42 complaints reported

2017 Chevrolet Camaro Steering

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
42
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Sep 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering became inoperable. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road, turned off, restarted the vehicle, and the power steering functionality returned. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (STEERING); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2020
Aug 2025

While driving, the vehicle suddenly lost all electric power steering assist, making the steering extremely heavy and difficult to control. This occurred without warning and significantly increased the risk of a crash, especially at low speeds and during turns. The issue occurs intermittently and temporarily resolves after restarting the engine, which suggests an intermittent failure. The defect matches the description in GM’s active recall (GM Recall N252497020 / NHTSA Campaign 25V175000) for similar 2017 Chevrolet Camaro models, involving a faulty printed circuit board in the steering gear assembly. This failure has happened multiple times and creates an immediate safety hazard. I have not yet had the issue confirmed by a dealer because GM and the dealership are requiring me to pay a diagnostic fee, even though this is a known safety defect on similar vehicles. The steering system has not been inspected by the manufacturer at this time. A warning message stating “Service Power Steering” sometimes appears after the failure, but not every time. No other warning signs were present before the loss of assist. This problem has occurred during normal driving conditions on public roads.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2025
Aug 2025

Cars power steering periodically goes out during ever drive you turn the car off and back on and it works for a little while and then does it again

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2025
Jul 2025

The vehicle randomly started giving me a service power steering system message. Just got into my vehicle and now the power steering system will not work.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2025
Jul 2025

Steering assist failure and is not included in the 2018 recall of other General Motors vehicles. The failure is as described in the cars under the recall. GM has no desire to cover this component failure. This is a serious safety issue as it still can be steered but with great effort and could result in a serious wreck. The car has 12,000 miles and garage kept. There are no check engine lights. The battery is good with a full charge. The engine temp is good. The car is currently at the GM dealership and I am being told that it will be my responsibility to pay for it.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2025
Jul 2025

Hi, my steering wheel suddenly stopped working properly, when I press the brakes my steering wheel gets hard making it difficult to turn. It happened as I was driving home from work when I turn off the car it was sometimes drive normal but then after pressing the break the wheel will get hard. I seen there was a recall with the same description but my vin number isn’t included could you please check into this!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2023
Jun 2025

I was driving and my steering all of a sudden got hard to do, my steering wheel was shaking, the steering was difficult to steer and it said on my dash, "electronic steering assist" I was going 60 mph and had to get my car off the road, as I slowed the car got harder to steer, I almost hit another car and ditched it. This is not the first time it's happened on my Camaro, it's happened at least a dozen times in the last 18 months. This is dangerous and I need this corrected! I don't trust it and I am going to hurt myself or someone if you don't fix this. There was a recall before but it did not correct this problem!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2025
May 2025

Electronic steering assist. I was going down to road and all of a sudden my car was hard to steer and my steering wheel was shaking very hard. I carefully pulled it off the road before I lost control put it in park and shut it off. My steering wheel continued to shake and vibrate and it was also loud like the electronic part didn't shut off with the car. It continued to do this for about 10 minutes with the car off. I started it again and it seemed to be normal. I called the dealer they confirmed the electronic steering assist was an issue and it was recalled for this and the repairs were no good. They said it mlnever do it again but it also might but there was no fix! Well my car's electronic steering assist has done this several times almost causing me to hit another car, ditch, mailbox and pedestrians. It's not safe, it happened again yesterday as a matter of fact, for over a year and I don't trust it! I'm afraid when I'm driving it. I put in a safety complaint more than once, I need this repaired correctly this time before I injured myself or someone else! Thank you, I'll be looking forward to hearing from you! Please help me, I love my Camaro!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2025
Feb 2025

When driving down the street, I got a warning light and my Power Steering went out. This is a car with 18,000 miles on it and it should'nt have failed so quickly. When I researched the issue, GM has recall #N182182760 that states this is a known issue for the Camaro but for some reason my VIN is not included. This is a $3,000 repair I am being asked to pay for a known issue, can someone help? It is the Power Steering Module

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2025
Oct 2024

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 NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (STEERING). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2024
May 2024

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, there was a "power steering assist malfunction" message displayed and the steering wheel became very stiff and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently and stopped within seconds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a loss of power steering assist. The independent mechanic notified the contact of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering). The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2023
Apr 2024

When I was driving my steering wheel started shaking I could hear a noise and it was harder to steer. On my dash it showed Drive careful Steering Power Steering assistance system I pulled the car over and turned it off but I could hear the electrical system in the power steering did not shut down and my steering wheel was still shaking. About 45 seconds later it shut down. I went out to my car the following day and started it and the power steering was fine, there was no more shaking or noise in the electrical part of my steering assistance. It was fine. But it doesn't seem safe to me at all. The recall on it was fixed but it seems there is still an issue with this and it could cause someone to get into an accident and hurt or kill someone.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2024
Sep 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, a message indicating that the electronic power steering needed to be serviced was displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the vehicle was significantly difficult to steer. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road by using physical strength to steer the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering wheel responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2023
Jun 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel stiffened, and it became difficult to steer the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,300.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2023
Jan 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The power steering service now and drive with care message was displayed after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2023
Dec 2022

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and accelerating to merge onto the highway, the power steering failed. The contact stopped the vehicle, shifted the vehicle into park(P), and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact stated heard three beeps and a power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering failure was ongoing however, the failure was only intermittent. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, who determined that the power steering had a loosened wire on the power steering wiring harness along with some corrosion. The dealer recommended parts be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,655.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2022
Jun 2022 Crash

My Steering system failed while I was goin around a curve which caused me to run someone of the road which I had to pay for the damage to their car, and caused me to hit a mailbox, I had it towed to a mechanic shop which the mechanic told me about recalls on the Camaros and stated that steering failure was one of them. Police came and I explained and showed them how my steering failed, It wasn’t any warning lights until after the incident happened.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2022
Mar 2022 Crash

Was driving down the road and steering just went away, I also hit a mailbox

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2022
Nov 2021 Crash

Complete loss of electronic power steering going around a corner with no audio or visual warning, or any information in the electronic control unit for the power steering system. This happened at corner of my house at less than 30 miles an hour causing my vehicle to hit the curb the left front wheel broke off went into the body and caused the unibody damage which totaled the car. I have surveillance video of the incident

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2002
Sep 2021

In the middle of driving, power steering shut off and a notification saying "Service Power Steering" popped up on the dashboard. There were no signs/issues/warnings prior to this happening. Restarting the car didn't fix the issue so the car was taken to the dealer to diagnose the issue, which turned out to be a faulty power steering gear. This exact piece was replaced in Aug 2019 under a recall (NHTSA campaign id: 19V086. GM recall id: N182182760). I believe the recall does not address the issue or I was given a faulty piece. The dealer replaced the part but at my expense. GM could not give me a reason for why I should be held responsible for a faulty piece even though they stated that the part that needed to be replace is a sealed part and the fault was an internal fault/short. I had no control over damaging the part and the dangers of sudden loss of power steering put me, my passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians at risk. Power was lost in the middle of a rain storm and I needed to drive over an hour with no power steering just to get back home. The difficulty to turn with no power steering was so difficult that I couldn't even parallel park/pull over in a safe manner. I understand parts fail but GM should be held accountable for the faulty parts or properly address the recall from years ago because the "solution" clearly didn't fix the problem.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2021
Jun 2021

Steering torque sensor failed when trying to turn into driveway and was put at risk of being rear-ended by not being able to get off of roadway (will only turn so far and no further). It is documented on the internet several times (Camaros, Corvettes & Cadillacs) and when you restart vehicle it resets for anywhere from 5 secs. to 5 min. My vehicle has approximately 21,500 miles on it and should not have this kind of defect. There is a message that comes on when it happens that says power assist disabled. There is no advance warning of occurrence. Dealer wants $1,886.82 to fix.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2021
Mar 2021

STARTED MY CAR STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO A HIGHWAY LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND HAD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WITH A LOT OF EFFORT AND AVOIDED A COLLISION . PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED STILL NO POWER STEERING . PULLED TWO CODES AND DROVE HOME 75 MILES WITH NO ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET GAVE THEM CODES AND THEY DID NOT TELL ME OF ANY RECALL , ALTHOUGH MANY CAMAROS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR EXACT PROBLEM. I AM A MASTER ASE TECHNICIAN . THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT'S NOT IN THE RECALL IT SHOULD BE . THE CAR IS AT PARKWAY CHEVROLET IN TOMBALL TX . CODES C056D, C047A

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2021
Dec 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON CRAFT CHEVROLET (4114 INTERSTATE 10 E, BAYTOWN, TX 77521, (888) 304-9114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V086000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2020
Aug 2020

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2020
Jul 2020

STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR FAILED OPEN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ERROR CODE C0545. THERE IS AN ACTIVE GM FACTORY RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE, RECALL NUMBER: N182182760 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V086000. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AT 27,280 MILES ON VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2017 CHEVY CAMARO SS CONVERTIBLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON NAVAL STATION NORFOLK IN NORFOLK VA. A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE CONSOLE READING SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE. AT THAT POINT STEERING THE CAR AT LOW SPEED REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION OR ON AN ON/OFF RAMP OR IN TRAFFIC AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2020

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The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro has 42 Steering complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.