general problems of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro - part 1

While driving, the vehicle suddenly lost all electric power steering assist, making the steering extremely heavy and difficult to control. This occurred without warning and significantly increased the risk of a crash, especially at low speeds and during turns. The issue occurs intermittently and temporarily resolves after restarting the engine, which suggests an intermittent failure. The defect matches the description in gm’s active recall (gm recall n252497020 / NHTSA campaign 25v175000) for similar 2017 Chevrolet Camaro models, involving a faulty printed circuit board in the steering gear assembly. This failure has happened multiple times and creates an immediate safety hazard. I have not yet had the issue confirmed by a dealer because gm and the dealership are requiring me to pay a diagnostic fee, even though this is a known safety defect on similar vehicles. The steering system has not been inspected by the manufacturer at this time. A warning message stating “service power steering” sometimes appears after the failure, but not every time. No other warning signs were present before the loss of assist. This problem has occurred during normal driving conditions on public roads.

The vehicle randomly started giving me a service power steering system message. Just got into my vehicle and now the power steering system will not work.

Steering assist failure and is not included in the 2018 recall of other general motors vehicles. The failure is as described in the cars under the recall. Gm has no desire to cover this component failure. This is a serious safety issue as it still can be steered but with great effort and could result in a serious wreck. The car has 12,000 miles and garage kept. There are no check engine lights. The battery is good with a full charge. The engine temp is good. The car is currently at the gm dealership and I am being told that it will be my responsibility to pay for it.

I was driving and my steering all of a sudden got hard to do, my steering wheel was shaking, the steering was difficult to steer and it said on my dash, "electronic steering assist" I was going 60 mph and had to get my car off the road, as I slowed the car got harder to steer, I almost hit another car and ditched it. This is not the first time it's happened on my Camaro, it's happened at least a dozen times in the last 18 months. This is dangerous and I need this corrected! I don't trust it and I am going to hurt myself or someone if you don't fix this. There was a recall before but it did not correct this problem!.

Electronic steering assist. I was going down to road and all of a sudden my car was hard to steer and my steering wheel was shaking very hard. I carefully pulled it off the road before I lost control put it in park and shut it off. My steering wheel continued to shake and vibrate and it was also loud like the electronic part didn't shut off with the car. It continued to do this for about 10 minutes with the car off. I started it again and it seemed to be normal. I called the dealer they confirmed the electronic steering assist was an issue and it was recalled for this and the repairs were no good. They said it mlnever do it again but it also might but there was no fix! well my car's electronic steering assist has done this several times almost causing me to hit another car, ditch, mailbox and pedestrians. It's not safe, it happened again yesterday as a matter of fact, for over a year and I don't trust it! I'm afraid when I'm driving it. I put in a safety complaint more than once, I need this repaired correctly this time before I injured myself or someone else! thank you, I'll be looking forward to hearing from you! please help me, I love my Camaro!.

Cars power steering periodically goes out during ever drive you turn the car off and back on and it works for a little while and then does it again.

When driving down the street, I got a warning light and my power steering went out. This is a car with 18,000 miles on it and it should'nt have failed so quickly. When I researched the issue, gm has recall #n182182760 that states this is a known issue for the Camaro but for some reason my VIN is not included. This is a $3,000 repair I am being asked to pay for a known issue, can someone help? it is the power steering module.

While driving I experienced the wheel becoming more stiff unexpectedly while turning even slightly it would randomly get harder to turn. A power steering warning came on saying to be careful and right after the car started shaking really bad. Stop the car checked tires tie rods sway bar other steering components and nothing seemed abnormal. Was able to drive the rest of the way home but still had the random stiffness at the steering wheel.

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while attempting to reverse, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was diagnosed with steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v086000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

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.

Loss of power steering.

Hi, my steering wheel suddenly stopped working properly, when I press the brakes my steering wheel gets hard making it difficult to turn. It happened as I was driving home from work when I turn off the car it was sometimes drive normal but then after pressing the break the wheel will get hard. I seen there was a recall with the same description but my VIN number isn’t included could you please check into this!.

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 steering wheel was significantly difficult to steer. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road by using his physical strength to steer the steering wheel.   the contact stated that he 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.

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, there was a "power steering assist malfunction" warning message displayed and the steering wheel became very stiff and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently and would stop 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. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

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

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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph and accelerating to merge onto a highway, the power steering failed. The contact stopped the vehicle right on the roadway and had shifted the vehicle into park, turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the power steering had resumed working. The contact stated that she heard three beeps and a power steering warning instruction had illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering failures had become ongoing, but were intermittent. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, who determined that the power steering had a loose wire on the power steering wiring harness along with some corrosion and recommended that they be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,655.

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

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.

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 19v086. Gm recall 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.

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.

Tl 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.

Steering wheel locked up.

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering became inoperable. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road, turned off, restarted the vehicle, and the power steering functionality returned. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v086000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Upon driving the vehicle, service power steering would randomly flash on the dic multiple times throughout the journey (while slowing down, at a stop and accelerating). Loss of power steering has yet to happen, but seems very imminent. Upon VIN check, the vehicle is not a part of the recall and this seems to be an error.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. While driving 32 mph, the vehicle decelerated and lost power in the middle of the road. Also, the steering wheel seized and excessive force had to be used to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was driven to Chevrolet montebello (310 w whittier blvd, montebello, CA 90640, (323) 680-5933) where it was diagnosed that an oil change was needed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure later recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving a highway rate of speed the steering wheel had become tight in either direction. The vehicle had slowed down in heavy traffic and when needing to maneuver the steering wheel it had seized causing a fender bender to the rear of another vehicle (a truck). The contact and the other vehicle owner exchanged information however, an incident report was not filed by the police at the time of the failure. The contact had to maneuver the steering wheel with extreme difficulty, coasted the vehicle off the road, turned the vehicle off and back on. The vehicle was parked at the contacts residence due to the failure. A dealer was not contacted yet to diagnose the cause of the failure. As of June 15th, the contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v086000 (steering) after the failure was experienced related to the recall campaign. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Dyd.

Complete loss of power steering , recall was issued February 7th. I am experiencing this issue almost daily while my vehicle is in motion anywhere and there is still no remedy for this issue.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v086000 (steering). The contact stated that keyes Chevrolet (located at 5949 van nuys blvd, sherman oaks, CA 91401, (818) 254-8277) was contacted and exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Dealership is awaiting general motors answer on what to do but it's still listed for sale on websites.

After acceleration the steering will randomly pull left and or right. This requires an unexpected force to control causing a safety concern. This can happen at any time or weather but normally at the beginning of a drive. Ongoing issue.

I received notification that my 2017 Chevrolet Camaro has a recall for the power steering. The notification states the dealer will replace the power steering gear assembly; however, when I contacted the dealer to have the recall fixed they said no remedy is ready yet.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that the electric power steering indicator flashed and the steering wheel seized while driving at any rate of speed. The vehicle had to be turned off and restarted due to the failure. Beck masten Buick GMC (877-380-8433, located at 113000 fm 1960 w houston, TX 77065) was contacted, but could not remedy the failure. Valmark Chevrolet (725 I-35, new braunfels, TX 78130, (830) 261-4037) was also contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer failed to provide the part for NHTSA campaign number: 19v086000 (steering) since February 7, 2019. The vehicle was retained by both dealers and was unable to be driven. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Parts distribution disconnect.