2003 GMC Sierra 1500 Steering Problems

“I have a 2003 Gmc sierra ext cab short bed pickup. At 24,000 miles I had to have the steering shaft replaced because it was wore out and causing a popping noise when I turned or went over a bump. I now have 44,000 miles on the truck and the shaft is already worn out again! It seems like these are only lasting for about 20,000 miles.”

“I have a 2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500. When turning at low speed at times the power steering goes out for a few seconds then comes back. Yesterday I almost hit a car head on due to this problem. I was turning into a gas station and the steering went out. A car was pulling out of the station as I was pulling in and the power steering went out. I was going straight at and I struggled through it to make the truck turn. If my wife would have been driving the truck, there would have been an accident. This needs to be recalled and fixed before someone gets killed. …”

“2003 Gmc half ton sierra truck. 3 time since 2003 that I've had to take it in for clunking noise felt thru steering wheel. Lubed a couple times then replaced the intermediate steering shaft. Still no guarantees that it won't happen again. Also very hard to steer when braking and brakes don't respond well when applied quickly. The first time the intermediate steering shaft needed attention the truck only had 15,000 miles on it. The second time was 30,000 miles and the last time was 45,000 miles and occurred in march 2010.”

“Starting at <5k miles the vehicle power train clunked when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Now at 70k miles it clunks when shifting between all gears except final drive. The dealership replaced the output shaft on the tranny, then the u-joints, and modified the electrical shift patern. It still clunks. Power steering intermittently locks up at slow speed turns, especially when braking. Light bulbs burn out almost every three months. Had to pay ($486.00) for replacing the intake manifold gasket when vehicle had little over 40k miles. …”

“I previously had to have the power steering cooler replaced because of leaking corroded lines. Just recently had to have trans cooler replaced because of leaking corroded lines. Mechanic said all lines underneath (brake, steering, etc) are terribly corroded and we will definitely pay attention to all corroded lines, etc in future oil change visits. The undercarriage of my truck is a corroded disaster. The rocker panels are gone. Corroded railer hitch was replaced. Luckily nothing has totally failed yet to cause an accident.”