Driving at certain speeds the truck will just shut off while trying to turn or merge onto the highway. The electronic steering draws to much voltage on the vehicle and it just dies turning and braking after that is a very serious safety hazard and should be looked into I’m a mechanic myself and I’ve replaced grounds done everything I can and still nothing has fixed the issue
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 steering complaints
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I was driving on the freeway going about 70 miles a hours lost steering assist about 2 to 3 second. I was driving straight road If was driving in a turn would of lost control maybe hit other cars. Please help with this this.
The truck just shut off all electrical and dash controls as I went to turn into my driveway. Its done it to me twice so far in the last 3 weeks. . No brakes and no power steering.
Lost power steering while parking. Dash board got alert power steering disable drive with care .
When you push on the break the vehicle’s power shuts down. Yes it is available for inspection upon request. When steering wheel is turned it dies. After this happens stabilizer light comes on and power steering assist comes on. No inspection has been done called dealership and they said the recall from 2014 had already been done. This is a very serious issue when driving in traffic and I do not want to be in or cause an accident
I had made a appointment to get the recalls resolved at the dealership and I made appointment and everything and they call to confirm thru out the week and then when I showed up they said they couldn’t fix it cause it was a branded title and they didn’t even offer me any other way of fixing it .
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving the vehicle, the steering wheel would violently shake and vibrate before the vehicle shut-off. Later the vehicle was restarted and operated as normal. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
On several occasions spanning multiple years the truck loses power while braking and turning at slow speeds. On more rare occasions, but still numerous, the same problem occurs when braking at higher speeds without turning. The truck dash lights, media screen and headlights all dim or flicker as a ticking or popping noise is heard behind the dash much like an arching electrical wire. Most of the time when these scenarios happen the display on the drivers display screen reads stabiltrak warning. Also when the problem occurs while turning and braking at low speeds the truck will completely lose power and power steering as well as assisted braking. Once the truck comes to a stop the ignition, and all electrical systems are completely unresponsive like the battery is dead. In order to start the truck again, I have to get out of the truck, open the engine hood and oscillate both the negative and positive battery cables. Most of the time the truck will start up after doing this. Sometimes I have to use booster cables to get it to start. Neither the cables or the terminal connectors are loose as they have been inspected by a dealer service tech and a local mechanic.
The vehicle was in motion and when traveling (in motioni) at a low speed turning left with a sharp left turn there is a popping noise in the steering column section that you can both hear and feel. In fact, there has been occasion when it appeared to me that the steering wheel appeared to somewhat stick or briefly freeze, again in this left a hard left turn at a slow speed. I took this vehicle to the local gm dealer today, the service manager evidenced the same issue; although, he did not know what is causing the problem suggesting that I return the vehicle for their service and review over a day when I can leave the vehicle with them.
2014 gmc sierra 1500 4wd ~75k miles. Sometimes when I roll up my windows or use my blinker and it shuts off cruise control (hwy). And sometimes when I hit my breaks my headlights will dim (hwy, city streets, parking lots). When I'm turning slowly (in parking lots) the steeling will occasionally lock up and once it lost power entirely. My battery was tested at bigo and said it was fine. I've seen this online a lot for this truck and similar years, but no one seems to have a resolution. With so many incidents I'm shocked they don't have a fix or any idea what is wrong.
Intermittently getting "service stabilitrak" "electronic steering assist power reduced" messages while turning left at speeds 30mph or less. Each time I receive this message the steering wheel becomes very hard to turn and jerks. Several times the vehicle has died but restarted itself. On 2 occasions ( thankfully in a parking lot away from traffic) the vehicle died after these messages and would not restart, no systems would respond to turning the key for several cycles. Both times this has happened I also received an anti-theft message as well. I know there is a recall issued for this but gm is not listing my VIN as an affected vehicle. This is a potentially life threatening issue and needs to be corrected
The truck shuts off while driving which disables the power steering, engine and power braking. The electrical systems seems to reboot and turn back on after a second or two. This also happens occasionally while driving at slower speeds and turning the steering wheel or after hitting the turn signal. I have had the entire electrical system and engine shut off while doing 50mph on the high just because I turned my turn signal on. This happens every 4 weeks or so. You can tell it is about to happen when the headlights start deeming when tapping the brakes or using the turn signal. It usually happens when the truck is in motion. It has happened in all temperatures. After it happens the console states "stablitrak is disabled".
The vehicle was in motion and took a turn the dashboard chimed and showed a "service stabilitrak", and redcution in power steering, and HVAC went off and came back on and I lost power steering. Everything flashed and flickered. Upon further assessment at my house stationary turning the wheel reactivated the problems and it was also noticed that the lights would flicker and go dim along with the dashboard lights. Looked up some recalls and saw some recalls on 2014 gmc sierra with loss in power steering, however my vehicle was not included in that. I have a brake recall that I will be servicing and hopefully that might solve this dangerous electrical problem.
Steering locked up won't let me turn no noise no warning just stopped turning. I'm lick I was coming at a low speed truck only has 65000 miles has always been up to date on maintenance. I see a lot of people are having the same issues with the steering giving out with no warning
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle loss power steering functionality intermittently on several occasions. The contact stated that the power steering lasted for approximately 30 seconds before returning to normal operation. The failure also recurred while driving straight or making slow speed turns. The contact stated that the failure was more evident at slower speeds. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.
Driving on highway and also at low speed, truck completely shuts down electrically. Steering fails, instrumentation fails, doors lock, complete power failure. This has occurred backing out of driveways, turning into intersections. Brought truck to dealer,they can't find anything, but g218 ground issue appears to be obvious yet, they refuse to fix unless issue is present.
In the last 2 months my truck has lost all electric power while making a slow right turn. Voltage drops and I lose power steering. Dealership put a new battery despite there being an active recall for this exact issue. However, my VIN number is not included in the recall. I was able to video it happening. It happens when the vehicle is in motion
My vehicle turned completely off and it put my breaks to the floor at 26 MPH. My steering locked also as if I turned it off. Prior to this happening 3 months my steering column has a popping feeling. Not noise. Feeling. When I took it to the shop, they read the code and it said something along the lines of communication error. Dealership couldn't find anything wrong, took apart steering column nothing was loose and popping stopped also had battery replaced 7 months prior and no bad connections. Received my truck back, was good until a week ago the popping feeling, is back.
Was driving through a local parking lot, going only 3 miles an hour and started to turn left when all of a sudden the driver side wheel just snapped off throwing me into the steering wheel. My right arm got a scrape and right shoulder popped. The truck hit a metal pole and dented the driver side panel, missing the head light. So glad this didn't happen on the highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH, the vehicle abruptly jerked to the left as the rack and pinion came apart without warning. Due to the failure, the contact hit a pole head on. The air bags did not deploy upon impact due to low impact. The contact was treated at a local hospital for injuries to his right shoulder and right forearm. A police report was not filed. The contact called the manufacturer, however the contact had been unable to reach anyone for assistance. Chevrolet of wasilla(3700 e parks hwy, wasilla, ak 99654) was also contact and a service manager informed him the failure was caused to due a non tire rotation. The vehicle had been repaired since the accident. The failure mileage was 82,000.
I was turning into my parking spot at work and the truck would not let me turn, the power was shut down and my steering wheel jerked. It took three minutes to very slowly pull into a parking spot. Every single time I tried to.turn it would shut my truck down and jerk the steering wheel. Then displayed service stabilitrac. All I can think is what if I were turning onto another road with my kids in my truck and my steering goes out. I'm highly disappointed I've had the truck less than 24 hours and already an issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a left turn, the vehicle loss power steering assist and became difficult to steer and stalled. The contact experienced the failure twice. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Auburn valley gmc located at 3104 auburn way north, auburn, wa 98002 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v414000 (steering) however, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 95,500. *bf*jb consumer stated contacted the dealer . There is a design flaw where vehicle loses total power to an overload.
At speeds highway speeds 50 and above the truck can shack horrible causing to apply vehicles hazards and pulling off the road for feeling like the truck is coming apart with the fear of loosing control of the vehicle. The horrible shack cause nausea and dizziness. I have replaced wheels and tires, shocks, re aligned and balanced multiple times nothing has fixed the issue. Will be in touch with a gmc dealer about this situation .
Steering assistant disabled and stability track has been coming on and the gauges blink off then come back on make it hard to steer just for a second going down a city street and when stopped at a light.
When I am slowing down to turn as I turn the steering wheel I loose power to my instrument panel and my A/C and radio turns off for a second and then comes back on
Gauges flicker, headlights dim when hitting breaks, stability traction comes on, 4x4 has locked in. Truck has lost all power. Had to reset truck by removing battery cable from battery for a short period.
This incident occurred 4-5 times over the last week driving between 25-40 MPH. While driving, a warning or notification pops up on the dashboard screen stating stabilitrack off or steering assist off, which stiffens the steering wheel and I can't turn the truck at all. At one point, the notifications popped up and then my A/C went off and radio went off along with my entire vehicle. I had to slam on my brakes, place the vehicle in park, and then restart at which point it came back on and worked until I could pull over and assess what had occurred. I attempted to call gmc customer service (800‑996‑9463) and advise them of the problem and they acknowledged a recall (#17276 - loss of steering assist), but it didn't apply to my VIN#. It only applied to 2014 models of both chevrolet silverado ld and gmc sierra ld vehicles, whereas my vehicle is a 2014 gmc sierra ltd. They advised that a gmc dealer could "reprogram the eps module software", but the cost would come out of my pocket and they wouldn't acknowledge any fault or recall issue. My concern is obviously the fact I have kids and transport them to and from school and sporting events. I couldn't even imagine this happening with children in the vehicle and causing an accident or worse injuries to passengers or the driver. This is a major safety issue, and I'm surprised this hasn't been addressed or acknowledged by gmc.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the power assist ceased while the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact's husband stated that the steering wheel became firm and was difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be serviced and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. Upon further investigation, the contact discovered recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v246000 (steering) which she linked to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering ceased intermittently, while the stability track control and steering reduce power warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to cambe chevrolet buick 704 s heaton st, knox, in 46534, (574)207-4109, to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The battery was replaced and the electronic power steering module software was updated however, the failure recurred. The federal safety agency campaign number: 19v761000 (electronic stability control, service brakes, hydraulic, service brakes) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v414000(steering) were referenced as a possible solution to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
When truck is at low RPM (usually turning into parking spot slowly) truck will shut off. Its pulling to much power from cpu or alternator and killing truck. This is a safety issue.
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