2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

NOISES COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL FROM DAY THE TRUCK WAS NEW HAS BEEN MY COMPLAINT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. GM AND THEIR DEALER J.P. CHEVROLET IN PERU, IL. INSTALLED FELT TAPE INSIDE THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT THE FIRST AND SECOND ATTEMPT WHICH DID NOT WORK. NOW THEY HAVE SMEARED KRYTOX GREASE ON ALL THE HORN COMPONENTS RIGHT BEHIND THE AIR BAG THINKING THIS WILL WORK. HAS NOT HELPED. OVER AND OVER I HAVE ASKED FOR GM AND THE DEALER TO REPLACE MY STEERING WHEEL TO NO AVAIL. GM AND J.P. CHEVROLET IN PERU, IL. WILL NOT DO THIS. I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THE RUN AROUND. I TRULY BELIEVE GM IS WAITING FOR THE YEARS END WARRANTY TO COMPLETE SO THEY CAN WRITE IT OFF THE BOOKS AND TELL ME IT'S YOUR PROBLEM NOW. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LOW SPEED, MAYBE 20 MPH OR LESS, THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT DELIVER ANY POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS (THE MOTOR REVS UP BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE). ALSO, WHEN CLIMBING A HILL AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT, TO THE POINT WHERE THE MOTOR ALMOST STALLS, AND THE FEW TIMES THAT IT DOES DOWN SHIFT THERE IS AN EXPLOSIVE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS RESULTING IN AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BURST OF VEHICLE SPEED. CHEVROLET SAYS THIS IS THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED TO WORK. IF IT IS, IT'S THE FIRST VEHICLE I'VE SEEN, OR EVEN HEARD ABOUT, THAT DOES THESE DANGEROUS THINGS.

VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN NAVIGATING A CORNER TRANSMISSION LOOSES ITS GEAR AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND BANGS AND STALLS. ALSO TRANS ACTS CONFUSED STOP AND GO SITUATIONS(CITY) AND BANGS WHEN IT REMEMBERS. ALSO DOES THIS WHEN COASTING ON HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING AGAIN. IT MAY JUMP DOWN SEVERAL GEARS AND TAKE OFF. VEHICLE ALSO HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT RED LIGHTS AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE MOST OF THE TIME LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. BEEN IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SAME THING AND ADVISED CHEVY BUT THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. ALSO LOOKED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE ANSWERS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH NO ANSWERS.

CHEVY 2016 COLORADO Z71 V6 WITH A 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC: THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION OR WHEN UNDER LOAD GOING UP A HILL. THE TRUCK HESITATES SEEMS TO MISS AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET IT SO ACCELERATE! IT ALSO HAS THIS ISSUE WHEN LIFTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS WHEN ROLLING THROUGH A CORNER AND THEN HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. THEN I HAVE TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR HARD TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION UP SHIFT 2 GEARS TO MAKE THE TRUCK ACCELERATE! THIS IS FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS AS IT COULD CAUSE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND THEY SAID 'THERE ARE NO CODES, THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING WRONG THE COMPUTER DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO STAY IN THAT GEAR OR UP SHIFT 1 GEAR OR 2. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR AND LEARN TO DRIVE WITH A SMART TRANSMISSION.' MY REPLY WAS 'I AM NOT PART OF THE VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE TO A POOR SHIFTING SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM PAYING THIS MUCH FOR A NEW VEHICLE.' GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THIS!

2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BACK-UP CAMERA REMAINS ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE. *SMD

LOW TO MODERATE SPEED GEAR SHIFT HESITATION, TRANSMISSION NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFTING,. FEELS LIKE A BAD MISS. ELECTRONICS AND TRANSMISSION/ENGINE NOT IN SYNCH OR SYNCHING. HESITATION, LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS CAN BE SEVER AT TIMES. REBOOT OF ECM HELPED, BUT ISSUE HAS RETURNED WORSE THAN EVER. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. HILL DECENT CONTROL ACTIVATES AT AL SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGH END HIWAY SPEEDS. 40, 50, 60, 70+ MPH ENGAGEMENT - TAP THE BRAKE AND IT ACTIVES. ENGINE RPM'S GO THROUGH THE ROOF. DISABLING THE CONTROL WIT THE BUTTON DOES NOT DEACTIVATE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT AND DOES NOT OFFER ANY SOLUTION. SEVER LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE COULD OCCUR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, FAST SLOW DOWN WITH NO WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS IN THE VICINITY. ENGINE RPM'S AS HIGH AS 5K IN MY TRUCK IN MOUNTAINOUS PENNSYLVANIA DECEMBER 2016.

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, IT HAD A BUCKING AT SPEED OF 25-40 MPH, THIS WAS VERY NOTICEABLE IN CITY DRIVING, THIS ISSUE WAS COUPLE WITH UNCONTROLLED SURGES IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE OCT 28 OR 30, 2016. I TURNED IN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON DEC 19, 2016, DEALER SERVICE REP CONFIRM THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND KEEP THE TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE WAS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 40 CONSECUTIVE DAYS TO FIX ISSUE, DEALERSHIP TECHS, AS WELL AS GM FIELD REPS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT TO NO AVAIL. ON FEB 8, THE GM REP SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE ISSUE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC TYPE VEHICLE AND THAT THE SOFTWARE THIS VEHICLE HAS IS A NEW SOFTWARE. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS ISSUE IS BEING WORKED BY THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS FOR SOLUTION THE REP SAID HE HAS NO IDEA AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN SUDDENLY SURGES WITHOUT CONTROL, PARTICULARLY WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY CENTER A DRIVER CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR POTENTIALLY HIT A PERSON WHILE LOOSING CONTROL. GM COSTUMER ASSISTANT WAS CONTACTED, BUT THERE WAS NOT HELP AND GM REFUSES TO LET ME KNOW WHEN THE FIXES FOR THIS ISSUE WILL BE OUT. THEREFORE I HAVE REFUSE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF VEHICLE UNTIL IF FIXED CORRECTLY!! THIS ISSUE WILL AFFECT ALL 2016 AND UP COLORADO WITH DURAMAX ENGINE AND NEW SOFTWARE VERSION INSTALLED ON THEM.

VEHICLE HAS ERRATIC DOWNSHIFTING AND UPSHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSES ABRUPT CHANGES IN ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION THAT SETS UP SEQUENCES THAT FORCE THE DRIVER TO CONTINUALLY PRESS DOWN ON, OR LET UP, ON THE BREAK AND OR ACCELERATOR TO ATTEMPT TO BLEND IN WITH STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. ONLY GETTING 15-16.5 MPG CITY DRIVING.

DEFROSTER SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS IN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEG. F. DRIVING IS UNSAFE BECAUSE VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO A 20 IN. ZONE FORWARD ONLY. SIDE VISION IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO FIX THE DEFROSTER, AND INFORMS ME THAT EVEN BRAND NEW CHEVROLET COLORADOS ON THE SALES LOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND JUST AS BADLY WHEN IT IS MOVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TRUCK SITS UNEVEN FROM SIDE TO SIDE . 1" DIFFERENCE AT REAR WHEEL WELLS WHEN SITTING ON A LEVEL SURFACE WITH NO LOAD IN THE BED AND A 1/2 " DIFFERENCE IN THE FRONT SIDE TO SIDE . THE REAR OVERLOAD SPRING LEAF WITH RUBBER BUMPER TOUCHES UPPER ADJACENT SPRING LEAF WITH NO LOAD IN THE BED ON THE DRIVER SIDE . NOT SURE IF THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THERE IS A LOAD PLACED IN THE BED CAUSING ISSUES IN HOW THE TRUCK HANDLES OR COULD BE CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OR OTHER ISSUES WITH OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS .I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER COLORADO TRUCKS BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE FROM . THIS TRUCK CAME OFF OF THE DEALERSHIP LOT WITH THIS PROBLEM AND GM TECH. ASSIST. IS AWARE . AFTER ALMOST 3 MONTHS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE .