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2015 Chevrolet Colorado problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Steering (352) · Power Train (36) · Engine (16)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

61 /100
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Compared against other Chevrolet Colorado model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 69 complaints <25k 25–50k miles: 90 complaints 90 25–50k 50–75k miles: 78 complaints 50–75k 75–100k miles: 56 complaints 75–100k 100–125k miles: 24 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 11 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 17 complaints 150k+

345 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

498
Complaints
7
Recalls
1,828
Service bulletins
17
Crashes reported
4
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (7)

Steering:electric Power Assist System 2021-03-25 · campaign 21V213000 · 60,681 vehicles

Defect: 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.

Risk: A loss of power steering, particularly at lower speeds increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.

Air Bags:frontal 2017-10-05 · campaign 17V621000 · 16 vehicles

Defect: 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.

Risk: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Fix: 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.

Steering:electric Power Assist System 2016-02-01 · campaign 16V054000 · 2,988 vehicles

Defect: 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.

Risk: A loss or reduction in power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper 2015-05-12 · campaign 15V278000 · 24,380 vehicles

Defect: 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.

Risk: If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Fix: 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.

Seats 2015-05-08 · campaign 15V267000 · 49,980 vehicles

Defect: 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."

Risk: 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.

Fix: 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.

Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2015-03-18 · campaign 15V157000 · 40 vehicles

Defect: 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.

Risk: 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 d

Fix: 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.

Air Bags 2014-10-09 · campaign 14V645000 · 2,283 vehicles

Defect: 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."

Risk: 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.

Fix: 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.

Service bulletins (1,828)

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 2026-07-21 · PIT5509N · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this pi provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.

Unknown Or Other 2026-05-14 · PIT5509M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this pi provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.

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.

Showing the 6 most recent of 1,828 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2026-10-28 · Steering

“vehicle experienced sudden loss of electronic power steering assist due to an integrated eps module failure. this matches the exact failure criteria of gm recall n202325410, but my vin was excluded due to manufacturing date limits.…”

2026-10-28 · Steering

“power steering assist is failing consistently. travelling on highways 65+ speeds while the power assist goes out. must make it to the side of the road to reset vehicle. no they have not been able to reproduce because they do not test it long enough. by a chevrolet dealer twice now. first visit they simply replaced the battery and never informe…”

2026-10-27 · Unknown Or Other

“power steering failure. 4wd stuck.…”

2026-10-26 · Steering · 75,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet colorado. the contact stated that while driving and making a left or right turn, the steering wheel shook abnormally, and the failure ceased once the steering wheel returned to center. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the tires were replaced and the front alignment was inspected; however, the…”

2026-10-23 · Steering

“power steering gets hard and can't be moved while in drive. message error says "service power steering, drive with care"…”

2026-10-20 · Steering

“shortly after startup or while driving, my vehicle will suddenly lose power steering. the dashboard will illuminate the traction control light and warn "service staiblitrak" and "power steering reduced drive with care" however this happens when the power steering is already lost. this has happened while pulling out of parking lots and also while pu…”

2026-10-08 · Steering

“while driving my vehicle, the power steering assist suddenly and completely dropped out without warning. the dashboard displayed the warning message 'service power steering, drive with care'. immediately, the steering wheel became extremely heavy and nearly impossible to turn, creating an immediate and severe crash hazard. turning the vehicle off …”

2026-09-12 · Steering

“the electric power steering (eps) system suddenly and completely malfunctions, causing an abrupt loss of power steering assist. the power steering assist cuts out unexpectedly while driving, making the steering wheel suddenly violent and extraordinarily heavy to turn. this creates an immediate risk of a crash, as navigating curves, intersections, …”

2026-09-07 · Steering

“power steering goes out while driving down the road. sometimes it works, then it doesnt, it is intermittent and i have to manually steer my vehicle when it goes out. service power steering with care, and service stabilitrak pop up on the dash while driving. if i turn the truck off and turn it back on, sometimes that will allow the power steering to…”

2026-08-27 · Steering

“while driving my eps steering stop working suddenly forcing me to the side of the road where i fortunately went in a large parking area. i had the truck towed. in 2021gm replaced the steering torque sensor cover as per the recall to protect the sensor. the steering torque sensor has now failed due to i believe water intrusion. gm has refused to hon…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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