Chevrolet Bolt EV Steering problems
2.9 vs. all vehicles Within ±30% year on year
101 of the 544 complaints about the Chevrolet Bolt EV (18.6%) concern Steering, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 2.9× the Steering share across all tracked vehicles.
101Complaints · Steering
18.6%Share of complaints
2.9×vs. all vehicles
33Last 12 months
0.0%Share involving a crash or fire
0Related recalls
Analysis
33 Steering complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 28 in the 12 months before — up 18%.
None of these reports describes a crash or fire.
No recall campaign addresses Steering for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 33 · Previous 12 months: 28
What owners report
The steering wheel on my 2019 Chevy bolt is feeling stiff and harder to turn when making a right and left turn.
Steering has resistance and will not to return to center/neutral position without driver manipulation. I've never experienced this probelm with another car and See many other Chevrolet Bolt owners have experienced the same problem.
The electronic steering gear (steering rack) on my 2021 Chevrolet Bolt has malfunctioned, causing the steering to feel rough, stiff, and sticky.
Steering rack is starting to fail at under 47000 miles, car pulls to right during acceleration and pulls left when decelerating.
Steering wheel does not return to center on turns when driving at low speeds.
Steering rack failure, does not return to center most of the time. Every once in a while it will. Loud clunking in steering, started right around 36k mile warranty expiration, but I didnt know what it was so did not report it right away.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Steering for the tracked model years.
Problem areas · Chevrolet Bolt EV
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