12 problems related to steering rack and pinion have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala based on all problems reported for the 2000 Impala.
I have seen a lot of people say that their rack and pinion has broken and they have fix it and it has broken again. The rack and pinion on my car has broken. I dont feel very comfortable with driving this car at all. They told me that the tire is about to fall off. Can you please get this fix. The car has been driving very well on the streets and highway. It has started to shake while I was on the highway. I made it home safe to be told that my rack and pinion had broke. I fear for my life if something would have happen as I was driving on the highway.
2000 Impala . Less than 50,000 miles. Rack and pinion needs replacing. Checking with other owners appears this is a common problem. No help from dealership. Appears GMC continued to use a known defective unit for years. Will not fix under warranty.
On Thursday 01 Nov 07 and Monday 05 Nov 07 my wife was making a left turn off a busy highway where we live. When she tried to turn the steering wheel left it locked or wouldn't move placing her in a dangerous situation of possibly being hit by on-coming traffic. I confirmed the steering wheeling locking when turning left only when I got home by driving the car and having it lock on me one time in a parking lot. . Read more...
While driving and without warning the steering rod broke. Weather was not a factor. Dealer told caller they did not have a mechanic. Later, the dealer told caller what was wrong with it, and caller's father said it looked like it had been welded before. Manufacturer stated they could not do anything to help him. Caller has not got the problem fixed yet.
Chevrolet Impala 2000. Problem with steering in 2001, steering rack was replaced. Now the car is back in shop, very hard to steer to the left and making noise while turning steering wheel to the left; they are putting in new steering rack for the second time. Cradle was also replaced in 2001. After reading about this problem in other 2000 Impalas, I am now very worried about it happening again and that I will have an accident.
01-10-02, complained of pulsation felt in steering. Mechanic resurfaced rotors. 01-11-02, same complaint, replaced intermediate steering column. 11-07-02, reported a squeal in steering when turning left, mechanic could not duplicate, greased steering column. 09-09-03 complained again of squeal in steering, replaced rack and pinion.
While driving at highway speeds, get a jerking vibration in streering wheel. Ginn motors im covington GA. States that it is not the rack-n-pinion, but that it is the steering collum and that it would need to be broken down and grease added (cost 170. 00. This is after they charged me 200. 00 just to give estimate. When car had 26000 miles john miles chevy replaced the rack-n-pionion when it was doing the same thing and that cleared it up until now at 60000 miles. Now the traction off and the brake worning lights are coming on with this vibration. Blinkers will be working fine, then they will just quit. When this happens both dirrections will not work. 30 minutes latter they work fine. Problem will not stay long enough to find source. Air bag light comes on and off just like the turn sigals. Since when do dealerships charge a minimum of 200 dollars for an estimate. They also did not repair recall of coolant leak. They said they do not have the part. Gave no idea when they could get part.
Clunking & popping sound in steering (intermediate steering shaft) and rack and pinion. Took car to Chevrolet dealership and they said nothing was wrong. Problem still exists so I'm taking this vehicle back. Spoke to service dept. And stated another mechanic suggested it was the steering shaft. They are supposed to check the car again Monday. . Read more...
When the vehicle made a left or right turn the rack and pinion made a rattling noise. The dealer was notified and stated that nothing could be done.
Power steering rack - the power steering failed while driving. Dealer found out that the power steering rack need to be replaced. The car was just out of warranty. It is too immature for this component to fail at this age of the car.
The car was not welded correctly. A piece that connects the rack and pinion to the frame became disconnected and the car will not turn it will only drive straight. I almost got hit by a semi truck trying to get on the highway. Gm corporation refuses to fix the car because it is out of warranty despite the fact that this is something that should have never happened for the life of the car. Mr.
Vehicle experiencing noise in steering wheel. Dealer replaced rack and pinion,/cam and toe, and front suspension. But problem still occurring. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.