2016 Chevrolet Colorado Steering Problems
- 41
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 41 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 53 records
- steering wheel · 13 records
- service power · 8 records
- steering message · 6 records
- very dangerous · 6 records
- stops working · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Steering
Service stabilitrak. Abs nonfunctional or traction control. Dealer claims power steering assist gear to be cause of issue. Sounds like 2015 colorado recall issue
ODI 11170253
Steering
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.
ODI 11154786
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
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…
ODI 11118411
Steering
My 2016 chevy colorado has lost its power steering at over 70 miles per hour (aka freeway speeds) 4 times and the power steering warning lights have came on. This results in the truck being very difficult to control at high speed. If the engine is turned off and subsequently restarted, the power steeling assist returns to full functioning. Chevrolet has recall #15595 for this problem on 2015 chevrolet colorado built…
ODI 11203729
Steering
Power steering goes out intermittently while driving. Could be dangerous. Completely unpredictable, have to pull over and turn vehicle all the way off then start the vehicle again to clear code. I can barely turn the trucks steering wheel enough to turn in a driveway or other safe place to stop.
ODI 11307717
Steering
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!
ODI 11071575
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
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…
ODI 11067053
Steering
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.…
ODI 11066676
Steering
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.
ODI 11066505
Steering
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.
ODI 11053463
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
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…
ODI 11052421
Steering
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…
ODI 10991271
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
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.
ODI 11024550
Steering
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. *tr
ODI 10936124
Steering
Tl* 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…
ODI 10933834
Air Bags · Steering
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.…
ODI 10968498