Stabilitrak and power steering warnings lights come on randomly when driving the vehicle resulting in no traction control and loss of power steering which has pulled me out of my lane off the road and into oncoming traffic on multiple occasions. The issue was confirmed by hirlinger chevrolet. There is a recall for this exact issue right now but I am being told that my vehicle wasnt effected by the recall because it was months after the recall date.
2016 Chevrolet Colorado steering complaints
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The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed with the StabiliTrak warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to restart the vehicle soon after failure and resumed normal driving operation. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with power steering assist failure. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and the contact was given a case number. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Intermittent loss of power steering while driving. Hard to turn vehicle, especially at lower speeds.
I own a 2016 Chevy Colorado. Suddenly power testing was lost during driving. This has happened on 3 separate occasions now. I tow a camper with my children and fear this will result in a crash with injuries. Please look into this as it is the same problem the 2015 models had. Please have GMC issue a recall to fix this safety issue.
On two separate occasions within a wk less than 100 miles the power steering has went out while driving. I get two dash warnings one saying service power steering the other saying service stabilitrac. I done some research and found out that gm recalled over 60000 vehicles with this exact issue for 2015 models however mine is a 2016. I’ve also seen online numerous 2016 owners other than myself having the same problem I am. I feel that this recall should extend 2016 models. My truck was purchased Nov of 2015 and currently has less than 63k miles.
Starting around 9 months ago, I have had several incidents of the power steering stop working. Some of these have occurred while driving at highway speeds. The problem randomly appears and is extremely unsafe. The issue has gradually starting happening more often. Sometimes, the issue will clear after turning the vehicle off and back on. Other times, it will clear after driving for a while. The symptoms are exactly the same as those mentioned in the recall for the 2015 Colorado under recall #15595.
Driving down the road and suddenly the power steering went out. And when it goes out on this vehicle it is extra-ordinarily hard to steer, had I been in a turn I would have lost control of the vehicle. This is the 2nd time this has occurred and both times turning the vehicle off and on again fixes the issue. But this will ultimately result in a crash at some point and should be investigated with urgency.
Power steering fails when driving down the road. Almost caused an accident the first time. Has now occured 5 times over the last 2 months in all types of weather conditions
Power Steering message comes on...service power steering..the power steering stops working at any given time.It happened several times when I was driving and 2 times when I started the 2016 z71 colorado.Had it diagnosed at Apple Chevrolet in York,Pa.It was confirmed by the dealership as an internal issue with torque sensor and they also replaced a gear.An alignment was also done.
Motor assisted steering cuts off abruptly.
When it first happened, I cranked my vehicle and seconds later, a chime and two messages went across my dash saying "Stabilitrack disabled." "Power steering disabled." and both were inoperable. I restarted the truck, and it ran fine. Happened again two weeks later. Then two weeks after that, it happened suddenly WHILE DRIVING down the road. Again, it worked properly after restarting, but it's started to be a constant. Now it immediately shows "Stabilitrack disabled" after starting and the power steering goes after about 10-15 minutes of driving, like clockwork. There were no lights on or any other warning indicators prior to this happening. It was a sudden issue with an otherwise unproblematic vehicle. I see there was a recall for a bad wiring harness connection that caused exactly this for the 2015 year model. Mine is a 2016 and no recall exists. I've seen a few other forum posts stating their 2016 has done this as well. I have not yet taken it to a mechanic/dealer, but that is my next action. It is available for inspection. Needless to say, this is extremely unsafe for both myself and other drivers on the road. Losing the ability to (positively) turn at an inopportune time could be catastrophic.
My power steering on my 2016 Chevrolet Colorado went out on a 30mph turn and nearly lost control of my truck. As I was driving, I slowed to make a stop on a city street when there was a sudden loss of power steering. It was very difficult to steer and turn but I made it to the side of the road. The vehicle did not lose power or shut off. The message said there was a loss in power steering and to seek service. The traction control and stability track warning lights turned on. I turned off the vehicle. This problem happened about 4 months ago and had not reappeared until the last few days 06/19/2021 . Now it happen twice since. Upon restarting, the vehicle drove normal. It is a safety hazard. This is definitely a safety issue and it should be taken care of by Chevrolet. This should be forced to be repaired. This is a safety hazard for the public, the operator, and anyone riding in the vehicle. I will be bringing it to a deal in Freehold, NJ. 1 Affected Product
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while his wife was driving 60 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated the "service power steering, drive with care" warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to park on the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The driver was able to drive to her residence. The contact stated he also experienced the failure a couple of weeks later. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
My power steering on my 2016 Chevrolet Colorado went out on a 30mph turn and nearly lost control of my truck. As I was driving, I slowed to make a stop on a city street when there was a sudden loss of power steering. It was very difficult to steer and turn but I made it to the side of the road. The vehicle did not lose power or shut off. The message said there was a loss in power steering and to seek service. The traction control and stability track warning lights turned on. I turned off the vehicle. Upon restarting, the vehicle drove normal. I drove back home feeling unsafe. It is a safety hazard. This is definitely a safety issue and it should be taken care of by Chevrolet. This should be forced to be repaired. This is a safety hazard for the public, the operator, and anyone riding in the vehicle.
The key will not come out the iginiton. It takes several minutes to hours turning it back and forth to get it to finally come out. This is a true issue because it drains the battery overnight when you can not turn the key off.
Loss of power steering assist while driving due to poor electrical connection within steering gear assembly. This the SAME condition related to safety recall on 2015 Chevrolet Colorado under the federal safety agency campaign number 21V‑213. Power steering failed causing extremely dangerous driving condition. GMC dealer identified problem as poor electrical connection within steering gear assembly. Dealer would not honor recall under campaign 21V‑213 because my vehicle is a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. GMC dealer replaced the steering gear, including the torque sensor cover assembly - the SAME repair for the SAME condition under the recall for 2015 Colorado.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the traction control and stability track warning lights were illuminated. Matt mazzei chrysler jeep dodge ram (1175 parallel dr, lakeport, ca 95453, (707)413-6418) was contacted and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering assist. The contact would turn off and restart the vehicle several times after allowing the vehicle to cool down before the power steering functionality returned. The power steering and emergency warning lights were illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to new smyrna beach chevrolet (2375 fl-44, new smyrna beach, fl 32168, (386)427-1313) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering failed and that the entire system needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel locked making the vehicle unable to be driven. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to woody folsom automotive (1749 golden isles pkwy, baxley, ga 31513) where it was diagnosed with the power steering unit needing to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
After filling gas tank it doesn't start immediately.also when turning off vehicle the key does not go to off where it can be pulled out. Takes many tries and steering wheel appears tight to wiggle to release key. Doesn't happen all the time but enough times to be concerning
Power steering will quit working while driving, first time I was driving on interstate. I have to turn off ignition and restart, will be ok for a while then go out again. Very dangerous.
My 2016 colorado is experiencing the exact same issue as the 2015 colorado covered by gm recall 15595. Often when driving the vehicle power steering assistance is lost and the steering reverts to manually steering and is very hard to control the vehicle and get the vehicle to a save place. Gm states that my vehicle is not covered by the recall even though many 2016 colorados have the same issue as the 2015. The initial recall apparently did not cover enough vehicles.
1st time it was stationary, 3 days later loss power steering while driving on 11-10 and 11-11-20.
Stabilitytrack light came on & lost power steering while the vehicle was in motion on the highway. Immediately, turned on the hazard lights and attempted to steer the vehicle to the shoulder. Steering a vehicle at a highway speed without power steering was a very difficult task. Restarted the vehicle a couple of times, then it was back to normal. The dealership found error codes u0415 and u0420 among other errors in the history of the vehicle. The dealership only re-charged the battery and reset the computer (I believe). However, the exact same issue occurred again on 10/18/2020 in the exact same scenario. Except, when the vehicle was brought back to the same dealership. The dealership was unable to detect any error message in the vehicle history, which is quite frightening. Expecting to bring this vehicle to a different dealership for a second opinion.
Five months ago my key began to be stuck in my ignition. Had to continually restart my truck to get my key out. Same time I started to have intermittent lose of power steering. Only way to rectify that again is to turn my car off and restart. Just drove 13 miles with my daughter and it happened 5 times.
Ignition key cannot be removed and does not rotate to the "off" position when parking the vehicle. You have to move the vehicle and the steering wheel multiple times to get the key to release. Multiple gm cars have experienced this problem. Gm document pit5233f calls this a normal characteristic on 11 models for multiple years. My vehicle has 32000 miles on it and the dealership replaced the shifter assembly. I contacted the dealer and gm customer service about this common problem that seems to need a recall.
While the vehicle remained in motion taking a turn on a roundabout, the vehicles power steering and stabilitrak suddenly turns off causing the vehicle to become very difficult to steer and near impossible to complete the turn. The situation happened twice in roundabouts in the past couple months. One of the times this happened my wife was driving while my two young children were in the vehicle. She described hitting the curb, because of lack of arm strength to pull the wheel. The issue resolves when you can safely park and restart the vehicle. After taking it to the dealer it was confirmed there was an electrical issue with the "steering gear pinion" and appears to be a known safety issue with chevy colorado's. The dealer mentioned the cost to replace this electrical component including labor was an upwards of 1800 dollars. For 2015 model years it appears 3000 vehicles were recalled for this exact issue, however a broader recall was not extended to the 2016 model year. After contacting gm it was expressed that they would not cover my vehicle under this recall at this time. I was charged for the diagnostic fee to determine the cause of issue.
Electric power steering quits with no warning and lose traction control and power steering. Dashboard lights come on to say power steering failure use caution. Problem is persistent multiple times a week with no warning. The only way to resolve issue is to stop for five minutes and restart engine. This temporarily fixes the issue but the problem will reoccur at unsuspecting moments. It has happened at varying speeds from 25 MPH to highway speeds of 75. Causes the steering to become heavy and unmanageable requiring a speed reduction and stoppage to reset engine. Made appointment with dealer and was told the truck is out of warranty and that it would be an out of pocket expense.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the traction control warning light illuminated and the message power steering failure was displayed on the instrument panel. The steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. After turning off the vehicle and restarting the vehicle, the failure self corrected and the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to chevrolet of canton located at 250 liberty blvd, canton, ga 30114, who diagnosed that the electronic steering motor and torque sensor were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.
Twice the power steering has been lost while traveling at under 25 MPH on city streets. The stabilitrak and power steering lights were illuminated. Pulled over, turned the vehicle off and restarted, restoring the power steering.
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