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#40 of 139 The intermediate steering shaft is shared by obyone Aug 12, 2007 (8:02 pm)
by both the 2wd and 4wd. Funny thing this problem started in the '99 trucks and to think in '04 there was still no permanent fix and that GM was still making trucks with the same defective shaft.
#41 of 139 Re: Ok someone owes me a beer... [watajob] by tompeterson1 Aug 13, 2007 (1:07 pm)
Replying to: watajob (Aug 12, 2007 6:37 pm) Mine is 2WD. I've been told this is a problem that has persisted with GM trucks for YEARS!!! Wonder why they can't get it right at the factory? Adding grease every 10K miles doesn't seem like the right kind of fix!
#42 of 139 Sachmo by satterj Aug 13, 2007 (3:57 pm)
Mine is a 2wd 2005 GMC half ton extened cab with Rack&Pinion.The dealer told me that they have made a new part for the steering column at the botton of the shaft to stop the clanking noise,so they ordered the part put it on and so far no clanking.But!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now the whinning has started.The dealer put a new powering steering pump.That did not stop the whinning.So now they are trying to figure out the cause of the whinning.You can't hear it from under the hood only in the cab. Replies to this message: obyone (Aug 13, 2007 4:38 pm)
#43 of 139 Re: Sachmo [satterj] by obyone Aug 13, 2007 (4:38 pm)
Replying to: satterj (Aug 13, 2007 3:57 pm) First clunk then whine? You think perhaps there was a chance that the replacement P/S pump may have been defective? There is that possibility and the dealer wouldn't be looking for it since they would assume that its fixed. Those dealer techs are profit motivated and redoing a previous job is not profitable.
#44 of 139 Steering Box replaced 2 times why by lions Oct 03, 2007 (5:47 pm)
I have a 2002 chevy silverado truck ext cab with 45.000 miles OK I really need some answers the dealer confirmed to me the steering box has to to be replaced again ( they have replaced 2) they do not know why the steering box is failing. They have paid for the repairs BUT they informed me today that next time i have to pay. A steering box should never fail with few miles and only 5 yrs old. So Hey Chevy Techs Can you please tell me why and better yet Fix the Problem. Thank You Pat Replies to this message: obyone (Oct 03, 2007 10:04 pm)
#45 of 139 Re: Steering Box replaced 2 times why [lions] by obyone Oct 03, 2007 (10:04 pm)
Replying to: lions (Oct 03, 2007 5:47 pm) Obviously there is a design flaw in the steering box. I had my rack and pinion changed twice in 36K one for a design flaw that caused vibrations and the second cause it sprung a major leak. Was ok after that but sold the truck at 58K as the a/c and the windows stopped working....
#46 of 139 Is this a power steering problem? by agdawg Oct 08, 2007 (12:06 pm)
I have a 2005 GMC Sierra Crew Cab Z-71 142,000 miles 5.3 liter. My truck started making this humming sound a couple of weeks ago. Its coming from the drivers side. It almost sounds like I am running mud tires. When I get up to 20 mph I start to get a vibration. Its gets even worse at 60 mph. The only reason I think its the power steering is when you turn to the right everything goes away. Going straight or turning left does not change the noise or vibrations. I don't think its a wheel bearing because they make more of a popping and cracking sound. Replies to this message: bflf5wz (Nov 05, 2007 1:45 pm) ktchristie (Nov 12, 2007 6:37 am)
#47 of 139 rough steering by chevy4x4 Oct 08, 2007 (8:01 pm)
My steering feels dry, almost like a rubbing feel. any clues on where it could be comming from? it is a 2004 with about 40,000 miles, 4x4
#48 of 139 2004 Silverado 5.3 v-8 by knah2003 Oct 24, 2007 (12:22 pm)
Sounds like Chubaka making a left turn,which is why you make your own route during test drives as most car salesmen will only have you make right turns (sound familiar). Well I thought I had it figured out as I found a TSB on the clunking sound (intermediate shart in steering column) cost around $200, but it doesn't get rid of the "sound", now I'm being told that the bearings in the steering column is what's causing this (they're sealed so you can't grease them) so this means....guess what, A New Steering shaft...not sure of the cost. So now I have to train myself to ignore it It may seem as a mating call to some but an annoyance to me. Thanks for all the prior post...quite helpful!
#49 of 139 Re: Is this a power steering problem? [agdawg] by bflf5wz Nov 05, 2007 (1:45 pm)
Replying to: agdawg (Oct 08, 2007 12:06 pm) I had this very same issue, but on a very different car. My girlfriends Acura TSX did the same thing. Turned out to be a warped rotor. It went away when I turned right because the angle change took the pads away from it, so it wasn't making contact anymore. I had trouble idenitifying which side it was from though (sounded like both). If the drivers side doesn't fix it, try swapping over to the passengers (assuming they're the same part.... usually are). Good luck!

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