2017 Chevrolet Colorado

ON 25 OCTOBER 2019, WHILE MOVING FORWARD AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK, THE TRUCK BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT. WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE I WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN LIGHT OF THE POTENTIAL LACK OF STEERING CONTROL, I HAD THE TRUCK DELIVERED TO THE COURTESY GMC DEALERSHIP IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA FOR REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR RECEIPT, THE ELECTRIC BELT DRIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 30 OCTOBER 2019. ON 22 NOVEMBER 2019, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK THE TRUCK WENT INTO AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN. THE ACTIONS OF THE TRUCK WERE NEARLY IDENTICAL AS I EXPERIENCED IN THE FIRST TRUCK LOSS OF CONTROL EVENT. I DELIVERED THE TRUCK TO COURTESY GMC IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. WHEN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR TURNED THE TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE BAY, A LOUD METAL-TO-METAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. ON 4 DECEMBER 2019, I MET WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN AT THE COURTESY GMC DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE TRUCK. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTACT GMC ABOUT THE ISSUE THE NEXT MORNING. ON 5 DECEMBER 2019, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WHO INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH AN ENGINEER AT GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN TO REPLACE THE PART THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, BUT ORDER THE PART THROUGH A DIFFERENT PARTS WAREHOUSE. THIS WAS STRANGE TO ME AS I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THE PARTS FROM ANY WAREHOUSE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. ON DECEMBER 2019, THE TRUCK REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND WAS RETURNED TO ME. THUS FAR, THE TRUCK HAS OPERATED PROPERLY.

I WAS TURNING INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX PARKING LOT IN NOTED VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SENDING ME INTO THE SIDE OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT OR AVOID THE SIDE OF BUILDING AND I INCURRED DAMAGE TO BOTH MY VEHICLE AND THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

I AM EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY REMOVING MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY BECOMES STUCK AND WILL NOT RETRACT. I HAVE TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THEN ATTEMPT TO SHUT IT DOWN IN HOPES THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. VARIOUS ATTEMPTS ARE MADE AND I'VE FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF "QUICKLY", THE KEY WILL COME OUT. I HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT AND I HAD TO SECURE MY VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB BUT LEAVING MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOMEONE TO BREAK INTO MY VEHICLE AND STEAL IT WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN GOING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. THIS STARTED AROUND 10K MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIX IT THREE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. FIRST TWO TIMES THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSIONS FLUID. THE TRUCK ALSO SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR WITH A HUGE JERKING MOTION AROUND 10 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS OR ANYWHERE NEAR PEDESTRIANS. FINALLY, WHEN COMPRESSING THE BRAKE AT 25MPH THE TRUCK JERKS VERY VIOLENTLY DOWN TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED SOON.

I HAVE A 2017 COLORADO Z71. I BOUGHT IT SPECIFICALLY SO THAT BOTH MY WIFE AND I COULD USE IT AS NECESSARY, (BEING OF QUITE SMALL STATURE SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE A FULL SIZE PICK UP) HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ISSUES SHE HAS YET TO AGREE TO DRIVE IT OUT OF CONCERN FOR HER SAFETY. IT PRESENTED WITH WHAT HAVE BECOME CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. INITIALLY IT INTERMITTENTLY SHUDDERED TO THE POINT OF VIBRATING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS WHILE DRIVING ON EITHER STREETS OR HIGHWAY. THEN IT BEGAN LUNGING FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN PRESUMABLY SHIFTING TO THE POINT WHICH FEELS LIKE HAVING BEEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH STREETS AND IN PARKING LOTS. DURING THE SPAN OF MULTIPLE VISITS THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AS WELL AS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. DESPITE NO LONGER SHUDDERING, THE VEHICLE STILL LUNGES RANDOMLY. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER DURING MY LATEST VISIT ABOUT THE LUNGING THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THE VEHICLE IS DOING, AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT...WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I'M QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE LUNGING UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY INTO A PEDESTRIAN OR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. SEEMS COMMON AFTER 40,000 MILES ON THE MAJORITY OF 2017-19 COLORADOS. TRUCK WOULD VIBRATE LIKE DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP AROUND 55+ MPH AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD WARM UP ABOVE 80 DEGREES F. SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE I HAD TO GO THROUGH HOOPS TO GET THEM TO EVEN LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE OR WHEEL WEIGHT. SUPER INCONVENIENT AND TIME CONSUMING.

I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE AND ENGINE GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN REDUCED POWER MODE! I HAVE TO CLEAR IT TO MOVE THE TRUCK. I DID A SCAN WHICH SHOWED A P2138 CODE. BUT ITS JUST IN MEMORY AND THE DEALER WONT FIX IT UNLESS ITS AN ACTIVE CODE BUT CAN'T DRIVE TO THE DEALER IN REDUCED POWER MODE. ITS A CATCH 22