2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

PAINT IS BUBBLED ON HOOD, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, FROUNT SHOCKS BLOWN OUT AT 36000 MILES,SEAT BELTS DONT FUNCTION PROPERLY, ENGINE IDLES ROUGH, RADIO DOES NOT WORK.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. COULD BE DANGEROUS. COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE, HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE ALL THE WAY OFF THEN START THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO CLEAR CODE. I CAN BARELY TURN THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO TURN IN A DRIVEWAY OR OTHER SAFE PLACE TO STOP.

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ON SUNNY WARM DAY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH 2 OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. NO POWER STEERING REMAINDER OF DRIVE HOME / 17 MILES OF VARYING SPEEDS AND 5 TRAFFIC CIRCLES. TURNED TRUCK ON IN MORNING AND POWER STEERING BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM SAYING THERE WAS EVER A PROBLEM, COULD NOT REPLICATE, DID NOT MENTION PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE IN EARLIER MODEL. NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. 38,000 MILES CURRENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING 2016 COLORADO LT A DING DING OCCURS SECONDS BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS I AM THEN UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, SHUT IT OFF THEN BACK ON WHILE COASTING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND ALWAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CITY. HIWAY. TURNING. DRIVING STRAIGHT. ALL OCCUR.

ON THE FREEWAY , A 'POWER STEERING 'SIGNAL TURNED ON . SUDDENLY STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED . TIRES PUSHED CAR TO THE LEFT . BRAKES , GAS , ENTIRE TRUCK STALLED.VERT DANGEROUS AND CAME WITH NO WARNING.

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS IN -10 DEGREE WEATHER OR COLDER I LOSE POWER STEERING. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. A SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST. DRIVE WITH CARE." THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR OR SO. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO A HEATED GARAGE RIGHT AWAY AND AFTER A FEW HOURS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS RESOLVED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WITH EASE AGAIN.THIS SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 16V054000 (15595) ON 2/1/16 FOR THE 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO WHICH REQUIRED THE STEERING GEAR TORQUE SENSOR COVER ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYONS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AROUND ICY CORNERS. APPARENTLY, IT CAN OCCUR IN ANY WEATHER NOT JUST COLD WEATHER THOUGH MY ISSUE HAS ONLY OCCURRED SINCE THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW ZERO.

AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES, I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, I GOT BACK IN MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE. UPON TURNING ON MY VEHICLE, I FELT MY BRAKES HARD WHEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE AND I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO STOP, SKID AND THEN STOPPED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM PEP BOYS SO I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE IT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY FOUND THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE WAS UNPLUGGED. THEY RECONNECTED IT, BUT NOW I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HOSE DISCONNECTING WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY MENTIONED THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY ARE CONFUSED AS TO WHY IT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED MOMENTARILY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF FUEL VAPORS FROM THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MC KENNY CHEVROLET GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT 831 S MAIN ST, LOWELL, NC 28098 PHONE NUMBER 704-313-0074, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINES AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V358000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD PROVIDE A CALLBACK WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND THEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE / PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 4000 ' 5000 RPMS, BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT. IT THEN TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO GO BACK TO 1200-1500 RPM RANGE. IT MAY DOWNSHIFT AT THAT POINT, AND THE TRUCK WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. THEY SAID GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO TSB PIP5547. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN IN DEC. 2019 BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 18 DAYS. THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS IS A REPEATABLE PROBLEM, HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. THE MANUAL STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO PASS AT LESS THAN 35 MPH, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HALFWAY DOWN, AS I HAVE DONE. THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD. BUT THEN THE DOWNSHIFT DOES OCCUR WHILE THE RPMS ARE COMING BACK DOWN, AND THE TRUCK JERKS VIOLENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO RELIABLY PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS SPEED. ALSO, THE SAME BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING AN ON RAMP TO GET ON AN EXPRESSWAY.

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND THEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE / PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 4000 ' 5000 RPMS, BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT. IT THEN TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO GO BACK TO 1200-1500 RPM RANGE. IT MAY DOWNSHIFT AT THAT POINT, AND THE TRUCK WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. THEY SAID GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO TSB #PIP5547. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN IN DEC. 2019 BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 18 DAYS. THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS IS A REPEATABLE PROBLEM, HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. THE MANUAL STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO PASS AT LESS THAN 35 MPH, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HALFWAY DOWN, AS I HAVE DONE. THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD. BUT THEN THE DOWNSHIFT DOES OCCURS WHILE THE RPMS ARE COMING BACK DOWN, AND THE TRUCK JERKS VIOLENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO RELIABLY PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS SPEED. ALSO, THE SAME BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING AN ON RAMP TO GET ON AN EXPRESSWAY.