NHTSA Complaint #10586376 — 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE

I PURCHASED MY 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AWD IN APRIL 2014 AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A SLIGHT SHUDDERING IN MY STEERING AS I WOULD MAKE A TURN TO EITHER MY RIGHT OR LEFT. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A WARPED ROTOR EXCEPT THAT WHEN THIS SHUDDERING OCCURS I AM NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A WHINING NOISE AS I AM MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I CHECKED AND ADDED STEERING FLUID AND THE NEXT DAY THIS STILL CONTINUED. VEHICLE IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE IN-SERVICE DATE BUT NOT FOR THE 30,000 MILE BUMPER. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND WISH THAT GM WOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SYSTEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE HAS BEEN FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS CONCERNING THIS SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. *TR