Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 433211 | 11/01/1994 | 37843 | Crunch noise from right side dash area when turning steering wheel. *tw | 01/11/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/19/2011 | 54000 | ||
| Tilt steering wheel assembly failed and steering wheel became detached from the steering column. upon further inspection the pins came out of the assembly and the assembly shows extreme wear where the pins should insert. pins cannot be reinstalled. requires replacement of steering column. there are many reports of steering column defects online including highway speed loss of control crashes. why has a recall not been issued. | |||
| 03/15/2003 | 110000 | ||
| Ac heating - heater core went out- ac still not working computer control- buick reprogrammed computer chip- my complaint was erratic idling. it fixed problem. paint peeling this year struts and springs on suspension are not lasting long tires- probably my fault for not rotating transmission- i replaced it with salvaged one at 170,000- heard a lot of complaints about this 4t60e transmission. brakes- front ones last 1,000 miles. i replace all hardware. steering-listen to this-the pivot pins on my tilt steering fell out and the steering wheel was on my lap.car could still drive. i epoxied new pivot pins in and this solved the problem. all repairs done by me, except for the computer reprogramming-i thought it was a design problem and they should have fixed it for no charge. they did not. heard friends tell me g.m cars eat up alternators and i have experienced this three times. thank you! | |||
| 06/14/2003 | 05/20/2003 | ||
| The pins that holds and allows the steering wheel to tilt have come out of their holes on two occasions making the vehicle difficult to steer | |||
| 11/15/2002 | 70514 | 2 | 11/29/1993 |
| At 70,514 miles the tilt wheel pivot pins on the steering wheel were loose and repaired by the dealer. now at 75,000 miles the same thing happened again. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| 06/24/2001 | 1 | 05/16/1994 | |
| Was traveling about 50mph on highway and was turning into a curve and without prior warning, steering wheel started vibrating and steering column dropped down to floor. pins fell out from steering. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 05/17/2004 | 129000 | 1 | |
| While driving steering wheel loosened. dealership informed the consumer that three steering bolts failed on the steering column. the problem was not resolved. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2002 | 9 | ||
| Steering wheel will not lock and no ajustments can be made, also steering wheel is extremely loose when vehicle is being driven. *ak consumer took vehicle to the dealer, dealer found tilt wheel is very loose, found pin loose in shaft, notched shaft to hold pin, factory had notched shaft 3 times, dealer notched shaft approximately 6 times and column will have to be replaced. also, multi-function turn signal failed and lever was inoperative. *yd | |||
| 02/03/2001 | |||
| Tilt mechanism on steering column came apart internally. able to use steering, but problem might cause an accident if steering was affected. *ak | |||
| 01/15/2000 | 02/01/1995 | ||
| Pin holding tilt steering wheel dislodged, making steering difficult because the steering wheel won't stay in place. *ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Pin holding the steering wheel (tilt) dislodged, causing the wheel to become loose on two occasions. mjs | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 10/05/2000 | 2 | 10/01/1996 | |
| Steering column literally fell in lap two separate incidents!! very costly to repair both times. is this a defect? *ak | |||