This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
When turning at low speeds the steering intermittently becomes stiff and requires increased force to maneuver the rest of the turn. Vehicle was taken to dealership on 2 occasions, both of which the service department was unable to duplicate the problem and therefore unable to fix.
Loss of power steering when in sharp or sudden turn especially near the end of a turn. Condition is intermittant, but is a major safety risk. Ongoing problem since ownership of car.
I was driving home on a 4 lane road with a center turn lane in the right hand lane when the car in front of me suddenly stopped. I hit the brakes and swerved into the left hand lane to avoid an accident. I was traveling aprox. 25 to 30 mph. The power steering went out, the steering wheel locked and the car was crossing through the turn lane heading for oncoming traffic. I jerked the wheel hard to the right and the power steering came back at the last possible moment narrowly avoiding a head on collision.
Complete loss of power steering at low RPM's. while slowing down and going around a turn, the power steering will completely fail. This has almost caused 6 accidents in the last 4 months. Only happens at low RPM's.
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- Killeen, TX, USA