Chevrolet steering problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 24,390 complaints involve steering. The Malibu accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Cobalt with 1,308 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24,390 about steering, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Malibu 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 16,811 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1278 and 114
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malibu | 5,722 | 24% |
| Cobalt | 3,925 | 16% |
| HHR | 1,592 | 7% |
| Silverado 1500 | 1,541 | 6% |
| Impala | 1,228 | 5% |
| Corvette | 1,139 | 5% |
| Colorado | 965 | 4% |
| Traverse | 959 | 4% |
| Malibu Maxx | 687 | 3% |
| Tahoe | 581 | 2% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt1,308 complaints
- 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt1,154 complaints
- 2004 Chevrolet Malibu933 complaints
- 2006 Chevrolet Malibu815 complaints
- 2009 Chevrolet Malibu768 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 86 |
| 1991 | 82 |
| 1992 | 82 |
| 1993 | 74 |
| 1994 | 95 |
| 1995 | 213 |
| 1996 | 253 |
| 1997 | 1,078 |
| 1998 | 719 |
| 1999 | 587 |
| 2000 | 645 |
| 2001 | 477 |
| 2002 | 458 |
| 2003 | 454 |
| 2004 | 1,652 |
| 2005 | 2,296 |
| 2006 | 3,187 |
| 2007 | 2,154 |
| 2008 | 1,310 |
| 2009 | 1,458 |
| 2010 | 1,400 |
| 2011 | 583 |
| 2012 | 517 |
| 2013 | 432 |
| 2014 | 878 |
| 2015 | 853 |
| 2016 | 850 |
| 2017 | 423 |
| 2018 | 245 |
| 2019 | 250 |
| 2020 | 215 |
| 2021 | 118 |
| 2022 | 71 |
| 2023 | 90 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2026 | 15 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 16,811 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.