2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. PULLED OFF ROAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH, I TRIED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND NOTHING. I FINALLY KILLED THE MOTOR AND EHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND STEERING HAD RETURNED. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE, SINCE I AM A WOMEN AND STEERING WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.

WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC CIRCLE FROM LOW SPEED, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. ENGINE DIED OR HAD NO INPUT TO PROPEL VEHICLE. CHANGE OF GEAR SELECTOR HAD NO AFFECT. NOT UNTIL PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD, COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND REMOVE KEY DID ENGINE RESTART OR HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT.

MY 2016 CHEVY COLORADO HAS LOST ITS POWER STEERING AT OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR (AKA FREEWAY SPEEDS) 4 TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS HAVE CAME ON. THIS RESULTS IN THE TRUCK BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED, THE POWER STEELING ASSIST RETURNS TO FULL FUNCTIONING. CHEVROLET HAS RECALL #15595 FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO BUILT MONTHS BEFORE MINE BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE 2016 MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS OVER $2,100.

THE TRANSMISSION (6SPD AUTOMATIC W/V6 ENGINE) OF THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU IF YOU AREN'T ALREADY AWARE OF THEM. THE ISSUE AFFECTING SAFETY THE MOST, IS THE OCCASIONAL ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO ACTUALLY ACCELERATE MOMENTARILY AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO ARREST THE INCREASED SPEED. I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER HAD STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAD DRIVEN THIS ROAD FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND HAD NEVER SEEN ANYONE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS THE FIRST CAR DID IN THIS AREA. FIVE(5) OF US WERE ALL SURPRISED. I WAS THE THIRD CAR. AS I FIRMLY APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR INITIALLY SLOWED DOWN BUT THEN IT FELT AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, ALTHOUGH I ONLY LIGHTLY TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, FOLLOWED BY 3 MORE CARS IN BACK OF ME. AT FIRST I WAS SURPRISED THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE STRANGE FEELING I FELT AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED WAS AS IF THE ENGINE HAD ACCELERATED AS IT DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE BRAKING ACTION TO NOT BE AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SINCE I KNEW THE CAR OCCASIONALLY DID THIS I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS AS POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO MY PROBLEM AND PUT IT ON RECORD IN CASE YOU HAD OTHER REPORTS LIKE THIS.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAILED IN LESS THEN 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2016 AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TMPS REPLACEMENT CAUSE I'M PAST THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE TPMS AS THE BATTERIES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE A 2008 VEHICLE THAT HAS THE ORIGINAL SENSORS IN THE TIRES WITH NO ISSUES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN GET THE TAKEN CARE OF AS THIS IS A DEFECT AND NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SITUATION.

TEMPERATURE GAUGE RUNS UP TO 210 DEGREES WHEN STOPPED OR IDLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES

PAINT ON LEADING HOOD EDGE BUBBLING ON TOP OF AND BENEATH THE HOOD. GM CERTIFIED AUTO TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THIS IS A RESULT OF MOISTURE DURING THE PAINTING PROCESS AND NOT DUE TO DAMAGE INFLICTED WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL ELECTRONICS WENT DEAD, AND VEHICLE LURCHED TO A STOP. AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE TURNING ON A CITY STREET IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER SAYS IT WAS A FAULTY CHASSIS CONTROL MODULE AND REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED ON 4/1/19 VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN IN TO DEALER FOR INTERMITTENT MIS-FIRE BUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOUND NOTHING WRONG.

WHILE STATIONARY I TRIED TO SWITCH FROM 4WD AUTO, TO 2WD. THE LIGHT FLASHED AND FAILED TO CHANGE, THEN A SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM POPPED UP. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 4WD AUTO AND NOW LOSES ALL POWER WHILE TRYING TO TURN.

IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE SLIDES.SKIDS,BOUNCES AND TIRES CHIRP FROM TRACTION LOSS GIVING THE SENSATION THE DRIVE TRAIN IS FALLING OUT. GM REFUSES TO CONTACT ME. THIS OCCURS ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS WHILE IN MOTION. NOT ON A SPECIFIC DATE BUT CONSTANTLY. RAIN OR SHINE.