2017 Chevrolet Camaro: steering wheel locks up

Filed Apr 27, 2026 · Steering · IL

The power steering locks up and message appears saying power steering enabled please drive carefully. When this happens the steering wheel becomes very hard to turn, sometimes making it impossible to turn right or left if it is a sharp turn. I then have to shut car off and start it again and move steering wheel in order for it to steer properly again. Sometimes I have to repeat this process over and over again while driving from point A to B. Then at other times I have no issue. As of today(4/27/2026) this has been happening on a daily basis for the past 2 weeks. Before then, it was occasionally beginning in November 2025. A friend told me there was a recall but there are none listed for this car on the dealership site. When I googled recalls, it stated there were 3 critical recalls 1 being this power steering issue.

Filed Oct 10, 2024 · Steering · 71,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while attempting to reverse, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was diagnosed with steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V086000 (STEERING). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Filed Aug 20, 2020 · Steering · CA

Steering wheel locked up

Filed Nov 3, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 24,000 miles · CA

As I'm driving at 55mph or higher, all of the sudden the car shuts off and comes right back on and all you see are all the dashboard lights turn on and off all at once which is scary because when that happens, you have no control of the car because once the car shuts off, for that one or two seconds it does this you have no control and the steering wheel locks on you. The car will also not allow you to press on the gas peddle to make the speed go up, at time when I depress the gas peddle, the car hesitates and does not want to accelerate and then all of the sudden it accelerates at a very high speed without you controlling it.

Filed Jul 30, 2019 · Airbags, Steering · 100,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while in heavy traffic, the steering wheel seized as the vehicle in front abruptly depressed the brakes. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front. The contact vehicle front end was severely damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was not injured, no one else was in the vehicle with the contact. The person that the contact crashed into was not injured. There was no need for medical attention. No police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a local body shop. The vehicle needed a new hood, front lights and bumper. The vehicle was repaired but the cause of the failure was not determined. A the federal safety agency id number/odi: 11220867 was filed previously. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Airbags, Steering · 50,000 miles · MD · crash · 1 injury

Feb 2019, I received a call from the chevy dealer where I purchased my camaro back in april 2017, stating that my vehicle has a safety recall which effect the electric power steering. I read up on the recall which stated, the electric steering can fail while operating the vehicle which will make it hard to steer. I contacted the dealer to bring my car in for service, they told me that there was no remedy for the recall and that they will reach out to me when they have one. Manufacturer recall number n182182760. The federal safety agency recall number, 19v086 * (recall related incident) ts it is now june 2019 and on 6/16/19, I was driving my car about 15-20mph, driving around a roundabout and my steering wheel locked on me, causing me to wreck my car which caused my seat and overhead airbags to deploy along with suspension, wheel and body damage. I had the wheel turned left going around the circle and as I was trying to turn the steering wheel back to the right to exit the roundabout, my steering wheel locked, causing me to run over top of the curb striking my wheels on the edge of the steel sewer and back into the street striking the left side of my vehicle on an island exiting the roundabout which caused my airbags to deploy. Once my airbags deployed my engine and electrical was shut down automatically. I did suffer a hard impact on my left shoulder from the airbag. Gm finally came up with a remedy this month 6/2019 for the recall. A representative from the dealer gave me gm's customer service number to call and report the incident. I had to file an insurance claim with my insurance and if my car is repairable, I would have to pay my deductible and suffer higher insurance rates all because of a recall that gm fail to repair in a timely manner. Progressive claim [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Engine, Steering · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet camaro. While driving 32 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and lost power in the middle of the road. Also, the steering wheel seized and excessive force had to be used to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was driven to chevrolet montebello (310 w whittier blvd, montebello, ca 90640, (323) 680-5933) where it was diagnosed that an oil change was needed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure later recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Steering · 1,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the electric power steering indicator flashed and the steering wheel seized while driving at any rate of speed. The vehicle had to be turned off and restarted due to the failure. Beck masten buick gmc (877‑380‑8433, located at 113000 fm 1960 w houston, tx 77065) was contacted, but could not remedy the failure. Valmark chevrolet (725 I-35, new braunfels, tx 78130, (830) 261-4037) was also contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer failed to provide the part for the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v086000 (steering) since february 7, 2019. The vehicle was retained by both dealers and was unable to be driven. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Parts distribution disconnect.