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Hi guys

 

Quick question. I recently purchased a 2017 Sierra 1500 denali and had a question about the steering wheel. This is my 3rd GM truck in the last 7 years and the first Ive noticed.

 

My steering wheel is not parallel to the driver seat. It is slightly tilted as though the shaft going to the power steering box is located in the center of the truck vs directly perpendicular to the driver. If you look at it from the top down, the steering wheel looks closer to the dash on the drivers side of the wheel vs. towards the center of the trucks. Hopefully I am explaining this correctly. I have measured as well and its definitely not parallel to the horizontal axis of the truck. Is everyone's like this? It was not like this on my 2015 Yukon or my 2012 Sierra.

 

Thanks

 

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Hi guys

 

Quick question. I recently purchased a 2017 Sierra 1500 denali and had a question about the steering wheel. This is my 3rd GM truck in the last 7 years and the first Ive noticed.

 

My steering wheel is not parallel to the driver seat. It is slightly tilted as though the shaft going to the power steering box is located in the center of the truck vs directly perpendicular to the driver. If you look at it from the top down, the steering wheel looks closer to the dash on the drivers side of the wheel vs. towards the center of the trucks. Hopefully I am explaining this correctly. I have measured as well and its definitely not parallel to the horizontal axis of the truck. Is everyone's like this? It was not like this on my 2015 Yukon or my 2012 Sierra.

 

Thanks

 

I've driven 4 MY'16 and '17 trucks, including my own. All 4 that I've driven are like that. You aren't alone.

DeepBlue17 Enthusiast

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Pretty sure it's designed at an angle for impact safety reasons. So when it collapses in an impact the force is not transferred directly at you. The slight angle helps dissipate the impact.

Silverado Steve Senior Enthusiast

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That would make sense if there wasn't an airbag that impacted you, but that is not the reason. This issue has been pointed out by many of auto review sites. The reason the steering wheel is offset is because the steering column placement in our trucks are engineered to fit the steering shaft after the fact...otherwise laziness on behalf of the design team.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/reviews/a9152/2014-gmc-sierra-1500-test-drive-15606695/

 

 

Pretty sure it's designed at an angle for impact safety reasons. So when it collapses in an impact the force is not transferred directly at you. The slight angle helps dissipate the impact.

 

2018GMC Senior Enthusiast

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It's a GM thing.

 

Hasent GM been doing this for decades? My 1979 has the off centered steering wheel. Same with my 1997 and every other GM truck I have been in.

 

Wasn't it for ingress into the cab?

peterk814 Enthusiast

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You've had 3 GM trucks and just now noticed it? Lol

My Yukon certainly was not canted. Cant say I remember on my older sierra. Its noticeable especially after you drive other cars. I noticed it when I first picked up my 17 sierra right after dropping off my yukon.

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My Yukon certainly was not canted. Cant say I remember on my older sierra. Its noticeable especially after you drive other cars. I noticed it when I first picked up my 17 sierra right after dropping off my yukon.

Maybe it is just more noticeable against a different dashboard. All my Avalanches and Silverado had this. Who cares? All that matters is that it steers properly.

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Maybe it is just more noticeable against a different dashboard. All my Avalanches and Silverado had this. Who cares? All that matters is that it steers properly.

No the driving experience is what made me catch it. Not looking at it from the dashboard perspective.

 

Refer to my original post, i wasnt sure if this was a defect or not. We've determined that it was common through the line. No need to be an a-hole about it.

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