Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2015 Chevrolet Colorado owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the Service Power Steering light would illuminate and the power steering would fail. The contact would have to pull to the side of the road, turn off the vehicle, and wait a while in order to reset the vehicle's computer system and re-activate the power steering. The traction control, stability, track, and service 4-Wheel Drive warning lights were illuminated as well. The vehicle was taken to 3 different certified mechanics, who were not able to diagnose and repair the vehicle. The steering wheel was recalibrated by a mechanic; however, the failure remained persistent. The manufacturer was informed, and it was confirmed that the VIN was not included in any recall. The failure mileage was 115,225.
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact lost control of the vehicle, with the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle, but the failure persisted. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.
My Colorado has 42K miles and on 5 different occasions I have been driving 45+ MPH and suddenly warnings begin popping up on the console, "stabilitrak disabled" "traction control disabled" "power steering disabled, please drive with care" turning the truck off and then back on temporarily fixes the problem but it is continuing to happen and is incredibly dangerous! There is a recall for 2015 colorados for this exact problem; however, GM specified a 2 month manufacturing window where it applies to the recall. GM needs to step up and recall all 2015 colorados for this before someone gets killed.
The power steering goes out without warning, stbilitrak also. Car rattles in the front steering area when ging over bumps in the road. There is a recall for 1/15-3/15 build date only which is insane because mine built in 11/14 has the same parts and the same defects. Dealer and GM refuse to help. Claim there is no fix when they know there is. It is even listed on the Chevy and nthsa websites
Lst power steering on my way home from work April the 23rd 2019. 2 codes came up on the screen stability track issue and no power steering please drive with caution. Was able to drive 3 miles till I could pull off the road, turned off the vehicle restarted codes were gone from the screen. Was able to drive the vehicle 3 miles to my house. Next morning left for work drove 2 miles from the house same issue occurred had to drive another 4 miles till I could pull off the road as I live in a rural town. Turn the vehicle off turned it back on and it was able to drive to work when I contacted our local Chevy GMC dealer in russell springs kentucky. Diagnosis was code c0545 torque sensor fault found e ternal short in the sensor which caused no power steering. …
Experienced a failure of the steering system (power assist stopped working) first on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at approximately 35 MPH speed; and subsequently on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at approximately 65 MPH; then, on Monday September 30, 2019 and Tuesday October 1, 2019. The vehicle is currently with dealer where it was purchased. Two warning lights appeared each time the steering failure occurred. Also, two messages display in the digital display within the "dashboard": 1. Service power steering (drive with care) 2. Service stabilitrak vehicle steering immediately compromised, very difficult to steer with dangerous change in effort required to steer, loss of control due to steering change. In each case, slowed speed to adjust to changed steering condition. Upon researching this defect, see many references and documentation to exact same conditions and defect described here. …
Service power steering, drive with care and service stability track lights turn on due to a defective steering gearbox according to the dealer shop. It makes the wheel to bind and gets hard to turn. It has happened during driving (in motion) in the middle of the streets, also at stops or relights when fully stopped, and also while in "parking" (stationary) and while turning. It has not happened on a highway. Every time I turned the car off and let it sit for some minutes and turned the car back on then the lights would reset by themselves and I would be able to drive normally again, but then it randomly will happen again and again. …
I was driving down the road at approx 30 MPH and the power steering cut off and warning lights went on about service power steering. Complete loss of power steering, barely made it to side of road. I turned the car off and on and the power steering came back on. Luckily I was going straight down the highway when it happened. About 2 weeks later the same thing happened, I was driving about 30mph and the power steering cut out and the warning light came on. I barely able to pull to side of road and turned truck off, turned it back on and power steering came back. Again I was lucky to just be going straight down the same highway. …
Power steering failure. My 2015 Chevy Colorado truck, with 41,153 miles, had a power steering failure 4 days ago (March 22, 2019). While traveling on a dry, smooth road at 30 MPH and while braking, the stabilitrak "off" warning light came on, as well as a power steering assist warning. There was an immediate loss of power steering, and the steering wheel was very hard to turn. Initially I thought the truck had stalled, but it had not. I was able to make 2 right-hand turns at slow speed to get out of traffic and into a parking lot. I had to use a lot of muscle to steer the vehicle into the lot. I turned off the truck then restarted and the warning lights were off and power assist returned to normal operation. I have not had any problems with the truck until this episode. I checked the VIN number against a recall list and there is no current recall for this vehicle (that I'm aware of). …
While driving at speed traction control or stability (t/c) dash deactivation warning lite and audio warning activate, total loss of power steering. Driving on city street ,under speed limit pulling a lightly loaded trailer in a straight line. Managed to pull the truck to the side of the road. Turned off truck checked under the hood nothing was out of place start up everything normal. 3 days later same thing driving in a straight line into a "round about" warning lite and audio warning activate came close to not making the "round about" exit this time without a trailer in tow. Shut truck off once on side of road restart everything return to normal. I took truck to my Chevy dealer no codes were found. There was a closed recall for this issue. Manager said this truck was recalled and fixed but not while I own it. Dealer took no action since it was OK then and no codes. …
Traction Control complaints in other Colorado years
Frequently asked questions
How common are traction control problems on the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado?
NHTSA has 58 complaints about the stability & traction control of the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, 12% of the model year's 493 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2015 Chevrolet Colorado traction control problems?
No. NHTSA lists no stability & traction control recall for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, though it has 7 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2015 Chevrolet Colorado traction control problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 58,000 miles, and 9% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 2 crashes, 0 fires and 0 injuries to stability & traction control problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.