2016 Chevrolet Colorado air bags problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“As I was driving in the icy weather feb 2022 going down a slight incline approx speed 10-15 mph on the road the power steering went out and the traction control lights came on and air bag light went off and I lost steering control wound up in a 6 ft drop off of a culvert may have lost consciousness…”
filed May 4, 2023
“The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would have a sudden loss of power steering. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact believed the check engine light, traction control, abs, and stability track warning lights and…”
filed Apr 13, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the…Campaign 17V621000 · Oct 5, 2017
- Driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event…Campaign 16V125000 · Mar 2, 2016
Air Bags problems in other Colorado years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Colorado | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 Colorado | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 Colorado | 5 | 7% |
| 2020 Colorado | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 Colorado | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 Colorado | 7 | 4% |
| 2017 Colorado | 9 | 4% |
| 2015 Colorado | 12 | 2% |
| 2012 Colorado | 9 | 21% |
| 2011 Colorado | 10 | 24% |
| 2010 Colorado | 4 | 14% |
| 2009 Colorado | 6 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.