2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

TRUCK SHAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. AT 65 MPH MY PHONE WILL FLY OFF THE MAGNET MOUNT ON THE WINDSHIELD; WATER AND ICE SHAKE AS IF BOILING AT 70 MPH AND ABOVE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING APART IT SHAKES SO HARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TWO MONTHS OLD IT STOPPED ON A CITY STREET IN ARLINGTON VA AND WAS UNDRIVEABLE. AFTER A TIMEOUT PERIOD OF 10-15 MINUTES IT WAS DRIVEABLE BUT AT 10 MPH IT WHINED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. AT 20-25 MPH IT WAS A SCREAMING DEMON AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (BROWNS) WHO FOUND NO RECORD IN CAR COMPUTER SYSTEM OF FAULT. BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY DEAD ON 7 JUNE 2019 WITH ABOUT 10,200 MILES. DEALERSHIP KNEW I HAD APPOINTMENT AND I ASKED FOR TOW BUT THEY DON'T PROVIDE A TOW FROM REED-LALLIER. ONSTAR WAS OF LITTLE HELP SO I CALLED MY USAA INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET TRUCK JUMP STARTED; I MISSED APPOINTMENT AND THEY CANCELED APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING WHICH WAS TO CHECK FOR SHAKING AND ALSO 2ND OIL CHANGE. GMCUSTOMERCARE TOOK MY CONCERNS AND ASKED MY RESOLUTION WHICH WAS CHECK BATTERY FOR BAD CELL, BE AWARE OF FIRST TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN ARLINGTON VA AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM OF VEHICLE SHAKING. I AM A RETIRED PARATROOPER WITH VERIFIABLE SEVERE NERVE DAMAGE TO MY BACK AND LOWER LEGS AND THIS VEHICLE CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

AT SPEED AND ON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE PULLS INTERMITTENTLY AND SHARPLY. VEHICLE DRIVES ROUGH, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH. TIRES SKIP UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. TIRES SHOW ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE DESPITE PROPER INFLATION AND ALIGNMENT.

CHEVROLET COLORADO SHAKING AND SHUTTERING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CHEVROLET IS NOT LISTENING TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS. ARE THEY WAITING ON A DANGEROUS DEADLY ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECALL THE VEHICLE AND REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION!

THE VEHICLE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A 50 MILE TRIP WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE STARTED (FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT).

THE VEHICLE HAD JUST DRIVEN BACK FROM A 50 MILE DRIVE AND WAS THEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN A VEHICLE FIRE OCCURRED (STARTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT).

HARD SHIFTING WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IN THE FIRST TWO GEAR AND HARD DOWNSHIFTING WHEN STOPPING.

PURCHASED NEW CHEVY COLORADO 4X4 EXTENDED CAB WITH 3.6-LITER V6, TRANSMISSION 8-SPEED MODEL 8L45. TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED SHUDDER DURING LIGHT THROTTLE ACCELERATION BETWEEN 30 AND 70 MPH. SHUDDER IS CYCLIC LASTING 4 - 12 SECONDS, REACCURRING 45 - 90 SECONDS. SHUDDER FEELS SIMILIAR TO DRIVING OVER MILD RUMBLE STRIPS OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. FIRST NOTICE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AROUND 1200 MILE MARK, TOTAL MILEAGE ON VEHICE AS OF APRIL 11, 2019 IS 2750 MILES. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND WITH GE SERVICE INFORMATION (SI) AS A TECHINICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB). REFER TO THESE GM TSB'S 16-NA-175, 18-NA-177, AND 18-NA-355.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. BOB HOOK CHEVROLET (4144 BARDSTOWN RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40218, (844) 212-4818) DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND CHANGED THE FLUID, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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.

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.