2005 Chevrolet Tahoe: steering wheel locks up

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Airbags, Fuel system · AL · crash · 1 injury

The brakes and steering locked up throwing me into a telephone pole and almost going out of the windshield slam sideways against the tree and not one of the airbags deployed my son was driving at the time if it were me I'd been dead because I have a brain tumor and cannot hit my head he has several injuries and lots of medical bills because he did not have insurance at the time of injury

Filed Dec 12, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 190,000 miles · AZ

Steering wheel locks on his own, brake engages for no reason electrical system off

Filed Jun 6, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · SC

Approximately 5:50 p.m. As my daughter and I were driving down a busy road the car stopped without warning. Many of the dashboard lights came on and the steering locked. I was able to crank again to pull it into a business parking lot. I was not completely in the parking space and was concerned about upsetting the flow of traffic for this business, but could not crank the car to get it completely in the parking space. As I was out of town, the vehicle had to be towed approximately 75 miles. When the guy came to tow the car all the lights were still on, steering still locked and unable to start engine up. The guys at the chevrolet dealership where it was towed started working on the vehicle on friday morning by closing they still had not figured out the problem with the car. Around lunch time on monday they realized it was the ignition switch. The part was $49.52 but the labor was costly. I ended up paying $476 to have the vehicle repaired. Really did not feel safe driving the car for quite some time. Can't believe my vehicle will not be covered under this recall when it is the exact same symptoms. My statement on the repair order states, "the customer says the car stopped as she was driving down the road."

Filed Jan 17, 2014 · Steering · 170,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic for diagnosis however no reason for the failure was determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Mar 8, 2009 · Steering · 70,000 miles · TX

I have a 2005 chevrolet tahoe with a problem with the steering shaft. It was repaired under warranty on 03/01/06 with 20,385 miles at our local chevrolet dealership. The dealers remedy was : "e7700 shaft, steering intermediate replace". The remedy lasted only about two years before the banging noise when turning returned. It now is accompanies with a loose sounding banging noise when on bumpy roads. The problem has increased in severity over time. I have a 2003 chevrolet pickup, and am experiencing a similar situation, although not as severe as with my tahoe. This appears to be a persistent problem with gm, and poses a safety issue as other customers have described steering lockdown associated with this issue.