electric power steering failure at 560 miles!!

[Smkn600CTD]

Add me to the list.

Started it up this morning was fine out of the drive way. Went to the 1st stop light to hang a left...has to fight the wheel to turn it. While driving it had assist, but the steering felt weird 2nd stop light...same thing....no assist. 10 miles on the freeway it was normal. Get off the freeway, no assist to turn right.

Only thing..no codes or messages. We'll see what it does on the way home.

[wally mayfield]

Im guessing GM is working on the wording of a recall notice then.....

[Smkn600CTD]

Well today the steering failed while in a turn and wouldn't come back to center (3 lanes turning left, I was on the outside lane) forcing the guy in the middle into the other lane and jamming on his brakes to avoid me from coming into his lane.

I called the service adviser at the dealership to ask if he "ever heard of an electric assist system failing".....said never heard of such a thing. Yet there is 9 pages of threads here, plus stuff on the Cruze websites, etc.

If they tell me they can't find anything wrong, Chevy will be eating this car and my lawyer will be in touch.

I am not going to kill myself or someone's family member because the steering works when it wants or goes on vacation, and Chevy won't own up to it.

[Normagene]

GM waited years and the death toll numbers keep climbing with the ignition cut off problems, and they're just now getting to the recall stage. Hope they're learning from that disaster and get a grip on this issue FAST. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS.

[Z4me]

I really hope they have found the problem associated with the power steering failures and have a recall. I have not driven my car for several months due to the cold weather. But the last time I used it the power steering went out,leaving my drive way. Like others have said turning the
car off and letting it sit for 5 or 10 minutes temporarily fixes the problem.

[ZL1-V]

Wasn't this traced to a loose cable in the trunk area? The other mention of a possible cause was a loose connection underneath the car that another owner had posted, I thought it was mentioned in an old thread? Strange how some cars exhibit it and others have not. Hope you get it sorted out.

[HDRDTD]

Originally Posted by ZL1-V

Wasn't this traced to a loose cable in the trunk area? The other mention of a possible cause was a loose connection underneath the car that another owner had posted, I thought it was mentioned in an old thread? Strange how some cars exhibit it and others have not. Hope you get it sorted out.

There have been multiple reports of possible causes including fraying of the cable going to the PS at the front crossmember, a bad ground connection due to the ground lug being relocated from it's factory location and not making a good enough ground at the new location, etc, and others have just had the entire unit replaced.

I don't believe one specific cause has been identified.

[Smkn600CTD]

The dealer called.

They are saying it's the CAI that is possibly interfering with the ground cable. To put the stock air box back and see if it does it again.

[HDRDTD]

Originally Posted by Smkn600CTD

The dealer called.

They are saying it's the CAI that is possibly interfering with the ground cable. To put the stock air box back and see if it does it again.

Was the ground cable moved or modified in any way when the CAI was installed?

This IS something that some people do when installing a CAI. Not all people but some do, and this is what happened to a previous person. They moved the ground wire and stud to a different location to provide better room for the CAI, but evidently, when the person re-located the ground, it didn't make a good enough contact to the body/frame of the car.

I know after I installed my Roto-fab, I noticed that the ground stud is right in front of and darn near touching the air filter. If I ever need to change the filter, I'm going to have to dismantle most of the CAI just to get the filter out.

If I do pull everything apart, I'll still leave the ground stud right where it's act to ensure I don't run into the same possible bad ground issue, but I will grind the stud portion that sticks out back a ways to provide clearance for the filter in the future.

There is also a 'possible' warranty issue here IF they can demonstrate that installing the CAI affected the ground connection enough to cause the PS failure.

[nyrfan]

Originally Posted by Smkn600CTD

The dealer called.



They are saying it's the CAI that is possibly interfering with the ground cable. To put the stock air box back and see if it does it again.

Yep, this has been known to be the cause. As the posted above said it has to do with the ground wire that runs around the intake.

So while this may sound like the dealer blowing smoke up your ass, it's actually the opposite. It sounds like he actually knows what he's talking about.


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[mlee]

Originally Posted by nyrfan

Yep, this has been known to be the cause. As the posted above said it has to do with the ground wire that runs around the intake.

So while this may sound like the dealer blowing smoke up your ass, it's actually the opposite. It sounds like he actually knows what he's talking about.


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Yeah, when it happened to me they said I had a low voltage code. Air box was stock but the car had been sitting for a couple of weeks.

[ZEDL1]

Originally Posted by mlee

Yeah, when it happened to me they said I had a low voltage code. Air box was stock but the car had been sitting for a couple of weeks.

During the time that it sat it didn't have a battery tender attached, is that right, mlee?

[Highland Ranger]

Disappointing to hear such a key system is reliant on a particular grounding point. You'd like to think that switching to this type of system should include some additional safety ground straps.

That said, this is another instance of installation of an aftermarket part having unintended consequences.

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[nyrfan]

Originally Posted by mlee

Yeah, when it happened to me they said I had a low voltage code. Air box was stock but the car had been sitting for a couple of weeks.

So in not sure if you're agreeing with me or disagreeing? Be nice, lol.


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