2010 Chevrolet Traverse Steering Problems
- 314
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 314 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 116 records
- steering pump · 29 records
- steering wheel · 26 records
- hard turn · 13 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
- steering rack · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 149 |
| 30–60k mi | 94 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Steering wheel will become very stiff or freeze up when making a turn. This has happened many, many times creating a very dangerous situation. This type of problem should not occur this quickly, if ever. *tr
ODI 10495995
Steering
At low speed i was unable to steer clear of an obstacle because the steering wheel became very difficult to turn, almost to the point of locking. I had to force the steering wheel with both hands to have it move at all. The lockup caused loss of steering and i struck another object. The problem comes and goes and now is becoming more and more prevalent. Doesn't seem to be any consistent pattern, hot, cold, short…
Crash reported
ODI 10511555
Steering
Vehicle loses power steering assist at low vehicle and engine speed, such as pulling into parking space or driveway. Occurs infrequently and without warning. Local dealer looked at it and cannot replicate problem. Is safety issue as an unsuspecting driver could lose control and hit another vehicle or person. *tt
ODI 10462576
Steering
When my 2010 chevy traverse was approximately 2 years old, became increasing difficult to steer. Took to chevy dealer was told that it was known issue and that chevy said to replace power steering fluid. After that was completed, it was still hard to steer, dealer said to wait a few weeks to work it in! Became worse and worse. Power steering just not working. Difficult to park vehicle and dangerous as if you need to…
ODI 10615729
Steering
When you try to steer the automobile it becomes no power steering.........impossible to turn the wheel at all........you must stop & keep trying to turn it......& sometimes you cannot turn when your moving....i am scared when it stops that i will hit someone head on.....very dangerous......my dealership is trying to charge me $1700 to repair what is gmc's faulty equipment....this is a detriment to anyone driving…
ODI 10577499
Service Brakes · Steering · Wheels
I purchased this vehicle as a gm certified used vehicle in late december 2010. Nov26'11 @ 37,395 miles the front brake pads were replaced and the front brake rotors were resurfaced. In may 2012, i was rear ended at stop light and a couple of days later, i started experiencing shaking when applying the brakes and was told it was a maintenance issue when taken in for repair. Jun15'12 the front brake rotors were…
ODI 10511979
Steering
Lost power steering, took vehicle to dealer for repair but to this day it is still occurring this problem is so dangerous that i can't see how gm wouldn't recall to repair so i've been waiting because of the expense associated. It's just a matter of time before someone is killed from this nationwide problem. *tr
ODI 10639275
Steering
Whining noise when turning steering wheel. Has been in shop 4 times. With same problem. *tr
ODI 10567573
Steering
The power steering goes out all the time when car is moving slowly. *tr
ODI 10629693
Steering
There was a small amount of leakage on garage floor. Then the stearing at slow speeds had become very hard to turn. *tr
ODI 10514122
Steering
My truck kept making clicking noises and the power steering kept feeling stiff. It continuously made noise when turning the wheels. *tr
ODI 10550594
Steering
Vehicle has always had a rubbing noise coming from the steering column. I have complained multiple times over the 4 years that i have owned the vehicle. Dealer has made minor adjustments to the base of the column and also changed the steering gear. The problem has come back with increasing effort to steer the car. Now the dealership states the car is not under warranty and 12 months have elapsed since the…
ODI 10618333
Steering
When turning from left to right steering became difficult and the rack and pinion was making a roaring sound. Sales auto cherv dealer fix the problem. I am concern that the rack and pinion might start leaking and cause me to have an accident. This should be a major concern of general motors. After reading the incident reports, this must be happening to all of the traverses. Some owners have no clue. After three…
ODI 10526043
Engine · Steering
I purchased our 2010 traverse new in september of 2009. We have experienced the power steering failure and replacement 3 times. The power steering gear was replaced at 9500 miles, at 35,000 miles, and now it is out again at 48,000 miles. I have a check engine light that won't go off, now they are telling me my timing chain needs replaced based on the codes detected from the computer. I have tried to get gm, and or a…
ODI 10671245