2016 Chevrolet Colorado Steering

RURAL 3 LANE ROAD. CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHILE STOPPED AND IDLING, WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON 'POWER STEERING TRACTION CONTROL' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP LIGHT, I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. AFTER ARRIVING AT DESTINATION, VEHICLE SAT FOR 5 HOURS. UPON RESTARTING THE COLORADO, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT AND STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING AGAIN PROPERLY.

THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE FOR BOTH THE STEERING ASSIST AND THE STABILTRACT SYSTEM. I HEAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEW SMYRNA BEACH CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE THEIR 'TRAINED MECHANICS REPAIR THE FAILURE. TWO DAYS LATER AFTER HAVING CALLED THE SERVICE REP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER ASKING FOR A RETURN CALL WITH THE STATUS AND GETTING NO SUCH CALLS I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ELICIT THE CASHIERS HELP IN DETERMINING THE STATUS OF MY TRUCK. SO I PAID A $200 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY TO FIX THE STEERING FAILURE. I BOUGHT THEIR $150 BATTERY WITH THE ASSURANCES THAT ALL IS BACK IN WORKING ORDER. I DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING ASSIST QUIT AGAIN. NOT ONLY IS CHEVROLET ALLOWING THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION TO CONTINUE BUT THEIR ALLOWING THIS SCAM OF $200 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND TELLING CUSTOMERS THEY NEED A NEW $150 BATTERY WHICH DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING FAILURE. I'M BUYING A FORD OR DODGE AS SOON AS I CAN. NO MORE CHEVROLET FOR ME.

THURSDAY MORNING I GOT INTO MY COLORADO Z71 TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP BUT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED UP,I.E., VERY TIGHT. UPON PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED HOW VERY STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THEN SAT IN THE VEHICLE, STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY, THEN I TRIED STARTING THREE MORE TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE STARTED UP FINE BUT THE STEERING WAS STILL EXTREMELY STIFF. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER. JUST BEFORE HE WAS TO ARRIVE I WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK INTO THE STREET SO IT COULD BE LOADED ON THE TOW TRUCK'S FLATBED. THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED BUT I WAS AFRAID TO TRY AND DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR FEAR THE POWER STEERING WOULD QUIT AGAIN. I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TWO DAYS LATER AND THE NSB CHEVROLET HAS YET TO PUT IT THE SHOP. THE TRUCK IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE BUT MY WIFE AND I ARE.BOTH AFRAID TO TRY AND DRIVE IT.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. COULD BE DANGEROUS. COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE, HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE ALL THE WAY OFF THEN START THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO CLEAR CODE. I CAN BARELY TURN THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO TURN IN A DRIVEWAY OR OTHER SAFE PLACE TO STOP.

DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP-- STATING POWER STEERING DISABLED, ANTI-SKID NOT WORKING, AND TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER/CONTROL AND LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL I ARRIVED AT WORK. AFTER WORK I STARTED TRUCK AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING. HALF WAY HOME, I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. VERY DANGEROUS AND HARD TO STEER/CONTROL. TRUCK HAS NEVER HAD ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAS NEW TIRES, AND IS TAKEN CARE OF.

AFTER I PARKED THE TRUCK OUTSIDE IN ABOUT -15 FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO PULL OUT THE DRIVEWAY BUT EXPERIENCED A LOST OF POWER STEERING. I COULD BARELY TURN. FORTUNATELY, MY FRIEND LET ME USE THEIR HEATED GARAGE. I LET IT SAT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, STARTED IT, AND STILL NO POWER STEERING AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE WAS SHOWN. LET IT SAT FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES, INITIALLY NO POWER STEERING AND SAME DIC MESSAGE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED WORKING. DROVE 20 MINUTES HOME WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. BUT THAT MADE ME WORRY THAT IF IT HAPPENS AT SPEED, THE OUTCOME WOULD BE VERY DIFFERENT!

SKID MARKS ICON CAME ON AND A WARNING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING TO BE CAUTIOUS AND A HIGHLIGHTED WORD DISMISS. THEN THE POWER STEERING IS GONE AND I STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT TURN IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT FIXED IT. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY 17 NORTH BOUND JUST IN TIME FOR ME TO EXIT AND THAT'S WHEN I DID THE TURN OFF ACTION.

WAS DRIVING AND AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES NOW AT VARIOUS SPEEDS(ONCE IDLE)THE 'DRIVER ASSIST' MESSAGE WOULD POP UP ON THE SCREEN AND I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND LUCKILY NO TIMES THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT I'M WORRIED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY IF IT CUTS OFF

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ON SUNNY WARM DAY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH 2 OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. NO POWER STEERING REMAINDER OF DRIVE HOME / 17 MILES OF VARYING SPEEDS AND 5 TRAFFIC CIRCLES. TURNED TRUCK ON IN MORNING AND POWER STEERING BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM SAYING THERE WAS EVER A PROBLEM, COULD NOT REPLICATE, DID NOT MENTION PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE IN EARLIER MODEL. NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. 38,000 MILES CURRENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING 2016 COLORADO LT A DING DING OCCURS SECONDS BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS I AM THEN UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, SHUT IT OFF THEN BACK ON WHILE COASTING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND ALWAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CITY. HIWAY. TURNING. DRIVING STRAIGHT. ALL OCCUR.

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS IN -10 DEGREE WEATHER OR COLDER I LOSE POWER STEERING. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. A SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST. DRIVE WITH CARE." THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR OR SO. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO A HEATED GARAGE RIGHT AWAY AND AFTER A FEW HOURS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS RESOLVED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WITH EASE AGAIN.THIS SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 16V054000 (15595) ON 2/1/16 FOR THE 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO WHICH REQUIRED THE STEERING GEAR TORQUE SENSOR COVER ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYONS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AROUND ICY CORNERS. APPARENTLY, IT CAN OCCUR IN ANY WEATHER NOT JUST COLD WEATHER THOUGH MY ISSUE HAS ONLY OCCURRED SINCE THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW ZERO.

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ONCE IN 2018 APPROX FEB. THE STEERING LOST ALL ELECTRIC ASSIST. THIS ALWAYS APPEARED AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN AND HAD BEEN PARKED. IT DID THIS ABOUT 4 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR IT. AT THAT TIME EVERYTHING WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS TIME, THE SAME PROBLEM, LOSS OF ALL STEERING ASSIST AFTER DRIVING AND IT WAS PARKED. SAME ISSUE, THIS TIME THEY TELL ME THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000.00. EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE THE 2015 WAS HAVING. I HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS AND I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WE LIVE IN AN EXTREME COLD CLIMATE AT TIMES AND BOTH INSTANCES MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER DRIVING IN -20F WEATHER.

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE GROCERY STORE TO OUR HOUSE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREDIBLY STIFF AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WARNING ME TO SERVICE POWER STEERING AND DRIVE WITH CARE. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT ONTO THE CITY STREET AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT STIFF AND THE MESSAGE APPEARED. I HAD TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A LOT OF FORCE TO AVOID CROSSING OVER THE CORRECT LANE AND GO ONTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE GROCERY STORE ISN'T FAR FROM MY HOUSE. IF MY WIFE OR SONS HAD BEEN DRIVING THEN THIS COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY I TURNED TO THE OFF RAMP AND AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL WENT STIFF WITH THE POWER STEERING LOSS MESSAGE. SINCE THEN THE TRUCK DOESN'T SEE MUCH USE. LATELY, IT HAS BEEN GETTING SO BAD THAT THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T EVEN WORK AND STARTS STIFF WHEN FIRST TURNING ON THE TRUCK. SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING ISN'T STIFF WHEN FIRST TURNED ON BUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MESSAGE STILL OCCURS. THE TRUCK JUST SITS UNUSED BECAUSE IT IS FLAT OUT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I'VE CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THEY WERE ALL FINE. I'VE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR 20 MINUTES AND RECONNECTED IT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL STIFF AND THE SAME POWERING STEERING LOSS MESSAGE.

POWER STEERING (PS) STOPS WORKING EITHER WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. PROBLEM IS INTERMEDIATE & STARTED 11 JLY 2019. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF IN A CORNER OR STRAIGHT, THE PS JUST QUITS @ VARIOUS TIMES. IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER ARE DRIVING WHEN PS STOPS WORKING, IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE UPPER BODY STRENGTH TO STEER MANUALLY, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS IN A CORNER. NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN 15595A COVERS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2015 COLORADO'S BUT NOT THE 2016 COLORADO'S. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 COLORADO I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND VARIOUS SITUATIONS WEATHER IT WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LOCAL ROADS. IT HAS GONE OUT WHILE SITTING STILL. THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT WHILE I WAS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE AND THEY REFUSED TO DO IT WITH OUT AND APPOINTMENT. HOW CAN I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WHEN IT IS NOT A FULL TIME ISSUE. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A TURN ON A BUSY ROAD. I AM WELL AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2015 MODELS AND THERE WAS A RECALL AND NOW THE 2016 MODELS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND GM REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH OUT IT BEING AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

VEHICLE WHEN IS STARTED "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND STABILITRACK LIGHT. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THIS ISSUE WAS OBSERVED OUT OF 2 PLUS YRS OF OWNERSHIP. TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY COLORADO IN A MARINE PORT IN HIGH TRAFFIC . MY TRUCK DINGED AS TWO SERVICE CODES CAME ACROSS MY DASH . SERVICE - POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE AND SERVICE STABILTRAK . THE MOST TERRIFYING THING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IS THE STEERING WHEEL PRETTY MUCH LOCKS AND BECOMES HIGHLY HIGHLY DIFFICULT TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE OR PULL OVER . I WAS ALMOST HIT GOING THROUGH A INTERSECTION . I STOP TURN THE TRUCK OFF . TURN IT BACK ON . MAGICALLY THE STEERING WORKS AGAIN . I GO TO DRIVE TO MY SHOP TO HAVE THEM HAVE A LOOK . MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN ! NO RECALLS PRESENT OVER A 2400 DOLLAR REPAIR . HOW CAN THIS KEEP HAPPENING AND CHEVY WONT FIX THIS PROBLEM !

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, IN ANY CONDITION, MY POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY DISABLE, THE GAS/ACCELERATION STOPS WORKING AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT (AFTER SITTING ALL DAY LONG AT WORK), IT HAS HAPPENED GOING 35MPH ON A SUNNY DAY AND ANOTHER TIME GOING 45MPH IN THE RAIN (HAPPENED LAST WEEK). FORTUNATELY I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON A STRAIGHT STREET WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M ON A CURVE IT COULD RESULT IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. MY WIFE SAYS SHE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY CANT GET IT TO DUPLICATE WHILE DRIVING SO THEY CANNOT HELP ME. I ONLY HAVE 36,098 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AT ONLY 28 MILES PASSED MY WARRANTY COVERAGE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IMMEDIATELY. I'VE BEEN LOYAL TO CHEVY. THEY SHOULD BE LOYAL IN RETURN AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. TRUCK IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. HAVE TO STOP, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. POWER STEERING BACK TO NORMAL. THE ERROR LIGHTS STAYED ON BUT AFTER A FEW MILES THEY WENT OFF. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2015 COLORADO'S FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. GUESS NHTSA WILL WAIT UNTIL SEVERAL PEOPLE DIE BEFORE YOU EXPAND THE RECALL TO 2016 COLORADOS

WHILE DRIVING IN ROUTE TO MY RESIDENCE I WAD MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 15 MPH. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE TURN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS CAUSED ME TO BUMP THE MEDIUM AND ALL OF THE DADH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON A 45 MPH ROADWAY TURNING INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A POWER STEERING SENSOR OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED (BAKERSFIELD CA. 10-22-19) AND WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. STILL NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. INTERNET IS FILLED WITH SIMILAR REPORTS.

I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING OUR 2016 CHEVY COLORADO DOWN AN OFF RAMP FROM AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP. I HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOOK AT THE WARNING MESSAGES AND THEN PROCESS THAT IT MIGHT BE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND I STILL NEEDED TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXPLANATION HOPEFULLY.

THE POWER STEERING WARNING ADVISOR WILL COME ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES, APPROXIMATELY EVER 2-3 MINUTES, ALSO WHILE STATIONARY AFTER START UP AND IN GEAR PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE STEERING BECOME HARD AND INCONTROLLABLE, NEARLY HITTING A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF IT.

POWER STEERING WARNING KEEPS COMING ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE ISSUE. TRUCK LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. WARNING KEEPS COMING ON UP UNTIL NOW.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD WARNING TONE AND DASH DISPLAY SERVICE WARNING FOR POWER STEERING AND STABILITRAK. LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP TURNED OFF IGNITION AND THEN STARTED VEHICLE AND POWER STEEING RETURNED TO NORMAL. .

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND STABILITRACK LIGHT. ON TWO OF THESE OCCASIONS RIGHT WHEN I TURNED ON THE TRUCK, THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND MADE THE WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. RESTARTING THE ENGINE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WERE TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, AND HAVE TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN AFTER A FEW MINUTES.