2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE PART INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MECHANIC THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING). WATSONVILLE BUICK GMC (500 AUTO CENTER DR, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076) WAS THEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN AGENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *DT*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, POWER STEERING IS LOST. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND RESTARTING ENGINE, POWER STEERING IS RESTORED, ONLY TO BE LOST AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW HOURS. THIS ISSUE HAD A GM RECALL #15595, AND NHTSA RECALL #16V-054. THIS IS A RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT FIRST OCCURRED MAYBE A YEAR OR SO AGO AND IS NOW REOCCURRING WITH MORE FREQUENCY.

KEY HAS BEEN STICKING IN IGNITION, UNABLE TO REMOVE. IVE KEPT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY HAS NEEDED JUMPED. DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY COLORADOS FROM 2015 AND 2016 AS I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED ON MULTIPLE CHEVY FORUMS.

THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AT VARIUS RPM'S IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE SYMPTOMS AS FOLLOWS IN ORDER OF OCCURRENCE: 1) ENGINE WILL MOMENTARILY HESITATE, 2) ERROR CODE SERVICE STABILITRAK WILL BE PRESENTED ON SCREEN WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON 3)RPM GAUGE AND SPEDOMETER GAUGE WILL GO TO ZERO 4) POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE "DRIVE WITH CARE" ERROR CODE PRESENTS ON SCREEN 5) FAILURE OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM OCCURS WITH NO CONTROL OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM 6) DRIVER WILL SECURE ENGINE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM AND WAIT 60 SECONDS 7) COMPUTER AUDIBLY RESETS WITH A CLICK 8) ENGINE WILL RESTART WITH 5-KEY TURNS 9) ERROR WILL OCCUR AGAIN SPORADICALLY THESE SYMPTOMS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE AND WILL SPORADICALLY OCCUR, SOMETIMES WITH A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND OTHER TIMES WITH A FAILURE OFTHE STABILITRAK SYSTEM ONLY. DRIVER BELIEVES THAT THIS IS OCCURING DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING STEERING GEAR.STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN RECALLED PREVIOUSLY FOR VEHICLE MAKE/ MODEL AND YEAR BUT TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER MANUFACTURE DATE.DRIVER BELIEVES ISSUE IS RELATED TO RECALLED ITEM ON OTHER VEHICLES. DRIVER HAS HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 4 DIFFERENT VISITS. JEFF BELZERS IN LAKEVILLE SERVICED VEHICLE TWICE AND WAS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR NEARLY 4 MONTHS TRYING TO FIX ISSUE.REPLACED STEERING GEAR.BELZERS WAS ALSO DEALER WHO SOLD VEHICLE. (OCT2019-FEB2020 VISIT) SUBURBAN CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER IN EDEN PRAIRIE VISIT ONCE INCONCLUSIVE (NOVEMBER 2019 VISIT) POWER CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER IN NEWPORT OREGON VISIT ONCE INCONCLUSIVE (JULY 2020 VISIT) DRIVER IS EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND DRIVABILITY OF VEHICLE AND KNOWS OF SEVERAL SIMILAR CASES WITH VEHICLE.

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR MY SON. ON SEPTEMBER 13, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON A TURN ON A CITY STREET, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HIT A PARKED CAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR A PORTION OF OUR VEHICLE EXPENSE, BUT NOT THE ENTIRE NOTE WHICH INCLUDED TAXES, LICENSE, FEES, EXTENDED WARRANTY AND INTEREST.

TRUCK SLID INTO A DITCH. WHILE DRIVING OUT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, ALL FOUR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK WAS NOT IN DANGER OF ROLLING OVER. I WAS DRIVING ONLY 1-3 MPH, AND THE TRUCK WAS LEANING, BUT NOT ANYWHERE NEAR TIPPING. AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, I FINISHED GETTING OUT OF THE DITCH AND RETURNED HOME WHILE DEALING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY (1-1/2 MILES).

AS I WAS DRIVING, I SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT- TURN ONTO A CITY STREET WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE POWER OR SHUT OFF. THE MESSAGE SAID THERE WAS A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND TO SEEK SERVICE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMAL. I DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, ON A STRAIGHAWAY BUT AGAIN WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THERE WAS ANOTHER SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I STRUGGLED TO MAKE IT INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ISSUE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESET AS BEFORE. I SAT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND TRIED IT 3 OR 4 TIMES BUT IT CONTINUED TO GIVE THE MESSAGE THAT THE THERE WAS A LOSS IN POWER STEERING. IT FINALLY "RESET" . I DROVE IT TO A NEARBY FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER MONDAY MORNING. I SAW ONLINE WHERE THERE IS A RECALL 2015 CHEVY COLORADO FOR POWER STEERING ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY 2015 CHEVY COLORADO WAS NOT UNDER RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WITHIN IN THE RECALL MANUFACTURED DATES BETWEEN JAN AND MARCH. THEY INSISTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $139.00 IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. I DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET THE VEHICLE ASSESSED BUT AM CONVINCED THE NHTSA NEEDS TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ADDITIONALLY, I CONTACTED GM FOR REDRESS. AGAIN, THEY INSISTED I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY $139.00 DIAGNOSIS FEE BEFORE THEY COULD ASSESS THIS IDENTICAL SAFETY RECALL ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, HUNTS FOR GEARS AND WONT DOWNSHIFT UNDER ACCELERATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEMINOLE CHEVROLET (972 TOWNE CENTER BLVD, SANFORD, FL 32771, (407) 641-4198) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN PROVIDED WAS INVALID.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON A 45MPH TURN AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO SAY THERE IS NO RECALLS ON IT. IF I WERE AN OLDER PERSON AND THIS HAPPENED TO THEM I'M SURE THEY WOULD OF LOST CONTROL BECAUSE I REALLY HAD TO PUT A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET MY TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY CHEVROLET.