My 05 has a knocking in the steering. You can't hear it but you can feel it. The dealership said that there isn't anything they can do at this point until GM come up with a solution to the problem. I'm pissed. Anybody else hear about this or have this problem?

I too have a "05" that I’ve started to notice as having a mild knock occasionally during steering. The speeds of the turn combined with the surface of the road seem to make a slight difference as to when I feel the vibration. My truck is equipped with the Z71 package. I’m not sure if the off road package allows the vibration to be felt through the steering column on ruff surfaces. I have felt more severe vibrations while driving a friend’s Nissan Titan equipped with an off-road package. The big difference between the vehicles is that I felt the vibrations in the Nissan during straight-a-way driving. Nissan claimed it was it’s heavy-duty off road package causing this.

I've got the same issue on my '05 Sierra. It is actually in the GMC shop today. If any thing enlightening comes of the visit, I will post it.

I have a 2005 Silverado 1500 4WD and it has the same problem. I noticed it shortly after buying it new, and it has gotten worse since then. My brother also has a 2005 1500 4WD standard cab, and he did not have the knock problem in his steering at first, or for about a year, but now it is also showing up!

I called my dealer where I bought my truck, and mentioned that my brother is beginning to have the problem as well, and told them that I was guessing that this must be a common factory defect. They told me to bring it in tomarrow, and they'll fix it for me, no problem.

They said that they'll be adding some kind of lubrication seal kit, or something to that effect, and that the problem is common with the "intermediate" steering shaft. I will post more after the fix.

She may be vague, but I'll have them show me what they do to fix the problem. It will be covered under my 3yr / 36,000 mi. warranty.

Regards,

Bill

I have an 03 2500 4x4 and it does do it. Unfortunatly they came out with a repair for it after it ran out of warranty. There is a TSB on the issue, it is the intemediate steering column shaft under the hood. Have your dealer check TSBs

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YA in my 02, its the intermediate column its collapsable in case of an accident. had mine (re-packed with grease) and it was ok for a while then i had it replaced, know off of warranty its back. I looked myself and i dont see any place for grease, but was actually planning on taking off that boot on the firewall this weekend and having a better look. I know people that own fords with similar problems and it was an easy fix with a shim. Hopw GM is tthe same way, but dont let them fool you its an old problem , and it can be fixed.

I don't know if this will help but i have a 02 Sierra 2wd and it had a knock when i turned at any kind of speed. It was so small it was hardly noticable. Turns out it was a bad wheel bearing.

Has anyone heard of a real solution for this problem? I have heard that this problem has been around for years and there might be an aftermarket shaft available. Mine started knocking going around on on ramp curves, at about 17K miles, about 1 1/2 yrs old. They replaced the shaft and it was obvious that it was common fix on these trucks. Another 1 1/2 yrs and at 34K miles it did the same thing (2006). Dealer then said there was a 'new' fix and they just grease it. That lasted another 4Kmiles and 6 months. It is back again!

If anyone has experience on the aftermarket shaft, let us know.

I have a 2003 Sierra Z71 and have just replaced the intermediate shaft for the THIRD TIME ! The shaft I received is supposed to be a redesigned shaft and should not cause further failures according to the dealers. I'll let you know. The replacement if simple and only requires the removal of two bolts.

The NEW shaft is the fix....its grease-less....about 90 bucks from the general

How long has the new shaft been out?

Any news if GM is offering any customer satisfaction even if you're out of warranty? This will be my third time in 40M miles.

I was told due to the volume of complaints that they would warranty the problem for 100,000 miles. Check with your dealer since I am just over 100,000 miles and paid for it on my own.

The new shaft hit about early March...no word yet on how far they'll go back

Does anyone have the GM Part Number for then new steering shaft? I've taken my 2005 in when it had about 15k miles and all the dealer did was lube the front end. That help a little but didn't cure anything. Now my truck is reaching 30k and I'm going to try another dealership. The TSB and / or part number would be useful.

I forget...but it ends in 14...i'll try to look it up later

The part number is 19153614. I know, I just had it installed on my 2005 Sierra a month ago. At my expense since its out of warranty. This is the third vehicle I've had this problem with, a 2003 Sierra and a 2003 Yukon also did this. Same problem, same part, same solution - replace it with a better designed part. I went to the dealer but they wouldn't do anything for me even though I'm a four time customer. I then went to GM Cares and after three weeks they decided they wouldn't do anything either. I just sent a letter to GM Customer Assistance, my dealership, and the Better Business Bureau in Detroit since its obvious to me that GM is putting a sub-standard part on their vehicles that they know will fail. Things like this make it really hard for me to consider being a five time GMC customer.

the new shaft ends the problem

No need for a new shaft, I had the same on my 2000 Sierra, I took the steering shaft apart and put grease in it, the knocking has never came back in 2 years, Take the bolt from the section above steering box, with some needle nose pliers there is a metal thing inside the upper shaft, pull it out, I dont know what it is called from the upper inside of the shaft, pump some grease into the upper shaft and put the metal thing back, bolt it back up and your problem is solved

FYI, my letter to GM with copies to the BBB and my dealership did the job. (I didn't think I should have to pay $200 to have the steering repaired when this is an ongoing issue for GM.) I mailed the letterson Friday, got a call from the general manager ofmy dealership on Monday and by the Friday of that week I had a refund. GM Corporate called a week later to offer a refund. The BBB also contacted me about filing some kind of a claim that may have resulted in a refund as well. Needless to say I'm a happy customer again, willing to give GM another shot in a year or so.:)

My 02 Silverado did it. The dealership "fixed" it and didn't have any issue with it for the next 100k miles. I've now got an 02 Sierra SLE that does it. I may try wolfpacks approach to get it fixed if they don't do it free of charge.

I had the dealership replace the shaft with the new part while my truck was still under warrenty. This was about 4 months ago. So far so good.

These sites are invaluable. I was having this exact problem on my 2005 Silverado and found this thread. I emailed my service advisor with the bulletin and part number information and he said they'd take care of it even though I was 4 months out of warranty. Thanks to everyone for the great info and I hope the people that were having problems got squared away.

a gm service advisor is just now finding out about this???

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a gm service advisor is just now finding out about this???


No. Sorry if I was unclear. I was researching the possible problem/solution before I ever contacted the service advisor. I'm sure he would've known about it, I was just trying to get ideas on potential fixes/costs since I was out of warranty.

ah,cool..glad they are taking care of it..remember them when its time to buy

so i just bought a 03 sierra 5.3L. Nice truck, but im starting to get that column knock. I read in here that GM has extended the warranty on trucks for this problem to 100k miles. Im under that right now. Can someone like me who doesnt have any type of warranty from a dealer get this fixed for free or very cheap. I like the truck, just this knock is annoying.

there is no extra warranty on the shafts...period.

gm has bought many..up to around 60,000 miles maybe...call customer assistance.

I'm glad to see someone got satisfaction. I tookmy 05 Sierra to the GMC dealership in Dec.06 for the same problem. I was told that there wasn't a permanant fix at that time, so they lubed it. The clunking in the shaft went away, but the service rep. told me it would come back. Well, they were right. It came back. I brought it back in about a month ago, and they replaced the intemediate steering column shaft. I was charged 240.00, because the warranty had expired. I think it was wrong to make me pay for a factory defect. I tried arguing my point, to no avail. I think I'm going to send letters to the BBB, and GM customer service. Who knows, I just might get a refund too.

how many miles ya got?

Got 56,417 miles on it. Got a good update today. I went to the dealership today and asked to speak to the service manager. He asked me if I were the same person who e-mailed G.M. corporate headquarters about the steering shaft. I said yes, and he apoligized for the hassle and said he would give me a full refund. I feel better about the service dept., just wish I didn't have contact corporate headquarters to get results.

I have a 2005 GMC 2500HD, Extended cab, 2wd. I have had this knocking since it was 3 months old. The dealer has looked at it 4 times under warrantee and has it now for the same problem. The first time they said they didn't detect any noise, the second time they replaced the lower steering shaft, the 3rd & 4th times they, 'tightened things Up'. There is no actual record of EXACTLY what they did. I'd love to know what's wrong and why we can't get a recall on this obviously BS problem. Petition anyone???

I just went to the GM dealer today with the same problem on my 2005 Sierra out of warranty with 51K on the truck, but after reading all of these posts, I'm going to fight it. I did not have them replace the shaft today, I wanted to do some research first. I have written a letter to GM today, and plan on calling them tomorrow. After two years, and many complaintsyou would have thought they would have had a recall on this part! Last GM product for me!
Thanks,
Rob

I just went to the GM dealer today with the same problem on my 2005 Sierra out of warranty with 51K on the truck, but after reading all of these posts, I'm going to fight it. I did not have them replace the shaft today, I wanted to do some research first. I have written a letter to GM today, and plan on calling them tomorrow. After two years, and many complaintsyou would have thought they would have had a recall on this part! Last GM product for me!
Thanks,
Rob

Hope that your problem will be fixed soon. Please let us know if there's a progress.

I contacted GMC on Tuesday, and had my I-Shaft replaced for free today.

I get it replaced every 10k miles or so. I have 45k on my 06 and have replaced it 4 times already

I took my 2005 GMC Sierra in over a year ago... while still under warranty for noise in the steering column and vibration. They said it needed a lube kit. Now after warranty is out I have the problem again. My husband has a 2005 Chevy same problem. I've learned this has been a issue with these trucks for some time. The lube kit just seems to get it past the warranty but does not take care of the problem... just covers it up for a while. I love my truck but am disappointed with this issue. I've e-mailed GMC but no response. Too bad... otherwise would be a great vehicle.

My I shaft got replaced for free on my 04 with 30000 miles last week. I let em do a bunch of tranny service and oil lube tire service for helping me out. Also had the speedo problem fixed. This was 3rd time my truck was in with this problem in 30 K miles. Until now it was always the lube pack repair. This is the first time shaft was replaced.