NHTSA Complaint #10403168 — 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10403168 |
| Vehicle | 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WI |
Consumer Description
HAVE BEEN HAVING THE STICKY STEERING PROBLEM OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. IT'S NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN HOTTER, HUMID WEATHER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES BEFORE TO BE CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME JUST WHAT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD TELL ME. THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND OF COURSE GM IS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE SO MANY OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE EQUINOX, IT REALLY DOES SEEM LIKE A HAZARD BECAUSE OF IT LOCKING UP WHICH IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE COULD BE HARD TO HANDLE IF NEEDING TO STEER QUICKLY IN A SITUATION.
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