2016 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY CEASED IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCKSMITH BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF PUYALLUP LOCATED AT (800 RIVER RD, PUYALLUP, WA 98371) TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ON SUNNY WARM DAY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH 2 OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. NO POWER STEERING REMAINDER OF DRIVE HOME / 17 MILES OF VARYING SPEEDS AND 5 TRAFFIC CIRCLES. TURNED TRUCK ON IN MORNING AND POWER STEERING BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM SAYING THERE WAS EVER A PROBLEM, COULD NOT REPLICATE, DID NOT MENTION PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE IN EARLIER MODEL. NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. 38,000 MILES CURRENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING 2016 COLORADO LT A DING DING OCCURS SECONDS BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS I AM THEN UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, SHUT IT OFF THEN BACK ON WHILE COASTING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND ALWAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CITY. HIWAY. TURNING. DRIVING STRAIGHT. ALL OCCUR.

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS IN -10 DEGREE WEATHER OR COLDER I LOSE POWER STEERING. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. A SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST. DRIVE WITH CARE." THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR OR SO. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO A HEATED GARAGE RIGHT AWAY AND AFTER A FEW HOURS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS RESOLVED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WITH EASE AGAIN.THIS SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 16V054000 (15595) ON 2/1/16 FOR THE 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO WHICH REQUIRED THE STEERING GEAR TORQUE SENSOR COVER ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYONS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AROUND ICY CORNERS. APPARENTLY, IT CAN OCCUR IN ANY WEATHER NOT JUST COLD WEATHER THOUGH MY ISSUE HAS ONLY OCCURRED SINCE THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW ZERO.

AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES, I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, I GOT BACK IN MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE. UPON TURNING ON MY VEHICLE, I FELT MY BRAKES HARD WHEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE AND I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO STOP, SKID AND THEN STOPPED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM PEP BOYS SO I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE IT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY FOUND THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE WAS UNPLUGGED. THEY RECONNECTED IT, BUT NOW I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HOSE DISCONNECTING WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY MENTIONED THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY ARE CONFUSED AS TO WHY IT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED MOMENTARILY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF FUEL VAPORS FROM THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MC KENNY CHEVROLET GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT 831 S MAIN ST, LOWELL, NC 28098 PHONE NUMBER 704-313-0074, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINES AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V358000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD PROVIDE A CALLBACK WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.