IllustrationTOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON SCREEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO LOSS OF ANTISKID AND STABILIRAK. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION! CAN'T IMAGE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS FAILED IN A TURN. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION.
2015 Chevrolet Colorado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Colorado years
Owner complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 84.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Colorado years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
690–25K
9025–50K
7850–75K
5575–100K
35100–150K
17150K+
344 reports with mileage · 147 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 358 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports4 fire reports7 injury reports
Steering complaints
358 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ON APRIL 22,2019 MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DEER DUE TO THE FACT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. HE COULD NO…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ON APRIL 22,2019 MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DEER DUE TO THE FACT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. HE COULD NOT STEER IT QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE DEER. SO THE TRUCK HAS LEFT FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE AND SUSPENSION DAMAGE BUT IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. TO FIX STEERING THEY REPLACED THE COMPLETE POWER STEERING MODULE WITH GEAR FOR $1,944.04. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER (DENECKER CHEVROLET, 510 US-7, MIDDLEBURY, VT) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *BF *JB
THE POWER STEERING MAINTENANCE AND TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKS UP THE STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WSS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, TURNING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE I LIVE. THE STEERING WAS HARD. I TUTNED OFF THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE WSRNING MESSAGED WERE GONE AND I REGAINED…
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THE POWER STEERING MAINTENANCE AND TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKS UP THE STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WSS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, TURNING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE I LIVE. THE STEERING WAS HARD. I TUTNED OFF THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE WSRNING MESSAGED WERE GONE AND I REGAINED THE POWER STEERING. THIS HAD HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING.
THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AT A SPEED LIMIT OF 25MPH OR 55MPH AND WHILE TURNING ON A STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD, UNABLE TO MANEUVER. STEERING WHEEL STOP WORKING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT UP. MESSAGE :( SERVICE POWER STEERING -DRIVE WITH CARE ) WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SI…
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THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AT A SPEED LIMIT OF 25MPH OR 55MPH AND WHILE TURNING ON A STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD, UNABLE TO MANEUVER. STEERING WHEEL STOP WORKING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT UP. MESSAGE :( SERVICE POWER STEERING -DRIVE WITH CARE ) WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWER OFF ENGINE THEN RESTART. THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THREE TIMES, LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR. PER GM THERE'S NOTHING IT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY CODE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PENSKE CHEVROLET MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE ALWAYS GET THE SAME ANSWER, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, THEY CHECK AND NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE SHOW ON THE COMPUTER. THEY ONLY DID AN UPGRADE, BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY TIME NO WARNING HARD TO STEER A MAN CAN STEER IT MY WIFE CAN NOT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES: C0545 (STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION) AND U0420 (POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE) APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5192152046. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING IS DISABLED, WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON A HIGHWAY.
MY TRUCK RANG 3 TIMES AND A PROMPT SHOWED UP ON THE DASH SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF STABILITRACK. I WAS SITTING AT THE DRIVE THRU AND HAD TO PULL STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT BECAUSE TURNING THE VEHICLE BECAME PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINAT…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THE STEERING REMAINED OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARY RUSS CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1420 SC-72, GREENWOOD, SC 29649, (864) 538-0376) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THERE WERE NO CODES STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600.
WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPED WORKING AND A TROUBLE SIGNAL TELLS ME TO BE CAREFUL, THAT MY POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING.
Official recalls
721V213000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System
Mar 25, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles. The power steering assist may be lost due to a poor electrical connection within the steering gear assembly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loss of power steering, particularly at lower speeds increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202325410.
17V621000 · Air Bags:frontal
Oct 5, 2017
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17387.
16V054000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System
Feb 1, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 17, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 19, 2015. A poor electrical connection within the steering gear connector may cause a loss of power steering assist.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loss or reduction in power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15595.
15V278000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper
May 12, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to December 24, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience the front brake calipers leaking brake fluid. This is due to air pockets, an imperfection in the metal caliper body.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the front-brake calipers if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14888.
15V267000 · Seats
May 8, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to April 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the hooks that secure the driver's and/or front passenger's seat frame may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the seat-frame attachment hooks are not secured properly, the seat may not be adequately anchored to the vehicle, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of an injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats, correcting their installation as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 2, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15150.
15V157000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Mar 18, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the inflator separates from the back plate in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, this may cause the air bag or steering wheel components to separate and be propelled into the interior compartment, potentially seriously injuring the driver or other occupants. Additionally, the air bag may fail to properly inflate, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.
Remedy: GM has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the driver air bag module inflator for proper alignment, replacing the air bag, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15037.
14V645000 · Air Bags
Oct 9, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver air bag connections may have been wired incorrectly. This could reverse the deployment sequence and disrupt the deployment timing of the driver air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the driver air bag does not deploy as designed, there is an increased risk of driver injury in the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM), free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14690.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1RQ19001 · Loss Of Power Steering Assist
Opened May 9, 2019 · Closed May 28, 2021
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:electric Power Assist System
In May 2019 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ19-001) to assess the scope of General Motors (GM) recall 16V-054. ODI had received 50 complaints with allegations of loss of electric power steering assist while the vehicle was in motion. These complaints were for vehicles outside the scope of recall 16V-054 yet exhibited the same symptoms.ODI?s review focused on specific build months outside the recall scope that had a high electric power steering failure rate and failures that were the same or similar to those addressed by the remedy associated with recall 16V-054. ODI?s review of data supplied by GM confirmed a high failure rate for vehicles outside of the recall scope.On March 25, 2021, GM filed a defect information report recalling select 2015 Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon vehicles to remedy a potential loss of power steering assist while driving. The recall (21V-213) includes vehicles that were not addressed by recall 16V-054 and also prompted this recall query.In view of the recall, ODI is closing this recall query. Despite closing this investigation, NHTSA reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov under the following ODI identification numbers in a separate attachment. ?