2014 Chevrolet Silverado Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 15%of 124 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,300miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the steering of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, 15% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,300 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving my 2014 chevy Silverado, I have had 3 instances where the stability control light came on and I suddenly lost lost all steering and brakes. Within a 2-3 seconds the cluster and radio went dead and then the engine stopped. I had no ability to control the vehicle. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated the logs showed 1 1/2 pages of vehicle communications errors including loss of communications to steering, loss of communications to brakes, etc. …”
NHTSA complaint #10809361, filed 2015-12, 23,000 miles“Driving home on the highway going 65 MPH I tried to turn following the road and the steering would not move, I forced it to turn while slowing down and almost ran into a ditch.”
NHTSA complaint #10818574, filed 2016-01, 17,000 miles“I brought my truck in for a vibration problem to the dealership that I purchased it from. The truck was muddy and the dealership told me that it was from all the mud on the truck. But they did not even wash the truck and test drive it. Then I brought it into a different dealership to have it check for the same thing. They forced balance my truck and they found something so they rotated my drive shaft 180 degrees and said it was fixed. About 30 days later it started again and brought it back to be checked. …”
NHTSA complaint #10695548, filed 2015-03, 6,900 miles“I purchased the 2014 chevy Silverado crew cab lt texas edition from reliable Chevrolet in richardson, tx. Immediately after purchasing without a test drive it noticed that there was a vibration, steering problem, and scratches on the bed.. Because it was a demo of was told by the new car salesman that they had made sure the vehicle was inspected and that the scratches were superficial and it's a demo so that's how it is. I spoke with the business manager and they put a spay in bed liner to fix the scratches and did a balance on the tire. …”
NHTSA complaint #10715061, filed 2015-05, 2,500 miles“I started having problems with the electrical in the truck starting with the windows. I informed dealership and that the stabilitrak was going off saying that the steering was failing. The problem has continued to present and now the truck is shutting itself off while going down the road losing all steering and turning itself back on. My family was in the truck and we almost rolled into a parking structure, I lost all power and steering to truck had no control at all. The truck continues to have issues and this after I took it in to have it fixed. Dealer made problem worse.”
NHTSA complaint #10735556, filed 2015-07, 2,300 milesRelated recalls
- 14V246000May 14, 2014DO NOT DRIVEGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles manufactured May 23, 2013, through March 25, 2014, 2014 GMC Sierra…Covers: Chevrolet Silverado 2014, GMC Sierra 2014, Chevrolet Tahoe 2015
Related service bulletins
- 10060014Jul 24, 2013Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10053225Jul 1, 2013Gm: the power steering control module can disable the power steering assist. This could cause increased steering effort at low speeds, a power steering dic message, and could set…
- 10052348May 1, 2013Chevrolet/gmc: product restriction for the electric power steering gear.
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 20% |
| 2015 | 13 | 17% |
| 2014 | 19 | 15% |
| 2013 | 8 | 13% |
| 2012 | 2 | 3% |
| 2011 | 3 | 4% |
| 2010 | 6 | 10% |
| 2009 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 9 | 5% |
| 2006 | 9 | 5% |
| 2005 | 24 | 8% |
| 2004 | 44 | 7% |
| 2003 | 80 | 12% |
| 2002 | 39 | 5% |
| 2001 | 37 | 4% |
| 2000 | 73 | 6% |
| 1999 | 69 | 4% |
| 1998 | 21 | 8% |
| 1997 | 59 | 22% |
| 1996 | 4 | 2% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
| 1994 | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
| 1992 | 2 | 5% |
| 1991 | 1 | 6% |
| 1990 | 2 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado
37 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsWheels
9 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsSeats
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology