Common Problems with the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado
Transmission Issues — Not Shifting Properly; Transmission Hesitates; Shakes While Driving; Leaking Transmission Line; Transmission Failure; Truck Surges Forward When Put Into Drive; Unintended Acceleration While Braking.
Engine Problems — Engine Stall; Bucking When Under Load; Chattering Noise; Tapping Noise.
Electrical Problems:
“The ignition switch won't turn off in one of ten time. Truck could be stolen & driven away.”
“Common problem reported by many consumers, infotainment system changes stations, randomly shuts down, fast forwards songs on media, touchscreen non-responsive. Had mine replaced to the tune of $800+ and the same thing is happening to the new unit. Only this time, I get the entire system cutting out and then only the front tweeters coming back on after a minute. New unit does not have adjustable back up camera view, too bright at night when backing up, glare causes me to be unable to see.”
“Key gets locked in the ignition after you put it in park and try shut off the vehicle. Vehicle won’t turn off. It takes 10 to 20 minutes before it will release the key. I believe this is a safety issue and have seen a good amount of people online that have the same issue and the manufacture refusing to address or fix the problem.”
“Today about 4:00 pm driving down the interstate my truck lost all electric dash and radio while driving stayed cranked going 70 mph around Robert Louisiana couldn’t see speed don’t know what is happening with this truck but it has several safety issues from brake assist lights that come on to radio and dash going off”
Steering Problems:
“Total failure of electric power steering assist while driving on I-5 in Oregon & attempting to take off ramp. Took to Zilkowski Auto Electric in Springfield Oregon 541-747-9213, have repaired & the wiring harness was melted & full of fluid from the power steering unit. Also the plug on the electric assist fell apart when removed & you could hear grinding or metal clashing type sound if you tried to steer. Did not take it to the local Chevy dealer as I got the run around & they were several weeks out to even look at it. Fortunately when the unit failed I had the awareness to keep the vehicle in the lane of travel as steering became a physical effort. It also required realignment that the shop who repaired it could not do.”
“Vehicle suddenly loses power steering without warning. The power steering module is connected to the CAN bus which errors everything else on the same network so stabilitrack, traction control, ABS, etc goes out all at the same time. On icy roads, this caused to hit the ditch at very high speed. What I don-??t understand is why you only forced a recall on the 2015 MY when the 2016-??s use the same exact components and assembly process. Clearly this is still an issue for many 2016 owners!”
“When operating the vehicle the steering will suddenly without warning go from power steering to a very stiff steering which someone of limited upper body strength would have great difficulty maintaining control of the vehicle. Vehicle was taken to a dealer who advised the problem was electrical and replaced the battery. Steering has failed twice since then in less than 100 miles.”
“Power steering stopped working while driving on open road. A box in the display opened and said that there was a problem and see dealer. The vehicle was stopped and inspected under hood. No reservoir or pump, so suspect it is an electrical issue. Turned vehicle off for a few moment and restarted, made a phone call to home and all of a sudden, the power steering started working again. Returned home, made appointment with Chevy service, paid for diagnostic of issue, nothing found, no codes, no history, can not observe issue during test drive. Vehicle returned to me, I have driven about 400 miles with not a repeat of issue. I have read about a recall for this issue in the 2015 model, and have heard of owners of 2016 having the same issue, so I am adding my experience. I have the repair doc. but can not upload it at this time. RAB”
Brakes Problems:
“The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while backing out of a parking space at a very slow speed, the braking system suddenly malfunctioned and erroneously released causing the vehicle to surge backward and crash into a second parked vehicle. During the incident, no injuries were reported and a police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the rear driver side brake caliper and brake hose were faulty and needed to be replaced. The caliper and hose were replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was also contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.”
“In September 2020 the brakes failed suddenly. The brake booster was was replaced. Approximately 6 months later they failed again in heavy traffic with no warning. The brake booster was replaced by a different shop, failed and then replaced again at the same visit.”
“Vehicle stalled due to braking during stopping has brake assist service light on still does the same thing other vehicles have recalls”
Sources: www.nhtsa.gov, carcomplaints.com
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