I have a 09 SS and got a lil problem with the steering!. It has a rattle at the 12 o'clock pos. but when I turn to the left Or rt it will stop. So if anybody has had this prob what was the fix? Thank

 

it rattles going over rough roads? And if you turn the wheel slight left or right the noise goes away?

 

Yep like when I drive in to the drive way, in the yard, I've bumps in the road ect.

Damn auto correct

 

Steering column or intermediate steering shaft. Mine rattles as well just bought a new steering shaft but havent put it in yet. i got mine from g m p a r t s d ir e c t. c o m for around $100 shipped, but my other choices wouldve been Crateenginedepot.com. If it winds up being your steering column I saw quite a few on eBay for decent prices

 

more often then not it is either the steering motor and/or column.....there are plastic gears in the column, and the backlash between the gears will cause a rattle.

 

most of the time the intermediate shaft will make a "clunk" type noise when you turn the wheel.....most of the time you can get it to make noise even sitting still and turning the wheels.

 

And the steering shafts are also known to crap out quite frequently. The way I diagnosed my problem was I turned my car off jacked it up and turned the steering whelp back and forth. When under the car you can hear it originating right at the shaft can feel it to

 

Yea clunk is more of the steering shaft noise and rattle steering column but you never know people online are bad at describing sounds, that's why I mentioned both.

 

Yea, they do crap out a lot......I am a tech at a chevy place, and I've put a ton of those in also. One thing though, when you jack the vehicle up, you are taking all the load off the steering system.

 

Ok thanks I have a extended warranty too. just trying narrow it down so they don't try some bs. Oh and the sun roof is jacked up to so gonna try and see what I can get done.

 

Sunburst are you from Charlotte? Didn't we talk about tuning?

 

Yes but my car it's so bad I can feel it right there with the car jacked up, but that's with the person shaking the wheel violently. I was supposed to replace my steering shaft today but since it was such a nice day i thought I'd live with it another week and take my dog to the dog park for a few hours.

 

Yea, I am in Charlotte......and we did talk about tuning!!

 

Take your car to him!

 

Ok that's some of the things I was talking about fixing!

First

 

oh ok.....and what's wrong with the sunroof?

How many miles on your car?? You know which extended warranty you have?

 

I wish there was a Chevy by me that had a cobalt owning tech since 06, there is no better way to get better diagnostics and service. I'm jelly.

 

Like I was talking to you about the trans making noise too but got make sure the trans have a stock clutch tho bc I bought the car with parts already on it. Bc I know gm want replace the trans at all. Got do all that bf I can get the tune.

 

It has 77k on it.And the sun roof will click while opening and when I close it it will click a few times and then I will have to help push it shut, then when it shuts all the way the motor will still keep trying to run with the butten pressed. Still have the power tran warranty but the other is from the bank I have the car from but it suppose to cover everything too.