Steering Problems of GMC Sierra 1500 - part 2

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The esc comes on and loss of power steering.

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I went to start my truck after going into the store and the service power steering esc warning came on and I had no power steering. This is a very dangerous situation without power steering in the vehicle and someone is bound to get seriously injured if this happens while they are driving. I have read numerous threads on this same issue and it does not look like gm has taken this into accounty by recalling all these vehicles with this same exact issue. While most complain that when they take it to the dealership, they cant find any error codes, or when the replace the modules it starts creating more issues with other electronics. Gm needs to take care of this issue with the power steering module so the safety of their drivers is not compromised.

On a normal trip to work the dash light lit up then gave me these warnings. Service esc, service trailer brake, brake system failure-62 mph top speed, steering assist reduced. Dashboard lights that were on, abs check engine, brake, traction control. When I tried to slow down the power assist was gone on the brakes, I had a little braking when I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor as hard as I could, when I went to turn the wheel was hard to turn. I have had no issues like this before. After I managed to stop and turn off then on the vehicle everything came back expect for a warning to service the trailer brakes and the check engine light was still on. It all cleared after a few more restarts. I got the truck to the dealer 4 days later and they said it was the battery going bad even though I was not having any problem starting the vehicle, I had them replace the battery. I am unsure if the problem is resolved, time will tell. What I am sure of is if my daughter had been driving the truck, she would not have had the strength to get the brakes to work or turn the wheel, she would have had a accident for sure.

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I purchased my 2022 GMC sierra XLT in February of 2022. I have had it in the shop 4 times for recalls. They couldn’t or didn't put an inspection sticker on the truck because I honestly don’t think it could have passed inspection. The truck sounds like a truck on transformer when I turn it off breaking town like a robot. On yesterday which was 1/27/2025 while backing up to turn around the truck started dragging in the back like the breaks locking up, the same thing happened while turning into my driveway off a state highway with an 18 wheeler coming. GMC can’t look at the truck until February 10! this truck was purchased new and it’s been nothing but trouble. Electrical system goes in and out steering assist reduced drive with care, engine power reduced, park assist on then off and truck making unusual noise. I waited 13 years to finally get another brand new vehicle and this what I ended up with. My last new vehicle was a 2004 Honda pilot. I had 459,000 miles on the truck no engine or transmission issues. I donated the truck to goodwill. Therefore, I hope GMC understands my frustration when my daughter’s 2019 kia optima is out performing my 2022 GMC XLT truck. The back breaks are dragging and locking up, it appears the gears are getting stuck and I can’t back the truck up or go in reverse without the struck staying stuck, then jerking vigorously and problems with the wheel turning to the right the truck get stuck or stall!.

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On 01/07/2025 I got in my truck to take it to GMC for an oil change and 75,000 mile service. When I began to drive I noticed I could barely turn the truck at all. The power steering was not working. Then a warning popped up to have the power steering serviced. The GMC dealership is an hour from my house. The entire drive the power steering didn't work. I explained what was going on to the GMC dealership and when they went to look at the truck the power steering was working again. When I left the dealership the power steering was working. I stopped at a friends house for about an hour and when I went to leave the power steering was not working again. I ended up having to drive an hour again with no power steering and made an appointment with GMC to get the power steering looked at. Currently they haven't commented on the power steering function but rather that there is a gear needing to be replaced in the steering column. Upon looking online it shows "several model years of GMC sierra trucks have been subject to a recall for intermittent power steering issues related to electrical glitches within the eps system. " however, my truck seems to not be on this list of affected vehicles but there is no other explanation of why this is happening with my truck and GMC has not commented on why it is happening but it is extremely dangerous.

Incident 12/29/2024 while making a stop at a stop sign while making a left turn steering wheel broke free with no resistance what so ever??? turned off the vehicle opened the hood discovered the intermediate steering shafts had separated??? retaining bolt missing causing shafts to slip out of each other, putting my life & passenger's at high risk how this happened there is no explanation to this factory defect.

Subject: safety complaint regarding steering airbag trim and steering axle issues dear national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA), I am writing to formally file a complaint regarding serious safety issues with my GMC vehicle. Specifically: 1. The steering airbag trim has begun to crack, which raises concerns about its structural integrity and potential interference with airbag deployment in the event of a collision. 2. The steering axle is making unusual noises due to loose bolts and worn bushings, posing a potential risk to steering control and overall vehicle safety. I recently took the vehicle to an authorized GMC dealership for inspection and repair. However, the dealership refused to address these issues despite their clear impact on safety and their apparent connection to manufacturing defects. Given the critical nature of these problems, I urge the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to investigate this matter thoroughly. These defects not only compromise the safety of the vehicle but also endanger the lives of the driver, passengers, and others on the road. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I am happy to provide any additional information or documentation required for your investigation.

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The contact owns a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the low fuel warning light, the forward collision avoidance warning light, the check engine warning light and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The message "steering assist reduced" was displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was being diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: pe25001(engine, engine and engine cooling) and NHTSA campaign number: 25v274000(engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

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The steering wheel locked up with no warning while driving and truck shuts down and displays no power steering assist service. Erc warning twice in one week.

Front upper control arm ball joint separated from socket.

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The contact owns a 2024 GMC sierra. The contact stated while the driving at an unknown speed, the instrument panel went dark as steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that he immediately drive to the dealer where several diagnostic codes were found such as power steering failure and the instrument panel needed to be replaced.   the vehicle was repaired for the failure codes, power steering and instrument panel however the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the same repairs were completed however, the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 10,200.

While driving on a two lane highway at approximately 60 mph the powersteering on my truck failed with warning lights on the dash. I limped it to a town where I could get it scanned and they could not figure out the issue. The issue was intermittent for a few days until it was non-stop. It took over a month to get the reconfigured part from gm to complete the repair, gm had to reconfigure the part to fix the issue I was having. A faulty powersteering control module was the probelm and it required replacement of the entire steering rack and alignment. Gm is aware of this issue clearly due to their choice to rework the affected part, but not issuing a recall in light of the issue to take full repsonsibility/reimburse customers that have suffered monetary damage due to their failure to propperly engeineer parts.

While driving and making a turn at slower speeds, such as parking lots or intersections, the entire dash cluster including the radio screen will go black. The steering will completely lock up and jerk back to the opposite direction. At the same time the park assist, stability control keeps flashing on and off. Sometimes the truck will shut off and then tell you to roll down the driver window and roll it back up. It is random and you never know when it is going to do it. The only fix I have found is to stop in the middle of the road and restart the truck. You can not drive off the road to do this because you cannot control the steering. I almost drove into oncoming traffic when it did this during a turn at an intersection. I have taken it to the dealership and they say then cannot duplicate it therefore don't know what the fix is. I have read multiple complaints on this on line. I have video but it is too big to send in this email.

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The contact owns a 2017 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The message "power steering failure" was displayed. The contact continued driving until he could safely pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that he was able to pull to the side of the road by using physical force to steer the steering wheel. The contact then drove to the residence at low speed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact the vehicle was not covered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

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While at highways speeds, the steering will not return to center while going/coming out of a curve. It acts as if the power steering system is failing or low on fluid but that is not the case. I’m aware of a current recall with the sierra but my VIN does not fall into the recall. The recall is for a software fix. GMC will not look into without charging me. This is a safety issue while driving. It holds the steering wheel in the turning position and I have to pull it to center.

Truck showed check engine light and popup message to service esc, vehicle disable traction control. Before being able to have the vehicle scanned for error codes (after sitting parked turned off for a while, all errors cleared. Several days later when turning vehicle on traction control warning light, parking break warning light, and stability control warning light all turned on, service esc message popped up again, prndl position indicator light turned off and vehicle began to have a clicking noise in the steering column when break was pressed. There is a multiple year long thread on this topic on the silveradosierra forum entitled "service-esc-and-service-power-steering" it appears that dealer and gm help are limited and the issue often goes away and recurs.

Getting shift to park safety warning, car is in park, and cannot move at all, cannot start because vehicle does not believe it is in park. Have been stranded multiple times on this error.

I am experiencing episodic loss of power steering assist without warning. This lasts for several seconds then power steering is restored. "stabilitrak” message may be displayed during the event. On one occasion my radio also went off when my power steering failed. On one occasion my vehicle died shortly after losing power steering which almost resulted in me having a motor vehicle accident. I reported the problem to the GMC dealership and have scheduled the next available appointment to have it serviced.

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Rack and pinion went out and installed a new oem remanufactured one from gm directly. The dealership programmed it but it is facing the same issues for the steering going out at low speeds. The recall was already performed but on the old part. Gm program # n172085440 in the parking lot it goes out and I was driving and slowing down for a turn when the steering went out for 3 seconds going 15 mph then returned.

On [xxx], on or about [xxx], while leaving out the garage the steering wheel locked-up and would not turn unless exceptional strength was used. We immediately notified garlyn shelton in temple, TX dealer and had the 2017 GMC denali towed with aaa. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Without warning power steering went out. Flashed code: service power steering; service esm and traction control light. After two restarts, went away like it never happened. I was backing a 24 ft trailer at the time of occurrence. There are numerous other people with the same problem in online forums. I cannot believe that there has not been a recall or even service bulletin regarding this problem. It is a major safety concern.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 25 mph, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound and the front driver's side wheel detached. The vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the upper control arm had disconnected from the steering wheel ball joint, and it was determined that the upper control joint, steering wheel column, and front driver's and passenger's side wheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had received an alignment twenty days prior to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

I have a 2016 GMC 1500 sierra denali and experiencing a very scary problem that has suddenly developed with this vehicle. As I am parking or in a slow turn, the vehicle completely looses all power [engine, electronics, brakes, etc. . ] and the steering wheel jerks out of my hands and then a second or 2 later it comes back on and then repeated 2 more times as I was attempting to park. I had this happen while turning into a parking spot at the store. Then the next day it did it a again as I was turning into a different parking lot. I loose complete control of the vehicle. I have been lucky not to hit another vehicle, more specifically a person. I decided to park the vehicle at home and not drive it until I get GMC service to diagnose. I have an appointment at a dealership to diagnose the problem on 08-15-204 at "Chevrolet buck GMC of puyallup inc. ". I did some research on the internet and found a site where others have experienced the same problem. I looked for recalls yet none are concerning my vehicle, however I did find a recall# n202325410 that fits the entire issue for some earlier vehicles. Same exact problem. Something to do with the steering column electrical harness. Please advise what recourse I have?.

The vehicle while driving just rapidly steers to one side out of nowhere and some of the times even breaks.

My vehicle has on two separate occasions experienced a failure where the steering locks up, the engine shuts down, and the dash displays warnings about stabilitrac and trailer wiring. The vehicle has had random electrical glitches for some time, but they have escalated to a safety issue. In doing research, my issues sound very similar to those issues which resulted in a recall to earlier vehicles of the same generation, on report 17v-414. Googling the issue also points to insufficient grounding at the battery and / or the g218 grounding connection.

Power steering was going in and out then all of a sudden completely went out.

The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 mph, the contact observed a loud sound coming from the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. The contact stated that the steering wheel then pulled to the right. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and inspected. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was awaiting a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, with the stabili-trak warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle had since lost steering functionality. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 207,900.

While driving on the freeway the power steering lost it's power. There was so much resistance from the steering wheel it became almost impossible to control the vehicle. There was a notice on the info screen " power steering needs service. I was able to get the truck to a GMC dealer where a certified mechanic had to replace the steering gear motor. The truck has been lightly used and only has 35,070 miles on the odometer.

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a sharp turn, the steering wheel seized, the vehicle lost motive power, stalled, and shut off. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the ecm was losing power, and that further testing was needed to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the power steering assist became inoperable. While driving at slow speeds, the power steering assist was intermittently inoperable. The power steering warning light was illuminated was intermittently inoperable. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 90,200.

Simply driving down the road an all your lights insode an out glitching along with steering. The steering locks up an comes back. It does not matter what you are doing. It will lock up at any giving moment. Putting you in dangerous way of others. 3months an you can barely turn it because the power steering is totally out. It now does not want to start as it needa jumped. Something electrical is draining it daily. Power steering assist light has been on.

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving and attempting to make a right turn, the vehicle lost motive power and the steering wheel became very firm and the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact almost rear-ended the vehicle in front. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.