The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 11,253 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 936 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly…
Consequence
A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. 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…
AIR BAGS17V6210002017-10-0516 affected
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.
Consequence
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
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.
AIR BAGS16V1250002016-03-021,579 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016, to February 2, 2016, Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured January 9, 2016, to January 26, 2016, and 2016 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 21, 2016, to February 4, 2016. The driver frontal…
Consequence
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2016. 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 28030.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado trucks manufactured August 25, 2015 to September 24, 2015, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured August 28, 2015 to September 24, 2015. The affected vehicles have a console compartment lid latch assembly that may fail to keep the…
Consequence
If the console compartment door does not remain closed in a crash, the contents stored in the console may strike the vehicle occupants, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the console compartment door latch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 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 16370.
Complaints by component
STEERING
443
6crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
110
2crashes1fires
POWER TRAIN
94
3crashes1fires1injuries
ENGINE
47
1crashes
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
47
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES
37
5crashes2injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
36
1crashes1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
24
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17
AIR BAGS
10
4crashes3injuries
Total complaints936
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Driving 65mph down highway and power steering lost power and error message "stabilitrak" "power steering drive with care" this is a busy highway and I was scared I was going to crash into another vehicle or run off the road. I have taken this vehicle immediately to my chevy dealer and was told it…”
“The contact called on behalf of a family member who owns 2016 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated while the owner was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, but was stiff, requiring the driver to forcefully depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was…”
“**vehicle safety complaint** I am experiencing a serious safety issue with my 2016 chevrolet vehicle involving the power steering system. On a somewhat regular basis, I receive dashboard warnings including "stabilitrak not working," and "service power steering." shortly after these warnings…”
“**vehicle safety complaint** I am experiencing a serious safety issue with my 2016 chevrolet vehicle involving the power steering system. On a somewhat regular basis, I receive dashboard warnings including "stabilitrak not working," and "service power steering." shortly after these warnings…”
“**vehicle safety complaint** I am experiencing a serious safety issue with my 2016 chevrolet vehicle involving the power steering system. On a somewhat regular basis, I receive dashboard warnings including "stabilitrak not working," and "service power steering." shortly after these warnings…”
“Was driving my vehicle on heavily traveled road june 3rd , 2026 when suddenly tc light and "service power steering drive with care "came on . Steering wheel became very stiff and hard to turn. Luckily I was able to pull into a parking lot and avoided an accident. I then turned off the vehicle and…”
“The my link infotainment system has been changing screens and channels and bouncing around on its own and is so distracting that it almost made me have an accident. It also makes calls drop while using handsfree. This problem has been taken to the dealer and they replaced the whole screen/system…”
“Complete failure of power steering while driving vehicle. Luckily I was almost home, had just exited the highway and was on a side road at low speed. High likely hood I would have crashed on the highway or at speeds greater than I was travelling. Numerous (at least 436 on one site) reports exist…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado as of
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