Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 10/13/2004 | 22889 | ||
| Steering clunks on turns. dealer replaced intermediate steering shaft under warranty per tsb. problem resurfaced on 09/29/2006 at 44,045 miles. dealer repaired under extended warranty . problem showed up again on 06/17/2007 at 54, 451 miles. dealer wanted $280 for the job. have not repaired. the problem is now worse at 84,618 miles. problem # 2 stop light sockets heat up and loose contact to the bulb. dealer wants around $75 for each of the two sockets required. problem #3 received notice from gmac stating there may be an instrument cluster problem. don't come to the dealer unless you are experiencing the problem. gm extended the warranty to 7 years or 70,000 miles. naturally, my gauges failed at 79,000 and 7 years and 10 months. dealer wants over $400 for parts alone. updated 07/05/11 *bf | |||
| 10/13/2004 | 22889 | ||
| Steering clunks on turns. dealer replaced intermediate steering shaft under warranty per tsb. problem resurfaced on 09/29/2006 at 44,045 miles. dealer repaired under extended warranty . problem showed up again on 06/17/2007 at 54, 451 miles. dealer wanted $280 for the job. have not repaired. the problem is now worse at 84,618 miles. problem # 2 stop light sockets heat up and loose contact to the bulb. dealer wants around $75 for each of the two sockets required. problem #3 received notice from gmac stating there may be an instrument cluster problem. don't come to the dealer unless you are experiencing the problem. gm extended the warranty to 7 years or 70,000 miles. naturally, my gauges failed at 79,000 and 7 years and 10 months. dealer wants over $400 for parts alone. | |||
| 12/28/2008 | 101000 | 1 | |
| 2003 chevy 1500hd truck, this truck is equipped with 4 wheel steering. the truck began to steer incorrectly. it was taken to gm dealer. work was done to fix problem only to find out later that the rear wheels were now turned to the left making the truck go down the roadsome what sideways about 6 to10 inches..this means the front end in your lane and the back end in someone else's. this could not be stopped by turning the system offa safety feature. gm would not fix or admit it had a problem, so i had the truck repaired again at my cost. this a safety hazard and should be fix immediately before some one die. *tr | |||
| 01/28/2009 | 18000 | 1 | |
| 4 times in 58,000 mile the front steering shaft has needed attention. twice under warranty, twice not. paid for correction, 4th time refused to pay as feel it is gm problem since all 2003 chevy. silverados suffer from this. gm has designed a new part but refuse to install unless consumer pays for it. they admitted it is a problem. settled once, they said installed a new part , found out they did not . have referred it to ny state attorney generals office for action, they are presently trying to mediate. since all silverados suffer from steer shaft failure seems to be a major safety problem and should all be recalled to fix. *tr | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 72000 | 10 | 12/23/2002 |
| Dt: the contact stated a popping and cracking noise from the steering when turning the steering wheel at low speeds. the contacted took the vehicle to the dealer. although the dealer did not inspect the vehicle he suggested replacing the mid shaft of the steering. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - LINK - DRAG - CONNECTION | |||
| 02/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| Steering the vehicle especially low speeds and turning left (silverado 1500) thud is felt as something feels loose in front end. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - ROD - RELAY - CONNECTING | |||
| 03/15/2004 | 20900 | 0 | 09/02/2003 |
| The intermediate steering shaft on my 2003 chevrolet silverado pick-up truch is making a klunking noise. the dealer told me there was nothing that they could but lubricate it and that the noise would return within a month. i would like to see a recall on this part of the vehicle before it causes any more trouble. thank you.*ak | |||