Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 990232007 | 09/01/1999 | 733208 | 608376 | This bulletin addresses concerns of steering vibration / shudder / moan during parking maneuvers on dry pavement. *tt | 11/24/1999 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 02/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| When making turns the steering wheel locked causing the driver to lose control. the dealership has been contacted. please provide any other details. *nlm | |||
| 04/17/1999 | 3 | ||
| When trying to blow horn it blows intermittently. horn has been fixed twice, but problem still exists. contacted dealer. *ak dealer found loose horn connections. whining noise present when turning steering wheel. *slc | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 09/15/2003 | 2 | 09/25/2001 | |
| Steering wheel tilt is hard to unlock. steering wheel has movement when locked in place. first time it happened, it broke and you could not keep wheel in the set position. this causes the steering wheel to move when applying the brakes or turning corners. it was found that the lock pin was broken inside column. this was repaired back in sep. 2003. has started to do it for a second time. *jb | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 08/11/2002 | |||
| While driving at any speed and with no warning power steering fluid is leaking fluid, making it hard to turn steering wheel. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 1 | |||
| Rack and pinion failure as well as the steering locking up when making left hand turns.*mr the consumer believed the problem was related to the recall of other gm models, but the vehicle was not included in the recall. *cb *jb | |||
| 11/24/1998 | 2 | 12/26/1997 | |
| Steering rack and pinion failed. yh | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 10/02/2007 | 1 | 08/01/2006 | |
| Steering wheel has developed a very significant wobble which exists regardless of what tilt position it is in. the wobble is diagonal, from northeast to southwest in direction, and the apparent pivot point of the wobble is just behind instrument panel level. had car at dealer for other work, and they commented on it too. did not call it a safety issue though... wanted $120 to fix it. i declined at the time, since they didn't think there was a safety concern. i would tend to differ with their opinion though, and feel they should repair this at no charge due to it being the steering mechanism involved. i've heard this complaint from many other 95-99 riviera owners, and it seems to be epidemic among these cars. *tr | |||