general problems of the 2003 GMC Sierra 1500

I have a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. When turning at low speed at times the power steering goes out for a few seconds then comes back. Yesterday I almost hit a car head on due to this problem. I was turning into a gas station and the steering went out. A car was pulling out of the station as I was pulling in and the power steering went out. I was going straight at and I struggled through it to make the truck turn. If my wife would have been driving the truck, there would have been an accident. This needs to be recalled and fixed before someone gets killed. This has been going on for the last 6 months but yesterday was a close call.

No events leading up to failure. Failure, no power assist to lefthand turns. Possible loss of control of truck. 9-30-09 dealer replaced power steering assemble pt# 88965789 s/gr rem 6. 508. 9-13-10 no event leading to failure loss of power assist for lefthand turns possible loss of control of truck. Dealer replaced power steering assemble pt# 88965789 s/gr rem 6. 508 this has happened twice now on this truck.

I previously had to have the power steering cooler replaced because of leaking corroded lines. Just recently had to have trans cooler replaced because of leaking corroded lines. Mechanic said all lines underneath (brake, steering, etc) are terribly corroded and we will definitely pay attention to all corroded lines, etc in future oil change visits. The undercarriage of my truck is a corroded disaster. The rocker panels are gone. Corroded railer hitch was replaced. Luckily nothing has totally failed yet to cause an accident.

2003 GMC sierra - intermediate steering shaft. Second failure of the steering shaft, truck has only 56,000 miles. Original equipment shaft failed at 26,000 miles and was replaced under warranty. Hundreds of similar complaints in various gm truck internet forums. A new, improved replacement part is now available, gm part #19153614. There needs to be a recall to force gm to replace the first generation part.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. The headlights dim and the engine shuts off when the contact depresses the brake pedal. The steering wheel does not move and the contact was almost involved in a crash. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer would not assist the dealer in locating the failure. The current and failure mileages were 80,845. Updated 4/2/08 the consumer stated when the engine shuts off and vehicle is still, the steering wheel becomes inoperable. Updated 04/02/08.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. He had to replace the steering intermediate shaft when the vehicle had 9,669 miles on it since it was defective. He was concerned that he had to replace the part with since the mileage was so low. The current and failure mileages were 9,669.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. Whenever the vehicle is driven at any speed, the contact feels bumping or banging in the steering wheel. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer; however, the failure persists. The failure mileage was 16491 and current mileage is 36,000. Updated 10/14/08 the dealer replaced the steering shaft twice. Updated 10/23/08.

Starting at <5k miles the vehicle power train clunked when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Now at 70k miles it clunks when shifting between all gears except final drive. The dealership replaced the output shaft on the tranny, then the u-joints, and modified the electrical shift patern. It still clunks. Power steering intermittently locks up at slow speed turns, especially when braking. Light bulbs burn out almost every three months. Had to pay ($486. 00) for replacing the intake manifold gasket when vehicle had little over 40k miles. Brakes fade and the pedal almost goes to the floor, again intermittent. I have almost caused several accidents due to the steering and brake issues. GMC issued a letter stating "this is a normal occurance and will not cause damage. " well, it's getting worse in sound and clunking harder during shifting.