2015 Chevrolet Colorado Problems, Recalls & Reliability
641 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, alongside 7 recall campaigns and 1 defect investigation. It scores 73/100 on the trouble index — one of the years to avoid for this model. Steering leads the reports, typically around 60,000 miles.
Avoid this year if you can. The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado sits at the top of this model's complaint rankings. Quieter picks in the same family: 2009–2012, 2020–2022.
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Where 2015 sits among all Colorado years
What owners report
“Battery Saver Active came on and the Truck lost all Steering and transmission would not engage. Loss of power steering.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Colorado
“While driving on highway power steering goes out causing loss of control of vehicle. Cannot turn vehicle.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Colorado
“While driving at 70 mph power steering went out. Had immediate loss of control of the vehicle. Pulled over shut the vehicle down. Restarted the vehicle power steering returned.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Colorado
“Transmission not shifting correctly, hunts for gears and wont downshift under acceleration”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Colorado
“Engine stalls out when at a stop. The truck has stalled several times and each time i take it the dealer they say they can't do anything. It also hard idles likes it'd going to stall out.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Colorado
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 439 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 56,000 miles. Half of those reports fall between 33,882 and 86,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (7)
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Federal defect investigations
Led to recall campaign 21V213000.
Technical service bulletins
1,824 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on electrical and engine — are on file for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2015 Colorado TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado reliable?
The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado drew 641 complaints in federal safety records — one of the years to avoid for this model. Its trouble index is 73/100, scored against the model's worst year (2016).
What are the most common 2015 Chevrolet Colorado problems?
The top reported problems for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado are steering (354 complaints), other (80), and electrical (57).
At what mileage do 2015 Chevrolet Colorado problems show up?
Owners most often report 2015 Chevrolet Colorado problems around 56,000 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 33,882 and 86,000 miles.
Does the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado have recalls?
7 recall campaigns apply to the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.