2015 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ILLUMINATE A WARNING LIGHT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALER (PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1005 W EHRINGHAUS ST, ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 PHONE NUMBER 252-562-9128) WHO INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 46,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO ON THE 2 FWY IN GLENDALE CA WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. A WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH READING POWER STEERING SERVICE REQUIRED DRIVE SAFELY. ALSO A TRACTION CONTROL WARNING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE ERROR CLEARED BUT CAME BACK WITHIN 2 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AUTONATION CHEVY IN VALENCIA AND THEY READ AN ERROR CODE OF A POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE TORQUE-SENSOR HARNESS CONNECTOR. THEY RECOMMENDED FLASHING THE COMPUTER WITH LATEST FIRMWARE. THEY DID THIS FOR A $200 FEE. AND WITHIN 1 DAY IT DID THE SAME ERROR CONDITION AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT CONDITION FOR 2015 CHEVY COLORADO'S. MY DEALER SAIDS THERE IS NO OPEN RECALLS THEY CAN SEE BUT BELOW IS WHAT IVE FOUND. RECALL BULLETIN 15595A.THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 16V054. I BROUGHT THIS TO MY DEALERS ATTENTION TO NO AVAIL.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON DASH. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND BACK ON AND HAD STEERING BACK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WAS IN FEB. 2019. DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL DEC. 2019 AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME IT WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND I TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND POWER RETURNED. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO STEER BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWER. LAST TIME I LOST IT ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT WAS SO DANGEROUS. GM PUT OUT A RECALL ON POWER STEERING ON 2015 CHEV COLORADO(BUT NOT ON OURS FOR WHAT REASON?) RECALL # 15595. I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM ON MY 2015 CHEVY COLORADO!

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AN AUDIBLE WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH A SERVICE POWER STEERING AND A SERVICE STABILITRACK MESSAGE. ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THE TRUCK BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. POWER STEERING RETURNED AFTER A POWER CYCLE OF THE CAR. HOWEVER THE SAME FAILURE HAPPENED DURING MY NEXT TRIP, AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF FREEWAY BOTH TIMES AS THE TRUCK IS PRACTICALLY UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT STARTS WITH VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2016, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ONE MONTH BEFORE THE RECALL EFFECTIVE PERIOD.

IN THE LAST WEEK MY POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION EACH TIME. ONE TIME I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. , TWICE ON CITY STREETS AND THE LAST TIME ON MY HOME STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 68,000 MILES. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON I HAVE POWER STEERING CONTROL BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAX MOTORS NEVADA (1405 N OSAGE BLVD, NEVADA, MO 64772, (417) 667-4000) WHERE PART NUMBER: 84498587 SL-N GEAR, FOUR BOLT, CLAMP, AND NUT WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 95534473637. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,945.

ON OCTOBER 31, 2019, I WAS DRIVING ON A TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN AZ WHEN THE DASHBOARD ALERT ABOUT POWER STEERING CONTROL CHIMED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. I COULD CLEAR THE MESSAGE, BUT IT KEPT COMING BACK. THE NEXT DAY I STOPPED AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN PAYSON, AZ AND THEY SAID I HAD A BAD BATTERY (ODD VOLTAGE WHICH THEY THOUGHT WAS TRIGGERING THE WARNINGS) WHICH THEY REPLACED. AFTER THIS REPAIR, I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 30 MILES, AND THE WARNINGS BEGAN AGAIN. I TURNED AROUND, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SPENT SEVERAL HOURS CHECKING EVERYTHING BEFORE TELLING ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING MODULE AT A COST OF $2000+. SINCE I AM TRAVELING (I DON'T LIVE IN AZ) AND THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO ARRIVE, I DIDN'T SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, AND I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE ON. THE WARNINGS CONTINUE TO RING OUT IRREGULARLY, OFTEN WHEN I'M GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT TURNING (AS WELL AS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR), BUT THE WHEEL HASN'T SEIZED UP YET. IT IS WORRISOME, PARTICULARLY AS I AM DRIVING ON FREEWAYS OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM OVER 2000 MILES FROM HOME.