6.3
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
22,500 miles
Total Complaints:
7 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (7 reports)
steering problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
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2008Sep 01
Silverado 1500 5.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 16,000 miles
Truck has just over 16000 miles on it and I can feel a pulsation in the steering wheel. It feels like the front end is loose. I find myself grabbing steering wheel and trying to move it up and down to see if there is anything loose there, but it's tight. It is especially bad when turning to the right. Every little bump is transmitted to the steering wheel. I never noticed this when the truck was new and it feels like it is getting worse. I'm going to bring this to the attention of the Dealer next week. I will keep you posted on what they say.
2007Feb 14
Silverado LX 5.3L
- Automatic transmission
- 28,000 miles
General Motors has known of this problem for several years and their only answer is to remove the shaft and lube it. It is about time they fixed the problem and recalled all affected vehicles
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2008Sep 12
Silverado
- Automatic transmission
- 34,000 miles
i bought this auto used from a dealer in Maryland. it had only 1 other owner and the truck had about 5500 miles on it when i bought it in june of of. i called the dealer about the problem only to be told it is out of the 36000 mile warranty. the truck only has38,000 miles on it now. although i only put about 33 of the 38,000 miles on the truck it is still out of warranty. this steering knocking seems to be a common problem in the Silverado truck. i have always driven a chey and never had any problems until now. the dealer wants me to pay $100. just to find out what the problem is, but it seems to me with all the other Silverado owners complaining they already know and they just want an extra $100. to boot. after this i will probley never by a Chevy again, more than likely i will buy a ford.
2007Dec 05
Silverado LT1 5.3L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 25,000 miles
The knocking started out only while taking mild to moderate curves to the left, and now it happens while taking curves to both sides. The steering wheel tends to bounce away from the direction of the turn, making the steering and front end feel very loose while taking curves either direction. Took it to the Chevy dealer today, and they "can't feel anything wrong with it". I'm skeptical that there is nothing wrong since this seems to be a common problem with the past several years of Chevy trucks. Maybe they just don't want to fix it under warranty, or they've gotten so used to the terrible steering on Chevy's that they honestly can't tell that it's not supposed to be that way. It wasn't there when it was new, so guess what, it shouldn't be there now. If anyone has a fix, please let me know.
2007Oct 28
(reported on)Silverado LT1 5.3L Flex
- Automatic transmission
- 16,000 miles
16,000 miles on new truck and a knock or clunk developed in steering wheel. Talking with other Chevrolet truck owners and researching internet I have found this has been an on going problem for a number of years. Shame on Chevrolet to continue installing faulty steering shafts in their trucks!!
2007Oct 19
(reported on)Silverado 1500 4.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 13,500 miles
A few days ago my brother was driving my 2006 chevy silverado 1500 on the highway with me in the passenger seat, he noticed a knock in the steering wheel. the next day i was driving my truck and thats all i could feel, i called the dealership and right off the bat they knew what was wrong, i figured it must be pretty common for a steering column to be like this, came on this website and noticed that everyone has had complaints. but the thing is, why is my truck doing it when it doesnt have much mileage on it & is only a year old? problem needs to be fixed.
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2007Jun 14
Silverado LT 5.3L
LOOKS LIKE WE'VE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TIME FOR RECALL. HAS BEEN A VERY RELIABLE TRUCK APART FROM STEERING COLUMN
B M.
Lexington, MA, USA
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