2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering Problems

“Extreme rust on under carrage of vehicle. Brake lines rusted out causing brake failure frame rusted out at rear leaf springs and frame rail cross members. Rear shock hangers rusted off vehicle. Frame rusted so bad that it prohibits toung of any type of trailer. Toyota had same problem and they had to do a recall so why has GM not had to do the same thing. It is a very large safety issue affecting many vehicles on the hwy today.”

“When going the speed limit the truck seems to want to cross over lanes just by crossing a dip. It feels floaty on the road another words it doesn't want to stay in its own lane”

“Silverado 1500 4wd steering gear box defect in that it starts to grind and threatens freeze up and power steering loss usually when attempting left turn. Dealer has already replaced 2 units. The original was replaced at 81,000 miles. The second at 96,000 and now it's bad again at 120,000 miles. Dealer states that it is a design defect that was corrected for the 2008 models. Picture making a right hand turn with full power steering but if you turn left it will grind and wine at first, graduating to trying to make the left turn as if the engine had died out. That's how bad it gets. …”

“Consumer experienced intense shaking from the vehicle when going over bumps. He took the vehicle to the dealer, and they could not find any defects. Consumer was not satisfied to have the vehicle at home and examined it himself, finding a loose bolt connecting the tie rod. Took vehicle to chev dealer for repair twice. They replaced idler arm and inner passenger side tie rod, re-balanced tires, rotated same and aligned front end to no avail. The consumer found that the teflon nut holding the passenger side outer tie rod loosened. Only a few threads were holding the nut onto the tie rod.”

“In early january I noticed on tv there was a recall on the 2000 Chevrolet silverado. For the driveshaft on the power steering unit. I own a 2000 chevy silverado, how long does the manufacturer have to notify the owners on the recall? Or are they required to do so. I believe there was another recall some time back on same model for the cable straps( tailgate support) but never heard a thing from the dealer. I made a phone call on feb 4 to the local dealer regarding the power steering and he had not heard of any such recall. …”