2015 Chevrolet Colorado

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.

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.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WITH STABILITRAK FAULT MESSAGE.AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING POWER STEERING WILL OPERATE OK.45000 MILES ON TRUCK.THIS TRUCK NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL,ALTHOUGH OTHER 2015 COLORADO'S ARE WITH LATER MANUFACTER DATES.POWER STEERING FAILS MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW VOLTAGE SIGNAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THERE IS A SIGNAL AT THE START OF THE VEHICLE WARNING THE DRIVER THAT POWER STEERING MUST BE SERVICED. DEALERSHIP EVALUATED AND PROPOSED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MODULE ENTIRELY AND WANTED TO CHARGE FULL VALUE. THIS ISSUE SEEMS RELATED TO CHEVY RECALL #15595 AND THE MORE RECENT GM RECALL OF SIMILAR CONCERN TO THE BROADER FAMILY OF SUVS AND TRUCKS PRODUCED BY GM. THE LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER OF THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE TO THE PUBLIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING LOSS" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (KOOL CHEVROLET/BUICK/GMC, 810 W CHICAGO ROAD, STURGIS, MI 49091) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: 8-4588946592. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

BEWARE CHEVY COLORADO OWNERS. CHEVY ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL BACK IN 2015 FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE PROBABLY BECAUSE I WAS DEPLOYED WITH THE MILITARY. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT SO I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO FIX UNDER RECALL. THE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT CHEVY NOW PUTS A TIME FRAME (EXPIRATION) ON ALL RECALLS, EVEN SAFETY ONES, AND THAT MINE HAD EXPIRED. HOW CAN CHEVY LEGALLY DO THIS? THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAUSED BUT NOW WONT FIX IT??