2016 Chevrolet Traverse

Power steering pump in the car had low pressure causing the steering wheel to barely turn or have a hard time turning the wheel. This put me and my family at risk while driving because when making turns it would feel like it was locking up which almost would cause accidents not being able to turn the wheel all the way to make the turn. I ended up having to pay 1309 to have a new power steering pump put in.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, an abnormal moaning sound was present coming from the steering wheel while turning in either direction. The steering wheel had become stiff while turning. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced regarding a power steering failure. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 108,000.

The power steering pump went out on my 2016 Chevy Traverse which has 34,700 miles on it. At low RPMs the pump would intermittently fail and lock up the steering wheel. This means that when decelerating and attempting to avoid an accident my power steering could have failed causing me to be unable to avoid an otherwise avoidable accident. I was close to hitting another car in a parking lot when I was turning into a parking spot and the power steering failed, but I was able to slam on the brakes in time. I was able to bring it into a mechanic and get it fixed within two days. They were able to test the system and replicate the issues I was having. $1060.05 later I have a new OEM pump installed. The mechanic informed me that the pump he installed was a superseded part by GM. So GM knows it's a junk part and aren't using it anymore but don't care about the customers who bought the junk part originally. The bad pump has been disposed of by the mechanic. I paid for this out of pocket, and did not show this to the police, insurance, or manufacture. There were no warning lights or other indications that the steering was going out, I was simply driving home from work and noticed an intermittent lose of power steering on 6/2/21. I was able to get the vehicle home and fixed by the mechanic the next day 6/3/21.

THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO BECOME NON-EXISTENT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN COMING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES OR TURNING AROUND PARKING LOTS OR TIGHT SPACES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE ONLY TIME THE PS CAN WORK IS TO SPEED UP WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE WHEN MANEUVERING AROUND PARKING GARAGES. IT IS NOW A PERMANENT PROBLEM WITH MY 2016 TRAVERSE AND I NEED IT FIXED ASAP BUT I DON'T SEE ANY RECALL FOR IT. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME 2016 CHEVY TRAVERSE OR WITHIN THE SAME YEAR MODEL. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE NOW BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURS!

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.