Chevrolet Colorado Complaints
3,652 consumer complaints on file.
- #11190279March 20, 2019STEERING
STEERING LOCKED WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11190056March 19, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2015 CHEVY COLORADO THAT HAD A POWER STEERING RECALL , MINE HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY. I HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING BUT A RUN AROUND FROM THE CHEVY AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAY MY TRUCK WAS NOT MADE AT THE RECALL PLANT., MY QUESTION IS HOW DO THEY KNOW IF SOME OF THE PARTS WERE NOT FROM THE RECALL PLANT?? NO ONE WILL HELP ME AND THIS IS SERIOUS, IT MAY BE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE POWER STEERING GOES, AND THIS COULD POTENTIALLY END BADLY... PLEASE ADVISE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11189777March 18, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
ABS MODULE LIGHT GM ISN'T MAKING THE MODULE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND HAS NO PLANS TO MAKE MORE. THIS MEANS THIS ISSUE CANNOT BE FIXED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11186843March 14, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN RUN IN HIGH HEAT, A VALVE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FREEZES UP AND SHUTS DOWN THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF UNTIL THE VALVE UNTIL IT DEFROSTS BEFORE THE SYSTEM RESUMES TO OPERATE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS LOOKING INTO WAYS TO REPAIR IT AND WOULD NOTIFY ME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE IS ALSO USED IN OTHER MODELS AND AFFECTS THEM ALL. IT HAS BEEN 8 OVER MONTHS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN HEARD FROM THE DEALER. I SENT THEM A MESSAGE INQUIRING AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS QUALIFIES AS A SAFETY COMPLAINT THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES BUT NOT HAVING A WORKING A/C WHEN DRIVING ACROSS THE DESERT IN 120+ DEGREE HEAT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD HEALTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11186626March 13, 2019STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY IN A TURN. THERE ARE MANY RECALLS FOR THIS SAME THING ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUT NOT MY VIN#. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. CHEVROLET REDUCED THE AMOUNT FOR REPAIR FROM $2100 TO $800 BUT SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11186667March 13, 2019POWER TRAIN
IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE SLIDES.SKIDS,BOUNCES AND TIRES CHIRP FROM TRACTION LOSS GIVING THE SENSATION THE DRIVE TRAIN IS FALLING OUT. GM REFUSES TO CONTACT ME. THIS OCCURS ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS WHILE IN MOTION. NOT ON A SPECIFIC DATE BUT CONSTANTLY. RAIN OR SHINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11186364March 13, 2019POWER TRAIN
HARD/ROUGH SHIFTING UP IN GEARS AND SAME DOWN SHIFTING IN GEARS. SHAKING/JERKING/SHUDDERING AT SPEEDS APX. 20-70 MPH. TRANSMISSION CAN DOWN SHIFT SO HARD, AT TIMES, IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT YOUR FROM BEHIND. WANTS TO STALL/SLIP SHIFTING UP IN GEARS. SEEMS TO HAVE TOO MUCH FREE PLAY IN DRIVELINE WHILE SITTING STILL SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. MAKES A CLUNK SOUND.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11185794March 11, 2019STEERING
STEERING IS INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN SMOOTHLY, INSTEAD IT JUMPS IN 1-2" INCREMENTS. SEEMS TO RESET OR FIX ITSELF AFTER THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11185004March 8, 2019STRUCTURE:BODY
IN COLD WEATHER REAR DOORS VERY HARD TO LATCH. THE BACK DOORS LATCH BUT STAY AJAR WITH WARNING LIGHT ON AND ARE LOOSE. THE FRONT DOORS LATCH INTO THIS PARTICULAR SET UP. THIS IS AN EXTENDED CAB NOT A FOUR DOOR. WITHOUT LATCHING PROPERLY, FRONT DOORS MAY POP OPEN CREATING A POSSIBLE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE STATIONARY BUT MAY BE DRIVEN WITH DOORS NOT SECURED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11184711March 6, 2019ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
THROTTLE BODY OR FUEL PEDDLE STICKING AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY, STEERING IS LOUSY
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11183793March 3, 2019STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN PARK I AM OFTEN UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO RESTART IT & MOVE STEERING WHEEL TO ANOTHER POSITION. OFTEN HAVE TO DO SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I CAN GET KEY OUT. DEALER SAID THERE ARE COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLE BEING PUT IN PARK & THEY SAID TO MOVE SHIFTER IN/OUT OF PARK TO GET IT TO WORK. I CAN NOT FIGURE OUT IF SHIFTER OR STEERING COLUMN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11183328March 1, 2019ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 30 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING CUT OFF AND WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON ABOUT SERVICE POWER STEERING. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BARELY MADE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. LUCKILY I WAS GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I BARELY ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED TRUCK OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK. AGAIN I WAS LUCKY TO JUST BE GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE SAME HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER IN CERRITOS(PENSKE) AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL(I THINK ITS CRAZY TO TRY BECAUSE THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT) AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE SEVERAL OTHER 2015 CHEVY COLORADO TRUCKS HAVING EXACT SAME ISSUE, AND THEY ARE COVERED BY A RECALL BUT MINE IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. WHY ISN'T MINE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS?! I SUSPECT CHEVY IS BEING CHEAP AND NOT WANTING TO PAY, VERY SAD BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS SO DANGEROUS!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11183374March 1, 2019STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRUCK BED MADE CONTACT WITH THE REAR OF THE CABIN. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. *TT*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11183400March 1, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES BY PHIL SMITH CHEVROLET (1640 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, LAUDERHILL, FL 33313). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,074.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11183479March 1, 2019POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELL CHEVROLET INC (304-652-3541, LOCATED AT 600 CHELSEA ST, SISTERSVILLE, WV 26175) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11182845February 27, 2019POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE TRUCK IS PUT IN AUTO 4WD MODE WHILE PARKED, INSTEAD OF THE 4WD ENGAGING AS NECESSARY, IT ENGAGES IMMEDIATELY UPON MOTION. THIS MAKES THE AUTO 4WD OPTION OBSOLETE.THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN I USED 4WD AUTO MODE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OCTOBER 2018. I'VE NOTIFIED THE DEALER BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK ANYTHING IS WRONG OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11182867February 27, 2019STRUCTURE:BODY
THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT. IT HAS BROKEN AS A RESULT AND IS BEYOND REPAIR. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN PRIME CONDITION. THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11182096February 23, 2019STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TO BE TOLD A "RECALL" WAS DONE ON IT ALREADY AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE BUT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION A $2,000 JOB. THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRONIC AND WILL SIGNAL THE COMPUTER THEN SHUT OFF AND WARN TO DRIVE CAREFULLY WHEN IT THEN REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING. DURING A TURN IT SHUT OFF AND I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE FACT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. IT CAN SHUT OFF GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY , STATIONARY, OR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WHILE TURNING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11181570February 21, 2019STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 0 DEGREES. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN PARKING LOT AFTER I FINISHED PLOWING SNOW. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF REQUIRED TWO HANDS TO TURN THE WHEELS. CODE WAS IN COMPUTER, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11181579February 21, 2019AIR BAGS
CHEVROLET MONTEBELLO DELEARSHIP IN CALIFORNIA REFUSED TO DO ANY WORK ON OUR 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WE RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS OF THE TRUCK AND WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN DUE TO SOME ISSUES ON THE TRUCK AND THE RECALL. BECAUSE THEY FELT THE VEHICLE WAS TAMPERED WITH THEY DENIED TO DO ANY WORK ON THE TRUCK EVEN THE RECALL OF THE AIRBAGS!!!!! THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WE WERE WORKING WITH SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH US ANYMORE BC I MADE A COMPLAINT TO GM AND I WOULD NEED TO DEAL WITH THEM DIRECTLY THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME ANY DOCUMENTATION EVEN AFTER THEIR SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THEM TO REFUSE TO FIX SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND TO BE HONEST THEY ARE BEING NEGLECTFUL AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR BEING SO UNETHICAL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0