Power steering went out while entering (turning left into) parking lot, towed to shop. Shop found broke/defective connection to steering box and leaking fluid. Replaced fitting and tubing, flushed system, and replaced fluid.
2005 GMC Sierra 1500: loss of power steering
6 of the 177 complaints about the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 88,480
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
Sometimes steering is hard to steer as if it has no power steering. Installed new power steering pump cleaned all lines & installed new fluid. Have had front end checked twice. Two different mechanics, cannot find any problems. Problem happens very often.
Three months prior I lost power steering because of a metal line leak. Then coming up on traffic I'm applying the brakes and the pedal went to the floor, luckily I was able to pull onto the shoulder of the road to avoid an accident. Had I not been able to pull on the shoulder my gmc would have slammed the vehicle in front of me and would have pushed that vehicle into the car in front of that one. Have not gotten the truck back from the shop yet but I could see brake fluid leaking from a metal brake line. 2005 gmc 88,000 miles this is my first gmc and my last. I think all gmc products should be recalled and fixed!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc sierra k1500. While driving 25 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle lose power steering and he was unable to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the power steering line had rusted and caused it to leak power steering fluid. The dealer or manufacturer had not been notified. The vehicle was awaiting repairs. The current and failure mileages were 56,600.
2005 gmc sierra with 68,000 miles had wheel bearing failure on passenger side. Vehicle had to be towed to the repair shop due to my fear of poss loss of steering control.
Power steering failure. Dealer has attempted to repair number of times nothing has worked. Quits working at any time then began working again. Numerous complaints on other site forums. My concern is not being able to turn/control vehicle. Problem began with-in 1st year of ownership. Truck now has 33,000 and just out of 3 year warranty. Gm has set-up service at another dealership. I just hope problem can be corrected. This is very scary problem to have I just don't trust the steering. I don't want myself and others end up becoming statistics. I hope gm really takes a hard look at this.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500?
6 of 177 owner complaints about the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 (3%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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