TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING. - IDENTIFIED VARIABLE SPEED OCCURRENCE COULD HAPPEN AT 25 OR 65. UNRELATED TO TIRES/STEERING OR TO SHOCK CAVITATION OR ROUGH ROADS. HAPPENS ON SMOOTH OR ROUGH ROADS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OFF-ROAD. VARIED INCONSISTENCY. MORE APPARENT WHEN ENGINE IS COLD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD THEN WILL DISSIPATE.…
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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING. - IDENTIFIED VARIABLE SPEED OCCURRENCE COULD HAPPEN AT 25 OR 65. UNRELATED TO TIRES/STEERING OR TO SHOCK CAVITATION OR ROUGH ROADS. HAPPENS ON SMOOTH OR ROUGH ROADS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OFF-ROAD. VARIED INCONSISTENCY. MORE APPARENT WHEN ENGINE IS COLD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD THEN WILL DISSIPATE. SHIFTS HARD 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 3RD WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. ONCE WARM SHIFTING IS SMOOTHER BUT SHUDDERING STILL OCCURS.
NHTSA ODI #11315505
Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 2020
Power Train
TRANSMISSION HAS A SHUTTER IN IT. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD EDGE WARNINGS
NHTSA ODI #11315379
11,850 miles · Jan 3, 2020
Power Train
SOME TIME IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE RIDING ON THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SOME TIMES IT SHIFTS PRETTY HARD THE RUMBLE CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME
NHTSA ODI #11296851
22,000 miles · Nov 16, 2019
Power Train
THE TRUCK'S DRIVETRAIN/TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SHAKES, SHUTTERS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE RPM RANGES.
NHTSA ODI #11280470
12,500 miles · Oct 30, 2019
Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE FORCEFULLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERTRICH CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF SALISBURY (LOCATED AT 2531 N SALISBURY BLVD, SALISBURY, MD 21801, (410) 713-4640) AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE FORCEFULLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERTRICH CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF SALISBURY (LOCATED AT 2531 N SALISBURY BLVD, SALISBURY, MD 21801, (410) 713-4640) AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.
NHTSA ODI #11277101
19,214 miles · Oct 16, 2019
Electrical SystemPower Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, DOWNSHIFTED, DECELERATED TO 20 MPH, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A DITCH TO AVOID A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND HIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED RESSLER MOTORS A…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, DOWNSHIFTED, DECELERATED TO 20 MPH, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A DITCH TO AVOID A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND HIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED RESSLER MOTORS AT (866) 623-5535 (LOCATED AT 8474 HUFFINE LN, BOZEMAN, MT 59718) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,214.
NHTSA ODI #11268871
35,958 miles · Oct 12, 2019
Power TrainCrash
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND UPPON DECELERATION THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND ALL FOUR TIRES LOCKED UP AND HAVING NO CONTROL OVER MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK. NO ERROR CODES FOUND AND DEALERSHIP STATES IT WAS A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP ALMOST A MONTH WILL NO RESOLUTION.
NHTSA ODI #11268097
9 miles · Oct 11, 2019
Power Train
WHEN I DRIVE UP HILL THE VEHICLE STARTS TO JERK BACK AND FORTH AND HAS LOST OF POWER.
NHTSA ODI #11267836
Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 2019
Power TrainUnknown Or Other
2018 COLORADO DEVELOPS A SHUTTER WHEN MOVING UP AN INCLINE FROM SPEEDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH ON HIGHWAYS. TRUCK HAS 33,000 MILES 10,000 MILES I PLACED ON THE TRUCK THE REMAINDER WAS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PART OF A FLEET. JUST NOTICED THIS SHUTTER AT 32,000 MILES. THOUGH IT WAS TIRES , BUT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE THE ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #11265266
Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 2019
Power Train
THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE FASTER YOU WERE GOING BEFORE STOPPING THE HARDER IT DOWNSHIFTS. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE IN WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. ALSO WHEN USING REMOTE START ONCE YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS. WE WERE …
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THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE FASTER YOU WERE GOING BEFORE STOPPING THE HARDER IT DOWNSHIFTS. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE IN WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. ALSO WHEN USING REMOTE START ONCE YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK FOR THIS ISSUE.
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 ↗
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