# Chevy Truck Steering Rattle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-truck-steering-rattle/5444>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** trucks, steering\
**Created:** [October 3, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-truck-steering-rattle/5444 "2007-10-03T21:06:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jamesbuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jamesbuck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jamesbuck)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-truck-steering-rattle/5444/1 "2007-10-03T21:06:16Z")

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I have driven two similarly aged chevy trucks ('04, '05) and both have a very sensitive steering feeling. Small bumps in the road, especially going around corners seem to rattle the steering wheel and even produce a knocking noise in time with the bumps. I find this strange since you figure a truck’s steering components to be heavier-built. Could the tie-rods be loose? For such new vehicles I would expect flawless performance.

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**Author:** ![grampy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@grampy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grampy)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-truck-steering-rattle/5444/2 "2007-10-03T21:23:53Z")

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Its the dreaded “half-shaft” steering shaft. Has been a known by GM for about 8 years. The only fix i know is to have the half-shaft knuckle re-greased. Call a GM service dealer and see if there is a permanent fix by now. And,yes,I’ve had it re-greased twice already on my’04,Sierra.

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**Author:** ![CharPA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CharPA](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharPA)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-truck-steering-rattle/5444/3 "2007-10-03T21:51:20Z")

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I had a 2000 Cavalier and the intermediate steering shaft was replaced at around 36K for similar issues. It started acting up again around 100K. Dealer said replacing was no longer possible - GM won’t sell the shaft unless it is damaged and has to be replaced. My car’s symptoms did not dictate replacement. They insisted the car was safe. They also said that re-lubricating would probably not help. Of course my car was several years older than yours.