2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Steering Problems

“I heard a noise in my steering. It would make the noise when you turn the wheel left or right. I took it to the dealership to be fixed. The first time(1/5/07) I took it in they replaces both inner and outer tie rod boots. The second time(4/4/07) they said there was nothing. The third time they greased it. The fourth time(9/19/07) they replaced intermediate shaft. The fifth time(11/14/07) replaced shaft again.”

“I bought my 2006 Monte Carlo, it has less than 23,000 miles on it. I have experienced continued harsh shifting/slippage of the transmission since I purchased it. I have had it in the local chevy dealership a few different times and they are not able to diagnose the problem. They say they can't fix it if it doesn't shift hard for them when they have it. Just yesterday I had to have it towed to the chevy dealership because it blew a power steering hose.”

“I was driving down century boulevard my speed was approximately about 35 r 37 miles an hour,the speed limit is a 35 miles hour zone.when all of a sudden all the traffic suddenly stopped real fast, it was about three to four in front of me.so I try to brake that's when my steering wheel got hard to where I couldn't turn away in time so I can avoid a crush.in a result I hit a lady car from behind on her left side bumper and to my right side bumper.there where no injuries,no police report was file.we had just exchange information and insurance information.before this had took place my I could…”

“I am currently having problems with my steering at different intervals. When taking the interstate exits on 4 recent occasions my power steering fails and it is hard to turn the steering without veering into another lane. I am also having lack of power steering intermittently when I am not accelerating or when I come to a stop light. This morning when turning the wheels the power steering pump is making a loud noise. I have had this problem 4 times before and the power steering pump has been replaced and I have had the steering gear (re-conditioned) replaced 3 times. …”

“I have a 2006 chevy Monte Carlo (v6) and the power steering return hose has exploded 3 times. I asked the dealer to change the power steering pump, but he claimed it was a design flaw and he gets at least one Monte Carlo per week with the same problem. I now open the cap to the power steering fluid reservoir everyday to relieve the pressure. You can actually hear the pressure release like when you open a can of soda. I haven't had any problems since, bit I don't take the car on long trips and if I do the pressure may increase to the point where the hose blows again. …”