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2017 Chevrolet Colorado

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Colorado years

Owner complaints for the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 84.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

123 reports with mileage · 93 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.

  • Power Train. Review the 107 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Power Train complaints

107 reports
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26,000 miles · Sep 8, 2020
Power Train

VERY HARD SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TRUCK SHIFTS REAL HARD AND JERKS STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HAND.(VERY DANGEROUS) SHUDDER AND HEAVY VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. HEAVY CONSISTENT VIBRATION AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM A HANDICAPPED DRIVER AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.THIS IS …

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VERY HARD SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TRUCK SHIFTS REAL HARD AND JERKS STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HAND.(VERY DANGEROUS) SHUDDER AND HEAVY VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. HEAVY CONSISTENT VIBRATION AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM A HANDICAPPED DRIVER AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY DAY FOR OVER A MONTH.

NHTSA ODI #11353609

20,450 miles · Aug 27, 2020
Power Train

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HAD IT LOOKED AT WHEN I HIT 10,500 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND JUST PUT THICKER TRANSMISSION FLUID IN. HELPED THE PROBLEM. NOW AT 20,500 MILES IT'S STARTING TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #11351531

30,000 miles · Jul 8, 2020
Power Train

TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR ISSUES CREATED JERKING/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH.

NHTSA ODI #11338187

76,000 miles · Jul 6, 2020
Power Train

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW RPM'S. (LIKE GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS PERIODICALLY). ALSO OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I ASSUME IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER & FLUIDS BUT CHEVY WON'T FIX IT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP!

NHTSA ODI #11337800

5,862 miles · Jun 6, 2020
Electrical SystemPower Train

TWICE IN SHOP FOR FAULTY MODULES. TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR ISSUES CREATED JERKING/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH. WAS IN SHOP FOR OVER 15 DAYS TOTAL AND REPAIR WAS INEFFECTIVE 3 TIMES WITH ACKNOWLEDGING ISSUES AND TWICE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RAN AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALERSHIPS IN THE…

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TWICE IN SHOP FOR FAULTY MODULES. TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR ISSUES CREATED JERKING/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH. WAS IN SHOP FOR OVER 15 DAYS TOTAL AND REPAIR WAS INEFFECTIVE 3 TIMES WITH ACKNOWLEDGING ISSUES AND TWICE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RAN AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALERSHIPS IN THE BEGINNING YEARS AGO REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTOR WITH A PRICE OF $2000K. THIS WAS EXPENSIVE AND NOW THEY FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AT A COST OF $400.00 PER. GM HAS OFFERED THE ISSUE FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM 3 YEARS TO 4 YEARS AND THE ORIGINAL 60 MONTH DRIVE TRAIN. I WANT A BUY BACK AS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVABLE FROM THE DEALERS STAND POINT OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED TWO YEARS AGO. I HAVE SENT 10 PAGES OF SHOP RECORDS TO GMLEGAL AS PER THEIR REQUEST. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11327509

10 miles · May 29, 2020
Power Train

I EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION AT THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN I ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY SAID THAT SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE FLUID. CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF MY TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND THEY SAID NO. THEY WANTED ME TO USE THE CAR FOR 200 HUNDRED MILES…

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I EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION AT THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN I ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY SAID THAT SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE FLUID. CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF MY TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND THEY SAID NO. THEY WANTED ME TO USE THE CAR FOR 200 HUNDRED MILES AND REPORT BACK TO THEM IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE DOUBTS THAT THIS IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHATEVER CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. I WANT SOME PROTECTION IN CASE MY TRANSMISSION FAILS AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDS. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY CHEVY THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED TO THEM IF THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK.. THEN THEY MENTIONED TO ME THAT THEIR WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?? REPAIR DATE, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED 5/27/2020. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11326451

50,000 miles · May 11, 2020
Power Train

TRANSMISSION ON THE 2017 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 SHIFTS VERY HARSH BETWEEN FIRST TO SECOND AN SHIFT HARSH FROM SECOND DOWN TO FIRST. THE TRUCK DID HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IN THE PASS IN 2019 DUE TO SHUDDERING IN SOME GEARS TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58,843 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARSH WHEN UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION…

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TRANSMISSION ON THE 2017 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 SHIFTS VERY HARSH BETWEEN FIRST TO SECOND AN SHIFT HARSH FROM SECOND DOWN TO FIRST. THE TRUCK DID HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IN THE PASS IN 2019 DUE TO SHUDDERING IN SOME GEARS TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58,843 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARSH WHEN UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION THE SHIFTING FEELS LIKE IT A KICK WHEN IT SHIFTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11324073

5,000 miles · Apr 26, 2020
Power Train

VEHICLE STUDDERS AS IF GOING OVER SPEED BARS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. SHIFTS HARD IN LOWER GEARS. BOUGHT NEW AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DAY ONE.

NHTSA ODI #11322258

50,000 miles · Feb 26, 2020
Electrical SystemPower Train

TOUCH SCREEN STOPS WORKING AND GOES BLACK ALL THE TIME. ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH REMOVING THE KEY. SHIFT TRUCK INTO PARK GO TO TURN TRUCK OFF AND REMOVE KEY BUT KEY DOESN'T TURN ALL THE WAY. SO YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND SLAM SHIFTER INTO PARK HARD FOR IT TO GO INTO PARK ALL THE WAY

NHTSA ODI #11311639

12,000 miles · Feb 6, 2020
Power Train

WHOLE VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 35 AND 75 MPH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. IT IS EQUIVALENT TO RUNNING OVER RUMBLE BARS EVERY OTHER SECOND ON A COMPLETELY SMOOTH ROAD. THE TACHOMETER CAN ALSO BE SEEN JUMPING 100-200 RPMS DURING THE SHUTTERS.

NHTSA ODI #11307611

Official recalls

1

18V358000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

May 31, 2018

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.

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

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.