While driving in the rain and attempting to make right hand turn, steering wheel locked up. After several tries, steering wheel finally turned. This happened twice that day. Contacted dealer, and was told that when the serpentine belt gets wet, it will slip. Gmc is aware of the problem because they have issued a bulletin.
1996 Cadillac Deville steering complaints
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While driving on local road in rain, attempted to make a right hand turn, and steering wheel didn't respond. Kept pulling and it finally turned. Contacted dealer . Dealer said that the cause of the problem was the serpentine belt that became wet from the rain.
When driving vehicle cuts off without prior warning, causing the steering wheel to lock up. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced the fuel pump and other parts. Please provide any further details.
Lost power steering twice, belt slips off in wet weather. Yh
When driving under wet conditions and water gets to the underbody of the vehicle, there is a loss of power steering. Dealer has seen vehicle. And said the vehicle needed a shield.
While driving in wet weather, lost power steering assist by belt slipping when wet. Dealer claimed this was maintenance issue and replaced what he said was a "worn out belt".
Steering and brakes lock, usually on a curve, always on wet road. Problem has happened with other drivers in this vehicle. Questions to dealer service department offer no enlightenment or satisfaction; they've never heard of anything like this.
This automobile loses power steering assist when turning and water is splashed under the front of the car.steering failure has happened on several occasions and is very dangerous in turns when you need power assist most. I have not contacted the dealer since I feel it is a design problem and not a routine maintenance issue.
Upon turning front wheel threw water on the power steering belt causing it to malfunction. The belt is being replaced under recall, however only in wet states, florida not included.
Steering froze at 20mph after leaving stop sign. No control of vehicle. Steering wheel was not movable. Vehicle kept moving. Applied brakes to stop vehicle. At dealer's informed fault with steering belt & housing when it's wet. *ak
While driving in rain or soon after it rains, the power steering pump drive becomes wet and slips when the steering wheel is turned causing difficulty steering and near crashes on three occasions.
Steering wheel has locked on two occassions.
Power steering drive belt failed when water entered unit.
Front strut mounts r/r replaced due to clunking noise when turning hard in reverse gear.
While driving the vehicle turned the corner and the steering failed. Driver lost control of the vehicle. Once he had turned the corner, and all power steering went out. Dealer was aware of the steering problem, and they did not notify him of it.
While making a right hand turn steering wheel locked up,could not control vehicle. Dealer fixed belt in the steering wheel.
When driving vehicle in wet wether the vehicle loses all power steering and the wheel locks up, causing the driver to lose steering when vehicle goes around the corner. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said that the power steering goes out when driving through water. The dealer fixed the problem, but driver says that this is a safety hazard.
Power steering gear assembly failed.
Loses power steering after driving over a puddle before or after the rain. *ak
Twice while driving the vehicle in wet weather the power steering quit, the power steering belt has been replaced, along with splash shields by dealer. *ak consumer states on sep 19 1997 belt failed again.
When driving through small amount of water lost control of power steering, could cause crash, dealer replaced power steering pump, exact problem.
Under wet road conditions consumer turned a corner and the power steering went out, vehicle was very hard to steer.
While driving vehicle a loss of steering develops. Turning the wheel id very difficult when loss occurres.
Loss of power steering while driving, causing hard steering, faulty design belt.
The air bag warining light came on and would not go off. Air bag light did go off after vehicle was brought in to dealership. On 1/26/96 light came on again at that time the right air bag coil was replaced and the wiring in the steering column was also replaced.
While trying to turn vehicle the steering wheel broke, causing the vehicle to lose control. This happened without any warning.
Power steering failure; while driving had complete loss of steering, had no control of vehicle, in for repair,installed a drive belt/shield splash shield. *akthe vehicle would lose all power steering due to the design of the vehicle, the vehicle was designed without a splash shield, the auto locks wont unlock when put in park most of the time, the dealer replaced shorted rke reciever and reprogram remote, the consumer complained radio/tape sounded fuzzy, right front speaker is noisy, dealer replaced the right front door speaker.
Power steering fluid leak.
Power steering belt replaced due to steering locking up on right turns heavy rain storms.
Power steering failed 3 times.
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