2017 Chevrolet Colorado Complaint Log

MY COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVY COLORADO AND GMC CANYON OWNERS IS THE LACK OF A 4WD INDICATOR REMINDER LIGHT IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. IT SEEMS THAT GM DECIDED THAT JUST A TINY LED LIGHT WHICH IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN SEE IN DAYTIME WAS ENOUGH. THE ONLY THING THAT COMES UP ON THE DASH IS A MESSAGE THAT READS "SHIFT IN PROGRESS" BUT NO OTHER INDICATOR TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAS IN FACT MADE THE SHIFT OR WHAT DRIVE MODE IT SHIFTED INTO.THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE LOCATION OF THIS 4WD SHIFT KNOB. IT'S LOCATED TO THE LEFT, BELOW AND BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL KNOB AS MY ATTACHED PHOTOS WILL SHOW. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING SINCE IT'S VIEW IS BLOCKED BY THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT DRIVE MODE THE VEHICLE IS IN YOU MUST TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, TRY TO EITHER LOOK THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AROUND IT OR BELOW IT TO SEE THE POSITION OF THIS KNOB. I MYSELF WAS DRIVING ON THE BEACH IN 4WD WHEN I WENT FISHING. WHEN I LEFT THE BEACH MY TRUCK WASN'T DRIVING NORMALLY AND I REALIZED I NEVER SHIFTED BACK INTO 2WD. I LITERALLY HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOOK AT THIS KNOB TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT POSITION IT WAS IN AND I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO DRIVING ON PAVEMENT IN 4WD CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVELINE AND ALSO EFFECTING THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND ABS. THIS IS THE FIRST 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE I'VE OWNED THAT LACKED A 4WD INDICATOR REMINDER LIGHT. GM ACTUALLY HAS AN OFF-ROAD 4WD INFORMATION SCREEN IN THE DIC ON SOME MODELS BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY DIDN'T MAKE THIS SCREEN AVAILABLE ON THE COLORADO. THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE STANDARD ON ANY OF THEIR 4WD VEHICLES OR AT THE VERY LEAST A 4WD REMINDER INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH DUE TO THE UNSAFE LOCATION OF THE 4WD CONTROL KNOB. THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!

I AM WRITING THIS AFTER ANOTHER CHEVY COLORADO OWNER POSTED ABOUT THIS. I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEIR COMPLAINT IS #11023887. THERE IS NO INDICATOR ON THE DASH THAT SHOWS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE ONLY INDICATOR IS A SMALL LED LIGHT ON THE KNOB THAT IS PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A HAZARD, BECAUSE THIS IS A PRIME LOCATION FOR A KNEE TO HIT THE KNOB, TURNING THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM ON BY ACCIDENT. SO YOU CAN ACCIDENTALLY TURN ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AND NOT KNOW UNTIL YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT IDEAL. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THE KNOB TO TURN IT BACK TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ON THE DASH, OR GM NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A FIX. DRIVING IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON DRY PAVEMENT CAN ALSO CAUSE SEVERE DRIVE TRAIN DAMAGE.

2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 09/26/2017*JS

AIR CONDITIONING IS INTERMITTENT/BLOWS WARM/EMITS FOG FROM VENTS. THE DEALER SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE YET CITES PER DOC ID:5125499.SAYS ENGINEERING IS STUDYING PROBLEM. MINE STOPS WORKING-BLOWS WARM WITH IN 1/2 HOUR. ALSO IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ABRUPTLY AND CAUSES TRUCK TO ACCELERATE FORWARD-HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO AVOID COLLISION. DEALER SAYS CAN NOT REPEAT BUT SHIFTING IS CONSISTENTLY ABRUPT AND I HAVE ASKED ABOUT SOFTWARE UPDATES TO ALLIEVIATE THIS SAFTY CONCERN TO NO AVAIL

AT 2900 MILES TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING YOU FEEL IT IN THE CAB & FLOOR AT SPEED OF 50-60 EVERY 5 SECONDS ON & OFF ON HWY

FUEL PUMP WELD CRACK, SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE DISPLAYED, CLUNKING IN REAR END ALL DISMISSED REPEATEDLY FROM DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW OFF THE LOT WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP IN EXCESS OF 10 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE 4X4 STARTED NOVEMBER 2017 I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING ABNORMALLY COLD WEATHER AND IT WOULD COME OUT OF IT. IT HAS BEEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. CLUNKING IN REAR WAS DISMISSED AS NOTHING, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I STARTED SMELLING BURNING PLASTIC, THEN WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE EXHAUST SMELL WAS SO OVERPOWERING THAT IT WOULD GAG US. THE BURNING PLASTIC SMELL WAS INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING AND THAT WAS ONLY AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK BETWEEN 2 TO 20 OR THE FULL DRIVE HOME AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I HAD BEEN NODDING OFF, GETTING MASSIVE HEADACHES AND SICK TO MY STOMACH WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK, SO WAS MY DAUGHTER. NO MATTER WHAT THEY HAD MY TRUCK FOR, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND I HAD A LOANER FOR A WEEK AT A TIME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO JUST ENDED UP SEALING MY PICKUP BOX, REPLACING FUEL PUMP MODULE, INSTALLED A BODY PLUG PER A BULLETIN, PER BULLETIN APPLIED LUBRICANT TO BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND TORQUED LEAF SPRINGS TO SPECS. TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE HAD A BULLETIN FOR WHICH MY DEALER STATED THEY PUT DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT. I WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH MY CHILD IN IT WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING US BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS WE WERE BOTH SUFFERING, EXACTLY WHEN WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN DUPLICATED, AT AUTOPSY???? I DON'T TRUST THIS TRUCK, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK, I HATE THIS TRUCK NOW AND I AM STUCK WITH 5 YEARS OF PAYMENTS AND SOMETHING THAT TRIED TO KILL ME. HOW IS THAT FOR SAFETY!!!! MY OPINION ONLY!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WAS LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KARL CHEVROLET (1101 SE ORALABOR RD, ANKENY, IA 50021, (515) 299-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESENT PASSENGER MODULE HIGH END INPUT WAS FAULTY AND THE MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER NEEDED TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER WITHOUT A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 20 DAYS LATER WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT INQUIRED IF THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM. THE OWNER OF THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OF THE DISCONNECTION OF THE WARNING SYSTEM BY THE TECHNICIAN. A CLAIM WAS OPENED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.

THE AUTO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION CHANGES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO DIM WHEN DRIVING. EXAMPLE: AT 4 O'CLOCK PM YOUR DRIVING EAST. THE SUN IS SETTING TOWARDS THE WEST SO THE LIGHT SENSOR ON THE DASH THAT CONTROLS THE AUTO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION DOESN'T SEE THE SUN DIRECTLY THINKS IT'S DARK OUTSIDE AND TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO DIM BECAUSE YOU HAVE SET THE DIM CONTROL THE PREVIOUS NIGHT TO A LOWER LEVEL THAT IS NOT BRIGHT AND DISTRACTING TO YOUR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO ADJUST THE DIM CONTROL SWITCH SO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT IS BRIGHT ENOUGH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOUR TO SEE AND READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO IT CAN BE 12 NOON WITH OVERCAST SKY'S OUTSIDE AND THE SENSOR CAN NOT TELL THAT IT IS NOT DARK OUTSIDE. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS AND SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO A DISTRACTION ON A DAILY BASIS OF HAVING TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING DURING THESE HOURS OR CONDITIONS. NOTE: I HAD A 2012 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH THE AUTO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ITS FUNCTION BEING A DISTRACTION. IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2017 COLORADO Z71. I BOUGHT IT SPECIFICALLY SO THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I COULD USE IT AS NECESSARY, (BEING OF QUITE SMALL STATURE SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE A FULL SIZE PICK UP) HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ISSUES SHE HAS YET TO AGREE TO DRIVE IT OUT OF CONCERN FOR HER SAFETY. IT PRESENTED WITH WHAT HAVE BECOME CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. INITIALLY IT INTERMITTENTLY SHUDDERED TO THE POINT OF VIBRATING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS WHILE DRIVING ON EITHER STREETS OR HIGHWAY. THEN IT BEGAN LUNGING FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN PRESUMABLY SHIFTING TO THE POINT WHICH FEELS LIKE HAVING BEEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH STREETS AND IN PARKING LOTS. DURING THE SPAN OF MULTIPLE VISITS THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AS WELL AS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. DESPITE NO LONGER SHUDDERING, THE VEHICLE STILL LUNGES RANDOMLY. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER DURING MY LATEST VISIT ABOUT THE LUNGING THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THE VEHICLE IS DOING, AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT...WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I'M QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE LUNGING UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY INTO A PEDESTRIAN OR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

VEHICLE STUDDERS AS IF GOING OVER SPEED BARS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. SHIFTS HARD IN LOWER GEARS. BOUGHT NEW AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DAY ONE.

A DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE FUEL LINE COLLAR NOT CRIMPED. AC DELCO PART NO. 12654115

CHEVY SHAKE!.. BEEN EXPERICING A HEAVY SHAKE/VIBRATION SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, IN CITY.. MORE SO ON HIGHWAY TRAVEL, LOOK UP SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COLORADO AND ALL PRETTY MUCH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? GM DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS..HOWEVER ITS OFF THE TWO YEAR WARRANTY. I DID DO RESEARCH ASSUME IT THE DRIVESHAFT, WHEEL BALANCE TRANSMISSION, THE LIST GOES ON. GM DEALERS KNOW OF THE,PROBLEM, BUT DECLINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM..IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS I DRIVE IT.