Power Steering Failed problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado

Electric power steering quits with no warning and lose traction control and power steering. Dashboard lights come on to say power steering failure use caution. Problem is persistent multiple times a week with no warning. The only way to resolve issue is to stop for five minutes and restart engine. This temporarily fixes the issue but the problem will reoccur at unsuspecting moments. It has happened at varying speeds from 25 mph to highway speeds of 75. Causes the steering to become heavy and unmanageable requiring a speed reduction and stoppage to reset engine. Made appointment with dealer and was told the truck is out of warranty and that it would be an out of pocket expense.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving, the traction control warning light illuminated. Additionally, power steering disabled and drive carefully messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was pulled over and restarted and operated as intended. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving 70 mph. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The following day the vehicle was taken to paradise Chevrolet located at 6350 leland st, ventura, CA 93003, where it was diagnosed that the negative cable from the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the negative cable needed to be repaired, however, that the cable had nothing to do with the power steering power failure. The technician also diagnosed that the power steering gear needed to be replaced due to sensor failure, and that the computer system needed to be reprogrammed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering assist. The contact would turn off and restart the vehicle several times after allowing the vehicle to cool down before the power steering functionality returned. The power steering and emergency warning lights were illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to new smyrna beach Chevrolet (2375 FL-44, new smyrna beach, FL 32168, (386)427-1313) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering failed and that the entire system needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

Electric powering steering failure. Driving down the road a warning comes on that says power steering drive with care as well as stabilitrak is turned off. The vehicle becomes hard to steer and after it cools off the warning goes away. This has happened twice in the past 12 hours to me driving home and to work on a city street.

While driving in route to my residence I wad making a left hand turn at about 15 mph. In the process of making the turn the power steering completely failed. This caused me to bump the medium and all of the dadh warning lights came on. This occurred while on a 45 mph roadway turning into a residential neighborhood. This appears to be a power steering sensor or electrical issue. The vehicle had only 13,000 miles on it. Dealership was called (bakersfield CA. 10-22-19) and we were told this was not covered under warranty. Still not repaired at this time. Internet is filled with similar reports.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph when the vehicle's power steering suddenly failed without warning. The contact stated they attempted to turn into a nearby parking lot, which, was difficult to do. The contact then parked and turned off the vehicle. Once the contact restarted the vehicle, the power steering resumed normal functionality. The contact contacted the dealership ( lawrence Chevrolet located at 6445 carlisle pike, mechanicsburg, PA 17050 phone number: 717-610-4134) who diagnosed that no failure was found when diagnosing. The dealer reset the vehicle's computer system relating to the power steering. The manufacturer was not informed of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 28,356. Gl.

Power steering fails to work when temperature drops below 0 degrees. Problem occurred in parking lot after I finished plowing snow. Steering was very stiff required two hands to turn the wheels. Code was in computer, but dealer could not find problem.

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.

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.