NHTSA Complaint #10605457 — 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10605457 |
| Vehicle | 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 25,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WA |
Consumer Description
CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, MADE A RUBBING NOISE. WE PARKED AND LOOKED UNDER THE CHASSIS TO SEE IF WE HAD SNAGGED A BRANCH OR SOMETHING. SINCE THAT INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR GARAGE AND HAD THEM DRIVE IT AROUND. OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR THEM. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT, THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM EITHER. WHEN THIS OCCURS I HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH THE STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I TRY TO PARK OR TURN A CORNER, I DON'T HAVE TO BE GOING VERY FAST. I MAD A LEFT TURN ONE DAY AND COULDN'T MAKE THE CORNER. HAD THERE BEEN CARS PARKED ALONG THE STREET I WOULD HAVE HAD A REAL PROBLEM. AS IT WAS I PARKED AND WE TOOK IT IN. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN PROFESSIONALS CAN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. *TR
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