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2003 Chevrolet Impala steering problems

30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2003 Chevrolet Impala4% of all complaints for this model year.

30
Steering complaints
4%
share of all complaints
52,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On 3/21/2021 I was driving on the freeway for about 25 miles, when my 2003 chevy impala started making a whining noise and it continued to get worse with each turn. My husband soon realized it had to be the power steering fluid. So he put a bottle of power steering fluid in and after starting and…

    filed Mar 28, 2021

  • While driving the steering wheel locks up. It seems to be primarily when making a left turn. Sometimes it's completely locked and sometimes it is just very hard to turn. From research I have done I believe it may be the steering shaft causing the issue. This has nearly caused me to crash due to…

    filed Jan 21, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.