Problems with 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 STEERING

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was impossible to steer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 170,000....updated 05-10-16 *bf the consumer stated the column link disengaged from the gear box and he lost total ability to steer the vehicle. the consumer had the vehicle towed and re-attached the column to the gear box correctly. updated 05/16/16. *jb

I hear clunks in the motor compartment and i feel them in the steering column

Told by mechanic that steering needs to be tightened and that there is possibly a recall on steering column, evidently there are lots of problems with this mechanism. from seeing compliant lists. need to know if there was a recall. would appreciate correspondence on this problem. from gm. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated and the odometer had failed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag clock spring needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the approximately failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. updated 9/17/13*cn the rack and pinion, steering column and catalytic converter needed to replaced. also, the engine light illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact was driving 35 mph when the brakes failed. the vehicle was towed to a personal mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed the brake line was rusted completely and the entire brake line needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that there was nothing they could do to assist. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 79,000. ..updated 09/07/12 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle had a total brake line failure. all lines had to be replaced. the mechanic informed the consumer there has been alot of this failure between 2000 and 2005 pick ups. updated 09/17/2012 *js

The loss of steering caused my 2004 silverado 1500 to veer to the left side of the highway while going straight. the vehicle continued veering to the left, despite me trying to gain control of it. the vehicle left the highway and entered a sandy field. i applied brakes with all of my foot force, but the truck seemed not to slow up any. the vehicle was now headed towards a wooded area. the truck suddenly came to a sudden halt when it impacted with a big pine tree. the airbags exploded against my arms as i used them to shield my face. i suddenly noticed smoke coming from under the hood. i grabbed my purse and hurriedly vacated the vehicle. i called 911 after getting far enough from the smoking truck. i suffered back and neck pain. i had dizzy spells, because my head felt like a humongous basketball. i am fortunate that i did not loose my life. i was not made aware of a recall of a steering component. i am for certain that this accident was due to a malfunction of a steering component on my ...

The failure that i am experiencing is an awful popping, cracking, clunking, and growling sound coming from the steering column. the events leading up to this failure were simply normal, everyday use. the vehicle that i am experiencing this with is a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500 z71 with the 5.3 v8 4x4 with. nothing has been done yet to resolve the problem because i feel it is gm's responsibility to fix their defective product at their cost. *tr

I was exiting a highway traveling 35-40 miles per hour. the road had a slight turn to the right with a small puddle of water in the middle of the turn. when i hit the puddle my truck began to fishtail. i first thought i was hydroplaining but when i tried to do corrective steering nothing was working. the swerving got more and more violent and move the truck through 3 lanes of possible on coming traffic. when i reached the berm on the other side of the road there was a loud bang and my truck canto a sudden stop. i thought that i hit the guardrail and when i looked in my rear view mirror i saw may spare tire which was mounted under the bed of my truck laying on the ground behind me. i exited my truck and saw i never hit the guardrail and the loud bang was when the tire brook free and bent out my rear fender. it soon became evident that the spare tire hanger came loose from part of the bracket that was holding it inplace and was swinging back and forth until the part of the hanger that ...

I can hear a thumping coming from the steering column when i hit a bump or turn to the left. i can also feel it in the steering wheel. the dealer said this is a defective intermediate steering shaft and a known issue by gm.

2004 chevrolet silverado extended cab, poor braking. replaced brakes and rotors and still have poor braking. have to bear down on pedal to stop. speedometer reading goes up and down on it's own. had a speed sensor replaced but didn't correct the problem had the dealership replace steering coupling in steering column because of clunking in the steering. the clunking, loose feeling has started again. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. whenever the contact would turn the steering wheel to the right he noticed a growling sound coming from the steering column especially when switching lanes. he took the vehicle to the dealership and the dealer informed the contact that the gear box needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 49,300 and the failure mileage was approximately 48,500.

At 30,000 miles the steering started clunking real bad. i took it to the dealer and they knew just what the problem was. they packed the steering with grease and it was fine for about 20,000 more miles. the clunking returned but i ignored it because the dealer said it wasn't a problem. i continued to drive the truck and the steering started shimmying and shaking. so i took it to the dealer and now they said the steering shaft was worn out. i have two friends with 2004 silverado's with the same problem. *tr

Unable to make left hand turns at parking lot speeds. the truck required replacement of the steering box at 65,000 miles. this condition started out as an increase in steering effort and progressively worsened until i was no longer able to make left hand turns. *tr

Without warning of any sort my 2004 z71's speedometer has quit working. it stays below the 0 mph mark and if it decides to come alive while i'm driving it is completely off. i can be driving 20 and it will say i'm going 50 mph. this is my primary vehicle....i have 3 little girls and this is our main source of transportation. why won't gm recall this? i'm also hearing the clunking sound that so many other people have reported it is accompanied by a wobbling sensation in the steering column. i can't afford to keep having these issues serviced just for them to stop working again. recall or lemon law. *tr

Steering failure. power steering gear box is leaking fluid and has a thumping in steering column. steering got hard to turn when low on fluid. according to the internet alot of other people are having the same problems. my mechanic told me the steering gear box needs replaced. if someone weaker than me is driving when this happens it could cause an accident because the steering gets hard to turn the steering wheel. *tr