What is wrong with the steering on some of the 2016 Chevy Silverado 2500HDs?

Lots of play in steering took to dealer where I bought truck new 2500 gmc Denali 2016..they done the loctite thing..don’t know if this will work but wat I been hearing it won’t..driving good so far..we will see..

33,000 miles, 2500 HD Chevy, just seemed to get loose to the left all of a sudden. Has about 2" of play just to the left.

I took my truck in for warranty issues concerning the exhaust fluid system. While t was there they called me and said the steering box needed to be replaced when I asked the cost they said $5,000.00. Since I run a shop I know that it does not cost anywhere near that amount to which the service advisor responded that is what GM charges.

Here is a update from PA:
Wow, GM's is absolutely got a nightmare designed.
The massive box is a junker!
The new box, a gm box I installed, turn key parts, fluid etc, is warranted for 2 years unlimited mileage.
Has has 7k miles on it, since installation, seems to still be tight.
Turn key usd $2,800.
Good Luck.

p.s.
GM told me to keep my receipts as some day they might be forced to refund in full.

I have a 2015 that did same thing.

Send a complaint to the National Hiway Safety transportation. If there are enough complaints they will force GM to do a recall to fix this permanently

This has just happened to me this past week... All of a sudden I all but lost steering. It came apart inside. And put the truck in the median . They installed a new box

I suggest that you report the incident to the national hi way safety transportation office. I did. Maybe if enough complaints come in they will force a recall.

2016 2500 Silverado have very sloppy steering 3 to 4 inch’s to make corrections in vehicle travel 48000 miles on truck

We also have a 2016 with 14000 actual miles, 3500 GMC Denali. Had the vehicle to dealership with 2000 miles and they said it was in specs. Now that it is out of warranty they told me I on my own..Just the continue huckster from GM. I'm trading it off for a new Ford Heavy Duty and to see how they do. I have been driving GM diesels since 2002 and am tired of them.

I have had three fords. the first one a 1996 no problems. 2005, low miles under 50,000, had it in the shop 35 times for oil leaks, sued ford and won.I then got a 2008 engine did not hold compression, less than 30,00 miles.All were diesel motors. So I guess each to his own.

2016 Chevy HD 2500 Duramax 50,000 miles bad steering box per.dealership 2,700 $ to fix these trucks are used to pull heavy trailers etc. at least mine is Very dangerous situation with sloppy steering I hope GM will get out a recall not everyone has 2700$ to fix this problem . Or will it take 60ft of truck and trailer losing control on busy highway on holiday weekend and a class action to do something come on Gm do what’s right

2016 Chevy HD 2500 Duramax 20,000 miles bad steering box, $2,000 to fix. I am hoping this will be a one time problem. I have been driving for 45 years and have never had a steering box issue.

2016 2500 hd steering is loose and shaky

I also purchased a new 2016 Chevy 2500 Duramax and returned tot the dealer within 500 miles. And asked for the alignment to be checked the end result I was told it was the contour of the road that’s why it felt different. I had a 2015 Chevy Silverado and never had issues with the contour of the road. I last week had tires put on and the dealer said he couldn’t do the alignment because the steering box and Pittman arm needed to be replaced. @ 41,000 miles I have had i3 alignments so far and no fix and no recalls.

I have a 2016 2500HD Duramax Silverado 4x4 with 57K miles on it. Bought it with 43K 2 years ago. I have the same issue as what everyone else is having. I have too much play in the steering. Never had any leaks but took it to GM 3 times, all of which they said it was within GM specs. Since I love my truck, I opted to replace everything myself until I found the problem since GM wouldn't do anything about the excess play. I have replaced the steering box with a redhead box (almost $1000), new pitman arm, new idler arm, new moog inner and outer tie rods, tie rod sleeves, installed a BDS steering stabilizer, new bilstein shocks, installed the Cognito PISK system, checked the intermediate and other steering shaft joints for wear and found none, and had it aligned 3 separate times. Remember, only 57K miles on it. It is no better than it was when I bought it. I am at a loss for words at this point. All that is left for me to replace is UCA's that I can think of. If anyone has had any luck getting this issue corrected, any advice would be appreciated.

Are there any updates to this? I have a 2016 2500 Duramax 4x4. At 39,000 miles I got bizarre wheel shimmy at 40mph or so. The alignment is perfect and all the front end parts are tight other than the box. Now I’m at 40,000 miles and if I hit a small bump at 40 the wheels start shaking violently. I’ve checked the tires. At other faster or slower speeds the truck tracks perfectly. I have a 2” rough country kit (upper control arms, keys and drop shims) running 255/80/17. I’ve had this setup for 2 years and 20k miles with no issues till now. I do have 2-3” of slop in the wheel at any speed. I’m not going to pay $2800 for a maybe fix when I’m 4K out of warranty. I’d rather trade the truck in.

I’m too having the steering wander and in some cases almost causing a serious accident. Reported to GMC so will be taking it to the dealer here in Canada soon. 2016 2500HD 36,000 miles approximately.

I'm having the same problem with my 2016 Duramax and it only has 51,000 on it. We all need to get together and either hire an attorney for a small action lawsuit or have Chevy recall and fix the problem.