NHTSA ODI Complaints 10152127
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Original text
WHILE MAKING A TIGHT LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. THE YUKON ONLY HAD 72000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, GMC DENIED WARRANTY SERVICE DUE TO MILEAGE. I COMPLAINED THAT A POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD NEVER FAIL IN SUCH A CATASTROPHIC WAY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN SO WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER FAILURE. HE SAID IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS FAILURE TO HAPPEN. THE SHAFT BROKE INSIDE THE PUMP. THE PULLEY WAS STILL INTACT. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING, SHE WOULD HAVE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE CAR. *JB
Source
- Source
- NHTSA ODI Complaints — Owner complaint filed with a government agency
- Reporter type
- Owner
- Source reference
- 10152127
- Country / market
- US
- Language
- en
- Document version
- Version 1 (1 held)
- Note on the source
- US federal government dataset. Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects.
Dates
- Incident date
- 2006-02-06
- Received by source
- 2006-03-07
- Added to the source's file
- Unknown: not returned by the source API
- Issued / published
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- First observed
- 2026-10-05 03:45 UTC (initial bulk load)
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- 2026-10-05 03:45 UTC