Power Steering Pump problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Traverse

I was driving in a neighborhood road and came to a stop sign. I proceeded to make a left turn and the power steering no longer worked. My Traverse had 54k. I took it to a local repair shop and they replaced the power steering pump, high pressure line, flushed the power steering system and had to replace the serpentine belt because fluid got all over the belt. I got the SUV back and it still wasn't right. The replacement pump was also bad.

Power steering pump connection issue. Pump kicks in and out cause steering wheel to suddenly stiffen. Can be very dangerous if in traffic. Some recall needs to take action to save lives on this serious matter. No recalls as of now I was on the highway when I felt a sudden stiffness in the steering wheel. Got off and checked the fluid. It was topped off and it was even harder to maneuver when vehicle is stationed.

With under 30,000 miles on our vehicle, we need a new power steering pump. The power steering will stop working a various times. All under the speed for 20 mph. This seems slightly harmless because of the lack of speed, but let me tell you the dangers. My husband seems to have no issues when the power steer pump stops working, but I have issues with it. When trying to park I have almost hit car parked beside me because I can not crank on the wheel hard enough. When trying to back out I almost side swiped cars parked next to me for the same reason. Today because I could not crank the steering wheel hard enough. This caused me to hit the cart coral at our local market. Researching what the issue could been, in many forums you see a constant flow of power steering pump issues in many of the Traverses with less than 30. 000 miles on them. This is such a safety issue and there should be a recall. There has to be an issue with the manufactured power steering pump.

The power steering pump appears to intermittently fail and causes very difficult turning situations. It is unpredictable to know when this will happen and there are times when the car is completely fine and drives beautifully and then there are times when it takes every effort to turn the wheel. This happened without warning and there was nothing on the dash board to signal that a system was failing. It primarily happens at speeds less than 25 mph.