1999 GMC YUKON Steering Problems

HAD TO STOP IN A HURRY ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT THE BRAKES, I BELIEVE THE ABS LOCKED UP AND I FISHTAILED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT AGAIN. ENGINE SHUTOFF AUTOMATICALLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A MULTI CAR COLLISION WITH A POSSIBLE BRIDGE FLY AWAY AS WE WERE ON A BRIDGE AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THROUGH DEFENSIVE DRIVING WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE, HOWEVER NOW WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A SQUEAK AT EVERY ROTATION WHEN GOING SLOW. ALSO THE VEHICLE SLOWLY HESITATES COMING TO A STOP AND ABS WILL SOMETIMES START ENGAGING CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 183,690

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. ON APRIL 20, 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN JANUARY OF 2009. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE ALIGNMENT ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE TIRES TO EXPLODE, TIE ROD FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 5/27/09 *CN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, STEERING GEAR, RACK AND PINION WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. ON APRIL 20, 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN JANUARY OF 2009. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE ALIGNMENT ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE TIRES TO EXPLODE, TIE ROD FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 5/27/09 *CN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, STEERING GEAR, RACK AND PINION WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

Mileage: 100,000

STEERING HAS BECOME ERRATIC. WHEN TURNING, THE RATIO OF WHEEL TURN TO STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT VARIES, INCREASING GREATLY AT APPROX. "2 O'CLOCK" TO THE RIGHT THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INITIAL TURN. NOW IT IS HAPPENING WHILE TURNING LEFT ALSO BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO THE RIGHT. *JB

Mileage: 102,000

WE HAVE A 1999 GMC YUKON AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. WE HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON THE FRONT END AND ALIGNMENT SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE OF ERRATIC STEERING. WHEN LEAST EXPECTED, THE STERRING WHEEL WILL JERK EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AND IT IS FRIGHTENING. WE HAVE NOW DEVELOPED AN OCCASSIONAL BUT EXTREME SHIMMY EFFECT THAT RESULTS IS PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND STARTING OVER TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. SO FAR ALL SERVICE WAS GEARED TOWARDS FRONT END BUT IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE STEERING MAY IN FACT BE THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND NO RECALLS APPLIED TO THIS BUT I DID LOCATE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS. TO BE ABLE TO APPLY A CERTAIN INCIDENT DATE..NO I CANNOT. IT HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2003. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR DEATH..PRAISE GOD..BUT WE ARE CONCERNED EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. THE LAST SERVICE ISSUE WAS IN FEBRUARY 2005, AND AGAIN THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ASSUMED FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. IT DID NOT FIX IT.

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RELEASE AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

Mileage: 79,000

(1) STEERING WILL BIND RANDOMLY. (2) WHEN YOU TURN PAST THE BINDING POINT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES UNRESTRICTED TOO FAR INTO A TURN, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. (3) DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM!*AK

Mileage: 124,000

PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND STEERING WAS NEVER FIXED. THEN PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY ,AND IT WAS NEVER HONORED! I EXIT THE WARRANTY ,AND WAS NOT SEND MONEY BACK. THE COMPANY MADE EXCUSES, AND DIDN'T RESPOND AFTER REPEATED REQUEST AND LETTERS. *AK

Mileage: 69,526

PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND STEERING WAS NEVER FIXED. THEN PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY ,AND IT WAS NEVER HONORED! I EXIT THE WARRANTY ,AND WAS NOT SEND MONEY BACK. THE COMPANY MADE EXCUSES, AND DIDN'T RESPOND AFTER REPEATED REQUEST AND LETTERS. *AK

Mileage: 69,526

I HAVE A 1999 YUKON GMC THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. SPEEDS VARY ANY WHERE FROM 10 MPH TO 60. IF THERE IS A RECALL PLEASE ADVISE. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS, I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS A TWITCHING FEELING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 95,000

POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SHEARED TWICE IN THREE MONTHS, MAKING A SLOW SPEED SHARP LEFT U-TURN. 1999 GMC YUKON.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

ANY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE FAILING PART ON 1997 TO 1999 CHEVROLET AND GMC FULLSIZE C/K1500 TRUCKS, TAHOE'S AND SUBURBAN'S. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSES A DRIVING HAZARD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER AND STEERING WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND POWER STEERING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT CAUSE MAY HAD BEEN WITH FUEL INJECTOR STICKING, AND HAD HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, JUST LIKE SAFETY BULLETIN G99066B, MAY 2000.*AK

EXTREME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL & THROUGH OUT VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60+. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT OFFER A FIX! I POSSESS OVER 90 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

WET BRAKE PROBLEM CAUSES CONCERN THAT BRAKES WILL LOCK WHEN APPLIED WHILE DRIVING IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS. STEERING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CAN CREATE SITUATION OF OVER STEERING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER SAYS NEEDS NEW STEERING SENSOR. *AK

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC/ VERY LOOSE/ MUCH MOVEMENT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED. VERY HARD TO KEEP IN A LANE. BEEN TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM TWICE/NO RESULTS! I FEEL IT IS PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER.