Steering Gear Box Sector Shaft Problems of 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.

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I have a 2001 chevy Tahoe & a 2003 GMC sierra. Both vehicles make a clunking noise with lots and lots of vibration in the front end when turning corners or moving slowly over bumpy areas. I was told that the steering shafts are bad. The GMC has already had the steering shaft replaced and the problem is back. The Tahoe I purchased used and the previous owner told me about the problem and said he has taken it in for service and they pack the steering shaft with grease. My father in law has a chevy truck and is having the same problem. I don't understand with such a huge problem on a variety of years that this is not recalled. If you can check into this problem and if there is any solution other than continually re-greasing the steering shaft which is a very expensive and time consuming job. Talking with others with the same problem, I have heard that the steering shaft will eventually wear out and I don't know if this could be dangerous as far as causing an accident if something happened while driving. I have two young children that I drive around constantly and I am somewhat worried about this problem. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

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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.

I have a recurring knocking in my chevy Tahoe 2001 steering column that has to be serviced every 8-10 mos. I would like to know if this is something that has been investigated as a problem/concern of other consumers. The dealership states that the knocking is caused by some type of calcium build up around the steering column at a cost of $200-300 each time this problem is repaired. This has been occurring since I purchased the vehicle in 2001. I do not feel that this is something that I should be continually paying for annually. This is not a rare occurrence. Is there something that can be done on gmac's end to repair this problem without any monetary loss of the consumer?.

The contact states steering shaft has been replaced, packed and lubricated over 5-6 times in the past 2 years. It vibrated and made a knocking noise. Could feel the vibration in the steering wheel, but there was nothing they could do about it. The contact felt the car was unsafe and unstable. Gm said there was no way they would trade back or buy back the vehicle. This happened on any type of road condition, and all of the time. It was getting progressively worse. Gm told the contact it was not life threatening.

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Vehicle was taken to the dealer for a clicking noise coming from the front when making turns. Results showed that the cross member that holds the engine from frame to frame need to be replaced. Also, there was a problem with the intermediate steering shaft, which was making the steering loose, and unable to control the vehicle.

A knocking noise was coming from the front, and the vehicle started vibrating uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. The noise continued while driving, and consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer. Mechanic informed the driver that this problem occurred more than once with the make/model, and year of the vehicle. A solution was to pack the steering shaft with grease. Dealer acknowledged the problem,but there was no current solution.

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When making turns from 5 mph or more vehicle experienced severe vibration, and it caused the vehicle to jerk and thump intermittently. Vehicle was taken to two separate dealers. First dealer was unable to locate the problem, and the second dealer determined that the intermediate steering shaft needed to be replaced. The consumer stated that the shaft has not been replaced because it is on back order.

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.

While driving steering would actually jump & vehicle would go into oncoming traffic. Took vehicle to dealership & informed by service manager that steering shaft was the cause of jumping. It can be repaired.

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