2016 Chevrolet Colorado

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, RESTARTED, AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO JK CHEVROLET (1451 HIGHWAY 69 N, NEDERLAND, TX 77627, (409) 527-4142) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT THERE WOULD A FEE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE THE SERVICE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT-OFF WHILE IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. JON HALL CHEVROLET (551 N NOVA RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, (866) 783-3101) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,980.

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.

WHEN TRAVELING FORWARD,OR TURNING, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 40 MPH, THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS ( 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION)AND ACCELERATION PAUSES UNTIL A LOT OF EXTRA EFFORT IS PLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL.THE TRANSMISSION THEN DOWNSHIFTS WITH A SUDDEN LURCH. THIS LEADS TO A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN INSTANT ACCELERATION IS NEEDED.THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND WHETHER HOT OR COLD.