2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING OUR 2016 CHEVY COLORADO DOWN AN OFF RAMP FROM AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP. I HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOOK AT THE WARNING MESSAGES AND THEN PROCESS THAT IT MIGHT BE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND I STILL NEEDED TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXPLANATION HOPEFULLY.

WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THROUGH CITY AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STRUGGLE FINDING THE CORRECT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOES NOT SHIFT AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SHOULD, AND SOMETIMES SHIFTS HARD UPON REACCELERATION, OR SUDDEN BRAKING. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO STRUGGLES TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING (70-75 MPH) WITH CONSTANT GRADE CHANGES, AND HILLS. (INTERSTATE 5 FROM LOS ANGELES TO BAKERSFIELD CA. ) WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS SLIGHTLY BEFORE ENGAGING PROPERLY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ON A SLIGHT GRADE, AS MY STREET AND DRIVEWAY MODERATELY SLOPED. I TOOK THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER FOR AND UNRELATED ISSUE, AND ASK THEM TO CHECK IT. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL". I HAVE READ ABOUT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS, AND ITS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THIS TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE JUNK! THE TIME FRAME FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM 2/1/2019 (22,000 MILES) TO PRESENT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED WITH AS LITTLE AS 4,000 MILES.

THE TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT. AS YOU CONTINUE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL FINALLY DOWNSHIFT, SOMETIMES TWO GEARS, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, YOU LOOSE ABOUT FOUR MPH BEFORE IT FINALLY DOWNSHIFTS, AGAIN SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTING TWO GEARS. IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR BEHIND YOU DOESN'T ANTICIPATE THE LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT IS PARTICULARLY UNSAFE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS PROBABLY A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS MUCH MORE NORMALLY IF YOU PUT IT IN 'TOW/HAUL' MODE. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS 'NORMAL' AND GM CALLS IT ' TORQUE MANAGEMENT '. IT IS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE IN SLICK CONDITIONS OR RAINY ROADS. BTW, I HAVE A 2017 IMPALA WITH THE SAME SIX SPEED AND V-6, AND IT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS RELUCTANCE TO DOWNSHIFT. THANK YOU.

THE POWER STEERING WARNING ADVISOR WILL COME ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES, APPROXIMATELY EVER 2-3 MINUTES, ALSO WHILE STATIONARY AFTER START UP AND IN GEAR PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE STEERING BECOME HARD AND INCONTROLLABLE, NEARLY HITTING A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF IT.

IGNITION KEY REMAINS STUCK AFTER VEHICLE IS IN PLACED IN "PARK". KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION, LEAVING VEHICLE IN "ACC" MODE. NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY RESTART AND RESHIFT VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY RELEASE THE KEY. HAVE PERSONALLY SPENT UPWARDS OF 20 MINUTES TRYING TO RELEASE KEY. HAVE TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER 2 TIMES, WITH NO SUCCESS. THE DEALER INDICATES CHEVY "IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION, BUT HAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME." MULTIPLE ONLINE POSTING INDICATE IT IS A PROBLEM HAPPENING TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE.

POWER STEERING WARNING KEEPS COMING ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE ISSUE. TRUCK LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. WARNING KEEPS COMING ON UP UNTIL NOW.

VEHICLE WHEN IS STARTED "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND STABILITRACK LIGHT. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THIS ISSUE WAS OBSERVED OUT OF 2 PLUS YRS OF OWNERSHIP. TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, HE POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK -UP CAMERA INDICATED "TRACK NOT AVAILABLE" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS TYSONS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2000 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (703) 790-9800) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HORN REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CONCORD CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1330 CONCORD AVE, CONCORD, CA 94520, (925) 682-6400) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK QUITE OFTEN WHEN I TURN THE KEYS TO THE OFF POSITION THE KEYS DON'T GO ALL THE WAY OFF UNTIL I SHIFT INTO GEAR A FEW TIMES AND BACK INTO PARK. I TOOK IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CYCLED IT MANY TIMES AND IT WAS FINE I BROUGHT IT HOME AND GUESS WHAT THE SAME THING. IT IS STILL HAPPENING