NHTSA Complaint #10395532 — 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

MY 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 45 MINUTES, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS OR BINDS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE MINOR LANE CORRECTION CHANGES. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF FORCE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO MOVE AWAY FROM IT'S STUCK POSITION BUT ONCE IT DOES MOVE, THE EXTRA AMOUNT OF FORCE USED CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRAVEL PAST IT'S INTENDED POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER CORRECT AND TRAVEL TOO FAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING WET AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 9,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS CONDITION DID NOT EXIST UNTIL AROUND THE 8,000 MARK. *TR