2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS PRESENTED A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED A MOANING NOISE THAT WAS PRESENT WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PROBLEM WAS MY STEERING BOX WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WENT AHEAD WITH THE SUGGESTED REPAIR. THIS HOWEVER DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK, THEY EXAMINED IT AND TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS IT WAS LEAKING AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I DID AS SUGGESTED BUT STILL NOT FIXED. MIND YOU THIS WAS AT 50,000 MILES. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK, EXAMINED IT AGAIN, AND THIS TIME WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH TIE ROD ENDS AND THE IDLER ARM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SO I DID AS SUGGESTED. STILL NOT FIXED. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, THEY EXAMINED IT, AND BY THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, LOUDER NOISE ETC. THEY SAID, WELL THE POWER STEERING CONTROL VALVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, I AGREED, THEY SAID THIS WOULD DO IT. THE DEALER FIXED HALF OF IT. NOW I HAVE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE REMEDY FOR THAT IS TO REPLACE THE STEERING BOX THAT I REPLACED 30,000 MILES PRIOR. I NEEDED TO HAND OVER MORE MONEY AND IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS I GO THROUGH TWO STEERING BOXES, SO I CALLED CHEVY AND ASKED THEM IF MAYBE THEY WOULD HELP WITH THE BILL, THEY AGREED TO PAY A PORTION, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY GOOD ENOUGH IN MY BOOK. IF THEY CANT STAND BEHIND A STEERING BOX FOR 30,000 MILES WHAT'S NEXT. THE DEALER HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS DOES EFFECT MY BRAKING AS WELL AS THE TRUCK IDLING IRREGULARLY. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH CHEVROLET AND GM. WHEN I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TO THE NEXT STEP WITH THE COMPANY, THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD NOT SPOIL A GOOD DEAL THAT THEY ARE OFFERING, AND IF I DO TAKE IT HIGHER I WAS ADVISED THEY MIGHT NOT BE SO KIND TO ME. WHAT A DEAL!! *TR

1. WHILE PARKING IN TIGHT SPACES OR MANEUVERING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HAVING TO USE THE BRAKES AS WELL AS TRYING TO STEER, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER STEERING AND YOU HAVE TO USE BOTH ARMS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. 2. FAILURE OF THIS STEERING COULD QUITE EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, ONE ACTION IS TO STOP BUT TO GET OUT OF ANOTHER VEHICLES PATH WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. 3. SO FAR THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED FOR LEAKS, TOPPED UP POWER STEERING FLUID. CHECKED FRONT END ALIGNMENT SPECS. FRONT Z HEIGHT WAS OUT OF GM SPECS, SO ADJUSTED BACK INTO SPECS. I WAS THEN TOLD TO DRIVE AND MONITOR. *TR

VEHICLE SAT AT THE AIRPORT FOR 72HRS. WHEN I LEFT THE AIRPORT, THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY, BUT WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE FREEWAY AS I WAS BRAKING, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL MORE SPONGY, REQUIRING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, I TRIED TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY, ONLY TO FIND I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BRAKING ASSIST. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY TURN IN, BUT HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. ONCE, STOPPED, I FOUND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I OPENED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR CAP, WHICH IMMEDIATELY SPEWED A FEW OUNCES OF P/S FLUID OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FORTUNATELY NOT ON THE HOT EXHAUST. DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED 2 MILES TO THEIR DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID KEEP IT OVER NIGHT AND DECIDE TO CHANGE A P/S PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANYTHING. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM WITHOUT ANYONE TAKING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS A REAL PROBLEM. THIS SAFETY ISSUED MUST BE ADDRESSED AND THE ROOT CAUSE MUST BE FOUND BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH OCCURS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LITTLE OR NO POWER STEERING AT IDLE ENGINE SPEED. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN COLD WEATHER. ALL POWER STEERING PARTS INCLUDING PUMP, GEARBOX, PRESSURE VALVE ETC. HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. MANUFACTURER HAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NO CORRECTION WITH THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN TIGHT PARKING SITUATIONS ETC. *TR

VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 72 HOURS. LOST POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND POWER ASSISTED STEERING ON TWO OCCASIONS ON SAME DAY WHILE BACKING AFTER STARTING. REMOVED POWER STEERING/POWER BRAKE CAP ON RESERVOIR WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING AFTER THE SECOND OCCASION. FLUID BLEW OUT OF RESERVOIR (APPROXIMATELY 2-3 OUNCES). DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. NEXT TIME STARTED APPROX 8 HOURS LATER, NO FURTHER PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. *JB