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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

24 crash reports3 fire reports8 injury reports

What owners actually said

410 reports

Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2001

Steering

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WHEN NEGOTIATING CURVES (WHILE DRIVER IS TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND HOLDING FAIRLY CONSISTANT PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL TO MAINTAIN THE TURN), THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY TURN (TWITCH) IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE TURNING. THIS SOMETIMES CAUSES AN OVERSTEER TO CORRECT . PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN VEH. IS COLD AND DOES IT MOSTLY AROUND 35 MPH ALTHOUGH REGULARLY DOES IT AT ALL SPEEDS ALSO. MY SENSE OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT THE VEHICLE IS "STEERING ITSELF" , BUT THAT THERE IS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN BOOST TO THE STEERING (DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSITIVE PWR STEERING?) AND SINCE THE DRIVER IS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL IN A CURVE, THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN STEERING BOOST CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVERSTEER AND THAN OVERCORRECTION IN STEERING, WHICH TO SOME COMPLAINANTS APPARENTLY IS PERCEIVED AS A LOSS OF STEERING. MY WIFE PERCEIVES IT AS A LOSS OF STEERING AND I DRIVE THE VEH AS MUCH AS HER AND CAN TELL YOU THE LOSS OF STEERING IS IN THE MIND DUE TO "PUCKER FACTOR"! I CAN TELL YOU WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY REAL AND I HAVE HAD 1 OR 2 NEAR MISSES WITH A CAR AND JERSEY BARRICADE AS I OVERSTEERED WITH THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF BOOST. WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN BOOST PROBABLY OCCURS REGULARLY AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED, ( AS DESIGNED INTO THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING SYSTEM), BUT WHEN THE DRIVER HAS TURNING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE NORMAL STEERING WHEEL BACK-PRESSURE IS SUDDENLY RELEASED (OR SIGNIFIGANTLY REDUCED)THE 1ST ACTION IS A SUDDEN OVERSTEER (AS THOUGH SOMEONE QUICKLY JERKED THE WHEEL LOOSE FROM YOUR HANDS IN THE SAME DIRECTION YOU ARE ALREADY TURNING). I SEE MANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS IN THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE AND A NHTSA ACTION # EA99011 OPEN INVESTIGATION SINCE MAY 12, 1999, SEEMS THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IS THERE A FIX ON THE HORIZON? I SEE THAT SOME DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING SPEED SENSOR, BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT IS THE CURE. ANY SUGGESTIONS?*AK

NHTSA ODI #739555

Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2001

Steering

MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE SUMMARIZED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. THE RESISTANCE ON STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #739524

Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2001

Power Train

SUDDENDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER HEARD A LOUD "BANG, AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED MORE FEET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR OR INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *CJ

NHTSA ODI #559048

Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 2001

Power Train

REAR DIFFERENTIAL/SPIDER GEARS CAME APART DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PARTS SHOT OUT OF TRANSMISSION CASE, MAJOR RUPTURE, HAS HAPPENNED ON NUMEROUS OTHER TAHOES, ASTRO VANS, S10S, ETC, THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME REAR END

NHTSA ODI #739451

Mileage unknown · Jan 15, 2001

Suspension

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-45 MPH, STEERING JERKS TO WHATEVER WAY WE ARE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO JERK OUT OF YOUR HANDS AT TIMES.

NHTSA ODI #739413

Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 2001

Power Train

FAILURE OF SUNSHELL AND 2-4 BAND ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #739283

Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 2001

Steering

POWER STEERING OVER-ASSIST, BAD EVO SENSOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #739280

Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 2001

Tires

BF GOODRICH TIRE (P255/17R15) DOT# BEM2NX71U49 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK CENTER GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #558798

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2001

SteeringCrash

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD ACTUALLY JUMP & VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT STEERING SHAFT WAS THE CAUSE OF JUMPING. IT CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #877959

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2001

Power Train

CONSUMER HAD SEEN VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT OIL LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM REAR AXLE, AND COULD NOT BE SEALED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #877942

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NHTSA investigations

PE01023 · Seat Belt Anchorage Separation

Opened Jul 17, 2001 · Closed Dec 20, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

ODI HAS RECEIVED ONE (1) COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUCKLE ANCHOR DETACHED FROM SEAT FRAME DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH.DURING THE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN FROM HIS SEAT, PARTIALLY EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE.OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURY.GM HAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED SEAT BELT ANCHORING DESIGN IN MY 2000. ODI HAS COMPLETED A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND HAS DETERMINED THAT FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS.

EA00013 · Battery Leaks Acid

Opened May 2, 2000 · Closed Jun 28, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

There is no summary currently available

PE99073 · Battery Leaks Acid

Opened Dec 3, 1999 · Closed May 2, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

ODI HAS RECEIVED 21 COMPLAINTS WHERE OWNERS ALLEGE THAT THE STANDARD GM FACTORY SUPPLIED AC DELCO BATTERY CASE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LEAKAGE OF SULFURIC ACID.OF THE 21 COMPLAINT VEHICLES, SIX SUBURBAN, THREE TAHOES, AND ONE YUKON OWNER(S) COMPLAINED ABOUT A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM DETERIORATION OF THE RIGHT FRONTBRAKE LINE AS A RESULT OF SULFURIC ACID CONTAMINATION.THE REMAINING 11 COMPLAINTS PERTAIN PRIMARILY TO SULFURIC ACID LEAKAGE FROM THE BATTERY CASE.AT LEAST ONE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY ALSO FAILED.SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINANTS NOTE THAT THE LEAKING ACID HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A WIRE HARNESS AT THE FRAME IN THE VICINITY OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE.A FIELD INSPECTION BY ODI INDICATES THAT THE DESCRIBED HARNESS IS THE ABS CONNECTION TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.PRIOR TO THE BATTERY CASE FAILURE, THERE IS USUALLY NO WARNING (SHORT OF AN UNDERHOOD INSPECTION), AND THE ENSURING DAMAGE (SULFURIC ACID CONTAMINATION) IS PROGRESSIVE.OF THE KNOWN BATTERY FAILURES, THERE MAY BE A TEMPERATURE CORRELATION, AS 60% OF THE OWNER COMPLAINTS CAME FROM FOUR STATES; CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND TEXAS.THERE IS ALSO A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING CHANGE NOTICE TO ADD 1% SILVER TO THE BATTERY'S POSITIVE SIDE TERMINALL, WITH THE EARLIEST IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR THIS BEING FEB 2, 1998.THE EFFECT OF THIS DESIGN CHANGE IS AS YET UNKNOWN; FURTHER REVIEW IS WARRANTED.AN EA IS BEING OPENED TO GATHER FURTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION, CLARIFY ANY DEFECT TRENDS, AND TO ASSESS THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AND RISKS CONCERNING THESE FAILURES.

EA99011 · Erratic Power Steering Assist While Driv

Opened May 12, 1999 · Closed Feb 27, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS INVESTIGATED ALLEGATIONS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.FOR DETAILS AND A BASIS FOR THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS, PLEASE SEE THE CLOSING REPORT IN THE EA99-011 PUBLIC FILE.ODI HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.FUTHER EXPENDITURE OF AGENCY RESOURCES ON THIS SUBJECT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.THE ENGINEERING IS CLOSED.