2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering

The contact owned a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became stiff and then loosened. The steering started turning independently and was uncontrollable. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The power steering warning light and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who declined to repair it due to the vehicle having an active recall. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer who also declined to perform the recall repair because the vehicle had a salvage title. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

I own a 2016 Chevy Silverado 1500 with around 61,000 miles on it. I work from home at the moment so I do not put a lot of miles on the vehicle. I drove the vehicle last on July 5 2025 and it sat in our driveway until July 10 2025. I got into the truck and the dash read “service power steering drive with care” and the power steering would not work and it was very difficult to turn the wheel. I tried starting the truck again and the message still displayed and the loss of power steering became intermittent. The power steering would work briefly and then the steering would lock up become stiff again. I let the truck sit over night and came out the next day in the afternoon to see what it was doing. I started the truck and the message did not display I tried to drive it up and down the road to see if it would come back. I drove for about 5 minutes and parked it back in my driveway and the issue came right back. I’m afraid to drive it completely on any main roads for the fact it might come back while I’m driving and cause me to crash or worse.

Power steering suddenly quit at highway speed. Found a loose negative battery Pole. Tighten it. Then two weeks later it did the same thing at highway speed. No steering at all. Very dangerous at 70 mph on curved roads. Took it to chev dealer truck repair shop. Said the negative cable was bad and an electric motor in the steering housing had an electric short. Able to fix it at $2729!

I am experiencing intermittent lose of steering control and a stabilitrak light flashing on the dash.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle made a beeping sound and then intermittently experienced a loss of power steering assist. The Power Steering message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V586000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel became firm intermittently making it difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN provided was invalid.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 25-30 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The steering wheel was difficult to turn. The power steering fault message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the part to repair the vehicle was on backorder. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Driving down our road and the truck instantly lost power steering. Got home turned off the truck. Turned it backon and it worked. Each time I turn the vehicle off and turn it on the power steering works for a very brief time and then stops.

I was traveling 30 to 35 miles a hour down about a 4 degree incline with a slight corner at the bottom when my power steering quit on me,no vehicles were coming my way, i stopped the truck and i was in the oncoming, i had to put alot of muscle just to get back in my lane, when i got the truck home i let it sit for a little while, got back in and it was working, i started to take it for a drive and the power steering quit,so i parked it and tried to drive it again and the same as before the power steering quit,so i cannot safely drive it now. I was not in an accident but was able to get it home.

Loss of power steering. For no reason and no pattern the power steering goes out. A warning message comes up in the driver info screen saying warning loss of power steering. When it happens it does not come back on until you shut the truck off, open and close the driver door to completely shut the truck off. It takes different lengths of time for it to begin working again. It goes away for a week to a couple of months. It happens under all driving conditions including highway, city, and country driving. Very dangerous because you can barely steer the vehicle. GM needs to stand up and take care of this problem. Others have reported this also.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, requiring extra effort while turning the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle then stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact shifted into park(P), removed the key from the ignition, and then reinserted the key and was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact stated that the failure had been intermittent but recently became constant. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V586000 (Steering). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,900.

MY SERVICE POWER STEERING ALERT CAME UP ON MY DIC AND LOST POWER STEERING. WHEN I GOT HOME I SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED 10 MINUTES AND STARTED VEHICLE UP AND MESSAGE WAS GONE AND I HAD POWER STEERING. DROVE TO WORK NEXT DAY AND WAS OK. JUST BEFORE I ARRIVED HOME, I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE AND NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. SAME SCENARIO AS BEFORE, LET VEHICLE SIT AND RESTART AND EVERYTHING WORKING. I DROVE FOR 4 DAYS AND ON THE 5TH DAY IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAD TAKEN IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT THE TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM, IT WAS NOT WORKING. THEY SAID THAT THE MODULE 'MAY' BE BAD OR POSSIBLY THE STEERING RACK IS BAD. ALL CODES WERE COMMUNICATION ERRORS. WHEN I GOT VEHICLE HOME, I CHECKED FOR ANY LOOSE WIRES UNDER DASH AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I TOLD THEM THAT I KNOW PRIOR YEAR TRUCKS HAD THIS ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THIS AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AT MY COST OF 2600.00 THAT THE VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND THINGS GO BAD. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS HIGHWAY MILES AND THAT SHOULDN'T MATTER.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph, the message "power steering fault drive careful" suddenly displayed and the steering wheel became firm and was more difficult to turn in either direction. After restarting the vehicle, the failure was remedied but recurred moments later. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer who diagnosed that the steering rack was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEEL LOCKED UP AND STEERING ASSIST QUIIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 119 IN CHARLESTON, WV DOING 40 MPH CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT ALMOST HIT A SEMI-TRUCK HEAD ON. POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL KEEP WORKING AND STOPPING, I TOOK VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO WALKER CHEVY IN NITRO, WV.

WHEN USUALLY DOING THREE POINT TURN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MY RADIO GOES OUT AIR CONDITIONING EVERYTHING AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK ON I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A VOLTAGE DROP TO THE STEERING I SEE A LOT OF RECALLS ON IT AND MINES DOING THE SAME THING AND ALSO THE STABLE TRACK COMES ON AND TRAILER SYSTEM MORNING COMES ON HAS NOT EVER DONE ANYTHING WHEN DRIVING USUALLY WHEN PARKING

SERVICE POWER STEERING CAME ON, CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO CONTROL WITH ZERO STEERING ASSIST. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE CARS TURNING AT LOW SPEED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE CODE C056D BUT IS TAKING ZERO RESPONSIBILITY CHARGING OUTRAGEOUS PRICES FOR AN ELECTRICAL UNIT THAT HAS FAILED IN LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2016 SILVERADO STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ALL OF THE POWER IN MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M TURNING BUT I CANNOT MOVE THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A HEAD COLLISION THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF IT. NOT TO MENTION THAT NOT ONE CHEVROLET MECHANIC OR AUTO DEALER KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT OR EVEN ACTS LIKE THEY CARE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED IN OLDER MODEL SILVERADO'S AND 2016 SILVERADOS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOW THEIR IS DOCUMENTATION. *TR

NHTSA RECALL 17V-414 AND GM RECALL 17276 ARE FOR THE 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO VEHICLES. I HAVE A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE REFERENCE RECALLS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2016 MODEL YEAR. 2016 MODEL YEAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND WOULD TURN ON HIS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEIR CHEVROLET BUICK (GMC,1507 S MAIN ST, RED BUD, IL 62278) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE UPDATE DID NOT WORK AND THE DEALER HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE STEERING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OF THE UNKNOWN TSB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY CORRECTED THE ISSUE OF THE UNKNOWN BULLETIN AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING LOST TEMPORARILY, LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF FAST AND VEHICLE DASH WENT BLACK AND TRUCK DIED WHILE TURNING CAUSING ME TO HIT A CAR. MOVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH

SILVERARDO 2016 1500 PICK UP TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING. TRUCK IS IN FINE OPERATING CONDITION, THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR STEERING FOR THIS YEAR. WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY EXIT. PULLED OVER. I WENT OUT TO GET THE TRUCK LOOKED FOR ANY ISSUES. RESTARTED TRUCK POWER STEERING WORKED THEN FAILED AGAIN AFTER 5 MINUTES. DROVE THE TRUCK TO A PARKING LOT. RESTARTED TRUCK AND POWER STEERING WORKS. WHILE SOME PERSONS MAY BE ABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK TO A SAFE SPOT, IT IS DIFFICULT AND TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HOW DO I SAFELY LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR? I AM WORRIED THAT THIS PREVIOUS DEFECT/ISSUE WAS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET. THANK YOU

WARNING ALARM GOES OFF AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT HAPPENS WITH VECHILE IN MOTION

INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING, AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. A MESSAGE POPS UP AND SAYS, SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN THE FIRST TIME I USE IT ON ANY GIVEN DAY. BUT OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE THEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING IN PLACE WERE LOOSE. AT TIMES, WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE MAROONE CHEVROLET (230 N ACADEMY BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909, (719) 888-5393), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,279.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB HOWARD CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 13130 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114, (405) 748-7700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLER ARM AND STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. *LN*JB