2016 Chevrolet Colorado Power Train
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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.
KEY COULD NOT BE FULLY SHUT OFF,REMOVED.DEALER DETERMINES A SOLONOID ON SHIFT ASSEMBLY FAILED.SOLONOID COULD NOT BE PURCHASED SO A NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS ORDERED.I WAS BARELY OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY.CHEV REFUSED TO COVER.THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF,LOCKING COLUMN AND TRANS IT BECOME A FIRE RISK,THEFT RISK IN THAT KEY CANT BE REMOVED.04
TRANSMISSION HAS A "STUTTER" TO IT. UPSHIFTS HAVE A 'STUTTER" OR LAG TO THEM AT LOW RPM. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHEN YOU HAVE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DOWNSHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY GOING DOWN A STEEP GRADE ,THE DOWNSHIFT IS SO BAD IT WANTS TO THROW YOU THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.HAVE HAD TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 X. TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC AS THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAVE CONTACTED GM IN DEC. OF 2017 BUT GOT NO REPLY (IMAGINE THAT). TRUCK HAS ABOUT 18,500 MILES ON IT BOUGHT IN DEC. OF 2016. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS FINE, DRIVING AROUND TOWN IS TERRIBLE AS I SAID TRANSMISSION "BUCKS" OR "STUTTERS". FOR THE TIME BEING TRUCK WILL SIT AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN EXCEPT TO THE DEALER.
TRANSMISSION ERRATIC SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS . TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE IT IS LOST AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR TO GO TOO . HUNDREDS OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS WITH NO FIX .
TRANSMISSION HESITATION: VEHICLE DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN ITS SUPPOSED TO. WHEN GOING FROM A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED TO SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY, THEREFORE WHEN YOU MAKE THE TURN AND ACCELERATE AGAIN IT HESITATES (NEARLY STALLING) JERKS AND SKIPS. HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE OF THIS. NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OF THOSE OCCASIONS. HAVE TRIED CONTACTING GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GOT NOWHERE. HAVE BEEN PUT ON A WAITING LIST AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO INDICATION OF WHEN THIS WILL BE FIXED. IT HAS EVEN GOT TO THE POINT WHERE MY FUEL ECONOMY HAS SERIOUSLY DIMINISHED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 06/23/17*LJ *AS
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AND SHUTTERS WHEN COMING BACK UNDER ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING (TO YIELD FOR EXAMPLE) AND SOMETIMES SHUTTERS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IF I TAP THE ACCELERATOR TO FORCE IT TO DOWNSHIFT, IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS TO A TOO-LOW GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH.
NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE WITH 18 MILES. NOTICED AT SLOWER SPEEDS UNDER 45 MPH THE TRUCK WOULD UP-SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULD HESITATE, JERK,PING, OR JUST PLAIN NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE ACCELERATOR. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD DOWN-SHIFT HARD A COUPLE OF GEARS AND CAUSE UNSAFE ACCELERATION IN HIGH TRAFFIC SCENARIOS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE "JUMPED AND MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,026. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *JS
THE TRUCK WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 20MPH AND ACCELERATING SEEMS TO LAG OR FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION SEEMS TO BE "UNABLE" TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. SOMETIMES IT ACTS AS IF THE ENGINE HAS A "MISS". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION". WHEN YOU GOOGLE THIS COMPLAINT THERE IS PAGE AFTER PAGE OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 2015 AND 2016. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THE CORRECT GEAR AND WILL SOMETIMES JERK OR DOWNSHIFT TOO LOW. IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO AROUND 20 AND ACCELERATES. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN AT A FULL STOP AND TAKING OFF IN A NORMAL MANNER.
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.
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!
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.
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE MY KNEE LIGHTLY BRUSHES THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS ACTIVATES THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS HAPPENING WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. SINCE THERE IS NO OBVIOUS INDICATOR ON THE DASH THE THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IF I DO NOT NOTICE THE BRIEF "ENGAGING 4 WHEEL DRIVE MESSAGE" THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT IT IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTS "HOPPING" ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE TURNING. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A CURVE THERE IS THE STRONG RISK ON A ROLLOVER. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO REGULARLY CHECK THE KNOB IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED BY THIS LIGHT BRUSHING OF THE KNOB.
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT SLOW TO RESPOND. FEELS LIKE IT IS OUT OF GEAR, OR LIKE A ENGINE HESITATION, STEEPING DOWN ON ACCELERATOR HARD MAKES IT SHIFT BUT THE SHIFT IS HARD. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON ICE CAUSING A POSSIBLE SPIN OUT.
VEHICLE HESITATES AND STUMBLES ON ACCELERATION DURING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATION IS RESUMED WHILE MOVING. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING DOWN. YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE ACCELERATION, WHICH IS A SAFETY CONDITION IN TRAFFIC. AT TIMES IT STUMBLES BAD ENOUGH TO SLOW SPEED DRAMATICALLY, WHICH IS ALSO A SAFETY CONDITION ON INTERSTATE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE DEDICATED TO SAYING THAT THERE IS NO CODES UP AND I AM NEARLY AT THE POINT TO SEEK HELP FROM LAWYER ON THE SITUATION.
THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHILE TRYING TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR..I SPOKE TO A MAINTENANCE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND HE SAID THAT THE ENGINEERS MADE THE TRUCK THAT WAY FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO JUST FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR TO GET POWER WHEN I NEED IT. IT STILL HESITATES EVEN WHEN I FLOOR IT AND HOW DOES THAT HELP FUEL EFFICIENCY? HE SAID IF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN COMES OUT ON THIS ISSUE THAT I CAN BRING IN MY TRUCK AND THEY WILL FIX THE ISSUE. I AM SCARED TO PASS A VEHICLE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS COMING FOR FEAR OF THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THE TRUCK TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. IT ALSO KIND OF JERKS WHEN IT DOES FIND THE RIGHT GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY OF 2016.
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY UNDER ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION (SLOW OR SUDDEN) ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 40 MPH IN NORMAL STREET TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO HUNT FOR GEARS ESPECIALLY BETWEEN GEARS 4 THROUGH 6. IT HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS, FINDS A GEAR, HESITATES AGAIN, AND THEN DROPS TO AN EVEN LOWER GEAR AND OVER ACCELERATES. WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO EAGER TO UPSHIFT AND SOMETIMES GOES INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR AND DROPS THE ENGINE BELOW 1000 RPM. IT STAYS IN THAT GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN ACCELERATED IT STAYS IN THE HIGH GEAR ON BOGS DOWN AND ON TWO OCCASIONS STALLED. THIS IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS OR ACCELERATING ON AN HIGHWAY ONRAMP TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKE THE TRUCK TO DEALER AT AROUND 2000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY "RESET" THE TRANSMISSION. IT RAN FINE FOR ONE DAY AND BEGAN THE PROBLEMS AGAIN. I HAVE OPERATED THE TRUCK NOW TO 6000 MILES TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION CAN "LEARN" ITS WAY OUT OF THIS AND IT HAS NOT. I AM GOING TO DEALER AGAIN AND IF THEY TELL ME AGAIN THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I AM GOING TO FORCE THE SERVICE MANAGER TO DRIVE WITH ME FOR A DAY TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM.
I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH MODERATE HILLS AND MANY WINDING ROADS AND TREE OBSCURED CORNERS. WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED (30-40 MPH), I EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO DOWNSHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WILL, DESPITE NORMAL INCREASE IN FUEL PEDAL PRESSURE, LOSE RPM'S FROM APPROXIMATELY 2,000 TO 1,000. AS IT APPROACHES 1,000 RPM, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO "STUTTER" AND "LURCH" AS THE ENGINE TRIES TO COPE WITH THE HIGHER GEAR. THERE ARE TWO "FIXES" FOR THIS; PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN FIRMLY, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RADICALLY DOWN SHIFT AND "LEAP" FORWARD, OR TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION LEVER TO "MANUAL" AND MANUALLY CHANGE GEARS (WITHOUT THE "LEAP" SEEN IN THE FIRST METHOD). THE END RESULT OF THE NON-MANUAL APPROACH IS TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RADICALLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF OBSCURED CORNERS AND UPHILL DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE AREA IS SWARMING WITH DEER, BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. I HAVE ALSO HAD "STUTTERING" INCIDENTS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED, TO ENTER TRAFFIC, INTERSTATE, ETC., ALTHOUGH THESE HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO RADICALLY DOWNSHIFT GOING DOWNHILL WITHOUT WARNING AND SEEMS TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO UP SHIFT ONCE IT IS ON LEVEL GROUND - AGAIN AN INTERMITTENT ACTION. FORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS BEEN "TAILGATING" ME WHEN THIS OCCURS (A COMMON FAILING OF DRIVERS IN THIS AREA). I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE TO DOWNSHIFT FOR A HILL AND THEY TELL ME CHEVROLET DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SHIFTING, ETC. A SIDE NOTE: THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST IN CRUISE CONTROL, BUT USE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON THESE BACK ROADS WOULD NOT BE ADVISABLE.
CHEVY SAID THERE ARE NO FIXES FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS. TRANSMISSION IS ACCEPTABLE AND SMOOTH SHIFTING UNDER LIGHT LOADS. UNDER A NEED FOR DOWNSHIFTING FOR ACCELERATION THE DOWN SHIFTING IS DELAYED OR HESITATES MOMENTARILY AND THEN THE TRUCK JERKS FORWARD TO A EXCESSIVELY LOWER GEAR & THE UPSHIFTS TO THE GEAR IT SHOULD HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE DELAY OR LAG IN DOWNSHIFTING CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN NEEDING INSTANT POWER. THERE IS MUCH DIFFICULTY WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN POWER IS NEEDED.. MANIPULATING THE MANUAL SHIFT CAN COVER UP THIS DEFECT ON SOME OCCASIONS WHEN IF YOU HAVE TIME TO PLAN FOR IT. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHUTTERS AT LOW LOAD MANY TIMES RESULTING IN NO POWER UNTIL YOU DOWNSHIFT. THEN THIS DOWNSHIFT IS DELAYED AND THEN BECOMES ABRUPT AGAIN. THE SHUTTER FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS CERTAINLY NOT CORRECT AND CERTAINLY RESULTS IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. I SHOULD HAVE TEST DRIVEN THE TRUCK UNDER MORE CONDITIONS THAN I DID AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. I HEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED WITH AN AFTERMARKET COMPUTER UPDATE. CHEVY PROBABLY DOSE NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GAS MILEAGE RATINGS THE TRANSMISSION MUST BET THIS WAY. ALSO NOTE THAT THE 2017 COLORADO WILL HAVE AN 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION.
DELAYED OR NO DOWNSHIFT. TRAVELING ABOUT 2 MPH AND TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AND APPLYING THROTTLE THE TRUCK DOES NOT RESPOND UNTIL THE THROTTLE IS INCREASED STEEPLY . THE TRANSMISSION DOES THEN SHIFT TO A MUCH LOWER GEAR AND ACCELERATION IS DRAMATIC.
WHILE DRIVING ON A HILLY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LURCHED INTO AN EXTREME DOWNSHIFT AS I WAS GOING DOWNHILL. I HAD NOT BEEN MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT BRAKING OR ACCELERATION MOTIONS--JUST DRIVING NORMALLY WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD NOTHING IN TOW. THE TRUCK DECELERATED QUICKLY AND THE RPMS CLIMBED SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS OCCURRED TWICE: ONCE AROUND 2,800 MILES AND A SECOND TIME AT 3,400 MILES, UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS - DRY ROADS, DAYTIME, GOING DOWNHILL ON A HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NOT ANY WARNINGS, AND NONE OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIS GEAR. EACH TIME, I HAD TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP COMPLETELY. THEN I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.
VEHICLE STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP. SE LIGHT IS NOW ON. SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST COMES ON NOW. TRUCK SURGES AND SHUTTERS AND IS ANNOYINGLY HUNTING FOR GEARS AND CAN'T FIND THEM. SLUGGISH THROTTLE LIKE I'M TRYING TO PULL A BULL DOZER OUT OF THE MUD. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 15 AND 40 MPH BACK ROADS AND HIGHWAY STOP-N-GO. NOT SETTLING FOR THE "OH THAT'S NORMAL" BSHT. SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A FORD F150. TIME FOR A TRADE IN. 10K MILES AND I AM COMPLETELY DISGUSTED WITH CHEVY NOW. ALL I CAN SAY IS GOOD LUCK IF YOU HAVE A 2016 COLORADO.
IN MOTION, WHEN DRIVING SPEED LIMIT AND THEN YOU LET OFF ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN YOU PRESS GAS AGAIN IT HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED BY PROGRAMMING SOMETHING IN COMPUTER AND IT RAN FINE FOR 3 DAYS AND STARTED DOING SAME THING AGAIN. AND ALSO, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND IT WILL NOT RESPOND YOU GIVE IT A LOT OF GAS AND IT MAKES RPMS GO TO LIKE 5000, BUT THE RPM DO NOT MATCH THE SPEED, ITS VERY STRANGE. I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING ON FORUMS. *TR
RECURRING PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ENGINE HESITATES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2500 RPM. CAUSES UNEXPECTEDLY POOR ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. CAUSES UNRESPONSIVE THROTTLE. CAUSES TRANSMISSION OVERSHIFTS (SHIFTING 2-3 GEARS LOWER). CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN ACCELERATION IS LESS THAN ANTICIPATED.
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The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado has 56 Power Train complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.