2015 Chevrolet Colorado Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving on a service road at 35 MPH and attempting to bring the vehicle to a stop, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brake pedal was extremely firm, requiring excessive force to depress for the vehicle to come to a stop. The contact stated that there was an abnormal amount of white smoke coming from the front end of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vacuum pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 141,540.

NHTSA ID

11679416

Incident

Aug 4, 2025

Mileage

141,540 mi

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The contact stated that the brake pedal was pushing his foot upwards. The contact had to step on the brake pedal very hard to stop the vehicle to prevent a crash. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed vacuum pump, vacuum sensor, and a fractured cam shaft. The contact was informed that the vacuum sensor and the vacuum pump needed to be replaced, and the cam shaft needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

NHTSA ID

11621993

Incident

Oct 4, 2024

Mileage

156,000 mi

Unknown other than I requested Vernon Chevrolet in CT repair my recall on January 2, 2023 but have yet to hear back

NHTSA ID

11518643

Incident

Apr 22, 2023

Service brake assist light on dash,hard brake,abs pulsation in brake pedal, replaced vac pump sensor. Problem continues

NHTSA ID

11476994

Incident

Jul 5, 2022

I’m not sure if this is a recall or not. I was driving home and my brake pedal seized up out of no where can’t be pushed and the brake assist light came on. Luckily my truck is manual so I was able to down shift to stop

NHTSA ID

11462909

Incident

Apr 29, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 38 mph and making a right turn into traffic the warning messages "brake assist, ABS, Stabilitrak, steering lost" had suddenly displayed and when pressing the brake pedal the vehicle did not stop and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle which crashed into the rear of a third vehicle. During the crash, the airbags did not deploy and the contact sustained an injured left shoulder which did not require medical treatment. The occupant of the second vehicle was treated for an injury but no information was available. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The failure mileage was 97,153. Dealership did their own diagnostics and found the brake booster and vacuum to be faulty.

NHTSA ID

11448584

Incident

Jan 20, 2022

Mileage

97,153 mi

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75MPH WHEN A CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS GOING SLOWER SO I TRIED TO PRESS MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ON MY DASH THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM AND ENGINE OIL LOW STOP ENGINE ONCE I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY I NOTICE I HAD NO OIL IN MY ENGINE SO THE ISSUE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM AND MY ENGINE OIL HAD I NOT KNOWN HOW TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES OR EVEN COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

11361944

Incident

Sep 14, 2020

Mileage

112,000 mi

DASH LIGHTS FOR ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITRAC GO ON AND OFF I HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING IT BACK AND I AM BRINGING IT IN AGAIN .I READ ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN REGIONS ALSO READ THIS IS HAPPENING IN OTHER AREAS LIKE WITH ME. SEEMS DANGEROUS WITH BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY. IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM ON THE ROAD WOULD HATE TO HAVE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE HURT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG.

NHTSA ID

11302774

Incident

Jan 17, 2020

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED MORSE SAWGRASS CHEVROLET (14401 W SUNRISE BLVD, SUNRISE, FL 33323, (754) 220-2879) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

11256424

Incident

Sep 13, 2019

Mileage

35,000 mi

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND STILL KEEP GETTING A SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE. AFTER PAYING FOR SEVERAL UNNECESSARY PARTS WHICH IS DOCUMENTED I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE ALSO HAD A SLOWER SPEED REAR END COLLISION I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD AND STILL COASTED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11255606

Incident

Sep 14, 2015

Mileage

25,000 mi

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE

NHTSA ID

11255605

Incident

Sep 8, 2016

Mileage

25,000 mi

LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ON SLOW SPEED. BRAKES BECOME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS TO FLOOR, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPEN IN 2017 AND NOV 2018 AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FIRST TIME HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY, SECOND TIME IN PARKING LOT.

NHTSA ID

11152821

Incident

Nov 20, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (FIRST CHOICE AUTO, 2966 S COBB DR SE, SMYRNA, GA 30080, (770) 444-0058) AND WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4597870930. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

11127953

Incident

Sep 1, 2017

Mileage

102,000 mi

ALERT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING FAILS. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENED AT 70MPH IN RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. STEARING IS THEN UNRESPONSIVE - NO POWER ASSIST. ONSTAR SYSTEM DESCRIBES IT AS "AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILITRAK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IN YOUR 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO CREW CAB HAS BEEN DETECTED." ALERT GOES AWAY AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON OFF. BUT YOU CANNOT DO THIS ON A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. FAULT COMES AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES/SPEEDS ETC.

NHTSA ID

11019615

Incident

Aug 25, 2017

Mileage

33,000 mi

DEALING INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS OIL CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS WAS REPORTED TO GM 1-800-222-1020. IN 5 MONTHS TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THE SAME ITEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS LAST TIME THAT RON TONKIN IN PORTLAND, OREGON CALLED GM AND FOUND THAT BULLETIN 11-00-89-005 DIRECTLY DISCUSSES THE MATTER. BECAUSE THIS DEALS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, THIS CONCERNS THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS.

NHTSA ID

10927460

Incident

Jun 15, 2016

Mileage

31,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. AFTER BRAKING FORCEFULLY TO AVOID A CRASH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE PARTS MISSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES AND MISALIGNED PARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,234. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10914439

Incident

Aug 3, 2016

Mileage

13,234 mi

TRUCK HAS 11K MILES. WHEN BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, I GET A LOT OF BREAK SQUEAL. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AND MAKES A RATTLING/PINGING NOISE WHEN IT IS TRYING TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW, FAST, UPHILL, AND MOSTLY OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION. THE SHIFTING ISSUE HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AS WELL AS CITY STREETS.

NHTSA ID

10861763

Incident

Jan 2, 2016

Mileage

8,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH WHILE APPROACHING A TURN. VEHICLE RAN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. GM ENGINEER DIAGNOSED AS POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRACKET. REPAIRING VEHICLE AT THEIR COST INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692242

Incident

Feb 4, 2015

Mileage

9,493 mi