2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON MY BIRTHDAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING NOTICEABLY FAILED. A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD READ "LOSS OF ELECTRICAL STEERING ASSIST". I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND NEAR MY EXIT, AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT WAS BARELY TOLERABLE, AS I WAS NOT SWITCHING LANES; BUT IN AN EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. AT SLOWER SPEEDS MAKING TURNS WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND I AM A MAN WITH STRONG ARMS. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR CONGESTED ROAD, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR ME AND OTHERS AROUND ME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAULT THAT HAS BEEN RECORDED IN SIMILAR GM TRUCKS AND RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED FOR WHAT MAY WELL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX IF OUT OF WARRANTY. ESTIMATED AT OVER $2000.

WHILE DRIVING TWO DIFFERENT ALARMS FLASHES ON DASH SCREEN; 1) "SERVICE STABILITRAK" AND 2) "SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE." VEHICLE THEN LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF I PULL OVER, STOP AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE ALARMS CLEAR AND I HAVE POWER STEERING ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT HIGHWAY AND WHEN VEHICLE IS A LITTLE OFF BALANCE SUCH AS ON A DIRT ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINED SITUATION AND REFERRED DEALER TO COMMENTS ONLINE. DEALER STATED THE ALARM HISTORY IS CLEAR AND THEREFORE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I PURCHASED VEHICLE AROUND SEPTEMBER 2018 FROM DEALER AND THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 18 TIMES OVER 4 MONTHS OR SO. IT HAS ALARMED, I'VE CLEARED IT AND THEN ALARM AGAIN IN THE SAME HOUR. IT HAS ALSO GONE WEEKS WITHOUT ALARMING. .

WHILE BACKING UP MY DRIVEWAY GLANCED AT THE BACKUP CAMERA.IT APPEARED TO HAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE LEFT BETWEEN THE REAR OR CAR AND THE GARAGE DOOR. WHILE AT A VERY LOW SPEED , WITHOUT NOTICE ,THE TRUCK HIT THE GARAGE.IT WENT FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE SEVERAL FEET TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GARAGE INSTANTLY. NO SENSORS,LIGHTS OR ALARMS WENT OFF. NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER

MY POWER STEERING WILL QUIT FOR NO REASON SUCH AS HARD TURNS OR RAPID TURNING. THE DASH GIVES YOU A WARNING THAT THIS HAS OCCURED. SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF RESETS IT .WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO START THE POWER RETURNS TO THE STEERING.I HAVE HAD IT RECALIBRATED BUT STILL HAVE THIS HAPPENING. DEALER SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. CLAIMS IT IS ABOUT 2000 BUCKS TO FIX. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS MADE FOR TRUCKS MADE JUST AFTER MINE. I DID NOT OWN THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME. SHOULD GENERAL MOTORS STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM?

WHILE DRIVING I RECEIVED A SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SERVICE STABILITRAK MESSAGE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPENNED 4 TIMES AT VARYING SPEEDS, INCLUDING WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND AT LOW SPEEDS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY25 MPH. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM CLEARS AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN SOME SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WOULD COST ME $1,800 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 44,500 MILES ON IT AND I PURCHASED IT NEW. IT IS NO LI GER UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, "LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST" ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE KEY BACK AND FORTH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT TURNING ON THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMINO REAL CHEVROLET (2401 S ATLANTIC BLVD, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4885550097. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WHEN IN MOTION THE TRUCKS POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM SPEEDS MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE CODE DTC-C0545 STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR IS FAULTY. COST OF REPAIR $2100.00 I ASKED FOR THE FAULTY PARTS AND WAS INFORMED I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THEM AS THE DEALER IS REQUIRED TO SEND THEM BACK TO GM BECAUSE THEY ARE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE VEHICLE AT LOWER SPEEDS THEREFORE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THE DEALER/TECHNICIAN VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THIS REPAIR.

LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ON SLOW SPEED. BRAKES BECOME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS TO FLOOR, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPEN IN 2017 AND NOV 2018 AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FIRST TIME HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY, SECOND TIME IN PARKING LOT.

I'M CONSTANTLY RECEIVING THE MESSAGE "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE" THEN AFTERWARDS I RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS MESSAGE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 70+ MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY STRAIN TO POWER THE WHEEL TO TURN AND PULL OVER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR 10 SECONDS THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM IS GONE. HOWEVER THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO GO OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING LOWER SPEED LIMITS THROUGH CITY STREETS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING IS CONTINUOUS. I'M ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL. MY TRUCKS HEAT WILL GO OUT AND ONLY PRODUCE COOL/COLD AIR AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WILL WORK THEN THE HEAT WILL GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE THE GAUGES SET TO HI HEAT WITH FULL FAN OUTPUT AND IT ONLY PRODUCES COOL AIR. I'M UNABLE TO PROPERLY DEFROST THE WINDOWS DURING COLD TEMPERATURES DUE TO LACK OF HEAT. DEFROST FAN OPTIONS OUTPUT IS INACCURATE AS IT CAN BE ON HIGH OUTPUT AND TURNED ONE NOTCH DOWN AND THE FAN SPEED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOWEST FAN SPEED.

ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE POWER SHUT OFF (2 SECONDS OR SO) AS I WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS ISSUE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE STEERING AND RESET ALL ELECTRICAL MEMORY SYSTEMS IN MY TRUCK. CONCERN IS IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING FASTER SPEEDS COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO FAMILY AND OTHERS. LESS THAT 30K MILES ON VEHICLE.