The 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500, 2024 Chevy Tahoe, and 2024 Chevy Suburban are all included in a new service update from GM, referencing certain units of these models which may have incorrectly loose steering gear motor bolts and fasteners.
The 2024 Chevy Silverado, Chevy Tahoe and Chevy Suburban units affected by the issue are also marked as “Open” on their Investigate Vehicle History page, enabling service personnel to identify involved vehicles among customer units or dealer inventory, per Service Update number N242478260.
Once a potentially affected Chevy Silverado, Tahoe, or Suburban unit has been identified, GM instructs service personnel to inspect its steering gear assembly. If the steering gear motor bolts are revealed to be loose by the 20-minute inspection, the electric belt drive rack and pinion steering gear should be replaced.
After full replacement of the steering gear has been completed, the power steering control module of the affected Chevy Silverado (or other vehicle) needs to be reprogrammed to complete the fix. Only a small number of vehicles is believed to be affected by this issue, so the steering gear should not be ordered as shelf stock since the components are in limited supply. The exact number of units affected is unclear at this point.
Chevy Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe owners can get the fix carried out on their truck or SUV free of charge until the end of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty period. Repair of the Silverado takes about 1.5 hours while Suburban or Tahoe fixing requires 1.6 to 1.9 hours depending on the engine involved.
As a reminder, the 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 is motivated by four engine choices, including the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline TurboMax rated at 310 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, the naturally aspirated 5.3L V8 L84 gasoline engine developing 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine producing 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque, and the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax offering 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque. The Tahoe and Suburban offer the same V8 engines in addition to the 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel powerplant. Both the pickup and SUVs pair the GM 10-speed automatic transmission with the L84, L87 and LZ0 engines, while the L3B in the Silverado uses the GM eight-speed automatic.
All three models ride on the GM T1 platform. The Silverado is produced at the GM Fort Wayne plant in Indiana, the GM Silao plant in Mexico, and the GM Oshawa plant in Canada, while the Suburban and Tahoe are produced at the GM Arlington plant in Texas.
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As much as these vehicles cost, it shouldn’t have a lot of recalls like we see with all of these manufacturers. At least GM caught this though.
the more “extra stuff” they add, the more issues there will be.