@NMRH258
I'm surprised four-wheel steering hasn't made a comeback in modern pickup trucks, considering people seem more than willing to take out a loan of six figures to buy a Denali, High Country, Limited Longhorn, or King Ranch nowadays.
@4by_yotaguy373
Former GM Tech here. I worked at Chevy all through the 2000s. Our dealership rarely sold any Quadrasteers. And the few they did sell kept coming back in the beginning with rear tire wear problems. Also SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. But the customers that had them, thoroughly loved them. Especially for towing. I've been a drivability tech for over 20 yrs and many of the times when I see these Quadrasteer vehicles over the years, they've had the rear steer locked out and sys disabled for years, due to interoperability. Even the GM dealerships are unable to get parts to repair these. The last Quadrasteer diff that came in needing rebuid at my shop was in 2021. We had to send it out to a specialty shop. Ended up costing cust around $5k just for rear axle overhaul. 😮 But his rear steer was functional again and he loved it.
@jonjacob1962
My mom, a tiny, 5' 4" woman, has an 05 Silverado 1500HD quad cab with quadrasteer. She LOVES it...
@josephrodwell6643
I am the proud owner of a 2003 Silverado Quadrasteer. I bought NEW. DEALER ORDERED. Still have it 277,000 LIKE A ROCK
@ManofLowMoralFiber
The commercial of them backing it around the corner of the barn was one of the best commercials I've ever seen.
@afranca1825
Man, coming from a GM/ Delphi family this takes me back to when days were better.
@Joelontugs
I still remember seeing that commercial as a kid and thinking it was so cool
@desertfox2020
I never comment on yt videos but I have to chime in here. I've always been a Suburban 2500 fan and I had one from 2015-2021, but I wanted a quadrasteer since I saw the commercials in 2003 and this year I finally got one. Apologies for a wall of text but I think this info may help someone. I've owned it now for 8 months and put a lot of miles on it, after doing tons of research before and after buying it. I'll start by saying that wear items like tie rods are available from many places. Ball joints are made in small batches and they are expensive but you can get them, and I've seen some trucks that had gone 360k+ miles on the originals (and yes the entire 4WS still worked!) The sensor and many other unavailable parts are being made by a small company called gooodsystems, note the extra "O". He engineered a new sensor which should last longer than the original, even if it gets wet because it's sealed. He sells everything you'd need to keep one of these working. A few points to counter the people saying it's not reliable - it absolutely is, so long as you maintain it, do NOT SUBMERGE THE AXLE, and leave it turned on. Leaving it in 2wd mode or letting the truck sit for a long time can let the centering spring seize. Launching a boat can submerge the axle and ruin the position sensor or corrode other electronics and this seems to be the biggest source of people who say it's unreliable. Very few owners actually have failures if they did not do this to theirs. You need to inspect the tie rod boots and make sure they stay sealed for the same reason. The gear oil in the differential needs to be changed more often than many are comfortable with, around 15k miles- but it's easy, and not doing it can cause the limited slip (not a G80) to have problems and it will chirp the tires when you turn sharply, or stop locking up when it should. It takes a special gear oil that was also used in some corvettes but amsoil has an oil with additive that people like to use now. I've seen no evidence that the system is harder on tires than a normal vehicle. Mine had evenly worn tires with a lot of miles on them when I bought it. I'm a couple thousand miles into a new set without issue so far. For the driving experience, the tight turning has to be felt to be truly appreciated. I have barely driven my 2018 Sierra Denali since I got this Suburban because I enjoy the 4WS so much. I haven't towed yet, so I can't verify anything about that experience. But I can fit in places no other full size trucks can, easily. Parking garages, tight drive thrus, pulling U turns in narrow spaces. It feels more stable at high speeds, 75-80+, than my old one without QS was (same year, 2005) The handling is a little wonky and takes getting used to in the transition zone between 40 and 50 mph where it's either slightly steering or not steering at all. Taking wide sweeping highway curves at high speed makes it sort of slide around the corners. Your front end will start to point towards the right side of the lane as you turn tighter with all 4 wheels trying to crab walk. I think the Suburbans/Yukons especially look good with the extra marker lights. I fully believe the only thing that kept these from being bought was expense and ineffective marketing. If they had cost a reasonable amount, and every dealership had one available to test drive and got every new truck buyer to try it out, I think they'd have become ubiquitous. Mine was special ordered in 05, and I'm the 2nd owner. I will be its last owner. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
@toadsage
My ex's grandpa had a GMC with this quad steer. He babied that truck to death
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe
If they made these with the diesels, it would have KILLED
@ToastedWhiskers
I've owned an 2002 Sierra Denali Quadrasteer since 2018. Hands down one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. The quadrasteer system works flawlessly I never turn it off. 6.0 liter V8 pulls anything like it isn't even there, one of the few downsides is poor fuel economy you're lucky to get 15mpg. It's sitting at 190000 miles roughly, still chugging along happily
@TheBurcham1
you cut the best part of the cow commercial, the cows jaw dropping and hay falling out
@A2Bproductions1
I owned a 04 sierra Denali with this system it was absolutely amazing for towing and parking , you could select on the dash how you wanted the rear to turn. You could back a 30ft trailer up no problem
@DesignTandrup
My dad worked for GM during that period. It was a feature ahead of its time. I remember driving a demo and it was pretty awesome. What killed it was the price for the option. I believe it was 3000 -3500$ USD which was a lot on top of the MSRP at that time. Now it’s a regular feature in most EV SUVs from GM, Tesla, etc. Even most Porsche and Range Rovers can be optioned that way. GM often overlooked as an innovator.
@siskiyouwoodsman4279
I bought a new 2003 black Silverado extended cab Quadsteer and still drive it to this day. I love it and have run it in 4 wheel steer its entire life only opting out in a few off roar situations. Aside from being able to make a u-turn on a rural street, it’s phenomenal on winding mountain freeway driving which is what we have where I live in Siskiyou Co. I also get far less tire wear due to not scrubbing the rear tires during tight turns at freeway speeds. The other fun bonus is, that being black and having the marker lights on the cab roof, quite often when merging onto the freeway behind an eighteen wheeler that is traveling well over the speed limit, they mistake me for the CHP and are immediately get on their jake break😂 Lastly, I’ve had zero issues with the Quadsteer or anything else. To me it’s a collectors item now and I will keep it forever…I’m old so my forever may be different than yours⏳
@whatoddsautos7327
Had an used 03 Denali QS for over 5 years until rust finished destroying it. Saw a pristine one on the way to work the other day. Still miss it.
@austinsmith6714
I own one with 275,000 miles. The good thing about parts being hard to find is that you almost never need them. My 4ws still works and is original from 2003.
@neo-senpai5550
Just bought a 03 crew cab quadrasteer, i am absolutely in love with this truck.
@GravyLegg
It failed because it was a $7000 upgrade. I have a 2004 sierra denali quadrasteer and its awesome!
@NewDesignVinylGraphics