2016 Chevrolet Colorado

I WAS TURNING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND AS I COMPLETED MY TURN AND CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PRIOR TO MAKING THE TURN THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT AND QUIT RUNNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SLUGGISH IDLE BEFORE BUT IT NEVER SHUT DOWN LIKE IT DID TODAY. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT CHEVROLET HAS A TECHNICAL SB, 16-NA-284 THAT SAYS A REPROGRAM OF THE COMPUTER IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE COMPLETED MY TURN BEFORE IT QUIT RUNNING BUT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK IF IT WOULD HAPPEN TO QUIT DURING THE TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO CYCLE TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYDELL CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1309, 18600 DEVONSHIRE ST, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324, (866) 802-5628) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. PULLED OFF ROAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH, I TRIED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND NOTHING. I FINALLY KILLED THE MOTOR AND EHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND STEERING HAD RETURNED. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE, SINCE I AM A WOMEN AND STEERING WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.

MY 2016 CHEVY COLORADO HAS LOST ITS POWER STEERING AT OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR (AKA FREEWAY SPEEDS) 4 TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS HAVE CAME ON. THIS RESULTS IN THE TRUCK BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED, THE POWER STEELING ASSIST RETURNS TO FULL FUNCTIONING. CHEVROLET HAS RECALL #15595 FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO BUILT MONTHS BEFORE MINE BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE 2016 MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS OVER $2,100.

THE TRANSMISSION (6SPD AUTOMATIC W/V6 ENGINE) OF THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU IF YOU AREN'T ALREADY AWARE OF THEM. THE ISSUE AFFECTING SAFETY THE MOST, IS THE OCCASIONAL ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO ACTUALLY ACCELERATE MOMENTARILY AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO ARREST THE INCREASED SPEED. I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER HAD STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAD DRIVEN THIS ROAD FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND HAD NEVER SEEN ANYONE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS THE FIRST CAR DID IN THIS AREA. FIVE(5) OF US WERE ALL SURPRISED. I WAS THE THIRD CAR. AS I FIRMLY APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR INITIALLY SLOWED DOWN BUT THEN IT FELT AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, ALTHOUGH I ONLY LIGHTLY TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, FOLLOWED BY 3 MORE CARS IN BACK OF ME. AT FIRST I WAS SURPRISED THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE STRANGE FEELING I FELT AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED WAS AS IF THE ENGINE HAD ACCELERATED AS IT DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE BRAKING ACTION TO NOT BE AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SINCE I KNEW THE CAR OCCASIONALLY DID THIS I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS AS POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO MY PROBLEM AND PUT IT ON RECORD IN CASE YOU HAD OTHER REPORTS LIKE THIS.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAILED IN LESS THEN 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2016 AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TMPS REPLACEMENT CAUSE I'M PAST THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE TPMS AS THE BATTERIES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE A 2008 VEHICLE THAT HAS THE ORIGINAL SENSORS IN THE TIRES WITH NO ISSUES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN GET THE TAKEN CARE OF AS THIS IS A DEFECT AND NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SITUATION.