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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,584 miles

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2017 Chevrolet Camaro steering problems

steering problem

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2017 Chevrolet Camaro Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #40

Jul 012023

Camaro

  • 112,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, there was a "power steering assist malfunction" message displayed and the steering wheel became very stiff and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently and stopped within seconds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a loss of power steering assist. The independent mechanic notified the contact of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering). The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

- Manvel, TX, USA

problem #39

Apr 142024

Camaro

  • miles
When I was driving my steering wheel started shaking I could hear a noise and it was harder to steer. On my dash it showed Drive careful Steering Power Steering assistance system I pulled the car over and turned it off but I could hear the electrical system in the power steering did not shut down and my steering wheel was still shaking. About 45 seconds later it shut down. I went out to my car the following day and started it and the power steering was fine, there was no more shaking or noise in the electrical part of my steering assistance. It was fine. But it doesn't seem safe to me at all. The recall on it was fixed but it seems there is still an issue with this and it could cause someone to get into an accident and hurt or kill someone.

- Silver Springs, FL, USA

problem #38

Dec 152023

Camaro

  • miles
Loss of power steering

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #37

Jul 012023

Camaro

  • 71,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, a message indicating that the electronic power steering needed to be serviced was displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the vehicle was significantly difficult to steer. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road by using physical strength to steer the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering wheel responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #36

Jun 212023

Camaro

  • 17,300 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel stiffened, and it became difficult to steer the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,300.

- Long Beach, MS, USA

problem #35

May 302023

Camaro

  • miles
The part that failed is the power steering rack Yes it is available for inspection The part failed while I were driving Yes I report it to the dealer an were told they had a recall on this part but were expired in 2021 on the 2017 camaro I took my car to the dealer they wanted to charge me 2600 hundred to change the part I have 37890 miles on this camaro No one drives this car but me This is dangerous driving then your steering goes out So I'm reporting this problem NHTSA please look in to it I'm quite sure I'm not the only owner that's going through this

- Greensburg, LA, USA

problem #34

Jan 112023

Camaro

  • 59,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The power steering service now and drive with care message was displayed after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

- Rockwall, TX, USA

problem #33

May 142022

Camaro

  • 21,655 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and accelerating to merge onto the highway, the power steering failed. The contact stopped the vehicle, shifted the vehicle into park(P), and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact stated heard three beeps and a power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering failure was ongoing however, the failure was only intermittent. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, who determined that the power steering had a loosened wire on the power steering wiring harness along with some corrosion. The dealer recommended parts be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,655.

- Lowell, MA, USA

problem #32

Aug 042022

Camaro

  • miles
2017 Cameo have a recall with the -??Power Steering Gear Assembly-?? recall number N182182760. The dealership Courtesy Chevrolet 1233 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85014

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #31

Mar 162022

Camaro

  • miles
My Steering system failed while I was goin around a curve which caused me to run someone of the road which I had to pay for the damage to their car, and caused me to hit a mailbox, I had it towed to a mechanic shop which the mechanic told me about recalls on the Camaros and stated that steering failure was one of them. Police came and I explained and showed them how my steering failed, It wasn-??t any warning lights until after the incident happened.

- Macon, MS, USA

problem #30

Mar 172022

Camaro

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Was driving down the road and steering just went away, I also hit a mailbox

- Macon, MS, USA

problem #29

Jul 272002

Camaro

  • miles
Complete loss of electronic power steering going around a corner with no audio or visual warning, or any information in the electronic control unit for the power steering system. This happened at corner of my house at less than 30 miles an hour causing my vehicle to hit the curb the left front wheel broke off went into the body and caused the unibody damage which totaled the car. I have surveillance video of the incident

- West Chester, PA, USA

problem #28

Aug 212021

Camaro

  • miles
In the middle of driving, power steering shut off and a notification saying "Service Power Steering" popped up on the dashboard. There were no signs/issues/warnings prior to this happening. Restarting the car didn't fix the issue so the car was taken to the dealer to diagnose the issue, which turned out to be a faulty power steering gear. This exact piece was replaced in Aug 2019 under a recall (NHTSA campaign id: 19V086. GM recall id: N182182760). I believe the recall does not address the issue or I was given a faulty piece. The dealer replaced the part but at my expense. GM could not give me a reason for why I should be held responsible for a faulty piece even though they stated that the part that needed to be replace is a sealed part and the fault was an internal fault/short. I had no control over damaging the part and the dangers of sudden loss of power steering put me, my passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians at risk. Power was lost in the middle of a rain storm and I needed to drive over an hour with no power steering just to get back home. The difficulty to turn with no power steering was so difficult that I couldn't even parallel park/pull over in a safe manner. I understand parts fail but GM should be held accountable for the faulty parts or properly address the recall from years ago because the "solution" clearly didn't fix the problem.

- Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

problem #27

Jun 162021

Camaro

  • miles
Steering torque sensor failed when trying to turn into driveway and was put at risk of being rear-ended by not being able to get off of roadway (will only turn so far and no further). It is documented on the internet several times (Camaros, Corvettes & Cadillacs) and when you restart vehicle it resets for anywhere from 5 secs. to 5 min. My vehicle has approximately 21,500 miles on it and should not have this kind of defect. There is a message that comes on when it happens that says power assist disabled. There is no advance warning of occurrence. Dealer wants $1,886.82 to fix.

- Edenton, NC, USA

problem #26

Mar 272021

Camaro

  • 15,000 miles
Started my car started to pull out of the parking lot into a highway lost power steering assist and had to turn steering wheel with a lot of effort and avoided a collision. Pulled over to side of road shut off and restarted still no power steering. Pulled two codes and drove home 75 miles with no electric power assist. Took car to Chevrolet gave them codes and they did not tell me of any recall, although many Camaros have been recalled for exact problem. I am a master ase technician. This was a dangerous situation if it's not in the recall it should be. The car is at parkway Chevrolet in tomball tx. Codes C056D, C047A

- Magnolia, TX, USA

problem #25

Dec 152020

Camaro

  • 49,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while reversing out of his driveway, the power steering failed with the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ron craft Chevrolet (4114 interstate 10 E, baytown, tx 77521, (888) 304-9114) where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering gear box failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 19V086000 (steering) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

- Baytown, TX, USA

problem #24

Sep 302020

Camaro

  • 114,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while her son was driving, the vehicle loss power steering assist without warning. The vehicle was towed to the bomnin Chevrolet dadeland dealer located at 8455 S dixie hwy, miami, fl 33143, where the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19V086000 (steering). The contact was informed that the vehicle repaired the one-time free repair and was not subjected to a second free repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #23

Aug 202020

Camaro

  • miles
Steering wheel locked

- Pittsburg, CA, USA

problem #22

Jun 292020

Camaro

  • 27,280 miles
Steering wheel torque sensor failed open causing loss of power steering. Error code C0545. There is an active GM factory recall for power steering failure, recall number: N182182760 and NHTSA campaign number: 19V086000. Unfortunately, my VIN was not part of that recall. Power steering failure occurred at 27,280 miles on vehicle. My vehicle is a 2017 Chevy Camaro ss convertible. The failure occurred while sitting at a stop light on naval station Norfolk in Norfolk va. A message flashed on the console reading service power steering, drive with care. At that point steering the car at low speed required significant amount of force to turn the steering wheel. Fortunately, the failure did not occur while the car was in motion or on an on/off ramp or in traffic as it could have caused an accident.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #21

Mar 182020

Camaro

  • 55,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle loss power steering assist with the service power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the johnny londoff Chevrolet located at 1375 dunn road, St, louis, mo, (314)-227-9430, where it was stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

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