2013 Chevrolet Camaro: steering wheel locks up

Filed Apr 7, 2025 · Steering · 46,000 miles · LA

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving 37 MPH and approaching a curve in the road, the “Service Power Steering” warning light illuminated, and the steering wheel seized. The contact used an excessive amount of force to steer the vehicle and drove to a nearby parking lot. After the vehicle was parked for approximately 6 hours, the contact restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who refused to service the vehicle due to its age of the vehicle. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.

Filed May 24, 2017 · Steering · 54,665 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the eps warning indicator kept illuminating and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to the first dealer (myrtle beach chevrolet 1785 us-501, myrtle beach, sc 29577 (843) 407-0656) where the rack and pinion were replaced twice, but the failure continued. A second dealer (big country chevrolet 109 s main st, hemingway, sc 29554 (843) 558-2571) replaced the rack and pinion, replaced the battery, and checked the wiring. Neither of the two dealers were able to repair the vehicle. The vehicle had been taken back and forth to the two dealers more than eight times. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided no solution other than replacing the same oem parts, which failed more than twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 54,665.

Filed Jul 8, 2016 · Steering · 41,235 miles · NJ · crash

While driving down a local roadway making a left turn the tilt steering wheel locking lever fell out of position and hit my leg while I was attempting to shift gears. The surprise of an unexpected object striking my leg resulted in missing the shift and grazing a curb which resulted in damage to my right front tire and wheel. Upon stopping, the lever was unable to be pushed back into place and was easily removed from the steering column without the usage of tools. Vehicle was taken to chevrolet dealer where I was told that the only way to fix this was to replace the entire steering column, service department agreed that this was not a wear & tear issue on the mechanism, but that they have no information on a problem with this item. Camaro and other chevy forums show this is not an isolated incident.

Filed Dec 2, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 15,000 miles · TX · crash

I purchase a new 2013 camaro for son earlier this year. This car has fewer than 15k miles and earlier this month my son was making a left turn in a neighborhood and on the steering wheel returning back to center, the steering wheel locked then he heard a snap which resulted in him hitting the curb. The snapping sound was probably the sound of the right control arm snapping in half and the bending of the tie rod. I filed a claim with gm and they declined all claims even with the many recalls on gm cars including the camaro having steering wheel locking issues. I could have lost my son and I'm simply asking that gm cover the repairs. This has been very disappointing and stressfully on my family.

Filed Sep 17, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the steering wheel seized and became very hard to turn. The power brakes became inoperable and the vehicle veered to the right. As a result, the driver crashed into a ditch. The driver sustained a minor injury. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.