2016 Chevrolet Colorado problems
NHTSA has received 966 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, and 48% of them involve steering. Next are electrical system (13%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 966 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 48% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 415 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 126 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 63 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 81 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 40 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 29 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 35 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 415 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 42,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (141 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado with enough data (449 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet colorado. The contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained left wrist, left arm, shoulder, and neck injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop for repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200.
Approaching an intersection and observed a yellow light. I was traveling 35MPH as posted and applied the brakes only to have the pedal go all the way down to the fire wall. The truck had no braking power and only slowed to about 15mpg after applying for roughly 40-50 yards. I ended up running into the intersection collided with another vehicle that proceeded on green.
On 6/6/16 I started having the trouble. After backing up and putting the truck in gear, the truck would surge forward without touching the gas pedal. This also occurred on 6/11/16, 6/17/16 and 6/23/16. On 6/23/16 I was at surdykes port 20 marina at the lake of the ozarks. After backing out of the parking space I put it in gear. This time it was much more than a surge. It literally shot forward and even the brakes didn't help because within 3-4 seconds my truck and I were in the lake.
There is an electrical issue that causes the truck to completely shut down and lose all power sometimes while driving with do warning. When this happens, power steering and power brakes are lost. This happened to me while turning into a gas station and I nearly wrecked into another vehicle as I couldn't stop or turn.
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the steering wheel became firm. The contact stated that there was an unknown message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the power steering assist functionality returned soon after the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and it was determined that a faulty electrical connection had caused the rack and pinion to fail.