2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

DRIVING ALONG AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAS NO COMMON TIME OR CONDITIONS AS TO WHEN. HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVEWAY AND CITY STREETS. STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAVE TO STOP, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART. THIS MAKES IT RETURN TO NORMAL. SOMETIMES FOR A DAY OR A COUPLE OF HOURS, IT VARIES. DEALER HAS TRIED TO DOWNLOAD A FIX BUT IT'S NO BETTER. STARTED DEC 9 AND KEEPS DOING SO.

LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM ROUTINELY AND REPEATEDLY OCCURS ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL STUMBLE AND HESITATE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WON'T READILY ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED FURTHER AND THEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT TOO MANY GEARS AND EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION AND ENGINE RPM FOLLOWS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION, WHICH COULD PLACE THE VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS INTO AN UNSAFE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND RESPONDED THAT "THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEEKING THE BEST GEAR TO MAXIMIZE GASOLINE MILEAGE PERFORMANCE", WHICH REALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE IN THIS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HOOD BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PARTIALLY LIFTED UP, BUT NEVER FULLY OPENED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ UPDATED 03/02/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE ELBOW, THE ARMS, THE FACE, AND THE BRUISES TO THE BODY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER, THE RADIATOR, AND THE WINDSHIELD WERE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS. ENGINE STALLED WHILE STOPPED IN INTERSECTION NECESSITATING A RESTART. PLACED CAR INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED, AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSECTION BUT AFTER LIGHT TURNED RED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM DESPITE TWO ATTEMPTS.

WHEN STARTING UP A HILL, AT A SLOW SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION, WILL HESITATE, ALMOST STOP, UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER, THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ADAPTING TO MY DRIVING STYLE, AND WILL SOON IMPROVE.

SLUGGISH ENGINE AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED, ENGINE JUMPS AND HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IF YOU STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DOWNSHIFTS AND TAKES OFF AFTER REVING TO ABOUT 5,000 RPMS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 20-30 MPH THEN STARTING TO INCREASE SPEED. IT IS TRULY EMBARRASSING OWNING THIS $37,0000 TRUCK. DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW I DRIVE AND ADAPT. REALLY? THE ENGINE IS REMAINING IN TOO HIGH OF A GEAR AND NOT DOWNSHIFTING AND SUPPLYING THE ENGINE POWER THAT IS REQUIRED IN TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 11/1/14, I'VE IGNORED THE PROBLEM HOPING IT WOULD GO AWAY BUT HERE I AM.

THE 2015 COLORADO HAS AN ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING PROBLEM. WHILE THE LIGHTING IS NOT A BIG ISSUE, THE FACT THAT IT MAY INDICATE A MORE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS. WHEN ENTERING THE TRUCK, THE CARGO LIGHT COMES ON, AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO, BUT WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK, THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON INSTEAD OF THE CARGO LIGHT. I NOTICED THIS WITH OUR FLEET VEHICLE, AND HAVE SINCE HEARD FROM MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWNSHIFT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. THE TRUCK WILL START TO VERY NOTICEABLY CHUG AND JERK AND NOT WANT TO GO FROM NOT DOWNSHIFTING WHEN BRAKING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND TO AVOID IT I HAVE TO STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL WHICH THEN CAUSES IT TO JERK ERRATICALLY FROM DOWNSHIFTING TOO FAR AND CAUSING ME TO ACCELERATE TOO FAST AND ALMOST REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN TO GO AROUND SOMEONE TURNING OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOPPED TRAFFIC AND THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AT AROUND THE 200 MILE MARK IT STARTED CHUGGING BADLY AND SHE THOUGHT WE WERE BREAKING DOWN. IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING WHEN SOMEONE IS RIDING WITH ME BECAUSE NO VEHICLE SHOULD ACT LIKE THIS. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. I HAVE ABOUT 10,500 MILES ON MY TRUCK RIGHT NOW AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SHOULD TAKE A COUPLE SECONDS TO SHIFT FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ITS FUNNY BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN A LOT OF VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM HAVE DONE THAT OR TOOK THAT LONG TO SHIFT. I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO ADAPT TO YOUR DRIVING...WHICH SEEMS VERY UNNECESSARY TO ME BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT WORKING OUT FOR THE COLORADOS. ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSIONS NEED TO GO AND PUT A FIRM SPORTY SHIFTING TRANSMISSION IN THESE TRUCKS.

PURCHASED TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2014. CREW CAB Z71. HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AT 200 MILES. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO LEARN MY STYLE OF DRIVING. AT 2,00 MILES TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE STILL DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER. I CAN ACCELERATE AND 5 SECONDS OR MORE LATER THE TRANSMISSION REACTS. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, A COUPLE OF CARS GET BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR I WAS FOLLOWING BEFORE IT REACTS AND I HAVE TO SLAM THE BREAK. ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE IN THE WRONG GEAR. WILL CHUG A LOT UNTIL IT GETS UP TO THE SPEED FOR THAT GEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AT OIL CHANGE AND THEY RESET THE CONTROL MODULE. AFTER 2,000 MORE MILES, TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE IT STILL ACTED THE SAME WAY. TOOK TECH ON DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE ALL MY CONCERNS. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE CAN DO AND THAT I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR ECM CALIBRATION FROM GM. HE SAID HE FELT BAD FOR ME. SURELY I WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SLOW TRANSMISSION THAT IS ALWAYS IN THE WRONG GEAR. CURRENTLY I AM AT 7,000 MILES. THE ONLY THING THE TECH COULD SAY WAS NOT TO DRIVE IT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC....SERIOUSLY. CLEARLY THIS ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION IS BULL CRAP AND GM PROBABLY KNOWS THEY HAVE A PIECE OF CRAP PROGRAMMING BUT CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. PLEASE FIGURE OUT THIS SHIFTING PROBLEM, BECAUSE OTHER THAN THIS THE TRUCK IS NICE...TOO BAD, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T SOMEONE WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT BE FATAL. GET REAR ENDED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU NEED IT TO, OR IT FINALLY MOVES WHEN YOU ARE NEEDING TO BREAK. FIX THIS NOW OR AT SOME POINT YOU WILL PAY BIG....