There are 4 owner-reported steering complaints for the 2018 GMC Yukonin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
While driving I made a right hand turn. As soon as the turn was made, the powering steering completely went out. The power steering is found to fail upon cold starts, then return to normal after operating. The vehicle has been taken to gmc numerous times with no explanation as to why or how it has happened. When asked to replace the steering rack. They stated vehicle is working as expected. It is unsafe. GMC has had recalls on the steering for many years now.
ON 3/20/21 I WENT OUT WITH THE FAMILY OUT GOT TO OUR DESTINATION WELL BUT WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO GO BACK HOME I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE" WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO DRIVE I COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD, AFTER FIGHTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR BACK HOME WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. TODAY 3/22/21 I CALLED GMC TO DO A COMPLAINT AND ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY ANYMORE ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO PASSING THE 36 MONTHS BY 1 MONTH BUT NOT BY MILEAGE SINCE I HAVE 28500 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE GMC REPRESENTATIVE THAT AT THIS TIME GMC DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VIN NUMBER. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY RECURRING PROBLEM WITH GMC, CHEVROLET AND BUICK VEHICLES. ON THE PAST THEY HAVE DONE RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT THE LOVELY AUTOMAKERS AND LOBBYIST ARE FINDING THE LOOP HOLES SO THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR KNOWN MISTAKES UNTIL SOME FAMILY TRAGICALLY DIES IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO AUTOMAKER NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR KNOWN ISSUES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, TOOOOO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY ON AUTOMAKERS BEHALF.
CAR IS NOT PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD
MY FRONT END MAKES NOISES WHEN I TURN WHEEL OR STOP.I TOOK IT TWO THE CARMAX SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.BUT IT'S STILL MAKING THE NOISE
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026