2016 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, THE HORN FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE HORN FAILURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 09/07/2017*JS

THE TRUCK WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 20MPH AND ACCELERATING SEEMS TO LAG OR FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION SEEMS TO BE "UNABLE" TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. SOMETIMES IT ACTS AS IF THE ENGINE HAS A "MISS". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION". WHEN YOU GOOGLE THIS COMPLAINT THERE IS PAGE AFTER PAGE OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 2015 AND 2016. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THE CORRECT GEAR AND WILL SOMETIMES JERK OR DOWNSHIFT TOO LOW. IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO AROUND 20 AND ACCELERATES. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN AT A FULL STOP AND TAKING OFF IN A NORMAL MANNER.

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2017 WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, MY 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4WD CREW CAB TURNED ITSELF OFF. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2017 RICHARD LUCAS CHEVROLET LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FOR 5 HOURS AN DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN." I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IF THE ISSUE EVER POPPED UP AGAIN, BUT IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE UNLIKELY. MARCH 28, 2017 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY COLORADO IGNITION MADE A CLICK NOISE, AND THE IGNITION KEY TURNED ITSELF OFF YET AGAIN. THIS TIME AROUND WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AS I HAD NO BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHICH I WAS ABLE TO DO. VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNING TO THE RICHARD LUCAS AUTO CENTER TO BE REEVALUATED. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY ROAD WHILE COMPLETING A TURN AND THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

NOISES COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL FROM DAY THE TRUCK WAS NEW HAS BEEN MY COMPLAINT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. GM AND THEIR DEALER J.P. CHEVROLET IN PERU, IL. INSTALLED FELT TAPE INSIDE THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT THE FIRST AND SECOND ATTEMPT WHICH DID NOT WORK. NOW THEY HAVE SMEARED KRYTOX GREASE ON ALL THE HORN COMPONENTS RIGHT BEHIND THE AIR BAG THINKING THIS WILL WORK. HAS NOT HELPED. OVER AND OVER I HAVE ASKED FOR GM AND THE DEALER TO REPLACE MY STEERING WHEEL TO NO AVAIL. GM AND J.P. CHEVROLET IN PERU, IL. WILL NOT DO THIS. I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THE RUN AROUND. I TRULY BELIEVE GM IS WAITING FOR THE YEARS END WARRANTY TO COMPLETE SO THEY CAN WRITE IT OFF THE BOOKS AND TELL ME IT'S YOUR PROBLEM NOW. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LOW SPEED, MAYBE 20 MPH OR LESS, THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT DELIVER ANY POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS (THE MOTOR REVS UP BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE). ALSO, WHEN CLIMBING A HILL AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT, TO THE POINT WHERE THE MOTOR ALMOST STALLS, AND THE FEW TIMES THAT IT DOES DOWN SHIFT THERE IS AN EXPLOSIVE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS RESULTING IN AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BURST OF VEHICLE SPEED. CHEVROLET SAYS THIS IS THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED TO WORK. IF IT IS, IT'S THE FIRST VEHICLE I'VE SEEN, OR EVEN HEARD ABOUT, THAT DOES THESE DANGEROUS THINGS.

VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN NAVIGATING A CORNER TRANSMISSION LOOSES ITS GEAR AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND BANGS AND STALLS. ALSO TRANS ACTS CONFUSED STOP AND GO SITUATIONS(CITY) AND BANGS WHEN IT REMEMBERS. ALSO DOES THIS WHEN COASTING ON HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING AGAIN. IT MAY JUMP DOWN SEVERAL GEARS AND TAKE OFF. VEHICLE ALSO HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT RED LIGHTS AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE MOST OF THE TIME LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. BEEN IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SAME THING AND ADVISED CHEVY BUT THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. ALSO LOOKED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE ANSWERS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH NO ANSWERS.

CHEVY 2016 COLORADO Z71 V6 WITH A 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC: THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION OR WHEN UNDER LOAD GOING UP A HILL. THE TRUCK HESITATES SEEMS TO MISS AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET IT SO ACCELERATE! IT ALSO HAS THIS ISSUE WHEN LIFTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS WHEN ROLLING THROUGH A CORNER AND THEN HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. THEN I HAVE TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR HARD TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION UP SHIFT 2 GEARS TO MAKE THE TRUCK ACCELERATE! THIS IS FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS AS IT COULD CAUSE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND THEY SAID 'THERE ARE NO CODES, THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING WRONG THE COMPUTER DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO STAY IN THAT GEAR OR UP SHIFT 1 GEAR OR 2. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR AND LEARN TO DRIVE WITH A SMART TRANSMISSION.' MY REPLY WAS 'I AM NOT PART OF THE VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE TO A POOR SHIFTING SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM PAYING THIS MUCH FOR A NEW VEHICLE.' GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THIS!

LOW TO MODERATE SPEED GEAR SHIFT HESITATION, TRANSMISSION NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFTING,. FEELS LIKE A BAD MISS. ELECTRONICS AND TRANSMISSION/ENGINE NOT IN SYNCH OR SYNCHING. HESITATION, LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS CAN BE SEVER AT TIMES. REBOOT OF ECM HELPED, BUT ISSUE HAS RETURNED WORSE THAN EVER. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. HILL DECENT CONTROL ACTIVATES AT AL SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGH END HIWAY SPEEDS. 40, 50, 60, 70+ MPH ENGAGEMENT - TAP THE BRAKE AND IT ACTIVES. ENGINE RPM'S GO THROUGH THE ROOF. DISABLING THE CONTROL WIT THE BUTTON DOES NOT DEACTIVATE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT AND DOES NOT OFFER ANY SOLUTION. SEVER LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE COULD OCCUR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, FAST SLOW DOWN WITH NO WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS IN THE VICINITY. ENGINE RPM'S AS HIGH AS 5K IN MY TRUCK IN MOUNTAINOUS PENNSYLVANIA DECEMBER 2016.