Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| PI0639A | 03/01/2012 | 10043887 | Gm: the service stabilitrak message being displayed in dic. the stabilitrak indicator light may also be on. *js | 05/01/2012 | |
| PIT-4322D | 12/01/2010 | 10037626 | Ready | 05/31/2011 | |
| PIT-4322D | 12/01/2010 | 10037626 | Gm: there is unwanted stability action or stability light on. this can be caused by the suspension being modified. *rm | 05/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 06/01/2010 | 10036545 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to | 03/28/2011 | |
| SB-08-02-35-004A | 04/01/2009 | 10030122 | General motors: the left and/or right steering wheel lower (spoke) cover is warped, loose, discolored or just fits poorly in the steering wheel. the paint finish seems to be peeling. *pe | 08/05/2009 | |
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||||
| PIP-4647A | 06/01/2009 | 10032869 | Gmc/chevrolet/saab/hummer: bind/tie-up in fourth gear, no second or fourth gears, overrun clutch distress. during disassembly of the transmission technicians may find that the 2-4 band (item 602 in si document 1553208) and the overrun clut | 06/04/2010 | |
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | |||||
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 06/01/2010 | 10036545 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to | 03/28/2011 | |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||||
| 12-02-32-001 | 04/30/2012 | 10043850 | Gmc: hydraulic power steering leak at hose connection to steering rack. all potential leaks should be completely cleaned and indentified before attempting to repair or replace any power steering components. *js | 04/30/2012 | |
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| PIT-5184 | 10/01/2012 | 10047839 | Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: will have inoperative cruise control; inoperative or unwanted activation of radio controls; backlighting flashes, flickers or inoperative due to possible short to ground on steering wheel coil connector x2. models | 12/10/2012 | |
| SB-08-02-35-004A | 04/01/2009 | 10030122 | General motors: the left and/or right steering wheel lower (spoke) cover is warped, loose, discolored or just fits poorly in the steering wheel. the paint finish seems to be peeling. *pe | 08/05/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 31000 | 1 | |
| I stated my truck to warm it up when i got in and started to drive i had no power steering or power brakes. i revved the motor a little and i could hear the power steering pump make a noise and it started working. i took it to the dealer who said they could not find anything wrong. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 31000 | ||
| I stated my truck to warm it up when i got in and started to drive i had no power steering or power brakes. i reved the motor a little and i could hear the power steering pump make a noise and it started working. i took it to the dealer who said they could not find anything wrong. | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 63408 | ||
| I was backing out of a parking space and bumped the curb with the right front tire at less than 1/2 mph. pulled forward and then backed out again without curb contact. drove less than 50 feet and was unable to steer the vehicle. the right front inner tie rod had failed causing loss of steering. examination of the fracture surface of the tie rod showed a fatigue fracture that had propagated to over 1/3rd of the cross sectional area. photographs of the fracture surface were sent to a world renowned metallurgist and was confirmed to be a fatigue fracture. i contacted gm customer care regarding my safety concerns and was assigned case number 71-1079362936. gm was completely uninterested in the fact that the rod failed and had a pre-existing fatigue fracture in the rod. i suggested that their engineers should examine the parts to determine whether my concerns were valid. again, their representative was completely uninterested in evaluating the safety aspects of the failure or accessing the parts for further analysis. had the rod end failed at highway speed, this event would likely have been catastrophic and ended in a major accident. gm stated they would not pursue the issue further because there was an impact involved in the failure even though the impact was less than 1/2 mph. | |||