Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#11520533May 4, 2023
STEERING
stabilitrak Issues resulting in the loss of power steering
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520236May 3, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Ignition interlock will stick and not allow key to be taken out of the ignition. The truck is off, in park and parking brake applied but key is stuck in ignition. Have to rapidly push shifter lever button until it unlatches and the key is able to be taken out. Occurs 2-3 times per week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520031May 2, 2023
POWER TRAIN
clunking in the transmission, when slowing down it feels like you got rear-ended. Then when accelerating from a stop the transmission seems to slip and then catch and then engages and shoots you forward, feels like it surges forward. TSB to replace the transmission fluid was done at about 18k miles, it didn't fix its still doing it now. It did it since day one from the factory and the TSB didn't correct it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520032May 2, 2023
STEERING
Power steering unexpectedly toggled on and off very quickly causing very uneven cornering. After this the truck then drove normally for a couple of miles before happening again at slow speed. Mechanic was able to recreate but due to the intermittent nature cannot diagnose it. Seems like there was an issue with 2015/2016 Colorado's that sounds similar with a faulty electrical connection. Have gone 1 day now without the issue repeating but unsure if/when it will happen again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520044May 2, 2023
STEERING
Vehicle has become prone to loosing Power Steering at any time in any conditions. A notice is given on the dashboard to the loss of the power steering. Sometimes a reset of the vehicle allows power steering to return. The randomness of losing power steering at any point in a serous safety issue. The issue was initially sporadic (once a year) but has become more frequent during the time of this writing (2-3 times a week). The frequency has prompted me to look into the issue further. Dealership states error code CO545 was received during a maintenance test drive where the issue also occurred. Code CO545 is related to the steering wheel torque sensor / steering assembly which was seen in US Recall #15595 / Canadian Recall 2016043 a number of years ago. The issues are very similar in nature yet regardless of the fix General Motors has put forth for its newer models. General Motors does not acknowledge the on going safety issue with this vehicle and its power steering. The customer is forced to cover the large costs of the fix in order to drive their vehicle safely.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520075May 2, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. ENGINE SHUTS OFF, BUT IGNITION IS STILL ON. IN SHORT TIME THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. PER THE DEALER, THE CUSTOMER NEEDS TO LIFT HOOD AND DISCONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DYING AND THE VEHICLE NEEDING TOWING. MOST CUSTOMERS UNDER THE HOOD WITH WRENCHES IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PER THE INTERNET THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER FIX IS NOT A SURE CURE. GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND COME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX THAT DOES NOT LET CUSTOMERS STRANDED, CARRYING WRENCHES, AND WORKING UNDER THE HOOD TO KEEP GOING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520090May 2, 2023
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
Power steering and stabilitrak fail while driving randomly. Any speed, any steering angle. NUMEROUS times at highway speed. Loss of power steering completely. Will sometimes reset if truck is turned off, key removed, and turned back on again. Other times it takes a few restarts. This is dangerous and scary and it is identical to the 2015 Colorado/Canyon issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519839May 1, 2023
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The ignition key can not be removed after putting the vehicle in park and shutting it off. Many attempts are required to jiggle the shifter switch/steering column/key before it will release on most occasions. This is a common issue, going back years, to 2015. How can it still not be resolved? The safety issue here is one of having your vehicle stolen because you are forced to leave the key in the ignition for all to see; or owners are choosing to disable the steering lock prevention altogether, which has its own set of dangers. GM needs to solve and fix this. So far it sounds like they don't even understand the real problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519542April 29, 2023
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
My truck bed is resting against my cab due to frame rot. There is big chunks missing from the frame.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519519April 28, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The radio will change stations, switch apps, make phone calls all on its own. The drivers info center, located on the gauges will switch constantly to the radio setting, removing the speed that I'm traveling at. This is super dangerous as it is a distraction from driving. Its so bad I have to turn the radio off to drive safely.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519292April 27, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Locking brakes on the front driver side. Been to the dealer for 5 times for same problem. The problem started 5 days after buying the car and happened several times since than even after having the vehicle service by the dealer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518963April 25, 2023
STEERING
Was driving 45mph today, when I hit a small bump in the road, all of us a sudden I had a message on my panel saying something about “power steering” and stabilitrak…and my power steering went out. Barely made it home. But the power steering going out made it almost impossible to steer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518967April 25, 2023
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When I stop and try to turn key off it does not turn to off. Have to turn back on and try shifting neutral and back to park. Then try straightened wheel and eventually key will go to off position and take out key. Started few days ago intermittently and now more often. Mileage is 36317 so warranty if expired. I will not pay dealer for analysis since it should be covered under engine. Also have seen 100s of complaints with this online for 2016 thru 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518636April 24, 2023
SEAT BELTS
Seat belt cable broke between anchor on floor and first connection. Brought to chevrolet dealer and they said they haven't seen that before. Now I wonder if the other seat belts are defective. There was no previous warning
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518643April 24, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
Unknown other than I requested Vernon Chevrolet in CT repair my recall on January 2, 2023 but have yet to hear back
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518468April 22, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
Power steering cuts out and stability track are not working
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518352April 21, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A very long menu with text is shown in the cluster instrument and is not limited to less text while driving. This menu is in the settings and about function and it lists 30-40 pages of legal and policy terms that can be read while driving and can distract the driver. This menu should show limited text while driving to avoid driver distraction. I brought this up with the manufacturer and got the feedback "working as designed" It appears this design needs to be changed to avoid driver distractions while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518351April 21, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I like to have metric units active in my vehicle and this Colorado enables me to switch to metric (i.e. 24h clock, temperature in Celsius, mileage in km,...) It is my understanding that, in the US, this function is allowed but the current speed must also always be displayed somewhere. This is not the case. When switching to metric ALL units everywhere switch to metric, also the current speed is not shown anywhere in miles, so I can never make sure that I am not exceeding the speed limit. It also affects the cruise control function as, also there, I can not see the speed in miles per hour. I have brought up this topic to the manufacturer and was told "working as designed" I think this needs to be addressed with the manufacturer and a SW update needs to be released to keep at least one display always on miles when going to metric units.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518349April 21, 2023
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE
This is a driver distraction report about Apple CarPlay which likely occurs in the same way in every other vehicle with Apple CarPlay. (Since CarPlay and Android Auto become more and more common a special category should probably be created to enable customers to report safety critical topics) Since iOS14 Apple has switched off the simple map scrolling and zooming functions and made it a big effort to change anything on the map while driving. During the time to zoom and move the map I am constantly distracted from looking at the street which leads to dangerous situations in thousands of cars every day multiple times. Apple is not reachable for a topic like this Before iOS14 I could simply move the map and zoom in and out like I can on the phone itself: very intuitive and fast. Since iOS 14 this function has changed: now I am not able anymore to zoom and move the map easily. I have to touch the screen, wait about 750ms for new Plus and Minus Zoom buttons to appear: Only then can I zoom and and out of the map. The delay of these buttons to appear is dangerous and takes my attention away from looking at the street to then click again on plus or minus. But I can still not move the map easily! I have to again touch the screen, wait for about 750ms again for the buttons to appear which then show me also a "move" button to enable the move function. Once the move function is activated I get 4 more buttons on each side of the map (north, east, south, west) where I can touch on to move the map into the corresponding direction. It is not easy to move the map around as I constantly have to coordinate my eyes, fingers and mind to hit the right button and hit it multiple times to make the map move to where I want it to be - while driving this is not easy at all and takes again and again a lot of my attention away from looking at the street. I think it is dangerous and safety critical and needs to be addressed
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518348April 21, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This is a driver distraction report about Apple CarPlay which likely occurs in the same way in every other vehicle with Apple CarPlay. (Since CarPlay and Android Auto become more and more common a special category should probably be created to enable customers to report safety critical topics) Since iOS14 Apple has switched off the simple map scrolling and zooming functions and made it a big effort to change anything on the map while driving. During the time to zoom and move the map I am constantly distracted from looking at the street which leads to dangerous situations in thousands of cars every day multiple times. Apple is not reachable for a topic like this Before iOS14 I could simply move the map and zoom in and out like I can on the phone itself: very intuitive and fast. Since iOS 14 this function has changed: now I am not able anymore to zoom and move the map easily. I have to touch the screen, wait about 750ms for new Plus and Minus Zoom buttons to appear: Only then can I zoom and and out of the map. The delay of these buttons to appear is dangerous and takes my attention away from looking at the street to then click again on plus or minus. But I can still not move the map easily! I have to again touch the screen, wait for about 750ms again for the buttons to appear which then show me also a "move" button to enable the move function. Once the move function is activated I get 4 more buttons on each side of the map (north, east, south, west) where I can touch on to move the map into the corresponding direction. It is not easy to move the map around as I constantly have to coordinate my eyes, fingers and mind to hit the right button and hit it multiple times to make the map move to where I want it to be - while driving this is not easy at all and takes again and again a lot of my attention away from looking at the street. I think it is dangerous and safety critical and needs to be addressed from NHTSA's side to Apple.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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