campaigns
58,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,191 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
777 of 8,731 complaints match this topic (8.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10410182 · 2011-07-01 (July 1, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE MOST LIKELY ORIGINATED NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE LOT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 178,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 178,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10410182 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10413240 · 2011-07-17 (July 17, 2011)
I'M GOING TO LIST EVERY SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY 1996 GMC SIERRA SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2008. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT I HEARD A SWISHING SOUND IN THE HEATER CORE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LOW ON ANTI FREEZE AND THAT MY REPAIR FACILITY COULD FIX THE AIR BAG; BUT AS IT TURNS OUT THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BAD AND I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET THE AIR BAG FIXED. THE SWISHING SOUND WAS CAUSED BY AIR IN THE COOLING SYSTEM DUE TO A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET; IT HAD TO BE …
Owner-reported narrative. 147,657 miles reported. Look up ODI 10413240 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10017085 · 2003-05-06 (May 6, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL AS WELL AS BRAKING ABILITY. THE LEFT WHEEL ENDED UP DETACHING THREE FEET AWAY FROM WERE THE WHEEL IS TO BE MOUNTED TO THE TRUCK. *NLM
Owner-reported narrative. 59,736 miles reported. Look up ODI 10017085 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10017997 · 2003-07-03 (July 3, 2003)
THE STEERING HAD PLAY IN AND WANDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *NLM *CB
Owner-reported narrative. 59,826 miles reported. Look up ODI 10017997 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10030351 · 2003-07-29 (July 29, 2003)
VARIABLE SPEED STEERING IS VERY INTERMITTENT. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030351 at NHTSA ↗