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2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV steering problems

The 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV has 36 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

36

Steering complaints

31%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Bolt EV steering complaints by model year118 complaints2017: 118 complaints2018: 36 complaints2019: 44 complaints2020: 21 complaints2021: 8 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 17 complaints
Bolt EV steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The factory installed steering rack is binding and fails to return to center. The car has 96,000 miles on it. The steering is dangerous and the vehicle does not track straight even after multiple attempts to align the front end suspension. We replaced the tires, front struts and aligned the vehicle…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · March 26, 2023

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV steering — 31% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.