2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 steering problems
56 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The vehicle was being driven in a parking lot, fortunately, when there was a loud snapping noise that resulted in the total loss of steering control. The vehicle was moving at about 5 MPH at time of the incident. 10 minutes prior, it was being driven on the Freeway at 60 to 65 MPH. In the parking…”
filed Jun 20, 2023
“2003 CHEVROLET Silverado1500 HD have power hydro brake liitle leaking when driving so loud same time steering to turning so loud and very hard apply brake step on brake so loud try to stop not easy scary and parked at home right now, i beleive fact recall now because your repoert said that "found…”
filed May 17, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Silverado 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Silverado 1500 | 3 | 5% |
| 2025 Silverado 1500 | 4 | 5% |
| 2024 Silverado 1500 | 8 | 3% |
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 7 | 2% |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 40 | 5% |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 71 | 10% |
| 2019 Silverado 1500 | 74 | 7% |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 41 | 8% |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 58 | 8% |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 109 | 14% |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 157 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.