2016 Chevrolet SS: raw data

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vehicle2016 / chevrolet / ss
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-02)
complaints24 on file (2016-08-02 → 2024-08-08)
recalls7
investigations0
fars4 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt tensioner recall repair defectiveSEAT BELTS6 complaints2016-08 → 2017-05ss-2016-seat-belt-recall-defective-repair
  • 10897559 DEALER SOLD ME CAR KNOWING ABOUT THE RECALL BUT WOULD NOT DELIVER. CHEVROLET IS NOT PROVIDING ANY STATUS UPDATES SINCE 7/7
  • 10990669 FILED SECOND TIME. RECALL REPAIR IS DEFECTIVE! RECALL REPAIR HAS LEFT SEAT BELT TENSIONER CABLE EXPOSED AND FLOPPING! METAL BITS AND PIECES ARE NOW ON CARPET AND AREA AROUND SEAT BELT FOUNDATION AND LOWER REPLACED COVER AREA
Rear-view camera display failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM2 complaints2019-10 → 2019-10ss-2016-rear-camera-radio-failure
  • 11268833 REAR VIEW CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE COMPLETE RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE CAMERA PICTURE VIEW IS DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO SCREEN.THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MANY GM VEHICLES SINCE 2014
  • 11268470 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SS. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO SCREEN TURNED BLACK AND THERE WAS NO PICTURE DISPLAY FOR THE REAR CAMERA
Blind-spot and side detection sensor errorsLANE DEPARTURE3 complaints2020-09 → 2022-06ss-2016-side-detection-sensor-errors
  • 11353118 THE BLIND SPOT SENSOR STARTED NOT TO WORK SPORADICALLY STARTED NOT TO WORK AT 36,500 MILES. NOW THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL AND AT LEAST I AM NOTIFIED OF THIS TWO TO THREE TIMES EVERY USE OF THE VEHICLE
  • 11468772 "service side detection system" and "park assist unavailable", are errors due to water intrusion to proximity sensors. In addition sensor modules are physically bulging and there was some corrosion on my passenger side harness connector
Electric power steering assist lossSTEERING11 complaints2017-03 → 2024-08ss-2016-power-steering-loss
  • 11012035 WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE AND RESTART CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN
  • 10968905 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MADE THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
242016-08-022024-08-0800STEERING:12; SEAT BELTS:6; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4; LANE DEPARTURE:2; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:2

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
20V63800015/10/2020SEAT BELTS:FRONTGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS and Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) that were previously repaired under NHTSA recall number 16V-518. The repair may not have been performed properly. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to determine whether the new seat trim was installed and replace the trim as necessary. Dealers will also inspect and replace the pretensioner cable assembly, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N202312100
19V80100007/11/2019STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles that previously received an inspect-only remedy under recall 17V-382. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 27, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GM customer service at 1-586-596-1733. GM's number for this recall is N192265980.
20V25400007/05/2020STEERINGGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles (PPV) and SS vehicles. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began May 26, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N192285350.
16V65100008/09/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. 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 customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
17V38200015/06/2017STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles. Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering gear assembly, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17248.
17V43700010/07/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. 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 customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
16V51800008/07/2016SEAT BELTS:FRONTGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles manufactured May 14, 2013 through June 14, 2016, and Chevrolet SS vehicles manufactured May 15, 2013 through April 27, 2016. The driver's seat belt tensioner cable may be repeatedly bent over the seat side shield as the driver enters and exits the vehicle causing the cable to fatigue and separate.If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tensioner cable assembly, replacing any cable that is damaged. For vehicles that do not require a tensioner assembly replacement, a cable guide will be installed. All vehicles will receive new seat trim with a redesigned opening for the cable routing. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on November 3, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 31340.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20244legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2016 Chevrolet SS vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/chevrolet/ss
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2016 Chevrolet SS},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/chevrolet/ss}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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