Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse

The rack and pinion seals are leaking badly. The cost to tepair is very expensive. My mechanic says it should be a recall.

While the vehicle was in motion. A high pitched squealing noise came from under the hood when turning. The power steering pump had the proper amount of fluid and the the noise got louder. The rack and pinion had total failure while traveling at 55 miles per hour on the highway at around 70,000 miles. We had the pump replaced once before at around 40,000 miles. On the 2nd replacement, the dealer changed the pump number to the �upgraded part� they also said, �gm knows about the faulty pumps and are replacing them with this newer part. � the dealer reported to us that the pump needed replaced because if it wasn�t, the pump would go out due to the damage it sustained. So, we did that with the recommendation from gm as well in a phone call.

A 2012 Traverse in pristine condition that has up to date maintenance through the dealer with only 41,000 miles, now needs replacement of steering rack and pinion as well as pressure hose.

Our 2012 Traverse with ~57,000 miles on it had a power steering pump and rack and pinion failure. The vehicle became hard to turn and the two components needed to be replaced. I am told there is a recall on some of the model/years for this issue but not ours. I would like gm to investigate and include our year/model in the recall as well.

63,000 miles power steering rack and pinion replaced as had leak. Was told by chevy dealer this would be $1700 to repair. Went to local auto shop and had replaced for $1300. 2wks later the power steering pump failed while driving with difficulty to steer. Local auto shop referred us to chevy dealer as this is a known issue with this vehicle and suggested we ask for financial assistance. Contacted chevy dealer was told power steering up would be $1300 to repair, requested financial assistance being this a known issue. Chevrolet customer service filed claim, was only able to get 10% off cost of replacement of power steering pump at chevy dealer. Chevy dealer declined my request to contact the district rep concerning this matter and also chevy customer service said this is all they could do for us. Considering the chevy Traverse made 2011 are part of a steering recall, I would like Chevrolet to add the 2012 model to this recall for safety reasons and all the complaints of this issue with this year model noted on the internet. I was driving in the vehicle with my grandmother who turned 94 yrs old that same day. I have 3 young children under 5years old who had driven in this vehicle. My concern is that Chevrolet is waiting for a catastrophic event with this safety issue before they recall the steering issues for 2012 chevy Traverse.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. While having the vehicle serviced, the technician stated that the power steering pump and rack and pinion failed and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

Hard to steer at lower speed (when parking or coming out of parking, when turning) in one occasion I did hit another vehicle wile turning to my right, luckily there were not serious damages and no injuries to any of the parties involved. I can barely turn at lower speed, I have taken my vehicle to the dealership and they are telling me that the power steering pump needs to be replaced and the rack and pinion as well. Cannot afford over $3,000. 00 in repair costs. I did a little bit of research and found out that there are hundreds of chevy owners with similar problems.