Steering Idler Arm Problems of GMC Sierra 1500

I bought a new heavy duty 2006 1/2 ton pickup truck. It presently has fifty thousand six hundred miles on it. I just went to have the tires rotated and was told the idler arm on the steering rod was worn out. When I asked further questions the tire guy said this was real common in gm products. I went to my local dealer and was told it is ok for now but will have to be replaced in the next year or so. I am 60 years old and have owned new and used vehicles all my life and have never had a problem like this. If this idler arm on the steering should fail there would be no way to control the truck. I think someone should look into this problem. This vehicle has never been off road and has been maintained perfectly. Gm must be putting substandard idler arms on their steering tie rods for heavy duty pickup trucks. I have had many vehicles with over one hundred thousand miles and have never had a problem like this.

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My problems really began soon after the warranty was over @ 36,000 miles. At 42,240 I had a fuel injector go out, at 55,590 miles I had a water pump, seal, and core nipples go bad, along with the idle arm assembly, and the main engine belt replaced. Again only 2 weeks later @ 58,275 miles I still had a coolant leak, and it was then determined the intake manifold had developed a leak, and the thermostat and seal needed to be replaced. The again only 2 days later I again experienced yet another problem, this time the altenator went out! I complained to the dealer, and to general motors, who currently looking into the matter. The dealer did aggree it is fairly rare to have these problems so soon, and general motors aggrees. However that does'nt ease my mind, that their may be a design, or parts problem with these vehicles. I did talk with another owner of the same type truck a 1992, same style and engine, and informed me that he had exactly the same type of problems occur at aprox: the same milage time frame, and had several more pop up with the transmission as well.

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