2016 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED EACH TIME, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

VEHICLE HESITATES AND STUMBLES ON ACCELERATION DURING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATION IS RESUMED WHILE MOVING. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING DOWN. YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE ACCELERATION, WHICH IS A SAFETY CONDITION IN TRAFFIC. AT TIMES IT STUMBLES BAD ENOUGH TO SLOW SPEED DRAMATICALLY, WHICH IS ALSO A SAFETY CONDITION ON INTERSTATE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE DEDICATED TO SAYING THAT THERE IS NO CODES UP AND I AM NEARLY AT THE POINT TO SEEK HELP FROM LAWYER ON THE SITUATION.

HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, NO DEFOG OR DE FROST AVAILABLE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF FORWARD VISIBILITY, RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR CORRECTION, WAS STATED AS CORRECTED, WAS NOT, HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REQUESTED SINCE THE HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, CANNOT BE CORRECTED, IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY UNDER ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION (SLOW OR SUDDEN) ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 40 MPH IN NORMAL STREET TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO HUNT FOR GEARS ESPECIALLY BETWEEN GEARS 4 THROUGH 6. IT HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS, FINDS A GEAR, HESITATES AGAIN, AND THEN DROPS TO AN EVEN LOWER GEAR AND OVER ACCELERATES. WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO EAGER TO UPSHIFT AND SOMETIMES GOES INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR AND DROPS THE ENGINE BELOW 1000 RPM. IT STAYS IN THAT GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN ACCELERATED IT STAYS IN THE HIGH GEAR ON BOGS DOWN AND ON TWO OCCASIONS STALLED. THIS IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS OR ACCELERATING ON AN HIGHWAY ONRAMP TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKE THE TRUCK TO DEALER AT AROUND 2000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY "RESET" THE TRANSMISSION. IT RAN FINE FOR ONE DAY AND BEGAN THE PROBLEMS AGAIN. I HAVE OPERATED THE TRUCK NOW TO 6000 MILES TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION CAN "LEARN" ITS WAY OUT OF THIS AND IT HAS NOT. I AM GOING TO DEALER AGAIN AND IF THEY TELL ME AGAIN THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I AM GOING TO FORCE THE SERVICE MANAGER TO DRIVE WITH ME FOR A DAY TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM.

ENGINE REVS HIGH COMING TO A STOP. REQUIRED BOTH FEET PRESSED HARD ON THE BAKES TO EMERGENCY STOP. SPEED CONTROL QUITS WORKING THEN SERVICE-STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON, CAR STARTS TO HANDLE ACKWARDLY, PULLS TO LEFT THEN. CUT ENGINE OFF AND IT RESETS, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING AND THEN THAT SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL COMES BACK ON.IF I DON'T PUT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, I DON'T GET THAT STABILITY CONTROL MESSAGE SO FAR. BRAKING PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN COMES TO A STOP. CRUISE CONTROL HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT SOMETIMES GOING 45 MPH.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE MY KNEE LIGHTLY BRUSHES THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS ACTIVATES THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS HAPPENING WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. SINCE THERE IS NO OBVIOUS INDICATOR ON THE DASH THE THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IF I DO NOT NOTICE THE BRIEF "ENGAGING 4 WHEEL DRIVE MESSAGE" THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT IT IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTS "HOPPING" ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE TURNING. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A CURVE THERE IS THE STRONG RISK ON A ROLLOVER. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO REGULARLY CHECK THE KNOB IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED BY THIS LIGHT BRUSHING OF THE KNOB.

"THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT FROM A HIGH GEAR (5 OR 6) TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 45 MPH TO 20 MPH (OR LOWER). WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE BUCKS, VIBRATES, AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RPM DROPS TO 1,000 RPM OR LOWER. IF THE ACCELERATOR IS QUICKLY FLOORED THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS SEVERAL GEARS LOWER AND JERKS FORWARD. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS PRIMARILY ON SECONDARY ROADS WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND WHEN PULLING FROM ONE ROAD INTO TRAFFIC ON ANOTHER ROAD. THE SITUATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS 1200 MILES ON IT. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND THE SEVERITY VARIES WITH TRUCK SPEED AND ROAD INCLINATION. I REPORTED THE SITUATION TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED A FIX (HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS) THAT SUPPOSEDLY INVOLVED A "NEW DOWNLOAD" FROM CHEVROLET, BUT IT DIDN'T CHANGE A THING. DEALER KNOWS IT DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING AND SAYS CHEVROLET MAY HAVE A "RECALL UPDATE", BUT READING ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I'M SUSPICIOUS. IN THE 1 MONTH I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE BY APPROACHING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF HESITANT ACCELERATION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET NEED TO FIX IT IMMEDIATELY. I

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH THE SHEET METAL ON THE HOOD BEGINS TO RIPPLE, FLUTTER, AND DISTORT. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BY CHEVROLET. THE DEALER HAS APPLIED EXPANDING FOAM INSIDE THE HOOD UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE METAL CONTINUES TO DISTORT AND RIPPLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM AFRAID THE HOOD SHEET METAL WILL FAIL AND THE HOOD WILL COME OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER ABOUT IT.