2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Steering Problems

Hydraboost piston blew out, lost brakes and steering. Almost wrecked vehicle.

POWER STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AND ALSO TAKES LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HYDRO BOOST IS LEAKING AT THE BASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN HARD AND SLOPPY STOPPING, DEALERSHIP SAYS NO WARRANTY FOR IT AND IT SHOULD BE OKAY AS LONG AS YOU KEEP FLUID FILLED, THAT COMMENT SOUNDS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT CONTINUES TO LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID.

I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN...RATTLING IN THE COLUMN WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT DURING SLOW SPEEDS. MINE OF COURSE IS AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME QUITE TIME. IT IS BAD ENOUGH NOW THAT MY HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. HORNS DO WORK PROPERLY WHEN I LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, PITMAN ARM, OUTER TIE ROD ON BOTH ENDS AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LEAKING. THE BRAKE LEAK FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS: I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 4X4 SILVERADO. I BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR MAYBE 5 OR 6 YEARS. I STARTED TO LOOK INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CLUNKING SOUND BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GETTING WORSE, AND I WAS VERY SHOCKED TO READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS, OVER 50 WHEN I STOPPED READING. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS THIS. WHY DOES GMC NOT TAKE NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S A GREAT SHAME THAT GMC WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED. THANK YOU *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES OF SERIOUS ROT AND RUST WITH COMPONENTS OF MY TRUCK. FIRST FAILURE WAS THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR ROTTED THROUGH AND CAUSED A LEAK OF FLUID, HAD TO REPLACE UNIT. THEN TRANSMISSION LINE ROTTED THROUGH, CAUSING A LEAK OF FLUIDS, HAD TO REPLACE LINES AND COOLER DUE TO CORROSION. THEN STARTER FAILED, SERIOUSLY CORRODED. HAD TO REPLACE. AFTERWARD, ALTERNATOR FROZE UP, INSIDE WAS CORRODED WITH RUST AND WOULD NOT SPIN FREELY, HAD TO REPLACE. MOST RECENTLY, BRAKE LINES BURST CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WILL NEED TO REPLACE. I HAVE OWNED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS COMPLETELY UNUSUAL IN MY EXPERIENCE AND HAS CAUSED A SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO ESCAPE BOTH. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS BEEN A SERIOUS FINANCIAL BURDEN AND INCONVENIENCE TO HAVE TO REPLACE SO MANY COMPONENTS ON...

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BECOMES WORN OR LOOSE RESULTING IN SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS AND WHEN TURNING. THE VIBRATIONS RESULT IN A LOSS OF PRECISE STEERING CONTROL. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM RECURS SEVERAL THOUSAND MILE AFTER THE SHAFT REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS IN STEERING COLUMN. 2004 6.0 LITER HD 2500 CHEVROLET. FEELS LIKE STEERING MAY FAIL ON VEHICLE IF SOMETHING IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO MAKES CLUNKING SOUNDS AND CAUSES VIBRATIONS THAT ALTER THE STEERING. I TOOK IT TO GM WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT ABOUT 20MILES LATER IT STARTED AGAIN, HAVE JUST DELT WITH IT SINCE BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORST. I BOUGHT ANOTHER 2004 SILVERADO IT TOO DOES THIS CLUNKING AND VIBRATING, EVIDENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ON BOTH MY TRUCKS. *TR

KNOCKING IN STEERING COLUMN. WAS LUBRICATED ONCE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. LOW SPEED KNOCKING AND "LOOSENESS" IN STEERING WHEEL. KNOCKING IS QUITE LOUD AND EVIDENT WHEN TURNING, AT LOW SPEED, OR IF ENCOUNTERING ANY BUMPS IN ROAD SURFACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AS IF IT WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPALCED. UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

I AM EXPERIENCING THE STEERING CLUNK THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEVROLET'S TRUCKS. UPON TURNING IT IN IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $280 TO FIX IT. I ONLY DRIVE MY TRUCK APPROX 6K MILES PER YEAR UNDER VERY LIGHT DUTY. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE THAT WEARS OUT FROM VERY LITTLE LIGHT USE TO BE SOLD LIKE THIS. THE TRUCK HAS 27,700 MILES NOW AND STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AT APPROX 18K MILES. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS MEANS I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $300 EVERY 18K MILES TO FIX A DEFECTIVE, POORLY ENGINEERED PRODUCT. IS THIS PART GOING TO FAIL AT SOME POINT AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL? *TR

AFTER HAVING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF STEERING CLUNK, THE 3RD REPLACEMENT WAS A NEWLY DESIGNED SHAFT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID NOW THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE A BEARING HAD GONE BAD, AND WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY THE IS PROBLEM CAUSED THE COLUMN BEARING TO GO OUT. I HAD A PREVIOUS TRUCK WHICH GM REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS, AND AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB, FOUND MANY SITES AND FORUMS WHERE OWNERS DISCUSS THE VERY SAME ISSUE WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED SHAFT MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE. I THINK GM NEEDS TO BUCK UP AND ADMIT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE...