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2015 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 1, 201828,890 milesAZ

22 MAR 18: WHILE DRIVING MY COLORADO LT AT 30MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK,, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WITH THE MESSAGE: 'SERVICE POWER STEERING (PS), DRIVE WITH CARE�. I CLEARED THE MESSAGE AND ANOTHER MESSAGE CAME ON: 'SERVICE STABILITRAK�. I WENT TO WORK AND PARKED IT AND 3 HOURS LATER, STEERING WAS NORMAL.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 1, 201828,976 milesAZ

PLEASE SEE COMPLAINT NUMBERS FOR BACKGROUND: 11091275, 11091278, 11091280 ON 1 MAY 18, AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WITH THE MESSAGE: 'SERVICE POWER STEERING (PS), DRIVE WITH CARE. I CLEARED THE MESSAGE AND ANOTHER MESSAGE CAME ON: 'SERVICE STABILITRAK. TRIED SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED 3 MINUTES LATER. DROVE TO WORK WITH NO PS. LEFT WORK AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN, NO PS ALL THE WAY HOME. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A CHEVROLET COLORADO 2015 THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. EXCEPT WHEN OUR VEHICLES WERE MADE, THEY DID NOT FALL UNDER THE CHEVROLET COLORADO 2015, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THE NHTSA GOING TO HELP?

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 1, 201828,950 milesAZ

FROM 30 MAR 18 TO 30 APR 18, EVERY TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE, I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND STABILITRAK AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 8 MILES. TRIED SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND SYSTEM WOULD BE BACK ONLINE.

Steering
Filed Apr 27, 201846,536 milesCO

MY POWER STEERING WAS COMPROMISED, ALMOST LOCKING UP WHEN AN INTICATOR LIGHT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. LUCKILY, I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I OFTEN DRIVE MY FAMILY, INCLUDING MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER AROUND. CHEVY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL, WHICH IS OUT THERE FOR SOME TRUCKS, JUST NOT MINE. I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX THIS, NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES ARE ON THE TRUCK. MINE HAD 46K WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT IS GOING TO COST $1800 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM!!!

Steering
Filed Apr 26, 201875,000 milesTX

POWER STEERING FAILED SEVERAL TIMES THIS WEEK MAKING IT ALMOST DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET..

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 21, 201814,000 milesMD

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. VEHICLE CAN BE MOVING OR STOPPED. SENSOR IS TOO SENSITIVE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

Steering
Filed Apr 16, 201829,867 milesFL

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES AND IS 28 MONTHS OLD. WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE DISPLAY STATES SERVICE POWER STEERING - DRIVE WITH CARE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR A GREEN LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 45 MPH IN LIGHT CITY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #16V054000 OR GM RECALL #15595. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK AND REPAIR PARTS CAN NOT BE LOCATED. SEEMS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM OF MANY COLORADO NOT AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL.

Steering
Filed Apr 11, 2018383,000 milesWA

I WAS DRIVING AND THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND A CAUTION LIGHT SAID POWER STEERING FAILURE AND DRIVE WITH CARE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD HARDLY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I WAS SCARED THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH .

Steering
Filed Apr 3, 201829,800 milesCA

ON 6/26/17, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO PARADISE CHEVROLET IN TEMECULA, CA BECAUSE A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAD ONLY 19,968 MILES. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK SO THEY JUST RECALIBRATED IT. ON 3/24/18, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN, ONCE ON A CITY STREET AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING TO PARADISE CHEVROLET. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL & IT WILL COST ME $1250 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS ALITTLE UNDER 30,000 MILES.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 31, 201828,228 milesAZ

22 MAR 18: WHILE DRIVING MY COLORADO LT AT 30MPH, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WITH THE MESSAGE: 'SERVICE POWER STEERING (PS), DRIVE WITH CARE'. I CLEARED THE MESSAGE AND ANOTHER MESSAGE CAME ON: 'SERVICE STABILITRAK'. I WENT TO WORK AND PARKED IT AND 3 HOURS LATER, STEERING WAS NORMAL. 23 MAR 18: ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE TRUCK HAD NO PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING.(O'REILLY CHEVROLET IN TUCSON, AZ) AND EXPLAINED THEM THE SITUATION. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO LOSS OF PS. VEHICLE WAS THROUGH THE DTCS AND FOUND DTC U0420/42; TORQUE SENSOR NOT PROPERLY LEARNED. DEALER DID PSCM SETUP& CLEARED THE DTCS. SERVICE PERSON STATED THEY HAD TO REBOOT COMPUTER. AFTERWARDS, THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE & HAD NO MALFUNCTIONS - $153.24. ON WAY HOME, HAD NO PROBLEMS, TO INCLUDE THE WEEKEND. FROM 26 TO 29 MAR18, HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES IN WHICH THE 'SERVICE POWER STEERING (PS), DRIVE WITH CARE' & 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' CAME ON WITH THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF PS. ON 27 MAR 18, I RECEIVED TWO EMAILS FROM ONSTAR STATING THE FOLLOWING: ISSUE WITH STABILITRAK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IN YOUR 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS BEEN DETECTED. PLEASE SERVICE YOUR VEHICLE WITHIN 7 DAYS'& 'ISSUE WITH ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN YOUR 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS BEEN DETECTED. PLEASE SERVICE YOUR VEHICLE WITHIN 7 DAYS'. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WITH COPIES OF ABOVE RELATED MESSAGES, WHO STATED THIS WOULD ALLOW TO BETTER PINPOINT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED LATER THAT DAY STATING WARRANTY HAS E

Steering
Filed Mar 31, 201852,200 milesWI

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ 45 MPH, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE CAREFULLY" SIGN CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT 55 MPH. THIS TIN=ME I CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD SEE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE STEERING GEAR AND WOULD COST $2000.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, LISTED IN A PARTIAL RECALL BY GM, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. THE NHTSA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING THIS BEFORE SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS, PERHAPS TO A FAMILY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 16, 201829,611 milesPR

STEERING OR POWER ASSIST SYSTEM STOPS WORKING MAKING IT HARD OR IMPOSIBLE TO STEER. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, WITH VEHICLE STOPPED OR IN MOTION. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 12/14 SO IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 16V054000, BUT NONETHELESS THE MALFUNCTION IS THE SAME.

Steering
Filed Feb 20, 201867,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OR POWER STEERING ASSIST. STING RAY CHEVROLET IN BARTOW, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANGLE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER RECALL HAD EXPIRED. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 30,000 MILES OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Steering
Filed Feb 13, 201841,636 milesFL

POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF TRUCK RESTART IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES , VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SHERRY DOESN'T KNOW IF IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 1, 201856,266 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND A LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE CAREFULLY. I THEN PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT TO SEE IF IT WAS A ERROR. NOPE BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN SHORTLY AFTER A LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE STABLE TRACK. I'VE BEEN READING LOTS OF LINKS WITH PEOPLE SAYING THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Steering
Filed Dec 20, 201745,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE "DRIVE WITH CARE" SERVICE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 14, 201742,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROY ROBINSON CHEVROLET (6616 35TH AVE NE, MARYSVILLE, WA 98271, PHONE: (360) 659-6236) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONNECTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TT

Engine
Filed Dec 11, 201710 milesFL

PURCHASED 2015 COLORADO JULY 2015.WE HAD IT IN FOR OIL CHANGES & A FEW TIMES REGARDING HESITATION OF ACCELERATION. SERVICE TECHS DID NOT TYPE COMPLAINT WHEN IN FOR OIL CHANGE ONLY WHEN BROUGHT IN SPECIFICALLY FOR ACCELERATION ISSUE. THEY STATED IT WAS OUR FAULT WE DID NOT READ THE WORK ORDER.IT IS NOT MY JOB TO READ A WORK ORDER IT'S THE SERVICE TECHS JOB TO ENTER EVERY COMPLAINT OR ISSUE ADDRESSED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE LAST SERVICE WAS WHEN I SPOKE TO SALES MANAGER WHO SET ME UP WITH SERVICE MANAGER & I WAS ASSURED ME A TECH WOULD DRIVE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO AND FROM DEALERSHIP APPROX 40 MILES PER DAY SO THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE ISSUES.I HAD ADVISED ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT; THE REASON THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE WHILE IN FOR SERVICE. THEY MADE SURE TO STATE IT WAS RUNNING TO MANUFACTURER SPECS. THEY DROVE IT 10 MILES NOT 40 MILES A DAY FOR THE 7 DAYS THEY HAD IT.THEN SAID EXACTLY THAT IT WAS RUNNING TO MANUFACTURER SPECS. OF COURSE IT DID, YOU DID NOT DO WHAT YOU PROMISED WASTING MY TIME & KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS JUST TO PACIFY ME. I TOLD THE SALES MANAGER WHAT HAPPENED WHO I PURCHASED THE 2015 COLORADO & MY 2014 CAMARO THAT I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT AS THEY WOULD NOT STAND BY THIS ISSUE, THEIR CUSTOMER OR THE LEMON LAW. TODAY MY HUSBAND IS IN AUSTIN TEXAS WITH HIS TRUCK IN THE SHOP AGAIN AS TRUCK NOW HAS A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON; OF COURSE STILL HAS THE ACCELERATION ISSUES AS THAT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED OR FIXED.WE HAVE TO PAY $800.00 TO FIX ENGINE ISSUES ON A 201

Electrical System
Filed Dec 5, 201720,000 milesFL

FRONT GAUGE PANEL NOT RESPONDING. ONLY THE BATTERY GAUGE IS WORKING. A SERVICE MESSAGE SHOWS FOR ALL AFFECTED AREAS. NO INDICATION OF TRANSMISION SHIFT, SPEED, TEMPERATURE, OIL, TACHOMETER AND OHTER FEATURES NOT SHOWN ON PANEL. VEHICLE STILL ABLE TO RUN.

Power Train
Filed Nov 3, 2017500 milesCO

WHEN DRIVING MY 2015 COLORADO Z71 4X4 WITH THE V6, IN CITY TRAFFIC, YOU TRY TO SPEED UP SLIGHTLY SO YOU DEPRESS THE THROTTLE AND THE TRUCK DOESN'T GO ANY FASTER, THEN THE TRUCK WILL DOWNSHIFT TWO GEARS, LURCH FORWARD AT HIGH RPM'S NEARLY STRIKING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. THE ENGINE ALSO SPARK KNOCKS WHEN UP SHIFTING IN ALL GEARS. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD, GM ENGINEERS WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WORKING ON IT, IT APPEARS THEY FIXED IT WITH THE 2017 COLORADO AS THEY PUT A DIFFERENT ENGINE AND 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN THE NEW TRUCKS. IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL POWER PLANT AND TRANSMISSION WHY WOULD THEY CHANGE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE NEW ENGINE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER MILEAGE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 75 MPH THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTS ON IT'S OWN, THE RPM'S GO ALMOST TO REDLINE AND IF SOMEONES IN BACK OF YOU, YOU ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. GM SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEARNING, REALLY AT 17000 MILES ITS STILL LEARNING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT PATTERN AND TIMING WITH THE ENGINE ON THIS TRUCK. THE SPARK KNOCK AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW.

Power Train
Filed Nov 3, 201722,000 milesCO

MY 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO Z71 4X4 HAS A SERIOUS, VIOLENT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR GOING ON 40 DAYS. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 24-25000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE ON VACATION IN TEXAS WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 10 WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 MPH THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE SEPTEMBER 08, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE UPPER RIGHT CONTROL ARM, ROAD FORCE BALANCED THE TIRES TWP TIMES, ALIGNMENT TWO TIMES, REPLACED THE TIRES, REPLACED THE TIRES AND WHEELS WITH SOME FROM A 2017 COLORADO, REBUILT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, NOW THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW FACTORY DIFFERENTIAL, AND THE TRUCK STILL HAS A SERIOUS, VIOLENT VIBRATION THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO COME APART. UPON SPEAKING WITH GM IN DETROIT, THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE ELEVATED MY CONCERN TO THEIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WHEREAS THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GM ENGINEERS TO FIX THE TRUCK. THE MECHANICS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT ARE CONCERNED WITH THE VIBRATION AS WELL. GM CANNOT TELL ME WHEN OR IF THEY CAN FIX THIS TRUCK OR, WHAT IS TRULY WRONG WITH IT. I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE BUILDERS OF THE TRUCK CANNOT FIX IT. MAYBE A RECALL IS NECESSARY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS GM TRUCK SHAKES AND VIBRATES SO BADLY.

Power Train
Filed Oct 30, 20171,000 milesLA

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AFTERWARD WHILE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT TO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN SPUTTER AND WILL BE VERY SLUGGISH TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL AS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT FIND THE CORRECT GEAR AND THUS WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES I THOUGHT THAT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO KILL BECAUSE IT WAS SPUTTERING SO MUCH WHEN IN THE INCORRECT GEAR. TRUCK ALSO WOBBLES MORE THAN USUAL WHEN TURNING AND MAKES A POPPING SOUND IN A TURN. ALSO, RADIO ACTS LIKE IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. NAVIGATION WILL GO HAYWIRE AS IF SOMEONE IS TOUCHING THE SCREEN, BUT NO ONE IS TOUCHING IT. RADIO WILL CHANGE CHANNELS ON ITS OWN AND VOLUME WILL INCREASE AND DECREASE WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT.

Steering
Filed Oct 16, 201770,500 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING THE TRAC CONTROL AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN CREATING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION. IT WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. CHEVY SERVICE SAYS THE GEAR STEERING BOX NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $2000. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL DATE, SEVERAL OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON THESE NEW TRUCKS COMING OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE JUST PRIOR TO THE RECALL DATE OF JANUARY 6, 2015. I'M NOT SURE WHAT GM CHANGED THAT THE FIRST FEW THOUSAND TRUCKS PRODUCED IN LATE 2014 ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SAME ISSUE, VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, NEW TRUCK, AND THE CUSTOMER IS EXPECTED TO PAY THE $2000 TO FIX IT. I WISH GM WOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING THE RECALL TO THE ORIGINAL 2015 COLORADO'S THAT FIRST CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM!

Engine
Filed Oct 15, 201751,000 milesVA

WHEN GOING JUST 5 MINUTES UP THE ROAD AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE STUTTERS, THEN SHUTS OFF. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN JUST ONE WEEK, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I HAVE REPORTED THE ENGINE STUTTERING BEFORE AND THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DRIVE AN HOUR TO WORK EACH DAY AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I DRIVE THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC EACH DAY AND I AM AFRAID I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IF THIS CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 10 MONTHS. THIS IS VERY SAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE OIL OR "BAD GASOLINE".

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 8, 201758,000 milesNV

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY POWER STEERING GOES OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CANNOT TURN VEHICLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 4, 201723,700 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. SHOTTENKIRK (5031 AVE O, FORT MADISON, IA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE HAD CORROSION, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND NHTSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,700. *BF UPDATED 7/24/18*JB

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 26, 201758,253 milesNJ

POWER ASSIST AND STABILITY AM SYSTEM WARNING COMES ON WHILE DRIVING . I PROCEEDED TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL HARDER AND SLOW DOWN TILL I COULD SAFELY PULLOVER. THE SPEEDOMETER THE TACK AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES START OGING UP AND DOWN. TURN KEY OFF AND IT STOPS HAPPEN TEN TIMES GOING BACK TOW DEAL THIS IS VERY DANGERUS ALSO LOSS OF POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS

Steering
Filed Sep 20, 201749,000 milesNC

I WAS TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH AND POWER STEERING FAILS. TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I STOPPED VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, POWER STEERING NOW FUNCTIONAL. I TOOK IN TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE NEW PART AT COST OF $1700.00. HARD TO ACCEPT THIS COST ON A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TRUCK. TRUCK HAS 49000 MILES, SO NOT COVERED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 2, 2017TX

POWER ASSIST AND STABILITY AM SYSTEM WARNING COMES ON WHILE DRIVING CALLED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF A RECALL BUT NO LUCK.STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND HARD TO CONTROL I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR BEING A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY..

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 25, 201733,000 milesGA

ALERT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING FAILS. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENED AT 70MPH IN RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. STEARING IS THEN UNRESPONSIVE - NO POWER ASSIST. ONSTAR SYSTEM DESCRIBES IT AS "AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILITRAK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IN YOUR 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO CREW CAB HAS BEEN DETECTED." ALERT GOES AWAY AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON OFF. BUT YOU CANNOT DO THIS ON A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. FAULT COMES AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES/SPEEDS ETC.

Steering
Filed Aug 22, 201758,000 milesNY

MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS IN YOUR RECALL 16V054000 AND CHEVYS RECALL 15595, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TO A DEALER AND HAD THIS DIAGNOSED. WILL COST OVER $600.00 TO FIX. SOMETIMES UPON START UP AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A MESSAGE COME UP ON MESSAGE CENTER WITH REFERENCE TO POWER STEERING NEEDING ATTENTION AND AT THAT TIME YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. OBVIOUSLY THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH AND DID NOT COVER ALL CARS HAVING THE PROBLEM. WHAT DOES A PERSON DO WHEN THEY FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THEY ARE JUST SOL. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. SOMETIMES TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING STRAIGHTENS IT OUT, SOMETIMES NOT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Aug 13, 201739,000 milesFL

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, STBILITRAK ALSO. CAR RATTLES IN THE FRONT STEERING AREA WHEN GING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1/15-3/15 BUILD DATE ONLY WHICH IS INSANE BECAUSE MINE BUILT IN 11/14 HAS THE SAME PARTS AND THE SAME DEFECTS. DEALER AND GM REFUSE TO HELP. CLAIM THERE IS NO FIX WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS. IT IS EVEN LISTED ON THE CHEVY AND NTHSA WEBSITES

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Aug 4, 201742,000 milesGA

MY COLORADO HAS 42K MILES AND ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 45+ MPH AND SUDDENLY WARNINGS BEGIN POPPING UP ON THE CONSOLE, "STABILITRAK DISABLED" "TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED" "POWER STEERING DISABLED, PLEASE DRIVE WITH CARE" TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS! THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2015 COLORADOS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM; HOWEVER, GM SPECIFIED A 2 MONTH MANUFACTURING WINDOW WHERE IT APPLIES TO THE RECALL. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL ALL 2015 COLORADOS FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Wheels
Filed May 25, 2017AZ

MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 9K MILES AND A TIRE (GOODYEAR) DISINGRATED @ 35 MPH ON THE WAY TO A STORE. DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAYS "CAN'T DO ANYTHING". DOES THIS MEAN THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FAIL?

Steering
Filed May 9, 201751,000 milesOK

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING. AS SOON AS THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON; THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I MANAGED TO EASE OFF ONTO AN EXIT; HOWEVER, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALTHOUGH MANY COLORADOS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, MY COLORADO IS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE THE BUILD DATE IS NOT IN THE TIMEFRAME CHEVROLET HAS IDENTIFIED. CHEVROLET AGREED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT PAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE.

Power Train1 injured
Filed Apr 28, 201728,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. DURING THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE NO FAILURE CODES WERE GENERATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. CHEVROLET ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATOR TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE CAUSED HER EXTREME NECK PAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000. ....UPDATED 06/23/ 17 *BF *AS

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 27, 2017IL

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2015 CHEVY COLORADO IN JANUARY 2015. ON MARCH 3, 2017, MY SON HEARD THE TRUCK START AND RUN WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING. THE TRUCK IS IN THE GARAGE BELOW HIS BEDROOM. I BROUGHT IT DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND ALSO FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. IT IS APPROACHING 2 MONTHS THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. DURING MOST OF MARCH AND NOW APRIL, MECHANICS, TECHNICIANS, ENGINEERS FROM GM AND A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TRIED TO DECIPHER THE ISSUE. AT/AROUND 3-22, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER(ANDY) TELLING ME, THEY "THINK" THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. I LET HIM KNOW I WOULD NOT TAKE IT BACK WITHOUT AT LEAST 100% ASSURANCE IT WAS SOLVED. THEY DECIDED TO KEEP ANOTHER FEW DAYS AND DRIVE IT. I HAVE ALSO TALKED EXTENSIVELY WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY HAVE SAID, THEY WILL NOT HELP IN ANY WAY.

Steering
Filed Apr 5, 201732,000 milesAZ

ON 2/9/17, I HAD THE STEERING RECALL WORK PERFORMED. ON MY WAY HOME WHILE MAKING A RIGHT, STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED. I CROSSED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE UNTIL THE STEERING FREED UP. I DROVE A FEW MORE DAYS WITHOUT ISSUE BUT I DID NOTICE A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WHERE THE STEERING DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND. ON 2/22/17, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE, BUT THEY DID SECURE A LOOSE FRONT FOG LIGHT TO FIX THE KNOCKING. I PICKED UP THE TRUNK AND INITIALLY DID NOT HEAR ANY MORE KNOCKING; HOWEVER, THE KNOCKING WAS STILL THERE WHEN ON ROUGH SURFACES. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE KNOCKING AND SUBTLE ISSUES WHERE THE STEERING DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WHEN CORNING. AROUND MARCH 18TH, I AGAIN STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE LOCKING. ON MARCH 20TH, IT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES OR MORE. ON 3/22/17, I WAS BACK AT THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM AND I SAW NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS TIME THE PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING: "33967 STEERING ASSIST MOTOR BINDING, HIGH EFFORT 3.20 NO DTC, SCAN DATA NORMAL, CIRCUIT TEST NORMAL, REPLACED STEERING GEAR, PERFORM EPSCM SET UP, PERFORM FRONT END ALIGNMENT. VERIFY REPAIRS". ON 3/23,17, I PICKED UP MY TRUCK AND IT SEEMED AS GOOD AS NEW. EVEN THE KNOCKING WENT AWAY. ON 4/2/17, I EXPERIENCED 2 TIMES BACK TO BACK IN A PARKING LOT WHERE THE STEERING LOCKED AND I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING A PARKED CA

Tires
Filed Feb 21, 201734,000 milesCO

LEFT REAR TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US HWY 550 AT MILE POST 84 OVER RED MOUNTAIN PASS. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS PASS WITH STEEP DROP OFFS AND NARROW, IF ANY, SHOULDERS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO FIND ROOM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD TO REMOVE THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND MOUNT THE SPARE. HAD THIS BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON ANOTHER STRETCH OF THE ROAD, DRIVER AND TRUCK WOULD HAVE GONE OVER THE EDGE. ASPHAULT PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND ICE-FREE AT THE TIME. DRIVER JUDGES THE BLOWOUT DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT: PLY AND TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE WAS OEM PROVIDED WITH THE NEW TRUCK, NOT QUITE 2 YEARS OLD, AND OTHERWISE AMPLE TREAD LIFE. DRIVER HAS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TIRE, AND KEEPS THE TIRE IN HIS BARN FOR INSPECTION IF REQUIRED.

Steering
Filed Jan 6, 201710,300 milesMN

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. VERY DANGEROUS! MINE STARTED WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK BUT NOW I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD IT GO OUT WHEN THEY ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THE GUY I TALKED TO IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACTED LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS EVEN THOUGH THE SCHEDULER I TALKED TO FIRST TOLD ME OTHERS HAD CALLED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NOW, THE NEXT DAY, I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT BEFORE A CERTAIN DATE. I'M PISSED!

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 22, 201631,000 milesOR

DEALING INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS OIL CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS WAS REPORTED TO GM 1-800-222-1020. IN 5 MONTHS TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THE SAME ITEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS LAST TIME THAT RON TONKIN IN PORTLAND, OREGON CALLED GM AND FOUND THAT BULLETIN 11-00-89-005 DIRECTLY DISCUSSES THE MATTER. BECAUSE THIS DEALS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, THIS CONCERNS THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 7, 201613,234 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. AFTER BRAKING FORCEFULLY TO AVOID A CRASH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE PARTS MISSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES AND MISALIGNED PARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,234. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ *TR

Power TrainCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 7, 20162,000 milesWA

WHILE STOPPED AND TRYING TO TURN LEFT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DRIVER WHO DID NOT SEE ME UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE. I SAW HIM IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, HOWEVER, BARRELING DOWN AT ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HIT THE GAS TO THE FLOOR TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM HIM BUT MY 2015 V6 COLORADO HESITATED FOR A 1/2 SECOND OR 1 SECOND, I DON'T KNOW. IT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER. IT THEN KICKED IN AND WE GOT ABOUT 100' BEFORE HE SLAMMED INTO THE RIGHT REAR BUMPER. THE IMPACT DROVE THE COLORADO FORWARD ABOUT 10' AND KILLED THE ENGINE. MY WIFE AND I BOTH HIT THE BACK OF OUR SEATS AND BOUNCED FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELTS CAUGHT US. JUST PRIOR TO THE HIT, I WAS LEANING FORWARD AND THUS BOUNCED HARD AGAINST THE SEAT AND THEN BOUNCED HARD AGAINST THE SEAT BELTS; SEEMINGLY IN A VERY SMALL FRACTION OF A SECOND. IT BEEN A YEAR NOW AND I STILL HAVE WHIPLASH SYMPTOMS. MY WIFE WAS ALREADY LEANING BACK AGAINST HER SEAT AND APPARENTLY DID NOT SUFFER ANY WHIPLASH. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS TOTALED BUT THE 80 YEAR OLD OCCUPANT WAS JUST SHAKEN UP. HE LEFT ABOUT 30' OF SKID MARKS AND WAS TRYING TO GET AROUND ME TO THE RIGHT. IF THE COLORADO HAD NOT HESITATED, I AM CONFIDENT HE WOULD MISSED ME. THE HIT WAS SO HARD BECAUSE HE HIT THE THE COLORADO'S TOW BAR WHICH DID NOT BEND MUCH THUS TRANSMITTING MOST OF THE FORCE TO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, ACCELERATION WAS INTENSE. I COMPLAINED TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME THE HESITATION WAS DESIGNED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOUL

Engine
Filed Sep 6, 2016100 milesNC

COLORADO HAS A GREAT DEAL OF HESITATION AT LOW SPEED WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED. VEHICLE LURCHES, SHRUGS, SPARK KNOCKS, HAS DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE....SEEMS TO "CHUG" UNTIL A HEAVY THROTTLE IS APPLIED, THEN THE VEHICLE "JUMPS" TO A GEAR/RPM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND "GET OUT OF THE WAY" OF OTHER TRAFFIC OR JUST CLIMB A SLIGHT INCLINE. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS MAY BE NORMAL FOR CHEVROLET, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE CONSUMER THAT WANTS A RESPONSIVE THROTTLE WHEN ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED...... THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2015.

Power Train
Filed Aug 19, 2016IN

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN RPM'S FALL TO 1000 DUE TO SLOWING TRAFFIC, TURNING, ETC. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY VEHICLE LUGS AND HESITATES AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IF THROTTLE IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS SEVERAL GEARS AND ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. THE HIGHER THE LOAD ON THE VEHICLE (IE. A/C OR GOING UPHILL) AND THE HIGHER THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE THE WORSE THE PROBLEM GETS. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IN ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN AS MUCH AS 4 MPH BEFORE DOWNSHIFTING TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN REQUIRED AND ALSO SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY DOES DOWNSHIFT. GENERAL MOTORS ENGINEERING STATES THAT THIS IS DUE TO DESIGN TO INCREASE FUEL MILEAGE AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL OF 2015.

Power Train
Filed Aug 15, 201624,000 milesTX

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE WRONG GEAR AND THE ACCELERATION IS VERY LIMITED UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN FULLY. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING LEFT AT INTERSECTIONS AS THE VEHICLE WILL NEARLY STALL OR MOVE AT A VERY SLOW PACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE DAY 1.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 13, 2016600 milesOH

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW/ NEVER TITLED/ DEMO 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH LUXURY OPTION PACKAGE. OPTIONS INCLUDED PROJECTOR-TYPE HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS SHINE A STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL BEAM OF LIGHT ABOUT 40 INCHES OFF THE ROADWAY. LIGHT BELOW/ DARKNESS ABOVE. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE AT NIGHT I FOUND THE HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY INADEQUATE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR READJUSTMENT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHICH TALKED TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER. I ASKED FOR THE LIGHTS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE REFLECTOR TYPE HEADLIGHTS WHICH COME ON THE BASE TRUCK. THEY SAID THE PROJECTOR TYPE HEADLIGHTS MEET CHEVROLET SPECS AND NO CHANGE COULD BE MADE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR ABOUT $1000.00, MY MONEY! I CALLED CHEVROLET CORPORATE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME ANSWER- THE LIGHTS MEET CHEVROLET SPECS AND THE INQUIRY IS OVER. I AM FILING THIS REPORT AS A SAFETY CONCERN. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY AFTER DARK. ALL HIGHWAYS ARE NOT FLAT. THE ROADWAY DISAPPEARS DRIVING INTO INCLINES, DRIVING AROUND CORNERS, AND ROADSIDE SIGNAGE IS DIFFICULT TO READ. IT'S A ROLLER COASTER RIDE. DEALER WILL DO NOTHING ON ITS OWN. ALL CHANGES MUST BE MADE THROUGH CHEVROLET PROPER. OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED BUT FEW CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE INCLUDE THIS AS A COMPLAINT AGAINST PROJECTION-TYPE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. CHEVROLET COMPLAINT #8-216-9453040.

Engine
Filed Jul 19, 201630,000 milesMI

ENGINE STALLS OUT WHEN AT A STOP. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME I TAKE IT THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. IT ALSO HARD IDLES LIKES IT'D GOING TO STALL OUT.

Power Train
Filed Jul 19, 2016CT

WHEN STOPPED OR MAINTAINING A LOW SPEED (E.G. IN TRAFFIC) WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS SLIGHTLY PRESSED THE TRUCK WILL HESITATE AND HAVE A SLIGHT JERKING MOTION. WILL NEED TO ALMOST FULL PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK MOVING. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS JUST FOR THEM TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT HESITATION & JERKING IS 'NORMAL'. THE 'NORMAL' DIAGNOSIS DROVE ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE SINCE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN AUGUST 2015.

Engine
Filed Jul 8, 20169,050 milesMI

HESITATION WHEN ACELARATING BAD ALMOST GOT IN WRECK TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER THEY KNOW ABOUT IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ONLY HAS 9050 MILES ON IT. IN MOTION.

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