2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: steering wheel locks up

Filed Jul 31, 2023 · GA

My truck shuts off on its on ,steering wheel locks and truck shuts off . Very scary while on the road .

Filed Mar 1, 2023 · Steering · 39,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized while making a turn with an unknown warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle lost motive power while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.

Filed Mar 5, 2022 · Brakes, Electrical · WV

I am the owner of a 2017 Chevy Silverado with a little under 50000 miles. I have had an issue with the computer system occasionally re-booting while driving. Also, on occasion, I will get a warning on my display for "trailer braking system" for a fraction of a second. I have mentioned this a several service appointments and inspections, but the dealership was never able to pinpoint the problem. On the morning of Monday, February 28th, I dropped my children off at school, pulled up to the edge of the building and the "trailer braking system" warning flashed for a split second on my display. I proceeded to the stop sign. As I was making the turn into traffic, the computer seemed to have re-booted several times in the period of a few seconds. However, this time, my steering locked in place while making the turn, putting the front of my vehicle just over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic. The doors locked and unlocked several times, several chimes went off, the display flashed a few times, and then, after a couple of seconds, I was able to steer and pull back into my lane. I promptly called Chevy support to report the issue, as I believed this to be an important safety issue that Chevy would be extremely concerned with. I was disappointed to find that the operator was not interested in taking my information, she suggested that I contact the dealership for service, which I already was in the process of doing. I explained that I was calling to report a safety issue to Chevy, not to merely complain, and offered my VIN number. She reluctantly checked the last 8 digits of my VIN number for known recalls and again suggested I call for service. Dealership said that my power steering module needed calibration updates. But, they are not sure that this will solve my issue. I see many complaints like this online and Chevy is not proactively scanning for this computer issue even though it could be deadly in traffic, especially on the highway.

Filed Oct 1, 2021 · Steering · TN

While attempting to turn left at an intersection, the power steering locked up after about 2 inches of turn on the wheel. I was forced to abruptly brake. Tried again, still wouldn't turn. Third try, it released. This could have resulted in a serious accident, as I was angled across the on-coming lane and stopped. If I had not braked, I would have went head on into a light pole. I listed my complaint on carproblems.com, and there were dozens of complaints on this same steering issue associated with the 2017 chevy silverado, some resulting in accidents with injury.

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 110,200 miles · TX

When driving my 2017 chevy silverado my steering wheel locks up when turning bringing my truck to an abrupt stop, while the steering wheel locks all the electrical and lights on the inside of the truck shut off and on and my stabilitrak message pops on my screen followed by service trailer brake. It started happening just here and there about a month ago but now it is happening more often. It seems to happen more when gas is pass half a tank. I'm really nervous to drive my truck this is getting dangerous! Going to have to take it into the dealership asap.

Filed Jan 25, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · 68,000 miles · CO

When driving my 2017 chevy silverado at lower speeds my steering wheel locks up when turning bringing my truck to an abrupt stop, once in the middle of a street. While the steering wheel locks all the electrical and lights on the inside of the truck shut off and on and my stabilitrak message pops on my screen followed by service trailer brake. It started happening just here and there about a month ago but now it is happening every day. Im scared to drive my truck this is getting dangerous! Going to have to take it into the dealership asap.

Filed Nov 20, 2020 · Electrical, Steering · 36,000 miles · DE

Two separate occasions with no warning when the vehicle's steering wheel was turned to the left, while in motion, would stop during the turn and jerk back the opposite direction and power to the vehicle would be lost for a second then have power restored. The first time I was backing up and had to turn the steering wheel left to avoid hitting an object, at this point the steering wheel locked up and jerked back in the opposite direction and the headlights flickered, radio screen went blank, and the climate control lights went out but all power came back on after a second. The vehicle did the same six times while trying to back up. I have a video after I backed up and parked and the issue repeated itself so I could get a video to show for a repair. The second occasion was when I was on a 25 MPH two lane road. I was turning left onto another road and after coming to a stop to let a car go by I hit the accelerator to get the vehicle to move and the issue happened again but this time the engine cut out, door locks cycled, and lost all power to the vehicle. When I lost power my vehicle was half way into the on-coming lane of the road I was turning off of. Vehicle is at the dealer now at an attempt to fix the issue, the dealership has seen the video I have and the mechanic could not replicate the problem but found issues with the electric steering while doing test drives. As of now I'm not aware of the issues that were found. Mechanic told service supervisor that the electric steering needed to be updated in the computer to smooth out the issues. Since the original issue could not be replicated, not sure if this will be the fix. If video evidence is needed please email me and I will send video.

Filed Feb 12, 2019 · Steering · 31,000 miles · CA

While driving on ca 395 north with snowy conditions, I exited to the viewing overlook. At a low speed and my steering locked up. I could not force the wheel to move in any direction but lucky I rolled to a stop in the turn out. I turned the truck on and off 2-3 times and steering remained locked. I waited about 3 mins to try turning the truck on again and the eps came back on.

Filed Nov 2, 2018 · Airbags, Steering · VA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* a police officer reported that the contact owned a 2017 chevrolet silverado. The officer stated that while the driver was traveling at an unknown speed, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed without warning. While continuing to drive, the steering seized. As a result, the vehicle struck the concrete divider, crossed the median, and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was filed. The driver sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was totaled. The police officer stated that the vehicle would be towed from the scene. The driver called an unknown dealer, but no information was provided. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. *dt