Steering coupler in steering column goes bad and can be felt in steering wheel giving the driver a vague handling sensation and not a good feel for the road surface especially in turns. Gm has twelve tsbs on the problem and will not repair for no charge I had to pay for the last one and in 30k they have all fail.
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 steering complaints
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My 2001 z71 silverado has had the steering sector lubricated twice because of loud bumping.
Driving normal, no warning. Power steering pump shaft broke at splines. Vehicle was very hard to steer and control. Pump shaft was replaced. I do have the broken part.
Brake rotors corroded completely , emergency brake rusted completely , massive rust under truck , brake calipers rusted , power steering went out ,a.c. Fan went out, short in wiring in door locks and windows, this a 2001, 56,000, miles, low mileage truck to have so many problems, the dealership said they had not seen this problem before, I looked it up, there is rusting and total corrosion of the brake rotors in many different states, over along period of time, even when the rotors are replaced they are rusting completely again. Chevy is selling an expensive truck, and then profiting again on the replacement of the defective parts, and making a premium profit on that too.! They are not bothering to fix a defect that has been going on for a long time. Very disgusted with the chevy silverado, my first and last chevy.
The consumer requested assistance for 15 failures and or problems with gm 2001 chevy truck. *bf the steering rod assembly would pop when the steering wheel was turned, the shifter boot ripped immediately, the tailgate straps broke and bent the tailgate, the pcv valve was using 4 quarts of oil and the dealer was unable to find the problem, the battery exploded at 40k miles, the right rear brake on the inside had worn down the metal, the lights on the stereo burned out, the lights had burned out, the valve cover were leaking oil before 100k miles, the fur wheel drive switch had broken at 50k miles, the transmission did not shift at 1k miles and the dealers were unable to find the problem, the engine experienced a pre-ignition knock and the dealer was unable to find the problem, the driver's seat controls ripped at 60k miles, the transmission had complete gone out at 118k miles and the seat belts latch system had become defective.
While consumer was backing up the vehicle into a parking space, the power steering went out. The dealer found the power steering pump shaft had broken.
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