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The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering assist. The contact would turn off and restart the vehicle several times after allowing the vehicle to cool down before the power steering functionality returned. The power steering and emergency warning lights were illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to new smyrna beach Chevrolet (2375 fl-44, new smyrna beach, fl 32168, (386)427-1313) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering failed and that the entire system needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, the steering wheel locked making the vehicle unable to be driven. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to woody folsom automotive (1749 golden isles pkwy, baxley, ga 31513) where it was diagnosed with the power steering unit needing to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
After filling gas tank it doesn't start immediately.also when turning off vehicle the key does not go to off where it can be pulled out. Takes many tries and steering wheel appears tight to wiggle to release key. Doesn't happen all the time but enough times to be concerning
Power steering will quit working while driving, first time I was driving on interstate. I have to turn off ignition and restart, will be ok for a while then go out again. Very dangerous.
My 2016 Colorado is experiencing the exact same issue as the 2015 Colorado covered by GM recall 15595. Often when driving the vehicle power steering assistance is lost and the steering reverts to manually steering and is very hard to control the vehicle and get the vehicle to a save place. GM states that my vehicle is not covered by the recall even though many 2016 Colorados have the same issue as the 2015. The initial recall apparently did not cover enough vehicles.
- Waukee, IA, USA
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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.
Five months ago my key began to be stuck in my ignition. Had to continually restart my truck to get my key out. Same time I started to have intermittent lose of power steering. Only way to rectify that again is to turn my car off and restart. Just drove 13 miles with my daughter and it happened 5 times.
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.
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.
Twice the power steering has been lost while traveling at under 25 mph on city streets. The stabilitrak and power steering lights were illuminated. Pulled over, turned the vehicle off and restarted, restoring the power steering.
Was driving and at least 3-4 times now at various speeds(once idle)the 'driver assist' message would pop up on the screen and I would lose all power steering. I have 3 kids and luckily no times they have been in the car when this has happened but I'm worried to continue to drive the car, especially on the highway if it cuts off
Power steering abruptly went out while going around a curve becoming difgicult if not almost imposdible to turn without herculean strength.had I been on an off ramp most certainly would have gone off the side
At 65 mph on I75 stability and power steering assist both suddenly stopped working. Pulled into the first rest area (approx. 3 miles), shut down the truck and restarted in about 10 minutes. System returned to normal.
Rural 3 lane road. Came to a stop light. While stopped and idling, warning indicator came on 'power steering traction control' warning light came on. While accelerating from the stop light, I realized I had no power steering assist. After arriving at destination, vehicle sat for 5 hours. Upon restarting the Colorado, no warning lights were present and steering was functioning again properly.
Driving on city street and power steering went out and dashboard lights lit up-- stating power steering disabled, anti-skid not working, and to drive carefully. The truck was difficult to steer/control and lights remained on until I arrived at work. After work I started truck and everything appeared to be working. Half way home, I had the same thing happen. Very dangerous and hard to steer/control. Truck has never had any steering problems, never been in an accident, has new tires, and is taken care of.
While driving to work on 7/23/20 at 45mh I lost power steering and stability control, warning light came on and (lost of power steering and stability malfunction) came on the dash. Had to pull to the side of the road and turned the truck off, waited 10min then triad to start it and it reset itself. Then on 7/25/20 it happened again only this time I was on the freeway doing 65mh with my wife and almost caused an accident going around an overpass. Because it's the only vehicle I have to go to work I decided to take it 7/28/20 and on the way home it did it again only this time it caused the wheels to skip, scared the sh%T out of me. I read there was a recall so I called the dealer but they say my truck dose not fall under the recall. This is a huge safety concern and after doing some research on the internet I'm not alone. This needs to be fixed and I shouldn't have to pay for this.
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- Ormand Beach, FL, USA