2016 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, HE POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK -UP CAMERA INDICATED "TRACK NOT AVAILABLE" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS TYSONS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2000 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (703) 790-9800) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

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.

I HAVE A 2016 COLORADO WITH ONLY 56,000 EASY MILES. I STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO BACK UP. I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK AND WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH INDICATING A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. RESTARTING THE TRUCK DID NOT CORRECT OR RESET THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION. I HAVE OWNED 5 OTHER TRUCKS IN MY LIFE TIME AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. NOW I HAVE A $1800 BILL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE 23 OTHER POWER STEERING COMPLAINTS ON 2016 COLORADOS ON YOUR WEBSITE. A LOW MILEAGE PICK-UP SHOULD NEVER HAVE A THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

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.

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 !

TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. PULLED OFF ROAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH, I TRIED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND NOTHING. I FINALLY KILLED THE MOTOR AND EHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND STEERING HAD RETURNED. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE, SINCE I AM A WOMEN AND STEERING WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.

MY 2016 CHEVY COLORADO HAS LOST ITS POWER STEERING AT OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR (AKA FREEWAY SPEEDS) 4 TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS HAVE CAME ON. THIS RESULTS IN THE TRUCK BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED, THE POWER STEELING ASSIST RETURNS TO FULL FUNCTIONING. CHEVROLET HAS RECALL #15595 FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO BUILT MONTHS BEFORE MINE BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE 2016 MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS OVER $2,100.

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WAS -1 DEGREE F. POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 17 HIGHWAY MILES TO WORK. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 1 DAY AND IT HAS 5300 MILES ON IT. 2 HOURS AFTER I GOT TO WORK I STARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS +2 DEGREES F. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD OVER 100 CALLS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON EQUINOX AND COLORADO OVER THE LAST WEEK AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY ALSO SAID THE STEERING MODULES FREEZE UP WHEN IT GETS REALLY COLD AND WINDY AND THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT THE ASSIST. A FIX NEEDS TO BE FOUND AND A RECALL ISSUED. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE CHEVY COLORADO AND GMC CANYON.