Chevrolet Impala owners have reported 43 problems related to steering rack and pinion (under the steering category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Impala based on all problems reported for the Impala.
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.
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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.