IllustrationHESITATION WHEN ACELARATING BAD ALMOST GOT IN WRECK TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER THEY KNOW ABOUT IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ONLY HAS 9050 MILES ON IT. IN MOTION.
2015 Chevrolet Colorado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Colorado years
Owner complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 84.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Colorado years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
690–25K
9025–50K
7850–75K
5575–100K
35100–150K
17150K+
344 reports with mileage · 147 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 358 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports4 fire reports7 injury reports
Power Train complaints
45 reportsTRUCK TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT TIMES OR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE AND SECOND TIME THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT STILL DOING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAY'S TRUCK NORMAL. WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY ALSO NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY AT…
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TRUCK TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT TIMES OR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE AND SECOND TIME THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT STILL DOING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAY'S TRUCK NORMAL. WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY ALSO NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY AT TIMES WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FORM A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIEN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FORM A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. ...UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
VEHICLE BUCKS AND HESITATES WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL RIDING IN 6TH GEAR AT SPEEDS UP TO 50MPH. IF YOU GIVE IT GAS IT GETS WORSE AND FINALLY AFTER 5 SECS IT WILL DOWN SHIFT 2 OR 3 GEARS AND GO WAY TO FAST. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID TRANSMITION WAS STILL IN LEARNING MODE AND SHOULD CLEAR UP. WELL ITS AT 15,000 M…
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VEHICLE BUCKS AND HESITATES WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL RIDING IN 6TH GEAR AT SPEEDS UP TO 50MPH. IF YOU GIVE IT GAS IT GETS WORSE AND FINALLY AFTER 5 SECS IT WILL DOWN SHIFT 2 OR 3 GEARS AND GO WAY TO FAST. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID TRANSMITION WAS STILL IN LEARNING MODE AND SHOULD CLEAR UP. WELL ITS AT 15,000 MILES AND STILL HAS PROBLEM. IF I PUT IT TOW MODE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN...SHIFT POINT CALIBRATION IS NEEDED BADLY ON THIS TRUCK
TRUCK HAS 11K MILES. WHEN BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, I GET A LOT OF BREAK SQUEAL. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AND MAKES A RATTLING/PINGING NOISE WHEN IT IS TRYING TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW, FAST, UPHILL, AND MOSTLY…
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TRUCK HAS 11K MILES. WHEN BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, I GET A LOT OF BREAK SQUEAL. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AND MAKES A RATTLING/PINGING NOISE WHEN IT IS TRYING TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW, FAST, UPHILL, AND MOSTLY OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION. THE SHIFTING ISSUE HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AS WELL AS CITY STREETS.
SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE WRONG GEAR AND THE ACCELERATION IS VERY LIMITED UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN FULLY. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING LEFT AT INTERSECTIONS AS THE VEHICLE WILL NEARLY STALL OR MOV…
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SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE WRONG GEAR AND THE ACCELERATION IS VERY LIMITED UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN FULLY. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING LEFT AT INTERSECTIONS AS THE VEHICLE WILL NEARLY STALL OR MOVE AT A VERY SLOW PACE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DOWNSHIFTING IN MANUAL MODE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCESS DOOR SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DOWNSHIFTING IN MANUAL MODE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCESS DOOR SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90.
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE WRONG GEAR, BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED A FAST ACCELERATION, THE CAR BUCKS AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GEAR AND THEREFORE IT TAKES TIME TO REACT. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW CLOSE CALLS, ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT …
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WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE WRONG GEAR, BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED A FAST ACCELERATION, THE CAR BUCKS AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GEAR AND THEREFORE IT TAKES TIME TO REACT. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW CLOSE CALLS, ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS BUCKING AND DELAY ON REACTING WHEN YOU NEED TO GET THE POWER FROM THE ENGINE.
LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM ROUTINELY AND REPEATEDLY OCCURS ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL STUMBLE AND HESITATE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WON'T READILY ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED FURTHER AND…
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LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM ROUTINELY AND REPEATEDLY OCCURS ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL STUMBLE AND HESITATE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WON'T READILY ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED FURTHER AND THEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT TOO MANY GEARS AND EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION AND ENGINE RPM FOLLOWS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION, WHICH COULD PLACE THE VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS INTO AN UNSAFE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND RESPONDED THAT "THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEEKING THE BEST GEAR TO MAXIMIZE GASOLINE MILEAGE PERFORMANCE", WHICH REALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE IN THIS SITUATION.
Official recalls
721V213000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System
Mar 25, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles. The power steering assist may be lost due to a poor electrical connection within the steering gear assembly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loss of power steering, particularly at lower speeds increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202325410.
17V621000 · Air Bags:frontal
Oct 5, 2017
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17387.
16V054000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System
Feb 1, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 17, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 19, 2015. A poor electrical connection within the steering gear connector may cause a loss of power steering assist.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loss or reduction in power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15595.
15V278000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper
May 12, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to December 24, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience the front brake calipers leaking brake fluid. This is due to air pockets, an imperfection in the metal caliper body.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the front-brake calipers if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14888.
15V267000 · Seats
May 8, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to April 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the hooks that secure the driver's and/or front passenger's seat frame may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the seat-frame attachment hooks are not secured properly, the seat may not be adequately anchored to the vehicle, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of an injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats, correcting their installation as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 2, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15150.
15V157000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Mar 18, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the inflator separates from the back plate in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, this may cause the air bag or steering wheel components to separate and be propelled into the interior compartment, potentially seriously injuring the driver or other occupants. Additionally, the air bag may fail to properly inflate, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.
Remedy: GM has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the driver air bag module inflator for proper alignment, replacing the air bag, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15037.
14V645000 · Air Bags
Oct 9, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver air bag connections may have been wired incorrectly. This could reverse the deployment sequence and disrupt the deployment timing of the driver air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the driver air bag does not deploy as designed, there is an increased risk of driver injury in the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM), free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14690.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1RQ19001 · Loss Of Power Steering Assist
Opened May 9, 2019 · Closed May 28, 2021
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:electric Power Assist System
In May 2019 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ19-001) to assess the scope of General Motors (GM) recall 16V-054. ODI had received 50 complaints with allegations of loss of electric power steering assist while the vehicle was in motion. These complaints were for vehicles outside the scope of recall 16V-054 yet exhibited the same symptoms.ODI?s review focused on specific build months outside the recall scope that had a high electric power steering failure rate and failures that were the same or similar to those addressed by the remedy associated with recall 16V-054. ODI?s review of data supplied by GM confirmed a high failure rate for vehicles outside of the recall scope.On March 25, 2021, GM filed a defect information report recalling select 2015 Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon vehicles to remedy a potential loss of power steering assist while driving. The recall (21V-213) includes vehicles that were not addressed by recall 16V-054 and also prompted this recall query.In view of the recall, ODI is closing this recall query. Despite closing this investigation, NHTSA reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov under the following ODI identification numbers in a separate attachment. ?