2016 Chevrolet Colorado problems
Owners have filed 938 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 47.5% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 12.3%.
Complaints938
Crashes25
Fires2
Injuries9
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 47.5% · 446
Electrical system 12.3% · 115
Power train 10.2% · 96
Unknown or other 5.1% · 48
Engine 5.0% · 47
Service brakes 3.9% · 37
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.8% · 36
Vehicle speed control 2.6% · 24
Severity
Of those complaints, 25 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 9 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado in this data, 2016 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 278 in the last three years against 338 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 41,800 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The stabili-trak warning light was illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. Steering · reported at 110,000 miles
The steering assist fails. I get a waring on the dash, "Stabilitak/Power Steering Fault. Very hard to steer. There has not been and other problems. This was apparently a problem in 2015 models. I told the deal ship service dept about it being a very common problem and they said they would have to see it happen. Their labor is $225.00 per hour. I feel this should have been recalled just as the 2015 truck were. 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. Steering · reported at 24,050 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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