Chevrolet Silverado 3500 power steering loss problems

Filed Jul 1, 2026 · Fuel system · GA

The fuel pump driver module. I filled my truck up with diesel and it drove home fine. Later that afternoon left the house and got half mile down the road and the truck just shut off with no warning lamps or message. When this happened, you could not steer the truck and the brakes barley worked, now after the truck cut off a message came to shift in neutral. I was lucky no one was on the road at that time. Now had this happened the day before when I was coming home pulling a 40ft fifth wheel, this could have been catastrophic. When this fuel pump module goes out you have no warning the truck cuts off and you have no steering or brakes. This module needs to be recalled, and something else done to have some kind of warning before everything shuts off. People get these trucks to pull things and sooner than later Chevrolet will be answering to a fatality due to this fuel module, this does not need to be ignored till this happens.

Filed Jan 20, 2018 · Brakes, Steering · 116,080 miles · UT

While driving on the freeway, exiting to an off-ramp, truck lost power steering and brakes simultaneously, without any prior indications of mechanical trouble. Chevrolet currently shows no recall on this vehicle. Fortunately traffic was light and a collision was avoided. Why would one critical system's pump--power steering--be used to drive a second critical system's pump--hydrobooster?

Filed Oct 23, 2017 · Steering · 75,000 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at slow speeds and making a right turn, the steering became difficult to operate. The vehicle was taken to john watson chevrolet (3535 wall ave, ogden, ut 84401, (801) 394-2611) where it was diagnosed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred two days later. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v719000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Jun 14, 2017 · Fuel system · 52,000 miles · TX

My chevy silverado 3500 duramax diesel truck had around 52,000 miles on the odometer & was stationary when the fuel injection check ball exploded (according to the dealership) & caused the engine to stop & become immobile. The truck was towed to the nearest dealership & repaired @ around $12,000 worth of damage. Warranty covered it @ 100% & the vehicle is back running. I live in a farming/ranching part of the USA where multiple people drive diesel pickups. I have talked to multiple people who have had the exact same problem with their chevy duramax trucks (according to their dealership). When this condition occurred on their vehicles, they were driving & the vehicle became immobile. This concerns me because when the engine stops when driving you could lose power steering/full braking ability. I have a family as well as others, I do not know of any deaths related to this issue, but no engine power could result in loss of power steering/full braking ability, resulting in equipment/bodily injury. I contacted chevy customer support & submitted a claim, they said they would submit the claim to the recall department. Chevy also contacted the dealership & spoke with the service guy to confirm my claim, he said he confirmed the multiple occurrences that they have seen. As a matter of a fact, another chevy duramax was towed to the dealership with the exact issue, while my truck was being repaired. The dealership confirmed that chevy has not fixed the issue with the fuel injection system, so the repairs were made with the exact same faulty (new parts), according to the dealership. When searching for this issue on the web, multiple of the same occurrences are listed. In my opinion this issue needs to be evaluated with a corrective action put in place to prevent further incidents similar to this from happening.

Filed Sep 26, 2016 · Steering · 100 miles · TX

New truck had lose steering when I took delivery, requiring over correction. With just 4529 in mileage on it I took it back to my dealer. Was told they already had made repairs to four other trucks with the same issue. They replaced the hydraulic recirculating ball steering gear. Steering gear adjuster way too far out, leaking at shaft seals. Replaced gear and the new one was bad as well, with steering sticking and then slipping. Replaced with second new gear and vehicle checked out and was returned to me. This is a major safety issue in my opinion for a truck designed to tow heavy vehicles.

Filed Mar 7, 2014 · Steering · 22,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet silverado 3500 hd. The contact stated that the power steering failed intermittently. While driving and attempting to make a left turn suddenly the contact lost all control of his power steering and almost drove into an oncoming vehicle. The contact took his vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer stated they could not duplicate the failure and returned the vehicle to the contact. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure persisted. The contact took his vehicle to the dealer again but it was not repaired. The manufacturer was alerted of the failure. The approximate failure was mileage 22,000. The current mileage was 30,000.

Filed May 5, 2012 · Fuel system · 92,500 miles · MN

98 chev k3500 with 6.5 turbo diesel would stall at highway speeds causing loss of power steering and power brakes. Engine sometimes would restart when vehicle put in neutral other times it may take sveral minutes. On several occasions the engine would hickup then begin to accelerate on it's own despite removing my foot from the pedal. I would have to turn the ignition off to slow the vehicle and regain control. Sometimes when attempting to restart engine it would either over rev or the RPM's would surge up and down severely. On one occasion, as I slowed to stop at a sign before pulling out onto a 4 lane road the vehicle suddenly accelerated on it's own launching me out into the road narrowly missing on coming traffic. Another time while pulling into a parking spot at my bank, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, jumping the curb and going into the bushes on the lawn! I have had this truck into numerous gm dealerships and independent repair shops and had the fuel injection pump replaced and numerous pump driver modules, pmd's made for gm by either stanadyne and d tech and had them mounted on a remote heat sink for cooler operating temps. This is a severely dangerous situation which causes loss of control of the vehicle and potential crashes! I have experienced this issue with 2 different gm vehicles I own with the 6.5 turbo diesel engine.

Filed Jun 4, 2010 · Engine · 62,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 3500. The contact stated when at speeds of at least 60 MPH sitting idle at a traffic stop, the vehicle would stall without warning. When the failure would occur, the vehicle would lose power steering and braking power as he would coast to the side of the roadway. The contact would be able to restart the vehicle and on occasion, it would take several attempts. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer filed a claim for the contact but would not provide any immediate assistance. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage is 69,976. The consumer stated since the report was filed, he had the crank sensor replaced and it eliminated the problem. Updated evoq 10/22/10

Filed Apr 12, 2010 · Engine · 47,300 miles · NH

I have a 2001 chevrolet silverado 3500 crew cab with dual wheels. Several times recently the truck has lost power while driving at highway speeds. Yesterday my wife was driving it, and it shut off while turning a corner in the center of exeter nh. It lost power steering and the truck went off the road onto the sidewalk by the town hall, narrowly missing pedestrians. I took it to a garage and found out it is being caused by the crank shaft position sensor they told me there was a dealer recall. I called the dealer and they said my vehicle isn't included. The federal safety agency campaign # for the existing recall is 07v52100.

Filed Oct 6, 2009 · Brakes · 18,000 miles · UT

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 3500. He had to increase stopping distance when braking. While driving he also experienced a loss of power steering. Upon further inspection he noticed that the hydro-booster pump leaked brake and steering fluid. He notified the manufacturer in reference to recall# 05v043000 (service brakes). A representative stated that since his vehicle identification number was excluded from the recall, he would have to pay $1,000.00 for repairs. The vehicle identification number was unavailable. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 180,000.