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mfleharty Enthusiast

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First off, I have a 2014 Sierra SLT Z71 4x4 loaded with 2K miles. Love the truck but yesterday morning on my way to work I noticed that the steering wheel seemed twice as hard to turn as normal...Same thing when I left work to go home. I thought maybe it was just a temporary issue but again this morning it seems tight again. On any other vehicle I would say that the amount of force to turn the steering wheel was normal, but one thing I noticed about these new trucks was the easy of the electric power steering and how mine now seems to take more force.

 

Has anyone else experienced this and if so, what did you do?

 

Love the Forum and appreciate everyone's input.

crushNchowda Senior Enthusiast

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When its been sitting a while and it is cold outside I notice it is tight but once it warms up (maybe 10 mins max) it is back to normal. I don't consider it an issue any more than I'd consider a gooey manual tranny in 10 degree weather an issue.

mfleharty Enthusiast

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When its been sitting a while and it is cold outside I notice it is tight but once it warms up (maybe 10 mins max) it is back to normal. I don't consider it an issue any more than I'd consider a gooey manual tranny in 10 degree weather an issue.

Yeah, I would normally agree with you but we have had several cold days in the past month and it functioned normally, or at least I didn't notice it...I will keep an eye on it and let you know. Thanks.

TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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There have been a couple of reports of failure of the electric power steering system.

fondupot Senior Enthusiast

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I've noticed that the steering takes a bit to warmup compared to a hydraulic system.

 

These trucks have electric power assist, so they take a bit to warm up. My last 2 cars had electric power assist steering and they did the same in cold weather.

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Avicohn Enthusiast

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2014 silverado 1500 ltz. 40,000 miles. Total EPS failure while driving. Scared the living daylight. In touch with GM customer service. Truck towed to a dealer two days ago. Waiting to hear what the diagnostic gonna be. My main concern is SAFETY. I was lucky not to crash. Lost my cofidence on this truck. It sounds like I am not the only one experiencig this problem. SCARY.

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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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same problem 2015 Silverado, 3000 miles, been in more than 3 times, EPS fails at times, mostly on remote start. makes a clunking sound, ignition switch jammed three times.

You ever wondered how these systems will function at 300,000 miles?

batman900 Enthusiast

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2014 silverado 1500 ltz. 40,000 miles. Total EPS failure while driving. Scared the living daylight. In touch with GM customer service. Truck towed to a dealer two days ago. Waiting to hear what the diagnostic gonna be. My main concern is SAFETY. I was lucky not to crash. Lost my cofidence on this truck. It sounds like I am not the only one experiencig this problem. SCARY.

 

I'd want to roll that thing off a cliff if that happened to me.

Avicohn Enthusiast

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To make matter worse. GM agreed to replace the EPS motor wiring and battery at minimal cost to me. $130. After replacing the motor, the dealer informed me that he would recommend I change the complete power steering rack and pinion because of water found in the rack and noises coming from the system.

GM was investigating BUT while they are still investigating I drove the truck through a car wash and believe it or not, upon exiting the car was and trying to turn into the main road, the electric power steering blew up again and I did hit a pedestrian. Luckily I was driving very slow and he is ok. Not sure if he will file a police report or not.

truck has been towed to the dealer again, BUT neither the dealer nor GM customer service work on Sunday. So not sure what would happened next. Would I ever drive this truck with any degree of confidence? probably not. It is scary not knowing when I will lose power steering next.

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