1997 GMC Suburban steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 40 complaints for the 1997 GMC Suburban, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 15% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Steering would pull to right. Took vehicle to dealership and mechanic repaired it, but currently vehicle was pulling to left. Steering sensor was replaced. Had an accident due to steering problem. Steering went right, and vehicle hit curb. Then, spun around, backwards. Air bags did not deploy. Vehicle went across 4 lanes. Axle broke , and vehicle tumbled down a hill.
The ignition switch started to fail while driving. First the heater fan would quit and the ABS light would instantly turn on, and the cruise control would fail to operate. When the ABS light would be on the ABS would fail to operate. Then suddenly all operations would go back to normal. It would be unpredictable when the heater fan and the ABS would fail and come back. Then yesterday, the suburban started and died 3 seconds after starting. I restarted the suburban and all seemed good.
Other problems reported for the 1997 GMC Suburban
- Brakes 71 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints
- Tires 17 complaints
Steering problems in other years
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