What 183 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro With Recaro

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.

NHTSA ODI 11469832

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

NHTSA ODI 11457798

Complete loss of electronic power steering going around a corner with no audio or visual warning, or any information in the electronic control unit for the power steering system. This happened at corner of my house at less than 30 miles an hour causing my vehicle to hit the curb the left front wheel broke off went into the body and caused the unibody damage which totaled the car. I have surveillance video of the incident

NHTSA ODI 11440688

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 id: 19V086. GM recall id: 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.

NHTSA ODI 11432281

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.

NHTSA ODI 11421967

STARTED MY CAR STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO A HIGHWAY LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND HAD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WITH A LOT OF EFFORT AND AVOIDED A COLLISION . PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED STILL NO POWER STEERING . PULLED TWO CODES AND DROVE HOME 75 MILES WITH NO ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET GAVE THEM CODES AND THEY DID NOT TELL ME OF ANY RECALL , ALTHOUGH MANY CAMAROS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR EXACT PROBLEM. I AM A MASTER ASE TECHNICIAN . THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT'S NOT IN THE RECALL IT SHOULD BE . THE CAR IS AT PARKWAY CHEVROLET IN TOMBALL TX . CODES C056D, C047A

NHTSA ODI 11405217

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON CRAFT CHEVROLET (4114 INTERSTATE 10 E, BAYTOWN, TX 77521, (888) 304-9114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V086000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

NHTSA ODI 11384346

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.

NHTSA ODI 11363269

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP

NHTSA ODI 11350481

STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR FAILED OPEN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ERROR CODE C0545. THERE IS AN ACTIVE GM FACTORY RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE, RECALL NUMBER: N182182760 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V086000. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AT 27,280 MILES ON VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2017 CHEVY CAMARO SS CONVERTIBLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON NAVAL STATION NORFOLK IN NORFOLK VA. A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE CONSOLE READING SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE. AT THAT POINT STEERING THE CAR AT LOW SPEED REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION OR ON AN ON/OFF RAMP OR IN TRAFFIC AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11340902

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1375 DUNN ROAD, ST, LOUIS, MO, (314)-227-9430, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

NHTSA ODI 11325014

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.

NHTSA ODI 11316673

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.

NHTSA ODI 11297947

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. TO RESUME NORMAL DRIVING, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V086000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, A VIN SEARCH SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

NHTSA ODI 11265705

DRIVING VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. MESSAGE ON DASH BOARD READ SERVICE POWER STEERING.

NHTSA ODI 11252049

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT VEHICLE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED, NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT. THE PERSON THAT THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HOOD, FRONT LIGHTS AND BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A NHTSA ID NUMBER/ODI: 11220867 WAS FILED PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ODI 11240684

FEB 2019, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAMARO BACK IN APRIL 2017, STATING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY RECALL WHICH EFFECT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I READ UP ON THE RECALL WHICH STATED, THE ELECTRIC STEERING CAN FAIL WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHICH WILL MAKE IT HARD TO STEER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WILL REACH OUT TO ME WHEN THEY HAVE ONE. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER N182182760. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER, 19V086 * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS IT IS NOW JUNE 2019 AND ON 6/16/19, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ABOUT 15-20MPH, DRIVING AROUND A ROUNDABOUT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME, CAUSING ME TO WRECK MY CAR WHICH CAUSED MY SEAT AND OVERHEAD AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY ALONG WITH SUSPENSION, WHEEL AND BODY DAMAGE. I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED LEFT GOING AROUND THE CIRCLE AND AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE ROUNDABOUT, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER TOP OF THE CURB STRIKING MY WHEELS ON THE EDGE OF THE STEEL SEWER AND BACK INTO THE STREET STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE ON AN ISLAND EXITING THE ROUNDABOUT WHICH CAUSED MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. ONCE MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED MY ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WAS SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I DID SUFFER A HARD IMPACT ON MY LEFT SHOULDER FROM THE AIRBAG. GM FINALLY CAME UP WITH A REMEDY THIS MONTH 6/2019 FOR THE RECALL. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER GAVE ME GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO CALL AND REPORT THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE AND IF MY CAR IS REPAIRABLE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE AND SUFFER HIGHER INSURANCE RATES ALL BECAUSE OF A RECALL THAT GM FAIL TO REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANNER. PROGRESSIVE CLAIM [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

NHTSA ODI 11220981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHEN NEEDING TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IT SEIZED CAUSING A FENDER BENDER TO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. 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, 2019, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V086000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT WORK DURING ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11220867

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.

NHTSA ODI 11221058

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.

NHTSA ODI 11210354

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.

NHTSA ODI 11208100

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.

NHTSA ODI 11207844

DEALERSHIP IS AWAITING GENERAL MOTORS ANSWER ON WHAT TO DO BUT IT'S STILL LISTED FOR SALE ON WEBSITES

NHTSA ODI 11203716

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.

NHTSA ODI 11193403

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM NC TO VA ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE GOT A MESSAGE THAT SAID POWER STEERING LOST DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOT THE SAME MESSAGE. BOTH TIMES ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR AWHILE THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CHECKED OUT. PER THEM, THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

NHTSA ODI 11129710