Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Chevrolet Bolt has 24 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | STEERING | The steering rack loses its lubrication make it turn harder and could potentially fail completely le... |
| Jun 7, 2025 | STEERING | Steering wheel does not return to center |
| May 10, 2025 | STEERING | The steering of my 2018 Chevy Bolt is sticky. At moderate speeds and going around sweeping corners ... |
| May 1, 2025 | STEERING | Well known steering issue causing steering to almost "lock" and not return to center. Seemingly caus... |
| Apr 5, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | On 4/5/2025 I was driving at 35mph and the steering wheel began to violently shimmy. The vehicle bec... |
| Jan 15, 2025 | STEERING | Sometimes, the steering wheel of the car will not return back to center after turning. The steering ... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | STEERING | my bolt was bought in 2018 (2018model) and has only a lil over 35k mileage. I was just informed by ... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The steering gear went out at 45k miles and I JUST got the car recently. The steering stays stuck wh... |
| Aug 30, 2024 | STEERING | The steering does not return to center after a turn. It must manually be returned to the center pos... |
| Jun 2, 2024 | STEERING | While driving, the steering wheel is stiff when turning left or right and the steering wheel will no... |
| Nov 26, 2023 | STEERING | Steering gear failed. My young daughter usually drives this car. I drove it for the first time in ... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | STEERING | The rack and pinion steering degraded over a short period of time with less than 25,000 miles on the... |
| Apr 5, 2023 | STEERING | My 2018 Chevrolet Bolt steering does not self center. After a turn I have to manually turn the steer... |
| Mar 26, 2023 | STEERING | The factory installed steering rack is binding and fails to return to center. The car has 96,000 mil... |
| Oct 19, 2022 | STEERING | This car has only 33,000 miles and has been driven gently, mostly on the highway. My wife took her c... |
| Aug 5, 2022 | STEERING | The steering wheel.does not turn back to the center once I make a turn. Mechanics say it is a steeri... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | STEERING | The steering binds up while turning and the steering wheel does not return to its center neutral pos... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | STEERING | Over the last month I have noticed that the steering fails to return to center once I turn the front... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | STEERING | It appears the steering rack is binding up. On sweeping corners at moderate speed (30-50mph) the s... |
| Feb 27, 2022 | STEERING | Our vehicle's power steering is intermittent. It randomly shuts off, leaving the driver with no powe... |