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Rob R

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I just had a service loaner Chevy 1500 LT for 4 days - a complete clone of my truck, down to the color. The steering felt significantly stiffer in the loaner vehicle. 

 

Is there any way to increase/decrease the stiffness of the power steering in this vehicle? I'd like it to be a bit stiffer - it feels a bit to easy to turn the wheel. 

 

My '15 Mustang and even my old '06 VW Jetta had a way to adjust this. The Mustang can be adjusted through the Driver steering wheel controls, and the old VW could be adjusted through a software change via the ODBII port. 

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Never heard of this.  Following...
Me too. My 18 Sierra is harder to turn at lower speeds and super easy to turn at higher speeds. I don't like it. I wish it were the opposite.

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TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

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I had the exact same thing happen to me as soon as it got cold. 2018 CC, Z71 6.2

Dealer fixed it
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Did the replacement negative battery cable improve the stiff steering in the cold? Mine is bad when below zero. 

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TXGREEK

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Did the replacement negative battery cable improve the stiff steering in the cold? Mine is bad when below zero. 


Yes, mechanic first noticed something wrong when opening doors, or lights turning on that the inside dome lights dimmed. I’d ask your dealer to look into this, worked for me but then again I live in Texas which doesn’t really get that cold. Keep us updated


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I might just replace it myself. Less hassle. Any idea how involved it is? 

 

Is there a TSB for this? 

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I just had a service loaner Chevy 1500 LT for 4 days - a complete clone of my truck, down to the color. The steering felt significantly stiffer in the loaner vehicle. 
 
Is there any way to increase/decrease the stiffness of the power steering in this vehicle? I'd like it to be a bit stiffer - it feels a bit to easy to turn the wheel. 
 
My '15 Mustang and even my old '06 VW Jetta had a way to adjust this. The Mustang can be adjusted through the Driver steering wheel controls, and the old VW could be adjusted through a software change via the ODBII port. 
I took my truck in a couple of weeks ago to get some warranty work done before I hit 36k. I'm at 34k now. There was kind of a popping noise coming from my steering column at slow speeds like turning in a parking lot. It wasn't a loud noise but it had been going on for a couple of months. Dealer calls me later that day and says that my steering gear is out and needs to be replaced. Got the truck back and found out they ended up replacing the entire rack and pinion. Now my steering is noticeably stiffer and just feels better when driving. Heres a pic of the new rack. I didn't know racks required software, but I guess it does. Maybe there's a software update for your truck to make the steering stiffer?aef9bf805e61e699c5a2147aeca49d4b.jpg9c9606b3db2edb405971d96f6a60d7e7.jpg

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I had the exact same thing happen to me as soon as it got cold. 2018 CC, Z71 6.2

Dealer fixed it
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Dealer replaced my negative battery cable on my 17 6.2 Z71 about six months ago. Brought the truck in because 1 of the front parking sensors was acting crazy. Randomly going off. They said the battery cable was the problem. Haven't had a problem since.

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Dealer replaced my negative battery cable on my 17 6.2 Z71 about six months ago. Brought the truck in because 1 of the front parking sensors was acting crazy. Randomly going off. They said the battery cable was the problem. Haven't had a problem since.

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Our trucks are literally completely electrically run. You’d be surprised the crazy amount of service issues caused by cable connections


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