Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Chevrolet bolt has 106 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
106
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | STEERING | Steering wheel is not returning to center after a turn. It can be dangerous in certain situations wh... |
| Jun 1, 2025 | STEERING | STEERING WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER. STIFF AND SLUGGISH. |
| May 16, 2025 | STEERING | The steering wheel intermittently sticks and fails to return to center after turns or minor correcti... |
| May 4, 2025 | STEERING | When corning the steering wheel intermittently sticks and fails to return to center after turns, at ... |
| May 3, 2025 | STEERING | Steering wheel is stiff and doesn’t return to the center point smoothly especially when going 25 mph... |
| Apr 20, 2025 | STEERING | The steering wheel does not return to center when turning either direction. Steering alternates betw... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | STEERING | My 2017 Chevy Bolt ev, (as well as others as found on the Chevy Bolt ev owners forum) has a problem ... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Car is not returning to center on turns without significant effort by driver. This has almost caused... |
| Mar 29, 2025 | STEERING | The rack and pinion for this bolt is getting problematic and requires repair and should be recalled. |
| Mar 22, 2025 | STEERING | While driving, especially at lower speeds or during small steering inputs (such as switching lanes),... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | STEERING | The steering feels like it takes more input to control the steering than is reasonable. When coming ... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds a... |
| Feb 27, 2025 | STEERING | My Bolt has 87k miles and the steering sticks in various rotation spots. Accelerating doesn't affect... |
| Jan 6, 2025 | STEERING | The steering gear, (gear rack & pinion), started to fail. Steering became difficult and the car wou... |
| Jan 6, 2025 | STEERING | The car's steering wheel does not return to center on turns anymore. Over the past month, the I nee... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | STEERING | Steering system does not return to center after turns. This is a 'known' issue on the forums, and i... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | STEERING | The Rack and Pinion steering is malfunctioning. The wheel is becoming harder to steer and the wheel... |
| Nov 23, 2024 | STEERING | The steering rack in my vehicle became faulty. Symptoms of the fault included tightness felt in the ... |
| Oct 16, 2024 | STEERING | Rack and pinion steering gear failure at 70k miles |
| Oct 7, 2024 | STEERING | Steering is binding, doesn't completely return to center when letting go of the steering wheel after... |