2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering Problems

“I was driving my 2007 Chevrolet silverado when the power steering, power brakes, dashboard gauges, electronic stability control, traction control stopped working simultaneously. There was a significant loss of power and the transmission shifted violently and the vehicle jerked. I was traveling in motion on a city street with traffic present while this occurred. This nearly caused an accident as I was barely able to steer the vehicle off the road.”

“On my silverado with just under 39,000 the left wheel bearing had to be replaced on 8/9/11. On 10/6/11 the right side had to be replaced. I contacted chevy and they will not look into any complaints on the failure of these wheel bearings with such little mileage. Both times my truck had to be towed. I do travel the interstate routes and an concerned about my safety and others on the road but chevy told me I'm entitled to my opinion.”

“Vehicle stabilitrack and traction control lights came on. Engine warning light came on. While attempting to turn the vehicle onto a highway acceleration ramp, the car steering wheel locked and the engine died. Could not unlock the power steering. I was towing a horse trailer well within the gross weight for the vehicle. I had a horse in the trailer at the time. I also had children in the car. After a few minutes, I was able to start the vehicle and pull into a safer area. I was not able to tow the trailer home but I was able to get the vehicle home. …”

“My 2007 crew cab Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 was purchased on 11/27/06 and it has approximately 65,000 miles on the odometer as of 12/22/10. The steering is making a clunking noise and jerks when turned to the left while moving in forward or reverse. This same incident occurred at around 20,000 miles in the 2004 Chevrolet silverado that I purchased from the same dealer prior to the purchase of this 2007 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500. At the first sign of steering failure with both vehicles, I took the vehicle directly to the dealer. …”

“My son was driving on the highway in texas when the engine shut down and the car stopped running. He lost all power steering and could barely get off the road in time. The car had to be towed to the nearest town in gainesville. The diagnosis was the sending unit failed and in turn caused damage to the fuel pump that made it inoperable. My concern is that there was no warning light or any kind of indication that this problem was about to occur. There was no way to prevent this. The fuel level read that there should have been 1/4 to 1/2 tank of gas but the mechanic measured 1/8 - 1/4. …”