Steering Column problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Potential safety problem with steering shaft on 2000-2005 chevy trucks. I have had my steering worked on twice to solve a knocking in the column. Gm dealerships say if it goes unrepaired there could be a potential failure in the steering shaft. There are many complaints on the internet about this all you have to do is google "chevy steering problems". Dealer repair service says there is no fix and you have to bring it in every 20,000 to 30,000 miles and have it repaired at a cost of 100 dollars to 500 dollars. Something needs done about this before someone gets hurt from this. There should be a recall just for the fact that it is costing everyone that has purchased a chevy truck to fix the problem over and over again.

Clunking noise in steering, sounds like dry shaft.

There is a clunking noise in the steering shaft. The dealer would grease the shaft and the noise would go away for awhile. Now that the vehicle is out of warranty, they said there is nothing they can do. This part is defective and should be replaced on all affected vehicles.

Loud noises coming from steering shaft, repaired twice under warranty.

Noise in steering components. Had serviced by dealership twice under warrantee they did a grease pack on the steering column and it worked for about 6 months each time. My nephew worked for columbus ohio dealer as mechanic he told me to contact my dealer for service. He also stated there were several service bulletins out on this repair. When I spoke to the dealer where purchesed the service department stated I would have to pay for repairs. This is a gm problem and should be recalled by them. Truck now has 50,000 miles on it and the problem first started around 10,000 miles. I had truck to an alignment shop where they state truck can not be aligned without repairs being made therefore this is definitely a safety hazard.

- the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet silverado with 53,000 miles. The contact stated that while driving the steering column made a clunking noise. The failure occurred at any speed, but happened more while driving on rough roads. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, who lubricated the vehicle, but the failure continued. The failure had been observed three times. The noise had not effected the maneuverability of the vehicle. The current and failure mileage were both 53,000. The intermediate steering shaft was replaced. Update *4/23/07.

Steering column shaft is poorly designed, and degrades quickly. Maintenance must be done frequently by an experienced technician, thus making it very expensive. Lubricating the shaft only works temporarily. The shaft required replacement before 70,000 miles.

2003 chevy k1500 hd has had continuing problem with knocking noise from steering column. Already have taken it in once and a "repair" at the dealership was performed but I do not know what that consisted of. . . They claim they replaced the part but it is not 26,000 miles later and its doing it again worse than before.

Consistent knocking noise coming from the steering column. The dealer has regreased the shaft twice with special grease and on the third attempt replaced the whole shaft with an updated version. In less than six months the shaft has begun to knock again.

2003 Chevrolet 1500hd 4x4 - the intermediate shaft made a clanking sound" while turning and driving. It was extremely annoying and loud. I took vehicle to the dealer twice while under warranty. I now only have 57,000 miles on the truck. Both times they greased the shaft. Now it was back even worse. The dealership told me that gm has come out with a new shaft. However, they do not know if it will be any better or worse, and of course they wanted me to pay for the new part. How could I know if the shaft was on the verge of failure? do I just allow the noise to continue until it failed? will it fail? what will happen when it fails? I would expect gm to own up to this problem. They knew it was a design flaw, but refused to accept responsibility.

I have a constant problem with the steering column on my 2003 chevy Silverado 1500 z71. It is alway vibrating and cluncking. I bring it into for service and after about 4-6 months I am in there again for the same problem. The service dept. Stated they are aware of problem but have no fix but to grease part. Unacceptable. How can you know of a bad part and charge customer to temporarily fix problem. Wonder what else all that rattling around messed up under there.

I have had clunking, stiffness, and metal to metal sounds in the steering column and felt in the steering wheel in which they repaired the intermediate shaft on the steering column. They have repaired it twice. It is now needing another repair. The clunking and noise is more prevalent when turning to the right. Very noisy and can feel it better on slow turns to the right on normal pavement.

Steering column - the column makes a knocking noise. I can also feel the knocking within the steering wheel. The bushing was replaced while still under warranty. Now this same problem has come up again. It went away for 6 months or so and has been back every since.