The engine died 3 times within 10 miles with a loss of steering and brakes. *ph on two occasions the vehicle could be restarted after the vehicle sat for a minute. The dealer replaced the fuel pump driver but the vehicle continued to stall.
1998 GMC Sierra: loss of power steering
7 of the 190 complaints about the 1998 GMC Sierra describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
Windshield wiper partial failure. Works sometimes...sometimes not. Perhaps a short in the switch. Steering problem is hard to discribe. At low engine RPM's, expecially at idle its as if there is no power steering at all. Steering wheel is extremely hard to turn. Then, at road speed, at times when youturn the wheel to about the two o'clock position the steering wheel will suddenly loose all 'feel' and will 'fall' to about the four o'clock position. The steering is still operational as the truck will veer if you don't catch it first and correct. The steering system just looses all feel and there is little or no effort involved with turning the wheel. We've had one shop look at it but they could find nothing wrong.
While driving, if moving steering wheel just a little to right to maintain proper lane, vehicle would suddenly jerk to the right and cause loss of steering control. Dealer notified, and was unable to correct the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
Loss of control / errratic power steering assist.
Front steering sensor module is defective, causing loss of steering and control.
Driving at approximately 25 MPH steering tie rod end bolts came off, causing the rod to drop, and resulting in loss of steering. Dealer will replace bolts.
The steering column came out which caused the driver to have no steering in the vehicle.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 GMC Sierra power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1998 GMC Sierra?
7 of 190 owner complaints about the 1998 GMC Sierra (4%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 GMC Sierra?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 GMC Sierra
Wipers 32ABS 28Brake failure 10Seat belt 7Jerking 6Fire or smoke 5Stalling 5
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