Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#11563414January 3, 2024
SEAT BELTS
The driver side seat belt does not immediately latch when placed in the seat belt housing. To secure the seat belt the driver must keep placing the seat belt latch into the housing multiple times in order for the latch to secure. When brought to the attention of a local Chevrolet Service Center, their response was to pay >$400 to replace the seat belt housing (near the seat). The service center is Lamb Chevrolet in Prescott, Arizona.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11563074January 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The vehcile shifts hard from 1st to 2nd gear when it is newly started (regardless of the outside tempature).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11563078January 2, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Radio will suddenly stop responding to the controls in the vehicle. Volume will not adjust up or down. Power button will not work. While talking on the phone, the phone will disconnect from the speakers while in use and plugged in. This will require me to retrieve my phone while I'm driving and put it on speaker to continue my conversations.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11563194January 2, 2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Twice in the first 6000 miles this vehicle has suddenly activated the forward collision avoidance system with emergency breaking although no cars were around. Fortunately a vehicle wasn’t behind me otherwise there may have been a collision. I took the vehicle in for service with this complaint and the dealership simply said they could not reproduce the issue during a test drive. Obviously this wasn’t helpful.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562840December 31, 2023
AIR BAGS
My passenger air warning message appeared about 2 weeks ago. It doesn't happen everyday but every now and then it will appear.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562854December 31, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission is slipping, vibrating, jerking. Bought the truck used. It started on 12/28/2023. There is no open recall or anything.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562703December 30, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
within 24 hours or purchasing this brand new truck (5 miles on it) sensor issues began and slowly escalated from a service door latch system error to auto braking engagement for absolutely no reason at 35-40 mph and side mirror warning sensors turning and staying on causing all windows not to move. There have been other issues as well however those are the most alarming as they directly effect the safety of the driver and passengers and the inappropriate auto braking engagement could cause injury or death to the trucks occupants as well as drivers around them. This problem is discussed widely on Chevy Colorado forums as many owners are experiencing with the 2023! The truck has been in the dealership with attempts to repair 4 times, the third attempt took a month and within 2 hours of pickup it started again. 4th attempt, 20 mins after pickup auto collision system was going off as usual. Now I have errors on the dash to service the driver assist system and the side warning mirror lights no longer work. Someone is going to get killed. There are forum conversations where people are driving on the highway going 80 and the brakes engaged for no reason. GM is well aware of all of the issues with my vehicle as I have been in communication as well as the dealership. The dealership told me another person bought a similar truck and had / has the same problem. GM refuses to purchase this truck back even though they know this is unsafe and want me to continue to try to have it fixed. I have a ton of documents to support this but when I click to upload nothing happens to allow files to be attached. I'm more than happy to share them, they include repair orders, conversation with the dealer and GM, screen shots of errors etc. One document includes a text message from the dealer stating there is a bunch (I know it to be 2 pages) of history of lost communication code errors that would have occurred at the manufacturer yet they released it for sale anyway
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562047December 27, 2023
STEERING
The power steering assist fails mid turn. Creates safety issue when turning in parking lots and yielding turns.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560463December 16, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Driving down a 35 mph road. No traffic ahead of me or behind me . vehicle suddenly slammed on the brakes as if it detected something in front of me. Was unable to give the vehicle gas until it was done braking to nearly 0 mph. Luckily no vehicles behind me or it could have caused an accident
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560328December 15, 2023
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that the blind spot mirrors intermittently failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the driver’s side door sensor was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The dealer performed several additional repairs to the vehicle however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559827December 13, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission slips when starting on steep grades, and transmission hesitation/shuttering between first and second gears.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559828December 13, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission slips when starting on steep grades when first shifting from Park to first gear. Transmission hesitates/shudders between first and second gears.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559937December 13, 2023
POWER TRAIN
There is a known issue with my truck, where the Transmission will all of a sudden lock up and then it shutters. The truck shakes violently and happens randomly. There is no rhyme or reason why this happens. Of course I'm barely over my warranty and Chevy in Austin states that it will be 3-5 days before they can review my truck. They won't provide a rental car or any help with a rental, so I'm expected to not have a car or figure out something myself to even have my truck looked at. My friend has GMC Canyon (same transmission) and had to have a level two mechanic replace his fluids. There are no warning lights or anything, this is a constant thing that is getting worse. There is a lawsuit in Canada for this issue that Chevy has known about and they haven't done anything about it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559945December 13, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking system was activated erroneously, and the vehicle decelerated to 10 MPH before the feature was released. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not assist. The failure mileage was 5,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559287December 9, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
While driving the blindside indicators will come on when nothing is there. The window switches and door lock button on the driver side door will not work when the blindside indicators are on. Also the light on the door lock button turns on and off randomly when the indicators are on with nothing there. The doorlock button on the front driver side door didn't work when the truck was in park. Haven't noticed if the windows and doorlock button don't work when the indicators are not on. Andriod Auto wouldn't connect wireless and has been till now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559139December 8, 2023
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
He wiring harness to the 4wd kept coming on which wouldn’t allow me to ingage. Mountain Chevy citified mechanic found a chafing on the wiring harness. After filing it my truck started to light up like a Christmas tree, Stability service, trailer brake service, Locker service, Power streering service and they done turn off. Which is caused by more chafing wires that are to close to components of the engine bay getting to hot. Now my power steering turns off and when driving the truck it kicks on and make me loose control of the vehicle. Big diffect on Chevys manufacturing this vehicle. I’m not able to drive it and now they keep telling me that they don’t have the part or can’t find it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557841December 1, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving in a parking lot at approximately 5 to 10 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The message to “Drive Carefully” was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering rack system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557562November 29, 2023
STEERING
The steering assist fails. I get a waring on the dash, "Stabilitak/Power Steering Fault. Very hard to steer. There has not been and other problems. This was apparently a problem in 2015 models. I told the deal ship service dept about it being a very common problem and they said they would have to see it happen. Their labor is $225.00 per hour. I feel this should have been recalled just as the 2015 truck were.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557207November 28, 2023
ENGINE
I have asthma and it is controlled by medication when needed. Recently I have had a lot more incidents of breathing difficulty since I purchased my vehicle. It was during one of these episodes that my wife noticed an odor associated with antifreeze. However, there is no moisture in the vehicle and no visible leaks or puddles on the ground. I have detected the same odor when standing near the back of the truck near the tailpipe. Also, I have had to refill the radiator with exactly five gallons of Antifreeze in less than 3000 miles of driving. It was my wife who alerted me to the odor being inside the vehicle and only during times when the heater was running. Since that time I have driven the vehicle only when I can safely leave the heater off, because I cannot be sure it is safe. If I need the heater to defrost, I leave the vehicle. Also, I noticed that when the engine coolant is low, the engine never seems to overheat, and the heater no longer blows hot air. Is this an issue involving only my vehicles and what other health risks are there? The most I have had to add to restore heat is a gallon of coolant.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557292November 28, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
The brakes went out on the vehicle while my service technician was driving and he barely missed getting in an accident. We had it towed to the Chevy dealer and the brake Pump shattered causing damage to the exhaust clamp and they are telling me it’s not under warranty or recall but I see this is happened with millions of other Chevy vehicles?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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