Steering Rack And Pinion Problems of Oldsmobile Cutlass

Vehicle was having steering problems. Consumer was told by dealer that rack and pinion needed repairs.

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Dealership was unable to perform the steering gear bearing recall 03v527000 because they did not have the tools.

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Dealership is refusing to comply with steering bearing recall 03v527000. The gear assembly is leaking, but the dealership is refusing to replace it under the recall.

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While driving at 20 mph, the front wheels buckled and the vehicle fell to the ground. The steering locked up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in March 2004 for a rack and pinion replacement. The consumer was wondering why this incident happened. The consumer was approaching a rail road track, then all of a sudden the steering wheel would not turn and the vehicle had taken off to the right. The consumer was not able to control the vehicle. The vehicle was not fixed or the dealer placed the wrong part on the vehicle. The lower pinion bearing was replaced.

After the new lower bearings were replaced the gear assembly failed. The dealership was refusing to replace the gear assembly as indicated in the steering gear bearing recall 03v527000.

After dealership performed steering gear bearings recall 03v527000 repairs front end was out of alignment. The steering wheel was off center, and the right tire faced outwards. Dealership wanted to charge $80. 00 to align the vehicle although the alignment was fine before the recall was done.

The dealership refused to honor the steering gear bearings recall 03v527000. After the dealership inspected the steering rack, they indicated that it was an after market productand it didn't look like the correct part for the vehicle. Also, the dealership stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive.

I had a recall on my steering rack pinion and the dealership and the manufactory would not honor it because they said the original gm part had been replaced with an non gm part.

Recall 03v527000 subject:steering gear bearings. Consumer contacted the dealer, who informed consumer that the machine installing the new parts broke, and recall repairs could not be done until the machine was fixed.

While driving without any warning the steering wheel locked up while making a left turn. The consumer believed the problem his vehicle experienced was the same as recall #02v286000.

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Steering feels strange wheel has a tug to it when making turns. . Left turns require more steering effort than right turns also steering wheel squeaks when turning in either direction. This has been going on even when the car was still under warranty. . Car has just 25,000 miles on it, afraid there is something wrong with the rack and pinion.

While driving the vehicles the steering wheel makes noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on September 9, 2002 and replace steering column seals, on September 18, 2002 problem recurred. Happened again on January 8, 2003. The steering experienced many other failures and the dealer replaced the rack and pinion.

Rack and pinion steering failed.

Caused loss of steering control and near collision.

Vehicle experienced binding of the steering system, power steering pump replaced however vehicle continued to experience lock up, final repair of the rack and pinion and power steering pump.

Failure of rack & pinion gear caused loss of control on vehicle.

Suspension making a squeaking loud sueaking noise from left fron end. (lower control arms replaced. ** vehicle front end suspension continues to have problems). Steering problem generated noises from left front end which I mistook for suspension failure. (tape kit added to front stabilizer bar). Brakes noises during the act of braking. (calibers grabbing pad making a clacking sound-stop squeal added to back of pads ** brakes continue to make noises). Left and right hub cap assemply both failed-currently part on order for righ hub cap assembly). ** vehicle front suspension rough and unrealiable causing continues problems with vehicle.

We reported the problem as a loud pop when turning and striking a bump in the road. After three trips to the dealer and being told there was nothing wrong, they finally examined the rack and pinion and found a broken weld on the rack assembly. There is still some unusual noises in the front end but the dealor tells us everything is normal. At 8,000 miles the left front rotor was examined, and found to have deep scores in it while the right one was smooth. After three days in the shop, and there telling me this was normal wear they finally turned the rotors (not replacing them) this eleminated some noise and surging when stopping, but something is still not right. There is a ticking noise like when there is a rock in one of your tires, as well as unexplained poping when crossing rr tracks etc.

Dealership stated they would replace the steering rack if needed to fix the steering problem, they changed their minds.