2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Steering Problems

SO THE HYDRABOOST IS FAILING AND MY TRUCK IS POURING AN INSANE AMOUNT OF POWER STEERING FLUID FROM HYDRABOOST SYSTEM. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THE HYDRABOOST RECALL POPS UP BUT WHEN CALLING CHEVROLET THEY WANT TO DO NOTHING. WHEN ITS APPARENT MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED BY TRASH PARTS. IT ONLY HAS 149000 MILES ON IT AND THE HYDRABOOST SYSTEM IS GONE. I'M TIRED OF ADDING 2 QUARTS OF POWER STEERING FLUID A WEEK, AND CANT EVEN DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND BECAUSE I WAITING ON BRAKES TO SPORADICALLY FAIL DUE TO THE SYSTEM BEING COMPROMISED.

RATTLING IN STEERING COLUMN...HAVE HAD GREASED 3 TIMES AND IT STOPS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. 2 FRIENDS DRIVE 3/4 TON CHEVROLET PICKUPS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MADE A CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE VEHICLE OR RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUE TO OCCUR SINCE NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 25, 2007 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,574. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 7, 2009 WHEN THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,494 AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SAME PARTS EVERY 2 YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39574 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,600.

VEHICLE MADE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD TO GREASE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE GONE, BUT RE-APPEARED MONTHS LATER. HAVE LIVED WITH THIS KNOCKING NOISE NOW FOR (4) YEARS. CALLED DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN FOR ME (VEHICLE NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY). WAS TOLD THEY NEVER PERFORMED THIS REPAIR FOR ME ON MY VEHICLE, BUT IF I WANTED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT GREASED THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $135.00 DOLLARS. HAD ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE GREASED BY LOCAL AUTO STORE WITH PROBLEM NOT BEING SOLVED. NOISE IS VERY DISTURBING AND CAUSES CONCERN FOR FUTURE ISSUES. *TR

RATTLE AND BUMPING NOISE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE NOTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #050235003. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE 36,000 MILES I NOW HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. IT IS IN THE STEERING AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CHAMBER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS CHANGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CHAMBER WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED TIRE VIBRATION WITH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES, IN ADDITION TO HUGE VIBRATIONS FROM THE EXHAUST, WHICH FLOW THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BUSHINGS FOR THE TIE ROD WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THEY WERE INSTALLED A SECOND TIME, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

ON JUNE 12TH, 2005, I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE FOR MY WIFE FROM BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN SANFORD, FLORIDA. THE MORNING AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF UNIT, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP/BRAKE PROPERLY, THE TIRES WERE RUBBING INTO THE FRONT FENDERS AND THE FRONT END WANDERED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY AND SPOKE WITH THE SALESMAN. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO THEIR REPAIR FACILITY. THEY HAD ADDRESSED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I THEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER STATING MY CONCERNS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THIS VISIT NOTHING WAS FIXED AGAIN. A WEEK AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS DEALERSHIP STATED AND VERIFIED...