Steering Column Problems of GMC Sierra 1500

The contact’s son owns a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop, the “service traction control” message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact turned off the vehicle and waited for a while before attempting to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to restart. The contact stated that the “service steering column” message was then displayed on the instrument panel. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,140.

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When stationary and preparing to start vehicle intermittently see "service steering column lock" message appears and disappear once vehicle is started. This was previously supposed to be addressed with service bulletin 20-na-21 however being told by service department that vehicle has all current updates applied a year ago, including the one that should of addressed the issue. Told that the vehicle history shows records of past "loss of communication to dic" but as they can't immediately reproduce no action was taken.

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My vehicle turned completely off and it put my breaks to the floor at 26 mph. My steering locked also as if I turned it off. Prior to this happening 3 months my steering column has a popping feeling. Not noise. Feeling. When I took it to the shop, they read the code and it said something along the lines of communication error. Dealership couldn't find anything wrong, took apart steering column nothing was loose and popping stopped also had battery replaced 7 months prior and no bad connections. Received my truck back, was good until a week ago the popping feeling, is back.

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Heat sheald on exhaust manifold rusted and fell off engine resting on steering column locking steering momentarily untill I forced it to work. Car was in motion when this happened.

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The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 2 mph, the steering wheel fractured from the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a concrete post and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained left hand injuries that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed away from the crash scene to a dealer who diagnosed that the connection point at steering wheel column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.

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Steering column goes out for the second time in 117000 miles and rattles while driving. I understand this is an on going thing with this model and others.

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While driving down the interstate today, the steering locked in position. It took both hands to force it to turn, at which a pop was heard from the steering column area. Vehicle has driven normally since. Truck only has 1,500 miles on it. No consumer debris could have caused the problem.

My husband was driving our 2004 GMC sierra pickup on highway 101 in the central coast of California. While driving at 65 mph a bolt fell out of the steering column leaving him with absolutely no steering. He crashed into a guardrail which stopped the vehicle. The steering wheel spins around like a roulette wheel and clearly is not attached to any part of the steering column. The responding tow truck driver claimed he has never seen a steering wheel like this - not even on a vehicle that has been wrecked.

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The contact owns a 2002 GMC Sierra 1500. While making a left turn the steering column locked without prior warning. After completing the turn, she was able to unlock the steering column. She took the vehicle to the dealership, and she was in the process of having the power steering gear box replaced . The current mileage was 77,596. The failure mileage was 77,483.

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Clunking sound from steering shaft in column, clunking bumping looseness in steering hydraulic slave cylinder at all speeds. This seems to cause the truck to wander at highway speed, symptoms are worse when high winds are encountered.

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra pick-up truck. Somewhere in the steering column there is a clunking noise whenever you turn the steering wheel. I contacted GMC and they stated they were not aware of any problem, however I could take it to a GMC dealer and have it evaluated for about $100. 00. I contacted 2 independent service shops and both stated that is a problem with the GMC's and is caused by movement inside the steering shaft. They would not commit to state that it is a safety hazard, however it does concern me. Since GMC is not concerned, I felt you should be aware of this problem.

2003 GMC sierra with several problems. Consumer states that the transmission failed. Passenger side window motor broke, speedometer failed due to stepper motor failure, truck is on the third set of front brake rotors, and upper support column bearings, and more problems. The consumer stated the dealer refused to replace the upper support bearing, but replaced the intermediate shaft instead. The rear planatery forward clutch was burnt, which caused the transmission to fail.

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At about 30,000 miles I noticed a clunking in my steering column. I have had the front end check everything is tight. I was told it is in the steering column.

Steering column clunking, speedometer not working, transmission stopped working . Everything started going wrong about. 63,000 k . I have 116,000 know. 2004 z71 crewcab.

1 speedometer registering 120 sitting still ( replaced cluster). 2 wipers would not shut off ( replaced wiper motor circuit board) 3. Knock in column ( replaced intermediate shaft).

I have a 2004 GMC sierra ext. Cab truck with about 70k miles on it. In the past week, the speedometer started reading higher than 120 mph while driving. I was only doing around 50 mph. When stopped it reads around 60 mph. I can start and turn off the engine several times and the speedometer needle will drop around 10 mph each time it starts. When it gets to 0, it will read fine for a little while and then gradually start climbing up past 120 mph again. 2nd complaint. Around every 20k to 25k miles, I have to take the truck to the dealer and have a new steering column grease packing kit installed because the steering column starts knocking in the engine compartment. The first 2 times it was done was under warranty, now the warranty is up and it needs another packing done. The dealer wants me to pay for this one. This has been an ongoing problem since I bought the truck brand new.

Knocking noise and vibration in steering column. I have taken the vehicle to the dealership on 2 occasions and they've said it's a manufacturing defect and that they are working on a replacement. They greased the column twice and the vibration and noise always comes back.

Intermediate steering column began rattling and felt extremely loose at 12,000 miles. Dealership lubed part but did not replace. Rattling and loose feeling have returned and truck will eventually need to be returned to the dealership for another lube or a replacement part. Currently, I have 19,000 miles.

: the contact stated while traveling 40 mph, the steering was loose and wobbly. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and lube was added to the steering column. The consumer stated the lube doesn't fix the problem. Updated 09/13/06.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact heard a rubbing sound coming from the steering column. The dealer stated that the steering column needed to be replaced and they replaced the column with the original design. One year later, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that there was a new design for the steering column, but the contact would have to pay to have the new part installed. The failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2004 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when the vehicle exhibited an abnormal rattling from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the upper steering column would need to be replaced. The contact stated that the dealer lubricated the steering column but the part was not replaced and the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the part had been replaced and they could not offer any further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.

The contact owns a 2004 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 40 mph, the contact heard a clunking noise coming from the steering column. The dealer stated that the wrong lubricating grease was applied to the steering column. They replaced the grease, but the failure recurred two years later. As of October 17, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 43,000.

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving approximately 5 mph the contact heard a clanking noise and felt a vibration in the steering column. The contact stated that the vibration and the sound would occur constantly when driving at low speeds and became more noticeable when driving at highway speeds. The manufacturer and dealer were contacted and stated that there was not a recall for the failure and they could not provide any further assistance. The failure was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.