2017 Chevrolet Colorado

2017 Colorado All of a sudden I was just driving down the road going 55mph, and my truck shut off. No warning light just died completely. I almost got rear-ended by the car behind me. I could not start the truck back up at all. If I had been in construction zone someone could have seriously got injured or killed, Huge safety issue. I had the truck towed to the chevy dealer, it took the sever days to find out the issue. The wiring harness behind the motor, was rubbing on the fire wall, causing several wires to become exposed and short out. Dealer even if they put a new wiring harness back in it would have the same problem, based off where it is located. I trying to make sure no one gets killed and recall issued. I contacted chevy customer support they didn't seam interested is fixing a safety issue, no there problem after warranty are over.

While traveling down the highway at 70-75 MPH a wrist pin failure occurred. This lead to a rod punching a hole in the bottom part of the engine, obviously I lost all engine power and had to coast to the side of the road in traffic. Looking online there are wrist pin studies conducted by Geen diesel engineering company that shows obvious manufacturing defect in gm wrist pins. Upon further research I have found that this is a common failure with the 2.8 liter diesels. I contacted gm they informed me that this is not a documented problem which has set me back about $14,000. I found out that I’m not alone from what I have found it seems to affect 2016-2017 models. I’ve seen failures occurring within 7000 miles.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH OCCASIONALLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH MANIPULATING THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MANUALLY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER, THE KEY WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KEN WARE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (1595 NEWMARK ST, NORTH BEND, OR 97459, (541) 982-2574) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARIA CHEVROLET - BUICK INC. (112 E OHIO AVE, RITTMAN, OH 44270) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, A CAUSE WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

I HAVE A 2017 CHEVY COLORADO DIESEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WHERE THE DIESEL PARTICULATE SENSOR CONSTANTLY FAILS. I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME THE LAST WEEK IN JANUARY AND NOW ITS FAILED AGAIN. THE CODE RECEIVED IS A P1476. I WILL HAVE IT REPLACED FOR THE 5TH TIME NEXT WEEK BUT ACCORDING TO ONLINE COLORADO DIESEL FORUMS THIS IS AN ENDLESSLY FAILING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AS A CONSEQUENCE MANY OWNERS ARE WORKING WITH AFTER-MARKET TUNERS TO REMOVE THIS EMISSIONS CONTROL. THE MESSAGING I SEE ONLINE IS THAT THIS WILL BE AN ENDLESS EXPENSE IF I KEEP MY TRUCK BEYOND THE LIMITED EMISSIONS WARRANTY. TO-DATE THE WARRANTY HAS COVERED THE REPAIRS(~ $500 EACH) BUT THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY WILL BE EXPIRING SOON. I THINK THE NHTSA AND EPA SHOULD FORCE CHEVROLET/GM TO PROVIDE AN UNLIMITED EMISSIONS WARRANTY. SAVE THAT, GM WILL IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND MANY THOUSAND OF DIESEL TRUCKS WILL HAVE THEIR EMISSIONS CONTROLS REMOVED.

WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS, SUDDENLY CHANGING GEARS. JUST A FEW, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON 1/14/2021, FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER CHECKS THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OK AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I BEEN TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR MANY YEARS FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME NO RECALLS, DAYS AGO DRIVING HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING HOME THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WHEN TOO COOL AND THE RADIATOR FANS WERE IN HIGH SPINNING WHEN GOT HOME SHUT IT OFF, BUT THE FAN WAS STILL GOING ON, I WILL CALL THE DEALER ON MONDAY 01.25.2021 FOR SERVICE AND TOWING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT. HOW MUCH IS GOING TO COST ME NO IDEA, IN THE MEANTIME I WILL RENT A CAR WHILE FIXING THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25-50 MPH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN HIGH AND NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PETE MOORE CHEVROLET INC. (103 N NEW WARRINGTON RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32506, (850) 462-8494) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY HAD GM BUY BACK THIS TRUCK. THE NOX SENSORS AND WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WHICH CLEARED THE CODES AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPEAR TO BE IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION. WHEN GM BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, GM WENT THROUGH AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED THE ISSUE" AND BRANDED THE TITLE AS A MANUFACTURER BUYBACK AND PUT THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE MARKET TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE KNOWING ALL OF THIS AND TRUSTING THAT IF GM SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, THEY HAD REALLY FIXED IT. NOW I AM A YEAR INTO OWNERSHIP AND THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS SAME EXACT THING THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD AN ISSUE WITH HAS SURFACED. THE VEHICLE SPEED IS LIMITED WHEN THIS OCCURS MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN MOTION WHEN WHEN THIS OCCURS AND USUALLY ON AN INTERSTATE FAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

MY CAR STALLS AND TURNS OFF, WHILE DRIVING, IT HAPPENED TWICE IN 2017 AND FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES ALREADY AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, IT HAS TURNED OFF ON ME ON THE FREEWAY AND I GET SCARED BECAUSE MY CHILD SITS IN THE BACK. THE DEALER CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND.