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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.
Power steering assist went out. Had drove in frigid temps from home to work just fine, parked for one hour in parking lot, when I went to leave, had no power steering. Message pop up, "service..power steering assist. " could barely steer-turn truck moving at slow speed. Snow on so had to drive slow. Very dangerous. Went 10 miles to dealership and left it to be checked. Would not be able to control it on my curvy road home.
Got in my truck and started it. Warning came on to repair power steering. I have driven with manual steering before so I thought I could drive home. Pulled forward and attempted to turn but I could not turn wheels at all. Called wrecker and had it towed. Garage man called to say power steering motor had gone out. Fortunately I was in a parking lot, had I been driving on roadway it could have been bad.
While driving the power steering stops working locking up steering wheel, very dangerous. While parked power steering doesn't work, unable to turn wheel or steer. Power steering stops working while stationary and in motion.
Service stabilitrak. ABS nonfunctional or traction control. Dealer claims power steering assist gear to be cause of issue. Sounds like 2015 Colorado recall issue
- Brookshire, TX, USA
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Power steering failed completely while in motion on the interstate going 65 mph in glenwood springs, co. Was very scary and could have caused a serious accident. Chevrolet dealership took 3 weeks to find problem. They are not able to warranty. Chevrolet corporate does not care at all, actually almost impossible to get a hold of anyone there.
Without warning the service power steering message appears and immediately there is a loss of steering. It is extremely difficult to turn. When stopped and the ignition is turned off the system sometimes resets back to normal. Also without warning the message service stabiltrak comes on. In this mode the truck pulls extremely to the hard to the left. This happened 4 times within an hour at all various speeds on open country roads. I've read GM has recalled 2015 Colorado's for same problem (GM15595). Why haven't they included 2016? I've read the repair costs about $1700. This is an extremely dangerous problem and needs to be addressed.
Once again, it's a cold morning and like all my other reports, eps will not work. After parking at -25 and starting at lunch, eps is inoperative. Dealer says it cannot be duplicated, so it can't be fixed. Someone is going to get hurt! this needs to be addressed to Chevy!
When driving at speed of traffic, power steering goes away making it difficult to maneuver truck. Warning code comes on service stabilitrak. By pulling over and turning off then restarting truck. Code clears and power steering is active again. 2015 model of same truck had a recall that GM is apparently not addressing on the 2016 models. Problem has happened while sitting at a light, and while driving on city streets and highways. Problem is completely random. Dealer cleared program errors but couldn't find anything else wrong. Wife drove on freeway and power steering failed again almost causing an accident while turning southbound from an East bound freeway connector.
Just reported yesterday, it did it again today. Yes, it's very cold in our winter, but this should not affect the steering like this. Once again, after parking the truck, after driving to work, I shut it off until about 11 am. Turned it on for lunch, steering was non operational. Turned truck on and off many times with no change. Still non operational. Parking in my garage seems to help or something, I don't know. If this goes out on our icy roads at highway speed, someone will get seriously injured or dead. If Chevy is waiting for that, they better get a big check ready. So tired of this phantom problem disappearing if you can get it to a dealership to get fixed.
Drives just fine, after parking, electronic power steering becomes inoperative, warning message of "power steering, drive with care" appears, steering becomes extremely difficult. No injuries caused by this...yet. I have taken it to dealer for fix, but they couldn't duplicate the problem, so I drive it again until it happens. I hope they're not waiting for an injury or a death before they fix this problem.
While driving on the highway vehicle displays a message stating: "power assist failure, drive with care". immediately after the power steering turns off and the vehicle becomes difficult to steer.
I took my Colorado in to dealership due to engine stalling, this is a very dangerous safety issue, I lose steering and braking ability when the engine stalls. The dealership said they are aware of the problem but they do not have an answer on how to fix this issue. The dealership informed me they have 4 other Colorado's doing the exact same thing. Also there are thousands of complaints on the internet of this exact same defect. I ask Chevrolet to buy back my Colorado due to it is not safe to drive.
Vehicle has 40K miles. Began displaying stabilitrak probkem at 30K miles along with warning that steering assist is diminished. This seems to be the same problem with their 2015 models.
May be the ABS/speed sensor wire going to the hub was damaged when the headlamp was damaged because I noticed the speedometer was just going up and down. (haywire) a number of things also could be the reason for this sudden notices appearing in the dic. We finally hit warm weather and its +2 degrees outside, the roads are melting causing all these error codes to appear. (melting ice and snow interfering with the communication/error system"??") my assumption is this because there is a constant leak from the top of the cabin coming from the light/storage area in the middle on warm days. When the weather warms up, the effects of such leaks could cause built-up ice/snow to melt. I'm sure you are aware this type of leaking is due to our extreme climate and weather patterns in nunavut. I'm sure similar patterns exist in southern Canada. But its when the weather warmed up and I'm guessing the wet roads caused this issue. My steering is just out.
Noises coming from steering wheel from day the truck was new has been my complaint. I took the truck to the dealer several times for repairs. GM and their dealer J.P. Chevrolet in peru, il. Installed felt tape inside the air bag compartment the first and second attempt which did not work. Now they have smeared krytox grease on all the horn components right behind the air bag thinking this will work. Has not helped. Over and over I have asked for GM and the dealer to replace my steering wheel to no avail. GM and J.P. Chevrolet in peru, il. Will not do this. I am at my wits end with the run around. I truly believe GM is waiting for the years end warranty to complete so they can write it off the books and tell me it's your problem now. I hope you can help.
Power steering stop working while driving on city street, service power steering message appeared, very hard to turn is very dangerous to drive. Came back to normal 5 min later.
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that the steering wheel locked more than twice. The dealer was notified each time, but was unable to provide a solution to prevent the failure. The contact experienced the failure again and was able to receive roadside assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500.
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- Lafayette, MN, USA