A few days ago I was heading home from work and sport mode automatically turned on and the “service power steering” warning came on. Then the steering wheel stiffened up 2 times for a few seconds while I was driving. I looked into it and there was a recall before I purchased the vehicle and it was repaired also. But it is the same problem. I contacted the dealer ship but they said there’s no warranty on recalls. I did purchase the car from a used car dealership and still paying it. Car still isn’t running and seems like an expensive repair.
The worst 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
Problems by type
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- Steering12
- Seat belts6
- Electrical4
- Driver assistance2
- Engine1
- Transmission1
Specific symptoms reported on the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS
Recalls 7
Seat belts: front
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS and Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) that were previously repaired under the federal safety agency recall number 16V‑518. The repair may not have been performed properly. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.
- Risk
- If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to determine whether the new seat trim was installed and replace the trim as necessary. Dealers will also inspect and replace the pretensioner cable assembly, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020. GM's number for this recall is N202312100
Recall number 20V638000 · Recall details
Steering: electric power assist system
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles (PPV) and SS vehicles. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
- Risk
- A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began May 26, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020. GM's number for this recall is N192285350.
Recall number 20V254000 · Recall details
Steering: electric power assist system
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles that previously received an inspect-only remedy under recall 17V‑382. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
- Risk
- A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 27, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020 or GM customer service at 1‑586‑596‑1733. GM's number for this recall is N192265980.
Recall number 19V801000 · Recall details
Seat belts: pretensioner
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V‑651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
- Risk
- A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1‑800‑521‑7300, Cadillac customer service at 1‑800‑458‑8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020, or GMC customer service at 1‑800‑462‑8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
Recall number 17V437000 · Recall details
Steering: electric power assist system
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
- Risk
- A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering gear assembly, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020. GM's number for this recall is 17248.
Recall number 17V382000 · Recall details
Seat belts: pretensioner
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
- Risk
- A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1‑800‑521‑7300, Cadillac customer service at 1‑800‑458‑8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020, or GMC customer service at 1‑800‑462‑8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Recall number 16V651000 · Recall details
Seat belts: front
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles manufactured May 14, 2013 through June 14, 2016, and Chevrolet SS vehicles manufactured May 15, 2013 through April 27, 2016. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.
- Risk
- If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tensioner cable assembly, replacing any cable that is damaged. For vehicles that do not require a tensioner assembly replacement, a cable guide will be installed. All vehicles will receive new seat trim with a redesigned opening for the cable routing. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on November 3, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020. GM's number for this recall is 31340.
Recall number 16V518000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS 1,041
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Unknown or other
- This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.
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- PI to help diagnose A/C concern
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- New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH
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- This service bulletin provides information on Tire Sidewall Irregularities.
See all 1,041 bulletins for the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS
What 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Collapsed lifter on cyl 6. Lifter tick / knock since 100,200 miles. Car has a warranty until 5/2026 or 171,000 miles and they refuse to honor it. Car has a steering issue. Two separate chevy dealerships unable to fix. vanderevere charged me 500-600 to fix NOTHING AT ALL. serpentini chevy charge me 500-600 and it was repaired for a few months problem is back. Serpentini quoted me 6,000 plus tax to fix my collasped lifter, and at that price its a full engine replace from what it looks like, which means the AFM lifter will fail eventually again and ill need to spend even more money. There is a class action lawsuit out on alot of v8 2007-2022 engines which can be found at (https://www.classaction.org/media/harrison-et-al-v-general-motors-llc.pdf) that the original class action lawsuit. I've also posted the class action lawsuit pdf, as well as what was said price wise by serpentini. Also posted are messages from the drone from jim butler kia dealership. Notice they try to use my oil changes as a way to deny liability, if u call AUL the place that issues the warranty, they cite modified parts (new headers mufflers etc) because they are new but not from GM so they are considered "modifications" and they were all placed on the car by the previous owner and is exactly the same as it was sold to me by jim butler kia. DONT BUY FROM THEM EVER. Donation accepted. I am a delivery person who has lost at least 1 job / delivery platform due to my cars check engine light (auto fails echeck inspections as well) https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/118714940471767016 Send help!
"service side detection system" and "park assist unavailable", are errors due to water intrusion to proximity sensors. In addition sensor modules are physically bulging and there was some corrosion on my passenger side harness connector and visible rust inside both modules' connectors. Errors are starting to affect other electrical system components and other errors are showing up like various electrical glitches like a pausing turn signal among other issues.
The driver information center is displaying "Service Side Detection System" alert. On the SS Forum this appears to be an increasingly popular problem with these cars
The blind spot sensor started not to work sporadically started not to work at 36,500 miles. Now they don't work at all and at least I am notified of this two to three times every use of the vehicle. Talked and researched this which is a common issue with gm cars and trucks of my cars vintage. Gm knew of the design issue before they built the car but didn't replace it.
The latest recall on chevy ss steering racks ( manufacturer recall no. : n192285350) states racks without gold plated contacts are unsafe and gold plated contacts started with model year 2017 production. This indicates all model year 2016 ss sedans need the steering rack recalled and replaced. Mine is not listed on the recall and a gm representative [xxx] only checked the computer and said, 'your VIN is not listed'. He could not say that I had gold contacts or that my steering rack is some how 'good' when all other model year production is covered by the recall. Living @ 7000 ft in the rocky mountains a steering rack failure is a safety issue on curving mountain roads. I want to know is my recall omission an error or do I somehow have a safe steering rack among 13,000 bad racks on 2016 chevy ss sedans. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was driving on the highway at about 65 MPH, and as I was going around a little bend the steering wheel got super heavy when I lost a little control and the message displayed that the power steering was having an issue. Was very unsafe and worrying to happen while traveling on the highway.
Subject: the federal safety agency campaign number 17v‑382 dear sir/madam, I own a 2016 chevrolet ss, VIN 6g3f25rw6glxxxxxx, on which the power steering recently failed while I was driving the car. I became aware of the subject recall, 'loss of electric power steering assist,' and contacted chevrolet's customer assistance center, who told me that my VIN did not fall under the recall. They could not tell me what vins were included in the recall. Instead, they issued me a $100 voucher toward service. I took the car to xxxxx chevrolet in fort worth who updated some software, charged me $300 and advised that the car does not fall under the recall and that replacing the steering gear will cost me $2500 if the unit fails again. The power steering failed. Chevrolet did not fix it. The dealer sent me back out on the road with a defective car, telling me that when it fails again, should I survive and be able to bring it back to the dealer, that they will fix their own defect and charge me $2500. Somehow, chevrolet does not see the irony in this. Please help me if you can, before this car kills me. Chevrolet must include my defective vehicle in the subject recall.
Rear view camera stopped working. In order to fix this problem the complete radio had to be replaced as the camera picture view is displayed on the radio screen.this problem has been happening on many gm vehicles since 2014.mine was replaced at dealership at a cost of $1900.00
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet ss. While reversing the vehicle, the radio screen turned black and there was no picture display for the rear camera. The vehicle was taken to dave white chevrolet (5880 monroe st, sylvania, oh 43560, (419) 885-4444) where it was diagnosed that the radio needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. *bf
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Questions about the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS
Is the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS reliable?
Owners have filed 24 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS, close to a typical Cheverolet SS model year.
What is the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS year score?
The 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS scores 70 out of 100 (average). The score compares it with the other model years of the Chevrolet Cheverolet SS: 75 is a typical year, 50 means twice the usual complaints, and serious complaints and recalls lower it.
What is the most common problem with the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS?
Steering, with 12 complaints, typically around 49,000 miles. Next is seat belts (6).
How many recalls does the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS have?
7 recalls, covering seat belts and steering.
Was there a recall on the 2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS steering?
Yes, 3 recalls: 20V254000, 19V801000, 17V382000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Chevrolet Cheverolet SS have bad steering?
The Chevrolet Cheverolet SS model years with the most steering complaints are 2014 (41 complaints) and 2016 (12 complaints).
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