2018 Chevrolet Colorado problems
Owners have filed 247 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 31.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 13.8%.
Complaints247
Crashes3
Fires6
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 31.6% · 78
Unknown or other 14.6% · 36
Electrical system 13.8% · 34
Engine 9.3% · 23
Steering 7.3% · 18
Fuel/propulsion system 4.5% · 11
Air bags 2.8% · 7
Vehicle speed control 2.0% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado in this data, 2018 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 71 in the last three years against 75 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 14,000 miles.
In owners' own words
clunking in the transmission, when slowing down it feels like you got rear-ended. Then when accelerating from a stop the transmission seems to slip and then catch and then engages and shoots you forward, feels like it surges forward. TSB to replace the transmission fluid was done at about 18k miles, it didn't fix its still doing it now. It did it since day one from the factory and the TSB didn't correct it. Power train
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Colorado. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle vibrated without warning. The vehicle was taken to bell Chevrolet inc (304-652-3541, located at 600 chelsea st, sistersville, wv 26175) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be flushed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000. Power train · reported at 25,000 miles
My 2018 Colorado Z71 (40,000 miles) suffers from transmission shudder intermittently. Dealer took it for a 14 mile test drive and was unable to duplicate. Blamed it on the tires. Refused to flush transmission fluid in accordance with GM TSB 18-NA-355. Shudder becomes worse when trailering boat. Known issue to GM, however, dealers refuse to perform the solution provided by GM in the absence of a recall. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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