Steering Gear Box Sector Shaft problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. When driving at any speed or on any road condition the steering wheel vibrated. The dealer acknowledged the failure, but only performed a temporary repair by applying grease to the intermediate steering shaft. The dealer stated that there wasno remedy to permanently solving the failure. The current mileage is 51,000 , and the failure mileage was unknown.

Intermediate steering shaft, very noisy, could not get part due to back order. So they packed it, part finally came in, and it was replaced under warranty in January 2005. Same problem is occurring now, dealership technician said he could not hear it, or see it, I do not believe they had my car in the back long enough to really look, I drove with it for weeks, I know it is the same problem, and I know the parts are hard to get, why isn't this a recall. Is it safe to drive.

Intermediate steering shaft. When driving down the road the steering wheel has play in it and when going over bumps the wheels clunk. I took my Tahoe in to have it looked at in sept. The intermediate shaft was ordered then. I still do not have it fixed. They are on back order. With 178,00 needed in the us. I have taken the Tahoe back in to have it greased to make it stop clunking again. It works but only for a short time. I am a mother of one and have another on the way. This is my only mode of transporation and I am not comfortable with it.

The steering wheel shakes and feels like it going to separate from the column and fall off. This is due to a design flaw in the immediate steering shaft that the manufacturer is aware off. The manufacturer's remedy for the problem is to lubricate and tighten the steering. This fixes only last 5000 miles. The immediate shaft was replaced, but the problem recurred.