2016 Chevrolet Suburban: loss of power steering

5 of the 220 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban describe loss of power steering.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 26 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Loss of power steering by model year

2024
1
2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
2
2019
2
2018
2
2016
5
2015
25
2013
1
2010
1
2008
1
2007
2
2005
2
2004
2
2003
2
2002
6
2001
7
2000
4
1999
9
1998
4
1997
16
1996
2
1994
3

What owners say

Filed Apr 18, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · IN

Loss of steering, jerks the week right out of your hand and then you are unable to turn the wheel. Engine stalls and you have to try to coast to the side of the road, put in park and try to restart the vehicle. Service Stabilitrak warning appears on display, Alarm Sounds, Radio beeps and display goes blank, navigation compass does not work. There is a current Technical Service Bulletin for these issues: #18-NA-161, document ID 5075841 that lists the years from 2014 to 2020. There were Product Safety Recalls issued: 17276 Loss of Steering Assist, Reference Number:N172085440 for vehicles listed in this TSB for 2014 and 2015 but no Recalls for later vehicles with the same problems.

Filed Mar 14, 2022 · Electrical · TX

Car dies randomly while driving taken it to multiple dealerships and they can’t figure it out changed batteries tightened grounds had dealership check everything and they can’t see any problem but have almost been hit and in bad accidents due to this. Car will drive fine then randomly die while in motion losing power steering and brakes and then locked into car without any thing working can’t use flashers or anything just stuck until about 15 mins car will randomly start again.

Filed Aug 31, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · MO

Reduced or loss of power steering assist. Steering wheel jerks or kicks back when turning. Service Stabilitrak message with warning chime. Engine stall. IPC going blank or inoperative. Radio/ICS going blank. HVAC going blank. Hood ajar message and/or dome lamps flash when shifting into reverse. Alarm sounds when locking doors or door locks cycling. Wipers continue to run for a short time after turning off and then stop/park in the incorrect location Engine stall and loss of steering almost caused a collision putting mine and others lives at risk. This has happened seven times since I bought the car in July 2021. No warning its going to happen other than dash lights flicker , warning lights on, steering fails, car dies, won't restart. GM has a Technical Service Bulletin #18-NA-161 . I hope you can do something about this serious problem before someone is serious hurt or dies. Thank you

Filed Dec 31, 2019 · Steering · 51,000 miles · RI

Power steering completely failed same as in 2015. My wife could not steer the vehicle. After leaving a parking spot driving down street my wife was not strong enough to turn the wheel. Power steering failure appeared on the dash , she ended up on a neighbor's lawn. Chevy would only cover a portion. 2000.00 my cost to fix for a part chevy knows if faulty. Vehicle has 50000 miles. Just thankful my wife and three kids were not on the highway when this happened.

Filed Jul 6, 2019 · Steering · 25,400 miles · IL

Lost power steering while driving at around 60 MPH on a freeway, barely avoiding crashing into multiple vehicles, adjusted my speed to avoid others, happened on a curve with an associated message for the loss of steering. Thank god traffic was light, its the weekend.