I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WAS BEYOND STIFF. I HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I DID. THIS STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR SO. IT OCCURRED WHETHER I WAS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WHEN TURNING LEFT AND/OR RIGHT, (NOT FROM A STOP SIGN) I HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL VERY HARD TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS A LACK OF STEERING FLUID, I WENT TO A LES SCHWAB TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FILLED, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THE PROBLEM TO BE THE POWER STEERING SENSOR?? THE CAR IS THERE NOW SO I DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS YET. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WHEN CHANGING LANES THE STEERING STIFFENED AND RESISTED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE MEDIAN. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT. ISSUES THAT WOULDN'T BE EXPECTED FROM A VEHICLE THIS NEW. *TR