2015 Chevrolet Cheverolet Ss problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (6) · Suspension (2) · Seat Belts (2)
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Safety recalls (7)
Seat Belts:front 2020-10-15 · campaign 20V638000 · 1,788 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS and Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) that were previously repaired under NHTSA recall number 16V-518. The repair may not have been performed properly. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.
Risk: If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to determine whether the new seat trim was installed and replace the trim as necessary. Dealers will also inspect and replace the pretensioner cable assembly, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N202312100
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2020-05-07 · campaign 20V254000 · 2,281 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles (PPV) and SS vehicles. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
Risk: A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began May 26, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N192285350.
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2019-11-07 · campaign 19V801000 · 476 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles that previously received an inspect-only remedy under recall 17V-382. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
Risk: A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 27, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GM customer service at 1-586-596-1733. GM's number for this recall is N192265980.
Seat Belts:pretensioner 2017-07-10 · campaign 17V437000 · 40,683 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may
Risk: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2017-06-15 · campaign 17V382000 · 6,204 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
Risk: A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering gear assembly, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17248.
Seat Belts:pretensioner 2016-09-08 · campaign 16V651000 · 3,640,162 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing
Risk: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Seat Belts:front 2016-07-08 · campaign 16V518000 · 15,486 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles manufactured May 14, 2013 through June 14, 2016, and Chevrolet SS vehicles manufactured May 15, 2013 through April 27, 2016. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.
Risk: If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tensioner cable assembly, replacing any cable that is damaged. For vehicles that do not require a tensioner assembly replacement, a cable guide will be installed. All vehicles will receive new seat trim with a redesigned opening for the cable routing. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on November 3, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 31340.
Service bulletins (1,292)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,292 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-05-03 · Suspension“noticed a noise in the front suspension and took it in to dealership to get looked at. dealership inspected and told me some internal component of the strut had failed and it wasn't operating correctly. i asked if i could just continue to drive it and they told me it could be a safety issue if i didn't get it fixed. my vehicle only has 39,000 miles…”
2023-05-08 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification:front Passenger · 140,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet ss. the contact stated that the service air bag warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the passenger’s side seat sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure informed the contact …”
2020-08-05 · Steering · 75,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet ss. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering functionality without warning. the vehicle was restarted and the vehicle temporarily regained power steering functionality prior to the failure recurring. additionally, the contact also experienced the failure at start-…”
2020-03-03 · Suspension · 43,000 mi“the rear shock absorbers need to be replaced at 43000 miles. these are electronic magnetic rhealogical shocks and cost over $600 each!! this seems like an abnormal issue that should be covered by gm. i understand this is a common problem on these cars and since the part number has changed it seems that gm knows about this issue.…”
2019-07-15 · Electrical System · 24,956 mi“the airbag warning light came on in the car and i took it in for service as soon as an appointment became available. after a few hours of diagnosis, chevrolet service determined there was a loose wire and it was repaired. the problem was that my car was out of service for two days while the issue was being diagnosed and i had to pay for the repai…”
2019-06-21 · Steering · 44,603 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet ss. after starting the vehicle, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the steering wheel was unable to be turned. once the vehicle was restarted, the steering wheel was able to operate normally. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was dia…”
2019-04-17 · Steering · 36,000 mi“this is a follow up to nhtsa complaint id 11196202. i discovered that my dealership, bob bell chevrolet, did not follow the service procedures for recall 17v-382 back in 2017. the bad part number for the steering assembly was still in my car. had they properly performed the inspection per the service procedure, i would not have experienced this …”
2019-04-15 · Steering · 36,000 mi“while turning onto my street friday (4/12) night, my power steering stopped functioning without warning and my car said "service power steering." i was probably moving less than 25mph and luckily there was no traffic, but i came close to hitting other parked cars. with great difficulty, i was able to get it parked well enough out of the path of t…”
2018-11-13 · Steering · 48,000 mi“received recall notice 17v382 for loss of power steering. took car to dealer in january 2018 for repair, which was not performed satisfactory as repair technician only re-programmed steering. car now losing power steering - dealer repair technician states failure is due to a bad torque sensor. recall 17v382 states corrosion of connectors nee…”
2018-07-17 · Service Brakes · 5,000 mi“when we first bought the vehicle after the first couple of weeks the brakes started to squeal only when wet or cold. i have talked to the dealer and was told that it's a high performance car the brakes are going to squeal. i have approached the dealer 4 times regarding this issue and i'm told the same thing. this last time talking to the dealer abo…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.