2013 Buick Verano: steering wheel locks up

5 of the 107 complaints about the 2013 Buick Verano describe steering wheel locks up.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 5%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 36 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Steering wheel locks up by model year

2015
1
2014
3
2013
5
2012
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 2, 2022 · Steering, Transmission · UT

Power steering an steering wheel locks, Once this happens the car becomes a safety hazard, first time it happened two children were in the car and seconds from an accident on the freeway. Exited the freeway and car steering wheel failed again this time stopped working completely putting my children’s life in danger.

Filed Nov 2, 2022 · Electrical, Steering · UT

The car power steering locked and stopped working while driving on the freeway, this incident put at risk myself and my children safety. After exiting the freeway the steering wheel stopped working again. this is a known issue as the car steering power was not recalled but the issue was acknowledged but GM. The car is a safety hazard for the person who drive it and the public.

Filed Oct 17, 2017 · Steering · 47,000 miles · MD

Steering wheel locked into the straight position and would turn left. Dashboard blinked messages across the screen. " service power steering" and "service stability track". Unfortunately once you turn the car off and turn the car back on, it resets itself and all the alerts are no longer present.

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Steering · 13,000 miles · IN · crash

I was driving through a construction zone when my steering wheel locked up. It surprised me and caused me panic somewhat. The lane was very narrow and started to turn, but my steering wheel did not respond the way it should. It took a lot of effort to turn the wheels. The car got too close to the cement guardrails and collided with them on the passenger side up by the front wheel. The car has damage at the site of impact and now the stabilitrac system has a fail light on. Also, the car shakes when driven, and there is a general loss of control when steering now.

Filed Jun 5, 2014 · Steering · 47,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 buick verano. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the front rotor needed to be resurfaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.