general problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I filed a complaint on 12/28/2004 regarding the steering box bolts breaking loose and the vehicle losing all steering capability. General motors was aware of a safety recall for this issue, but it did not include my VIN. They did pay to have it repaired, but all the did was replace the bolts. Maybe they should have done more. On 6/28/12, the same thing has happened again with all three bolts broken and no steering. I contacted gm . After two weeks of conversations with gm, they are refusing to admit there is a problem and are attributing the bolts and steering box breaking to the age of the vehicle. Although the service department at the dealership could not determine a cause for the break other than the three bolts are broken in half. I am lucky that my son who was driving was not going at a faster speed, or there could have been a deadly crash. Gm is not willing to look at this further or to pay to have this repaired. They are recommending replacing the bolts, the steering box, and the lower intermediate shaft at my cost which is about $900. I first think they should admit this is a problem having happened twice in the same vehicle and to look further at why this has happened. They did have a recall of 99 chevy's with this known problem. This vehicle had this problem and now has it again. My concern is mostly the safety of the vehicle and whether I will let my son continue to drive the vehicle once it is repaired. They should also pay to have it repaired.

Steering difficultly in one direction only. My truck does not want to turn to the right. It steers to the left fine. This has been an on-going problem and I am not sure what needs to be fixed.

Takata recall? I would like to know what recalls were made on this vehicle that I might have missed? and what to do about them. My dealer went out of business and I was never notified about any of the recalls I am just now finding out about. Thank you.