GMC steering problems
Across all GMC models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,439 complaints involve steering. The Acadia accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2015 Canyon with 226 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,439 about steering, all GMC models
- Most affected
- Acadia 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 1,944 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 147 and 14
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which GMC models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia | 818 | 24% |
| Sierra 1500 | 616 | 18% |
| Canyon | 448 | 13% |
| Sierra | 261 | 8% |
| Yukon | 258 | 8% |
| Sierra 2500 | 133 | 4% |
| Yukon XL | 103 | 3% |
| Jimmy | 95 | 3% |
| Suburban | 92 | 3% |
| Terrain | 87 | 3% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2015 GMC Canyon226 complaints
- 2016 GMC Canyon182 complaints
- 2014 GMC Sierra 1500156 complaints
- 2010 GMC Acadia148 complaints
- 2008 GMC Acadia135 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 49 |
| 1996 | 46 |
| 1997 | 260 |
| 1998 | 83 |
| 1999 | 99 |
| 2000 | 92 |
| 2001 | 68 |
| 2002 | 88 |
| 2003 | 121 |
| 2004 | 91 |
| 2005 | 90 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2007 | 117 |
| 2008 | 150 |
| 2009 | 131 |
| 2010 | 172 |
| 2011 | 95 |
| 2012 | 67 |
| 2013 | 38 |
| 2014 | 206 |
| 2015 | 410 |
| 2016 | 304 |
| 2017 | 78 |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2019 | 98 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2026 | 13 |
Among the 1,944 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.