2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I AM TRYING TO AVOID INJURIES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN BY CONTACTING YOU ABOUT A STEERING DEFECT IN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP WITH ONLY 34 THOUSAND MILES THAT I PURCHASED ON SEPT. 25, 2008 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE IN THE STEERING . I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE ALMOST 100 PEOPLE JUST ON THIS ONE SITE ( WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ) HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH TRUCKS BUILT FROM 2002 AND 2006. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND GM REFUSES TO DO A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PERMANENTLY FIX THESE TRUCKS WITHOUT DOING A RECALL AND CHANGING THE STEERING BOXES. THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OR MORE OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE ON THE HIGHWAYS. I JUST PAID $11,000. FOR MY TRUCK AND PROBABLY WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO GET IT STATE INSPECTED WHEN IT COMES DUE. IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE THAT I GAVE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW UPSET PEOPLE ARE WITH GM, AND RIGHTLY SO WHEN YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR A VEHICLE AND ARE AFRAID TO PUT YOUR FAMILY IN IT WITH CONCERN FOR THEIR SAFETY. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE THROUGH THE LEMON LAWS IF THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES ? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE MAKES A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES TO TURN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

1. RATTLING, CLUNKING IN STEERING COLUMN - RECALLED ON THE 2005 SILVERADO 2. ABS SENSORS CORRODED CAUSING FALSE ACTIVATIONS, POTENTIALLY WILL CAUSE LOW SPEED CRASH(ES) - ALSO RECALLED ON 1999-2002 SILVERADO BOTH ITEMS OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES IN ANY SHORT TRIP. TAKING VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN TOWN, WANT RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CORRECT, WHY? WHEN THERE ARE RECALLS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF DIFFERENT YEAR TRUCKS. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS HAD A KNOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN IT STARTED AT 18K. I HAD IT FIXED BY GM AT 30K. IT CAME BACK AT 37K. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE KEEP PAYING TO GET FIXED AND IT BRAKES SOON AFTER. I AS MANY OTHERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH THE PROBLEM. WE CANNOT KEEP PAYING TO GET THIS FIXED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. PLEASE HELP BY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

FELT RATTLING AND BUMPING MOVEMENTS IN STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ON THE STEERING SHAFT. DEALER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE SAME THING - STEERING SHAFT. NOW IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN JUST "TIGHTEN DOWN". DEALER ALSO SAID IT IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". SEEMS TO ME THAT IF YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. WHY DOES IT TAKE A CRASH, OR FIRE, OR INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE? *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS HAVE A STEERING DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX. THEY TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT HOW SAFE CAN A BANGING/DRY STEERING SHAFT BE? EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE WILL WEAR IT OUT AND IT WILL BREAK AND SOMETHING AWFUL WILL HAPPEN. THE NOISE SCARES PEOPLE INTO PAYING FOR A TEMPORARY FIX OVER AND OVER, BUT IF LET GO...IT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THEY WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. CURIOUS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE RECALLS HAPPEN? THANKS. :) *TR

NOTICED RATTLE IN STEERING COLUMN, TOOK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS ASKED IF I FELT IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL I REPLIED YES. WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPLACED. SINCE 2004 IT HAS BEEN REPLACED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE R2000. ALSO WAS TOLD THEY HAVE REPLACED 200 STEERING SHAFTS IN VEHICLES. I FEEL WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT STARTS TO GET SLOPPY IT AFFECTS THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE FLUTTERS ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH OR UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR