# Steering wheel fell to the floor **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** pontiac, sunfire\ **Created:** [July 30, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942 "2018-07-30T11:57:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lynne\_Wood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Lynne\_Wood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lynne_Wood)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/1 "2018-07-30T11:57:00Z")
My steering wheel fell off. The bolts popped out of the tilt causing the steering wheel to fall. The housing that holds the tilt is broken. Do I need to change the whole column? Or can I just change the tilt housing. ![20180704_100109_Film1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/3/3a7172a1844731decb9de4891edfbe586c7d5e8f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/2 "2018-07-30T12:03:39Z")
Thats the only thing I could find. ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_Wood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Lynne\_Wood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lynne_Wood)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/3 "2018-07-30T15:20:13Z")
That just shows about the wobbling. The metal case that holds the tilt pins broke. I am trying to find out If I just change that housing. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/4 "2018-07-30T15:37:25Z")
You have to go to a wrecker yard because the steering parts for your vehicule are no longer available. All I could find was a site that shows a part diagram for the steering column.What year was your vehicule made? [https://www.gmpartsdepot.ca/a/Pontiac\_2003\_Sunfire-SE-Coupe-AT/\_57204\_5977470/HOUSING--COMPONENTS-STEERING-COLUMN-ASSEMBLY/FK95320.html](https://www.gmpartsdepot.ca/a/Pontiac_2003_Sunfire-SE-Coupe-AT/_57204_5977470/HOUSING--COMPONENTS-STEERING-COLUMN-ASSEMBLY/FK95320.html) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/5 "2018-07-30T15:41:05Z")
The steering column has to be replaced with one from a local auto recycler. Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/6 "2018-07-30T15:42:41Z")
Yep, I’d guess you’ll need to buy a steering column from a wrecking yard and figure out how to replace it. Probably easier to replace the whole thing than the specific parts. Shouldn’t be too hard to find, they made LOTS of Cavaliers/Sunfires. You might look on [www.car-parts.com](http://www.car-parts.com). ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_Wood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Lynne\_Wood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lynne_Wood)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/7 "2018-07-30T15:56:30Z")
We found the column just having problems getting it out. Just did a mustang but this one is totally different.harder ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/8 "2018-07-30T16:09:07Z")
@Tester - what is the online source for factory repair instructions? A short-term subscription might have the info needed to do this, without too much $$. edit - see Tester’s comment below. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/9 "2018-07-30T16:13:11Z")
[http://eautorepair.net/Marketing/Default.asp](http://eautorepair.net/Marketing/Default.asp) Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/10 "2018-07-30T16:14:59Z")
How does that compare to alldata? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/11 "2018-07-30T16:16:53Z")
We in auto repair call it nodata. Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-fell-to-the-floor/121942/12 "2018-07-30T16:19:42Z")
Good to know!