2016 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WITH DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT THEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT CALLED LAWRENCE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 6445 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050, 717-610-4134) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE DEALER RESET THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,356. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS 2016 CHEVY PICK UP THE RIGHT FRONTTIRE BOKE LOOSE OF THE VEHICAL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WRECK INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE SUSPENSION ON THE LOWER ATTACHMENT POINT BROKE AWAY AROUND THE LOWER TYROD ATTACHMENT POINT . THE UPPER BROKE ALSO AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT . THESE PARTS ARE MADE OF CAST ALUMINUM AND HAVE THE LOWER TYROD WHERE IT ATTACHES ON IS A TAPERED PART IF IT IS TIGHTENED TO MUCH T WIL CAUSE THE CASTING TO CRACK.IT APPEARS THAT THIS PART HAD A CRACK IN THE PART. I AM A 49 YEAR MACHINIST ND SEE THAT THE PART IS A PORE DESIGN AND IS A LOW GRADE OF CAST ALUMINUM USE TO ATTACH THIS CRITICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN15 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. CONTACT ME AT (XXXX) REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING OUR 2016 CHEVY COLORADO DOWN AN OFF RAMP FROM AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP. I HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOOK AT THE WARNING MESSAGES AND THEN PROCESS THAT IT MIGHT BE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND I STILL NEEDED TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXPLANATION HOPEFULLY.

WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THROUGH CITY AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STRUGGLE FINDING THE CORRECT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOES NOT SHIFT AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SHOULD, AND SOMETIMES SHIFTS HARD UPON REACCELERATION, OR SUDDEN BRAKING. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO STRUGGLES TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING (70-75 MPH) WITH CONSTANT GRADE CHANGES, AND HILLS. (INTERSTATE 5 FROM LOS ANGELES TO BAKERSFIELD CA. ) WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS SLIGHTLY BEFORE ENGAGING PROPERLY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ON A SLIGHT GRADE, AS MY STREET AND DRIVEWAY MODERATELY SLOPED. I TOOK THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER FOR AND UNRELATED ISSUE, AND ASK THEM TO CHECK IT. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL". I HAVE READ ABOUT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS, AND ITS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THIS TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE JUNK! THE TIME FRAME FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM 2/1/2019 (22,000 MILES) TO PRESENT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED WITH AS LITTLE AS 4,000 MILES.

THE TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT. AS YOU CONTINUE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL FINALLY DOWNSHIFT, SOMETIMES TWO GEARS, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, YOU LOOSE ABOUT FOUR MPH BEFORE IT FINALLY DOWNSHIFTS, AGAIN SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTING TWO GEARS. IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR BEHIND YOU DOESN'T ANTICIPATE THE LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT IS PARTICULARLY UNSAFE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS PROBABLY A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS MUCH MORE NORMALLY IF YOU PUT IT IN 'TOW/HAUL' MODE. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS 'NORMAL' AND GM CALLS IT ' TORQUE MANAGEMENT '. IT IS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE IN SLICK CONDITIONS OR RAINY ROADS. BTW, I HAVE A 2017 IMPALA WITH THE SAME SIX SPEED AND V-6, AND IT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS RELUCTANCE TO DOWNSHIFT. THANK YOU.

IGNITION KEY REMAINS STUCK AFTER VEHICLE IS IN PLACED IN "PARK". KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION, LEAVING VEHICLE IN "ACC" MODE. NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY RESTART AND RESHIFT VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY RELEASE THE KEY. HAVE PERSONALLY SPENT UPWARDS OF 20 MINUTES TRYING TO RELEASE KEY. HAVE TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER 2 TIMES, WITH NO SUCCESS. THE DEALER INDICATES CHEVY "IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION, BUT HAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME." MULTIPLE ONLINE POSTING INDICATE IT IS A PROBLEM HAPPENING TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, HE POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK -UP CAMERA INDICATED "TRACK NOT AVAILABLE" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS TYSONS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2000 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (703) 790-9800) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.