NHTSA Complaint #10360599 — 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

MY 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX STEERING BINDS UP AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. THE BINDING HAPPENS WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT FROM A STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE ABOVE 50 MPH. THE BINDING CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVER CORRECT AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN WET OR SNOW CONDITIONS. AFTER THE STEERING BEGINS TO BIND, IT INTERMITTENTLY BINDS AT ALL SPEEDS DURING THAT DRIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE COOLS DOWN THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 10-13-2010 AND DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM TO THEIR "FRONT END" TECHNICIAN. HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON 10-19-2010. *TR