2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: loss of power steering

Filed Feb 26, 2017 · Steering · 63,000 miles · SC · crash

The loss of steering caused my 2004 silverado 1500 to veer to the left side of the highway while going straight. The vehicle continued veering to the left, despite me trying to gain control of it. The vehicle left the highway and entered a sandy field. I applied brakes with all of my foot force, but the truck seemed not to slow up any. The vehicle was now headed towards a wooded area. The truck suddenly came to a sudden halt when it impacted with a big pine tree. The airbags exploded against my arms as I used them to shield my face. I suddenly noticed smoke coming from under the hood. I grabbed my purse and hurriedly vacated the vehicle. I called 911 after getting far enough from the smoking truck. I suffered back and neck pain. I had dizzy spells, because my head felt like a humongous basketball. I am fortunate that I did not loose my life. I was not made aware of a recall of a steering component. I am for certain that this accident was due to a malfunction of a steering component on my 2004 silverado 1500. I received no letter or phone call making me aware of the recall. This negligence almost got me killed. The vehicle impact into the pine tree caused a total loss of my silverado. I will be contacting my insurance company to make them aware of this information. All these years I have been bewildered about why my silverado veered off the road for no apparent reason. I described the incident like a twightlight moment (a weird unexplained happening).

Filed Apr 2, 2010 · Steering · 34,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that in september 2009, he noticed a whining noise when making a left turn. The failure progressed and became a rattling noise. In january 2010, the contact noticed that there was no power steering at all when making left turns. The vehicle had not been taken to an authorized dealership. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000. The current mileage was 40,016.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Steering · 50,000 miles · WI

Loss of power steering (in one direction only) at low speeds. Affects ability to park vehicle in tight spots and to make slow turns. Have managed to avoid a accident. This has been an issue for over a year and over the last 15,000 miles. Three different mechanics gave various possible reasons but no one, including the gm service line, could give a definite cure. Was told "could try" power steering pump, steering box, etc. All were costly solutions with no guarantee of cure.

Filed Oct 20, 2009 · Steering · 38,500 miles · OH

Steering failure. Power steering gear box is leaking fluid and has a thumping in steering column. Steering got hard to turn when low on fluid. According to the internet alot of other people are having the same problems. My mechanic told me the steering gear box needs replaced. If someone weaker than me is driving when this happens it could cause an accident because the steering gets hard to turn the steering wheel.

Filed Apr 30, 2009 · Steering · 63,000 miles · CA

Power steering gear went out in 2007. 20,000 miles later 2009 after repair at wesloh chevy power steering went out again. Gm will not take responsibility for part because out of warranty. In process of getting repaired. Came close to getting into accident while waiting at intersection light turned green proceeded to left turn when power steering went out.