NHTSA Complaint #10383845 — 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

THIS MODEL PICKUP HAD A NOISY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED IN MID 2004 AND THE REPLACEMENT MADE THE SAME CLUCKING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER AND WE WERE TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL A FIX THAT WOULD LAST WAS ENGINEERED. WE LATER FOUND GM HAD A FIX BUT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY IN DEC 2007 WAS OVER AND THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WOULD FIX THIS COULD NOT BE DONE FREE. THIS NOISE WAS COMMON AND IT IS LOUD ENOUGH TO MASK OTHER NOISES THAT COULD CAUSE A WRECK OR LOSS OF CONTROL. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL SO THEY CAN FIX A FAILED COMPONENT THAT FINALLY THEY GOT RIGHT. FAILED COMPONENT WAS INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSE AND NOISY. YES, I AM I CERTIFIED MECHANIC SINCE 1958. BAD SPELLING BUT A GOOD MECHANIC.