NHTSA Complaint #11186725 — 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE/EXCESSIVE LASH. UP TO 4 INCHES OF FREE STEERING WHEEL TRAVEL. NOT AS NOTICEABLE FROM 0-40 OR OVER 70MPH BUT IN BETWEEN IS VERY NOTICEABLE! THIS ALSO MAKES THE TRUCK SEEM "DARTY" WHEN CHANGING DIRECTIONS ON WINDING ROADS AND UNEVEN SPOTS IN THE PAVEMENT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2500 TRUCKS AND THEY DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISNT A RECALL. PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX A "DESIGN FLAW" GEAR IN THE STEERING BOX $2,000. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A 2016 MODEL VEHICLE WITH 42,000 MILES HAS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IN SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES.