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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

What owners actually said

216 reports
Mileage unknown · Jan 26, 2020
Power Train

40+ MPH THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS A RUMBLE STRIP AS DRIVING OVER

NHTSA ODI #11301951

8,000 miles · Jan 26, 2020
Power TrainUnknown Or Other

CHEVY SHAKE!.. BEEN EXPERICING A HEAVY SHAKE/VIBRATION SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, IN CITY.. MORE SO ON HIGHWAY TRAVEL, LOOK UP SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COLORADO AND ALL PRETTY MUCH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? GM DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS..HOWEVER ITS OFF THE TWO YEAR WARRANTY. I DID DO RESEARCH ASSUME IT THE DRIVESHAFT, W…

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CHEVY SHAKE!.. BEEN EXPERICING A HEAVY SHAKE/VIBRATION SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, IN CITY.. MORE SO ON HIGHWAY TRAVEL, LOOK UP SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COLORADO AND ALL PRETTY MUCH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? GM DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS..HOWEVER ITS OFF THE TWO YEAR WARRANTY. I DID DO RESEARCH ASSUME IT THE DRIVESHAFT, WHEEL BALANCE TRANSMISSION, THE LIST GOES ON. GM DEALERS KNOW OF THE,PROBLEM, BUT DECLINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM..IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS I DRIVE IT.

NHTSA ODI #11301930

40,000 miles · Jan 25, 2020
Power Train

IT FEELS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS WHEN GOING 40-60 MPH AND LOW RPM. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE BEGAN RECENTLY. I HAVE 40K COMMUTER MILES ON THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI #11301778

38,000 miles · Jan 14, 2020
Power Train

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES. HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND 55-60 MPH, AFTER THE FLUID REACHES ABOUT 80 DEGREES. HARD SHIFTING ALSO FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YET CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY(40K) SO THEY WANT $400 TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM WON'T STAND BEHI…

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES. HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND 55-60 MPH, AFTER THE FLUID REACHES ABOUT 80 DEGREES. HARD SHIFTING ALSO FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YET CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY(40K) SO THEY WANT $400 TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. WHEN WILL THEY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

NHTSA ODI #11299320

58,000 miles · Jan 13, 2020
Power Train

THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP THE REAR WHEELS ON DE ACCELERATION/DOWNSHIFT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF GM. THE TRUCK IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. GM RECOGNIZES THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES BUT FAILS TO A…

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THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP THE REAR WHEELS ON DE ACCELERATION/DOWNSHIFT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF GM. THE TRUCK IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. GM RECOGNIZES THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES BUT FAILS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ODI #11299063

30,697 miles · Jan 5, 2020
Power Train

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN GOING DO THE ROAD. HAPPENS AT BOTH LOWER SPEEDS AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN TOWN AND ON THE INTERSTATE. HARD SHIFTING AS WELL WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

NHTSA ODI #11297232

35,870 miles · Dec 27, 2019
Engine

THE TRUCK SHUDDERS WHILE ACCELERATING

NHTSA ODI #11291448

40,950 miles · Dec 25, 2019
Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

TWICE NOW MY 2017 W/~41000 MILES HAS GONE INTO INSTANT, NO WARNING OR GRACE PERIOD, BUT AN INSTANT DROP TO A FORCED 10 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS LAST TIME ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDERS DURING RUSH HOUR. THE THREE CODES THROWN THE FIRST TIME (I DON'T HAVE THE CODES FROM THE SECOND TIME BUT THE DEALER IS ORDERING A N…

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TWICE NOW MY 2017 W/~41000 MILES HAS GONE INTO INSTANT, NO WARNING OR GRACE PERIOD, BUT AN INSTANT DROP TO A FORCED 10 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS LAST TIME ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDERS DURING RUSH HOUR. THE THREE CODES THROWN THE FIRST TIME (I DON'T HAVE THE CODES FROM THE SECOND TIME BUT THE DEALER IS ORDERING A NEW ECM BASED ON THE U0401 CODE): RC (RADIO CONTROLS): B1325 - CONTROL MODULE POWER CIRCUIT - LOW VOLTAGE EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE): U0401 - INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE - INVALID DATA ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) P200C DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) HIGH TEMPERATURE ALONG WITH THE CODES THE CHECK ENGINE, STABLITRAK, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON - HOWEVER BRAKING WAS NOT AFFECTED! REGARDLESS, THIS PROGRAMMED 'LIMP' MODE IS INSANELY RECKLESS WITH TOTAL DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SAFE PLACE OR REASON TO DELIBERATELY CRIPPLE A VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC! SOME EUROPEAN MANUFACTURES AT LEAST GIVE YOU A WARNING WITH SEVERAL ENGINE RESTARTS TO LET YOU DRIVE NORMALLY TO SAFETY AND THEN A DEALER FOR SERVICE ' BUT APPARENTLY EMISSIONS LAWS IN THE US TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER HUMAN LIFE. LIMP MODE CAN BE DISABLED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES BUT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO DO IT FOR ME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT BUT LIMITED TO WHAT THEY CAN DO BECAUSE OF GM REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND HAS ORDERED A NEW ECM AS A SECOND PHASE IN TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE (FIRST WAS REPROGRAMMING THE ECM) HOWEVER THERE IS STILL NO EXCUSE FOR FORCING A VEHICLE INTO LIMP-MODE WHILE IN USE - I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN THIS VEHICLE AND GM AND CANNOT TRUST IT FOR MY OWN YET FAMILIES SAFE USE.

NHTSA ODI #11291150

54,000 miles · Dec 21, 2019
Suspension

I HAVE THE DSSV SHOCKS ON MY ZR2. IT HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DSSV SHOCKS ARE LEAKING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SHOCK IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2015-2017 DSSV SHOCKS MINE IS A 2017 BUT I HAVE NO RECALL AND MY SHOCKS ARE LEAKING LIKE THE RECALLED SHOCKS. SINCE THE SHOCKS AR…

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I HAVE THE DSSV SHOCKS ON MY ZR2. IT HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DSSV SHOCKS ARE LEAKING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SHOCK IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2015-2017 DSSV SHOCKS MINE IS A 2017 BUT I HAVE NO RECALL AND MY SHOCKS ARE LEAKING LIKE THE RECALLED SHOCKS. SINCE THE SHOCKS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT HAS A LOT OF BODY SWAY AND IS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE I BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE THE DSSV SHOCKS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BOTH OF MY REAR SHOCKS ARE LEAKING AND THE FRONT SHOCKS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT IN EVERY BUMP. HERE IS THE RECALL NUMBER I FOUND #17345. THIS TALKS ABOUT THE ROD BEING BRITTLE AND CAUSING A LEAK

NHTSA ODI #11290455

35,000 miles · Dec 19, 2019
Electrical System

REAR CAMERA DOES NOT WORK 100% OF THE TIME, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT GOES BLUE WITH NO PICTURE AND A SERVICE CAMERA MESSAGE. CAMERA WAS REPROGRAMMED BY DEALER ON 12/16/19, CAMERA AGAIN FAILED ON 12/17/19 - SAME ISSUE. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER ON 12/18/19 - CAMERA WAS REPLACED, THE MORNING OF 12/19/19 -…

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REAR CAMERA DOES NOT WORK 100% OF THE TIME, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT GOES BLUE WITH NO PICTURE AND A SERVICE CAMERA MESSAGE. CAMERA WAS REPROGRAMMED BY DEALER ON 12/16/19, CAMERA AGAIN FAILED ON 12/17/19 - SAME ISSUE. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER ON 12/18/19 - CAMERA WAS REPLACED, THE MORNING OF 12/19/19 - CAMERA FAILED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE AND CAMERA IS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE. IT ALSO HAS APPEARED TO HAPPEN AS THE TEMPERATURES HAVE GOTTEN LOWER HERE IN THE MIDWEST. AS VEHICLE WARMS UP - CAMERA FUNCTION RETURNS TO NORMAL.

NHTSA ODI #11290014

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.