2011 tahoe sloppy steering

[Blakeb]

We just bought a 2011 tahoe with 70k Miles. Tires are new but steering seems sloppy and loose and the truck seems to wander on the highway. Any ideas on what it could be?

 

[Rule Andrews]

We just bought a 2011 tahoe with 70k Miles. Tires are new but steering seems sloppy and loose and the truck seems to wander on the highway. Any ideas on what it could be?

Do you have and traction/abs lights on?

 

[Blakeb]

Do you have and traction/abs lights on?

No

 

[kbuskill]

Check tie rod ends and upper and lower ball joints.

 

[SLE2013]

Check your Swaybar Stabilizer link... it is known to brake with our trucks. lol... not very expensive either.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

The rack mount bushings are also a known issue. They're very soft, and fail often. IIRC, they're not available separately. One of the list members firmed up the feeling of the steering by wedging a spring spacer between the rack and frame. It was very interesting how much lateral movement it removed after the install.

 

[sergio perez]

Hey Guys, I'm new to the forum hoping I can get some help. i own a 08 Yukon hybrid 130k miles i started having issues with my traction control light flashing every time i turn while driving and losing power till my tires are straight. the traction control also flashes when in on the freeway my truck feels like its drifting side to side but the truck drives straight and steering wheel does not move. i have replaced the entire front end with the exception of the sway bar links and the rack and pinion due to being electronic steering and cost about $1000 and got it aligned after. if anybody can help or ran into this issue i would be truly thankful

 

[swathdiver]

Hey Guys, I'm new to the forum hoping I can get some help. i own a 08 Yukon hybrid 130k miles i started having issues with my traction control light flashing every time i turn while driving and losing power till my tires are straight. the traction control also flashes when in on the freeway my truck feels like its drifting side to side but the truck drives straight and steering wheel does not move. i have replaced the entire front end with the exception of the sway bar links and the rack and pinion due to being electronic steering and cost about $1000 and got it aligned after. if anybody can help or ran into this issue i would be truly thankful

Hubs!

 

[bnjalal]

Someone shared this somewhere here a while ago and I got them but I now need new tires and alignment/balance to verify if this changed anything or not, but the steering gap feeling did reduce significantly. Cant compare before or after, but they fit just right and was a cheap alternative for me than replacing the whole rack steering because of a missing mount

https://shop.febest.eu/arm-bushing-for-steering-gear-kit-cdab-ck1-kit.html

good luck

@Blakeb @CrashTestDummy

 

[CobraKing]

@bnjalal Did you replace those bushings yourself? How hard was it?