IN THE LAST WEEK (NO CHANGES IN DRIVING OR RECENT REPAIRS)I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME VERY SCARY TURNING IN MY 1998 GMC SUBURBAN. BETWEEN 11 AND 1 'O'CLOCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 20-35MPH (APPROX), THE FRONT WHEELS SEEM TO SLIP AWAY FROM THEIR INTENDED "LINE'- AS IF I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME- THERE WERE SOME PATCHES AROUND; BUT NOW THE PAVEMENT IS CLEAR AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE- MORE FREQUENT. OFTEN AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS I TEND TO OVER CORRECT AS IT SEEMS I MAY BE SLIPPING INTO THE SHOULDER OR DITCH. I HAVE NEARLY HIT PARKED CARS AND CARS WAITING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION I AM LEAVING (AND VICE VERSA). I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1973 AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR FEEL SO SCARY IN THE FRONT END- LIKE THE STEERING LINKAGE MAY DROP OUT AT THE NEXT TURN. I HAVE NOT CAUSED ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE YET... A SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE NET POINTS TO AN EPIDEMIC OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE GM LINE-UP. MOST DIY MECHANICS ARE BEING TOLD BY EXPERIENCED MECHANICS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A EVO SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN COVERING A FEW YEARS BEGINNING IN 1998. JUST 10 MINUTES ON THE NET HAS YIELDED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DANGER. I HAVE NOT UNDERTAKEN THE REPAIR YET; BUT WILL ADDRESS IT VERY SOON. THE PART IN QUESTION MAY BE: STEERING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR GM PART#: 26064468. PLEASE TAKE THIS UNDER ADVISEMENT- IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE PREVALENT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS HAZARDOUS PART. *TR
1998 GMC C/K Suburban (gmc)
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › electric power assist system. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering › Electric Power Assist System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSteering › Electric Power Assist System
Filed Jan 16, 2008153,000 milesOR
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.