2016 Chevrolet Colorado

While stopped at an intersection, the steering wheel jerked to the right and the power steering systems shut down and felt like it was "locked" in position. The idiot lights on dashboard indicated power steering and Vehicle Stabilitrack systems were not working. It was a yellow light with a car and something representing swerves. The truck steering became incredibly difficult to control and turn the wheels. When it was safe, I managed to pull into a shopping center. I tried restarting the vehicle 3 -4 times before the system errors were cleared and steering performed normally. I drove 14 miles towards my house, when the same scenario happened, except this time I was driving on the highway.

Try to completely shut the truck off but cannot remove the ignition key after putting the truck in park . After several times of starting the truck and moving the shifter back and forth then turning the truck off the key releases. Went on car gurus.com chat line and found this problem is widespread. Chevrolet dealerships will not honor the warranty on this issue if the vehicle is passed it’s warranty. Looks like someone is going have to get injured or trapped in the vehicle for Chevy to acknowledge this safety issue. Thank you for your consideration.

While driving the vehicle, all power steering systems shut down and traction control systems stopped working. Lights on dashboard indicated power steering and Vehicle Stabilitrack systems were not working. Truck steering became manual immediately and truck was incredibly difficult to control. I was able to guide the truck (from interstate speeds) over to a shoulder and turn off the truck. Walk around indicated no external impacts or problems with tires. Got back in, restarted the truck, all system errors were cleared and steering performed normally. A different incident occurred (same incident specifics as above), except I was just started to move out of a parking place at church and lost all power steering/stabilitrack. Manual steering was possible, but extremely difficult. I stopped the truck, restarted and all systems were operational again. This is the same incident behavior as indicated in GM recall notification 15595. However my vehicle does not fall under the recall age. Many other users on the colorado truck forums are reporting these errors and there is a nation wide shortage of part (at 2,000$ each). Which means these trucks and vehicles are not safe to drive and people will die if this is not addressed.

Driving down the interstate in my 2016 Colorado when the power steering failed. Light came on the dashboard stating power steering failure.. I stopped and checked the belt.. Continued to exit the interstate Very frightening with no steering assistance… Got home and let sit for half a day… When I started the truck the power steering came back…I made an appointment with the local Chevrolet service center for next week

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the Steering Assist Reduced - Drive with Care and stabili-trak messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where he was informed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

About three weeks ago my power steering stopped working and the truck said it needed to be serviced, but when I restarted my truck the system started working and continued to work until yesterday. Yesterday it failed and when restarted it pulled hard to the right. This problem seems similar to the one which forced a recall. I have 76,390 miles on my truck. My code reader red: (C0545), and suggested it was possibly the steering wheel torque sensor or the steering wheel torque sensor wiring harness.