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2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet

Power steering cuts out or goes heavy

  • 51owner reports
  • 24,155median miles
  • 0involved a crash

Newest report Aug 28, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026

72 of the 722 complaints on this car are about the steering system. 51 of those describe power steering loss.

Tick what matches of 51 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the EPS motor or module (6 reports) and the steering rack (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the steering system covers the 2020 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 4,100 and 48,000 miles, from the 26 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Without warning (no warning lights or previous mechanical indications) the power steering failed making it extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel. Fortunately this happened while I was parking and not on the highway. The truck had approximately 48,000 miles on it at the time. (8/30/25) Repairs required replacing the rack and pinion steering and a heavily corroded "grounding strap". Repair cost was appx $3500”

Filed Oct 22, 2025 · 48,000 miles

“Lost power steering in the middle of a corner..Almost but me into pole ..No warning..later on warning came on.Truck has 32000 miles on it”

Filed Jul 29, 2025 · 32,000 miles

“Lost power steering! Almost impossible to make any turns. The dash has ESC fault and power steering fault. Says drive careful! How can I drive careful if I can't turn the truck? Only 79k miles! GM must recall their bad design and replace it with a design that is proven not to fail!”

Filed Jun 18, 2025 · 79,000 miles

“I keep getting battery saver activated. I go to start my truck and it will not start. On dash says battery saver activated. I have had in the dealer 4 times and it keep happening. I also have had the power steering go out while driving. This has only happened once and after a couple hours it started working again but seems very dangerous.”

Filed Nov 21, 2022

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 51 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.

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