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2015 Chevrolet SS problems, recalls and owner complaints
What the 2015 Chevrolet SS has been recalled for and what owners report, from official government data. Updated October 25, 2026.
- 7safety recalls
- 17owner complaints
- 1crash report
- 0fire reports
- 0injuries reported
17 complaints, against an average of 27 for the other 3 Chevrolet SS model years.
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What goes wrong with the 2015 Chevrolet SS?
The components named most often in the 17 owner complaints. One complaint can name several, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Has the 2015 Chevrolet SS been recalled?
7 U.S. safety recalls. Repairs are free at a franchised dealer; some are done over the air.
Seat Belts: Front General 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.
Risk: If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: 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
Steering General 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.
Risk: A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Steering: Electric Power Assist System General 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.
Risk: A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Air Bags: Frontal General 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.
Risk: 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.
Fix: 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.
Steering: Electric Power Assist System General 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.
Risk: A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Air Bags: Frontal General 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.
Risk: 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.
Fix: 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.
Seat Belts: Front General 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.
Risk: If the tensioner cable separates, the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
Is the 2015 Chevrolet SS recalled in the UK or Europe?
Recalls issued by the UK's DVSA and through the EU's Safety Gate system that cover this model and build period. European models can differ from U.S. ones, and "years estimated" means the recall gave no build dates, so confirm your own car with your registration or VIN.
EU Safety GateDue to a software problem, the frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may not deploy correctly, which may increase the risk of injury…Due to a software problem, the frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may not deploy correctly, which may increase the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a crash.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer; Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users; Date of entry into force: Unknown
What do 2015 Chevrolet SS owners report?
12 of the 17 complaints, the most recent for the most-reported components, as the owners wrote them. NHTSA removes names and VINs; long reports are trimmed. CarHooq has not verified individual claims.
Noticed a noise in the front suspension and took it in to dealership to get looked at. Dealership inspected and told me some internal component of the strut had failed and it wasn't operating correctly. I asked if I could just continue to drive it and they told me it could be a safety issue if I didn't get it fixed. My vehicle only has 39,000 miles and I found it very odd for this component to fail with such low mileage. After doing a little research, it turns out there are many reports of both the front and rear suspension components failing on these vehicle when they were not very old and…
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet SS. The contact stated that the service air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the passenger’s side seat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure informed the contact that the vehicle would be repaired at her expense, with a possible reimbursement. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY REGAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVY SUGAR LAND (13115 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478, (281) 969-4132) WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND THE STEERING RACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS…
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR AND I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS AN APPOINTMENT BECAME AVAILABLE. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF DIAGNOSIS, CHEVROLET SERVICE DETERMINED THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR TWO DAYS WHILE THE ISSUE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK THIS TYPE OF SAFETY REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUSIVE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED…
WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL ONLY WHEN WET OR COLD. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO SQUEAL. I HAVE APPROACHED THE DEALER 4 TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I'M TOLD THE SAME THING. THIS LAST TIME TALKING TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS ARE BAD AND I NEEDED NEW SHOES. WE REPLACED THESE ITEMS AND OF COURSE THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAL. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN AND AGAIN WAS TOLD HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR GOING TO SQUEAL. THIS TIME HOWEVER AFTER 2 WEEKS…
ENGINE LOSES IDLE SPEED CONTROL. WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED BY DRIVER THE ENGINE WILL RACE TO 2500 RPM, THEN BACK TO 1000RPM, THEN BACK TO 2500RPM AND SO ON. SOMETIMES SETTLES AT HIGH IDLE, 1300-1500RPM STEADY (CORRECT IDLE IS 700RPM OR 750RPM I THINK). VEHICLE WILL SURGE WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. WILL HAPPEN WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION OR AT STOPLIGHT. SOMETIMES CYCLING IGNITION OFF/ON WILL CORRECT PROBLEM, SOMETIMES NOT. TWO EVENTS THIS OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN DRIVING, ONE EVENT IT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLD START. ALWAYS GONE AT NEXT COLD START (AFTER SEVERAL HOURS…
ON 08/18/2017, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE-IMPACT AIRBAGS, ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT PRETENSION SYSTEMS, DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. NO COLLISION OCCURRED.
I WAS SITTING IN PARK IN LINE AT A GAS STATION WAITING TO GET GAS. WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME LEFT, I MOVED MY CAR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WENT INTO UNINTENDED, UNEXPECTED, HIGH POWER ACCELERATIONS, HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL DID LITTLE TO STOP THE CAR WAS GOING FULL BORE. I ENDED UP HITTING THE GAS PUMP BARRIER TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE LEAVING THE GAS STATION. I WAS THANKFUL I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE OR SET THE GAS STATION ON FIRE.
THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELT CABLE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT CAN BECOME FATIGUED AND WORN OVER TIME AND CAN SEPARATE DURING A CRASH IF WORN THROUGH. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS, CHEVROLET AT THIS TIME DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX AND INFORMATION ABOUT A PERMANENT FIX IS NON-EXISTENT. THIS AFFECTS ME DIRECTLY AS I CAN NOT TRADE THE CAR IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE A DEALERSHIP CANNOT LEGALLY SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE AND TO ADDRESS IF THE TEMPORARY FIX…
THIS IS TO GO ALONG WITH THE GM#2031340 RECALL FOR THE SEATBELT TENSIONER CABLES. THE RECALL IS FOR THE OUTSIDE STEEL CABLE WHERE THE SEATBELT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT AND WARNS ABOUT ABRASIONS AGAINST THE TRIM AND CUTTING THE CABLE AND OR SLEEVE. I'M REPORTING THAT THE INSIDE SEATBELT CLIP ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM AND IS ACTUALLY WORSE THEN WHAT THIS PREVIOUS RECALL IS FOR ME. ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BOTH OF THE SLEEVES ARE CUT FROM ABRASIONS AND RUBBING UP AGAINST THE TRIM WHICH IS AT A 90 ANGLE INSTEAD OF A GREATER ONE. IT HAS CUT HOLES IN THE SLEEVES AND NOW RUBS AGAINST THE CABLES. I…
EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SO MUCH FRAUD AND I EVEN IDENTITY THEFT IT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. ALL MY ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM AUTO DRAFT AND SOME HAVE HAD INFORMATION CHANGED SO I CANT LOG IN TO MY ACCOUNT. AN EXAMPLE IS BIRTHDAY CHANGED FROM 15TH TO 16TH. MY ICLOUD ACCOUNT WAS ALSO HACKED INTO AND THE PHONE NUMBER FOR 2 STEP VERIFICATION WAS CHANGED AND I LOST ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNT AND APPLE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW IT HAPPENED. ONE MONTH DATA WAS ADDED TO THE CAR AND FUNDS PULLED FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT THAT I DID NOT AUTHORIZE. ONSTAR REP SAID THAT ON THEIR END SHE…
2015 Chevrolet SS: questions owners ask
Is the 2015 Chevrolet SS reliable?
NHTSA data alone cannot rate reliability, but it shows what owners reported. Owners filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Chevrolet SS; the most common categories were steering (6, 35.3%), air bags (3, 17.6%), seat belts (2, 11.8%). There are 7 safety recalls. 1 complaint mentions a crash.
What are the most common problems with the 2015 Chevrolet SS?
Across 17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the categories mentioned most often are steering (35.3% of complaints), air bags (17.6% of complaints), seat belts (11.8% of complaints), service brakes (11.8% of complaints), suspension (11.8% of complaints). One complaint can name several components.
Does the 2015 Chevrolet SS have any recalls?
Yes. NHTSA lists 7 recalls for the 2015 Chevrolet SS; the most recent (campaign 20V638000, 2020-10-15) concerns Seat Belts: Front. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer; check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Check your own SS
Counts are a starting point, not a verdict: popular models collect more complaints because more of them are on the road, and NHTSA does not verify individual reports. To see whether a recall is still open on your car, enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls (U.S.) or your registration at check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk (UK). Had a safety problem? Report it to NHTSA; complaints are what trigger investigations and recalls.
Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint databases (public domain), EU Safety Gate alerts (© European Union), retrieved October 25, 2026. Model year 2015 only.