NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
IM HAVING TROUBLES WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM OF MY 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO, 4X4 V6. THE SCREEN IS OFF, AND THE TURN SIGNALS DOES NOT MAKE SOUND WHEN I ACTIVATE IT. I HAVE LOOSE 7 DAYS ON THE AGENCY AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUE, THEY CHANGED THE SCREEN, ONE MODULE (HIM SOMETHING LIKE THAT) AND EVERYTHING IS STILL DOWN. IF I DISCONNECT THE + OF THE BATTERY, THEN THE SCREEN IS ON, AND APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS OK, BUT I TURN THE TRUCK OFF, AND THEN AGAIN ON AND THE ISSUE COMES AGAIN.
ON 9/10/20 MY STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO "FIGHT" ME OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 50MPH. ON 9/11/20 I DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON 9/11/20 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (5 MILES) 3 SEPARATE TIMES WHILE TURNING AT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT 20-25MPH THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED IN PLACE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND TRAFFIC COMING AT ME FROM TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. A COMPLETE LOSS OF MANEUVERABILITY. ON 9/16/20 I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY MECHANIC.
FOR A WHILE NOW, MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVELY SHAKING WHEN I HIT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SO I'VE SPENT MONEY GETTING BALANCES AND ALIGNMENTS AND TIRES TO TRY AND FIX THE ISSUE, BUT NOTHING WORKS. I'VE ALSO BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES, BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO A SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT, NOBODY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING AROUND 65 OR SO IN THE RAIN AND IT DID ITS USUAL SHAKING. I LOST CONTROL, THE TRUCK SPUN OUT AND HIT THE WALL. THE COP CAME AND ASKED IF MY TRUCK HAD BEEN DOING ANY SHAKING. I TOLD HIM YES... I CAME HOME AND MY FAMILY ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN SHAKING AS WELL. I ASKED WHY EVERYONE WAS MENTIONING THE TRUCK SHAKING. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE CHEVY RECALLS. SO I'M REACHING OUT BC I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT AND PAYING MONEY TO FIX THE SHAKING ISSUES AND THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES WITH NO SUCCESS AND NOW I'VE BEEN IN A WRECK AND COULD'VE LOST MY LIFE. I ONLY HURT MY FOOT AND MY GIRLFRIEND WAS CUT AND BURNED BY AIRBAGS. I NEED HELP. PLEASE.
TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HAD IT LOOKED AT WHEN I HIT 10,500 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND JUST PUT THICKER TRANSMISSION FLUID IN. HELPED THE PROBLEM. NOW AT 20,500 MILES IT'S STARTING TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH AGAIN.
TRANSMISSION: MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SOUND, AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUBBING. CALLED DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH JUST REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. HOPING TO NOT HAVE SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON WITH TRANSMISSION. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAD JUST ENTERED INTERSTATE 81, WHEN THE RUNBBING SOUND, STARTED TO OCCUR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED, WAS THE WRONG FLUID.
ON JULY 27,2020, MY WIFE WENT TO BAYVIEW TX TO SEE THE EFFECT OF HURRICANE HANNA AT OUR FARM. ON THEIR WAY BACK HOME, THE CHEVY COLORADO GAVE A WARNING THAT IT GOT OVERHEATED. SURE ENOUGH, THE VEHICLE SPLATTERED A GOOD AMOUNT OF COOLANT/WATER IN THE ENTIRE UNDERHOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SO SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE BY THE ROADSIDE AND I CALLED THE MY INSURANCE PROVIDER FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE.
AS I WAS CHANGING THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS I FOUND THAT THE PADS ON THE E-BRAKE SHOES WHERE NOT ATTACHED. THE ARE NOW GLUED ON AND HAD FAILED. DEALER EXCUSE WAS RUST. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH YOUR E-BRAKES. I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW THEY HAD COME LOOSE IF I WAS NOT CHANGING MY BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT FOR AN ITEM THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY.
TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH 'SHUDDER' AT LOADED STEADY SPEED AND ACCELERATION - VIBRATION FELT IN ENTIRE CABIN @ 15,560 MILES. NON-EXISTENT WHILE COASTING/OFF-THROTTLE. PREVALENT WHEN DRIVETRAIN IS FULLY WARMED UP & ON HIGHWAY. EXTREMELY ANNOYING.
I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT OR AROUND 12 NOON ON 6JULY 2020 FOR THE 15 MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED TO TEST DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED AT 10 PM...THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THE SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING IT WAS DETERMINED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ISSUE ME A MASTER FOB AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME (WHICH IT DID 3 TIMES IN A 5 DAY PERIOD) . THE VERY NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND JUST STOPPED. THE STALLING AND VEHICLE CUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC HAPPENED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES IN 5 DAYS BEFORE I CONTACTED THE DEALER...I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE BATTERY BECAUSE OF LACK OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE BUT I WAS INFORMED AFTER A BATTERY TEST IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR ... THE ALTERNATOR HAD AN OUTPUT OF ABOUT 15.8 WHICH I WAS INFORMED IS A DANGEROUS LEVEL THE TRUCK COULD CATCH ON FIRE IS NOT FIXED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THE NIGHT OF THE 10TH AND CALLED ON 11 JULY 2020 AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER SAMANTHA SHE INFORMED ME SHE HAD PASSED THE EMAIL TO HER MANAGER. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. AFTER A SECOND EMAIL AND CALL RICARDO THE SALESMAN TEXT ME TO INFORM ME MY KEY WOULD BE IN THE MAIL AT MY HOUSE ON MONDAY THE 13TH WHICH IT WAS HOWEVER I HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER TO GET IT PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS IS (WHICH I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH) THEREFORE MY COMPLAINT IS THE DEALER IS SELLING VEHICLES THAT ARE DANGEROUS AND THEY HAD TO KNOW THE VEHICLE HAD ALTERNATOR ISSUES AND DIDN'T FIX IT. INSTEAD SOLD IT AS IS RISKING THE LIVES OF ANYONE IS THE VEHICLE OR AROUND IT. RICARDO TEXT ME AS IF I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT $200 I PAID $18000 CASH $200 IS MY LAST CONCERN HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY LIFE AND THOSE AROUND ME
VERY HARD SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TRUCK SHIFTS REAL HARD AND JERKS STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HAND.(VERY DANGEROUS) SHUDDER AND HEAVY VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. HEAVY CONSISTENT VIBRATION AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM A HANDICAPPED DRIVER AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY DAY FOR OVER A MONTH.
WHEN IN MOTION MY CAR TENDS TO SHUDDER, I'VE TAKEN THIS TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BEFORE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALIGNMENT AND I NEEDED TO GET 4 NEW TIRES ALONG WITH IT. THE PRICE THEY QUOTED ME WAS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE SO I TOOK IT TO LES SCWAB AND GOT TWO NEW TIRES AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUES, I TOOK IT TO BIG O TIRES AND DID ANOTHER 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING, ALTHOUGH THIS MADE IT A LITTLE BETTER, THE SHUDDERING CONTINUES.
MY 2017, COLORADO 2 WD, 33,000 MILES, BEGAN TO RUMBLE, INTERMITTENTLY AT HWY CRUISING SPEEDS. IT FEELS AND SOUNDS AS IF I'M DRIVING OVER HWY RUMBLE BARS. RUMBLING STOPS AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS PHENOMENON BEGAN AS AN OCCASIONAL ANNOYANCE BUT HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANT TO A DAILY EVENT. I'VE SCHEDULED A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE WITH THE DEALER IN TWO DAYS.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that his vehicle would shutter upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty and referred him to a dealer for assistance. The contact had yet to take the vehicle to be serviced or diagnosed for the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Received a P2138 Throttle/Pedal position sensor/switch "D"/"E" voltage correlation code while driving that caused "Reduced Power" and "stabilitrak" errors. The reduced power mode it went into made the truck unable to accelerate in a safe manner and made the truck "jump" wildly as it attempted to accelerate.
WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF THE KEY IS STUCK AND CAN'T BE REMOVED. HAVE TO RESTART CAR TURN OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN WHILE PUTTING CAR IN PARK VERY FORCEFULLY. HAPPENS VERY RANDOM. DEALER HAS REPLACE SHIFTER KNOB ALREADY BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CANNOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN IGNITION BECAUSE JUST TURNING THE KEY YOU CAN START THE TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY! DIDN'T START TO HAPPEN UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD , NOW AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. SOMETIMES I CAN HEAR A RELAY CLICK DOWN UNDER THE GEARSHIFT LEVER AS I WIGGLE THE SHIFTER , WHEN I HEAR THE CLICK THE KEY WILL COME OUT.
TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR ISSUES CREATED JERKING/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW RPM'S. (LIKE GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS PERIODICALLY). ALSO OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I ASSUME IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER & FLUIDS BUT CHEVY WON'T FIX IT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP!
TRANSMISSION ON THE 2017 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 SHIFTS VERY HARSH BETWEEN FIRST TO SECOND AN SHIFT HARSH FROM SECOND DOWN TO FIRST. THE TRUCK DID HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IN THE PASS IN 2019 DUE TO SHUDDERING IN SOME GEARS TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58,843 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARSH WHEN UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION THE SHIFTING FEELS LIKE IT A KICK WHEN IT SHIFTS. *TR
There is an uncontrollable shaking in the driveline when driving at low rpms regardless of speed.
FOR THE FIFTH TIME MY EXHAUST FLUID QUALITY POOR INDICATOR COMES ON I PAID $1300.00 A GMC NEW ORLEANS TO FIX, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN WHEN IT COMES ON AND I DRIVE IT UNTIL 75 MPH OR 55MPH MAX IT CORRECTS ITSELF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THE DEALER KNOWS NOT WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I MET ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME IT HAS COME BACK ON HERE ON I-5 NEAR THE SF BAY AREA. I MUST DRIVE BACK TO LAS VAGAS. THANK YOU.
MY CAR STALLS AND TURNS OFF, WHILE DRIVING, IT HAPPENED TWICE IN 2017 AND FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES ALREADY AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, IT HAS TURNED OFF ON ME ON THE FREEWAY AND I GET SCARED BECAUSE MY CHILD SITS IN THE BACK. THE DEALER CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND.
THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY HAD GM BUY BACK THIS TRUCK. THE NOX SENSORS AND WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WHICH CLEARED THE CODES AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPEAR TO BE IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION. WHEN GM BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, GM WENT THROUGH AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED THE ISSUE" AND BRANDED THE TITLE AS A MANUFACTURER BUYBACK AND PUT THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE MARKET TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE KNOWING ALL OF THIS AND TRUSTING THAT IF GM SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, THEY HAD REALLY FIXED IT. NOW I AM A YEAR INTO OWNERSHIP AND THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS SAME EXACT THING THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD AN ISSUE WITH HAS SURFACED. THE VEHICLE SPEED IS LIMITED WHEN THIS OCCURS MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN MOTION WHEN WHEN THIS OCCURS AND USUALLY ON AN INTERSTATE FAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP.
HAVE A LOT OF DIFFICULTY GETTING THE SEATBELT TO LOCK INTO PLACE. ONCE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK, THE KEY WILL NOT ROTATE TO THE OFF POSITION AND CANNOT REMOVE IT.
FRONT LEFT AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR IS FAULTY AFTER LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILES DRIVEN, AND OVER $900 TO REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS LEFT ME DRIVING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONAL AIRBAG SENSOR FOR OVER A YEAR.
40+ MPH THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS A RUMBLE STRIP AS DRIVING OVER
Front Passenger airbag always showing it is "OFF" whether someone is sitting in seat or not. The dealer wouldn't fix this unless I paid a diagnostic fee of $185. Also Radio infotainment system doesn't respond to touch, however it has a mind of its own, blaring radio volume up and changing channels on its own. Very distressing and distracting while driving. Also a $185 diagnostic for looking at this as well. I had purchased an extended warranty and extended maintenance agreement. The dealer told me they won't fix it unless I pay for the diagnostics and they won't have the extended warranty company fix it under my original extention warranty agreement. This all happened before my vehicle had 26000 miles.
THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP THE REAR WHEELS ON DE ACCELERATION/DOWNSHIFT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF GM. THE TRUCK IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. GM RECOGNIZES THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES BUT FAILS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES. HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND 55-60 MPH, AFTER THE FLUID REACHES ABOUT 80 DEGREES. HARD SHIFTING ALSO FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YET CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY(40K) SO THEY WANT $400 TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. WHEN WILL THEY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN GOING DO THE ROAD. HAPPENS AT BOTH LOWER SPEEDS AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN TOWN AND ON THE INTERSTATE. HARD SHIFTING AS WELL WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE.
IT FEELS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS WHEN GOING 40-60 MPH AND LOW RPM. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE BEGAN RECENTLY. I HAVE 40K COMMUTER MILES ON THE TRUCK.
TOUCH SCREEN STOPS WORKING AND GOES BLACK ALL THE TIME. ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH REMOVING THE KEY. SHIFT TRUCK INTO PARK GO TO TURN TRUCK OFF AND REMOVE KEY BUT KEY DOESN'T TURN ALL THE WAY. SO YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND SLAM SHIFTER INTO PARK HARD FOR IT TO GO INTO PARK ALL THE WAY
THE TRUCK SHUDDERS WHILE ACCELERATING
REAR CAMERA DOES NOT WORK 100% OF THE TIME, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT GOES BLUE WITH NO PICTURE AND A SERVICE CAMERA MESSAGE. CAMERA WAS REPROGRAMMED BY DEALER ON 12/16/19, CAMERA AGAIN FAILED ON 12/17/19 - SAME ISSUE. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER ON 12/18/19 - CAMERA WAS REPLACED, THE MORNING OF 12/19/19 - CAMERA FAILED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE AND CAMERA IS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE. IT ALSO HAS APPEARED TO HAPPEN AS THE TEMPERATURES HAVE GOTTEN LOWER HERE IN THE MIDWEST. AS VEHICLE WARMS UP - CAMERA FUNCTION RETURNS TO NORMAL.
TWICE NOW MY 2017 W/~41000 MILES HAS GONE INTO INSTANT, NO WARNING OR GRACE PERIOD, BUT AN INSTANT DROP TO A FORCED 10 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS LAST TIME ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDERS DURING RUSH HOUR. THE THREE CODES THROWN THE FIRST TIME (I DON'T HAVE THE CODES FROM THE SECOND TIME BUT THE DEALER IS ORDERING A NEW ECM BASED ON THE U0401 CODE): RC (RADIO CONTROLS): B1325 - CONTROL MODULE POWER CIRCUIT - LOW VOLTAGE EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE): U0401 - INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE - INVALID DATA ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) P200C DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) HIGH TEMPERATURE ALONG WITH THE CODES THE CHECK ENGINE, STABLITRAK, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON - HOWEVER BRAKING WAS NOT AFFECTED! REGARDLESS, THIS PROGRAMMED 'LIMP' MODE IS INSANELY RECKLESS WITH TOTAL DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SAFE PLACE OR REASON TO DELIBERATELY CRIPPLE A VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC! SOME EUROPEAN MANUFACTURES AT LEAST GIVE YOU A WARNING WITH SEVERAL ENGINE RESTARTS TO LET YOU DRIVE NORMALLY TO SAFETY AND THEN A DEALER FOR SERVICE ' BUT APPARENTLY EMISSIONS LAWS IN THE US TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER HUMAN LIFE. LIMP MODE CAN BE DISABLED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES BUT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO DO IT FOR ME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT BUT LIMITED TO WHAT THEY CAN DO BECAUSE OF GM REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND HAS ORDERED A NEW ECM AS A SECOND PHASE IN TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE (FIRST WAS REPROGRAMMING THE ECM) HOWEVER THERE IS STILL NO EXCUSE FOR FORCING A VEHICLE INTO LIMP-MODE WHILE IN USE - I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN THIS VEHICLE AND GM AND CANNOT TRUST IT FOR MY OWN YET FAMILIES SAFE USE.
TRANSMISSION IS STUTTERING RANDOMLY EVERY MINUTE OR SO, IT VIBRATES THE CAR AND FEELS LIKE I'M RUNNING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS.
TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN GOING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. THIS STARTED AROUND 10K MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIX IT THREE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. FIRST TWO TIMES THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSIONS FLUID. THE TRUCK ALSO SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR WITH A HUGE JERKING MOTION AROUND 10 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS OR ANYWHERE NEAR PEDESTRIANS. FINALLY, WHEN COMPRESSING THE BRAKE AT 25MPH THE TRUCK JERKS VERY VIOLENTLY DOWN TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED SOON.
I HAVE THE DSSV SHOCKS ON MY ZR2. IT HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DSSV SHOCKS ARE LEAKING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SHOCK IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2015-2017 DSSV SHOCKS MINE IS A 2017 BUT I HAVE NO RECALL AND MY SHOCKS ARE LEAKING LIKE THE RECALLED SHOCKS. SINCE THE SHOCKS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT HAS A LOT OF BODY SWAY AND IS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE I BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE THE DSSV SHOCKS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BOTH OF MY REAR SHOCKS ARE LEAKING AND THE FRONT SHOCKS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT IN EVERY BUMP. HERE IS THE RECALL NUMBER I FOUND #17345. THIS TALKS ABOUT THE ROD BEING BRITTLE AND CAUSING A LEAK
ON 25 OCTOBER 2019, WHILE MOVING FORWARD AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK, THE TRUCK BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT. WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE I WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN LIGHT OF THE POTENTIAL LACK OF STEERING CONTROL, I HAD THE TRUCK DELIVERED TO THE COURTESY GMC DEALERSHIP IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA FOR REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR RECEIPT, THE ELECTRIC BELT DRIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 30 OCTOBER 2019. ON 22 NOVEMBER 2019, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK THE TRUCK WENT INTO AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN. THE ACTIONS OF THE TRUCK WERE NEARLY IDENTICAL AS I EXPERIENCED IN THE FIRST TRUCK LOSS OF CONTROL EVENT. I DELIVERED THE TRUCK TO COURTESY GMC IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. WHEN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR TURNED THE TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE BAY, A LOUD METAL-TO-METAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. ON 4 DECEMBER 2019, I MET WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN AT THE COURTESY GMC DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE TRUCK. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTACT GMC ABOUT THE ISSUE THE NEXT MORNING. ON 5 DECEMBER 2019, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WHO INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH AN ENGINEER AT GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN TO REPLACE THE PART THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, BUT ORDER THE PART THROUGH A DIFFERENT PARTS WAREHOUSE. THIS WAS STRANGE TO ME AS I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THE PARTS FROM ANY WAREHOUSE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. ON DECEMBER 2019, THE TRUCK REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND WAS RETURNED TO ME. THUS FAR, THE TRUCK HAS OPERATED PROPERLY.
I WAS TURNING INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX PARKING LOT IN NOTED VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SENDING ME INTO THE SIDE OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT OR AVOID THE SIDE OF BUILDING AND I INCURRED DAMAGE TO BOTH MY VEHICLE AND THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. SEEMS COMMON AFTER 40,000 MILES ON THE MAJORITY OF 2017-19 COLORADOS. TRUCK WOULD VIBRATE LIKE DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP AROUND 55+ MPH AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD WARM UP ABOVE 80 DEGREES F. SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE I HAD TO GO THROUGH HOOPS TO GET THEM TO EVEN LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE OR WHEEL WEIGHT. SUPER INCONVENIENT AND TIME CONSUMING.
I AM EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY REMOVING MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY BECOMES STUCK AND WILL NOT RETRACT. I HAVE TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THEN ATTEMPT TO SHUT IT DOWN IN HOPES THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. VARIOUS ATTEMPTS ARE MADE AND I'VE FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF "QUICKLY", THE KEY WILL COME OUT. I HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT AND I HAD TO SECURE MY VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB BUT LEAVING MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOMEONE TO BREAK INTO MY VEHICLE AND STEAL IT WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.
2017 COLORADO, 19632 MILES, HARD UP/DOWN SHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR AND SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING, FOUND BULLETIN 18NA355, DEALER HUFFINES CHEVROLET PLANO TX REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID PER BULLETIN AND RESOLVED SHUDDERING ISSUE BUT NOT HARD SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RETURN CALLS TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.
I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE AND ENGINE GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN REDUCED POWER MODE! I HAVE TO CLEAR IT TO MOVE THE TRUCK. I DID A SCAN WHICH SHOWED A P2138 CODE. BUT ITS JUST IN MEMORY AND THE DEALER WONT FIX IT UNLESS ITS AN ACTIVE CODE BUT CAN'T DRIVE TO THE DEALER IN REDUCED POWER MODE. ITS A CATCH 22
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER
TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING AND JERKING. RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.
I EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION AT THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN I ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY SAID THAT SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE FLUID. CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF MY TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND THEY SAID NO. THEY WANTED ME TO USE THE CAR FOR 200 HUNDRED MILES AND REPORT BACK TO THEM IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE DOUBTS THAT THIS IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHATEVER CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. I WANT SOME PROTECTION IN CASE MY TRANSMISSION FAILS AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDS. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY CHEVY THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED TO THEM IF THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK.. THEN THEY MENTIONED TO ME THAT THEIR WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?? REPAIR DATE, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 5/27/2020. *TR
MY TRUCK SHUDDERS HORRIBLY ON HIGHWAY AND IN TOWN. IT STARTED JUST BEFORE MY LAST SERVICE AT 33731 MILES. I MENTIONED IT TO SERVICE ADVISOR AND WAS TOLD WITHOUT A CODE AS OWNER I WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD TELL THIS. NOTHING WAS DONE. THE ISSUE IS IRRITATING I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY COLORADOS AND GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I WILL BE CHECKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE AGAIN TO SEE WITH THE INFORMATION I HAVE DISCOVERED IF ANYTHING WILL BE DONE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25-50 MPH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN HIGH AND NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PETE MOORE CHEVROLET INC. (103 N NEW WARRINGTON RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32506, (850) 462-8494) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
GO TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND THE IGNITION WON'T TURN OFF ALL THE WAY, HAVE TO RESTART THE TRUCK A COUPLE OF TIMES TO EVEN GET THE KEY TO TURN OFF TO GET THE KEY OUT, ALSO GO TO START THE TRUCK AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T MOVE THE IGINITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHUCK HUTTON CHEVROLET (2471 MT MORIAH RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38115) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AFTER THE FAILURE PERSISTED, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM KERAS CHEVROLET (2000 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED AND TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REOCCURRED AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.