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2019 Chevrolet Colorado

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Colorado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 84.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

62 reports with mileage · 87 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

6 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports

Power Train complaints

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20,000 miles · Oct 19, 2020
Power Train

IN MOTION. 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT RIGHT . IT SHUTTERS BAD.

NHTSA ODI #11365115

12,400 miles · Jul 22, 2020
Power Train

SHUTTERING/SHAKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE IN MOTION SPEEDS FROM 10MPH TO 80MPH. MORE SO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET. HARSH DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

NHTSA ODI #11340864

3,500 miles · Jun 25, 2020
Power Train

THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHUTTER WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE OR UNDER SLIGHT PRESSURE/STRAIN. OCCASIONALLY THE TRUCK SHIFT VERY HARD. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WONT LAST AND IT CAUSES A TERRIBLE RIDE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11330914

4 miles · Jun 12, 2020
Power Train

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAYED DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING THE TRUCK JUMP FORWARD DURING A STOP. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE. SOMETIMES IT HITS SO HARD, IT WILL CAUSE THE TRUCK TO BE THROWN PAST MY DRIVEWAY, WHILE PREPARING TO TURN INTO THE DRIV…

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THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAYED DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING THE TRUCK JUMP FORWARD DURING A STOP. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE. SOMETIMES IT HITS SO HARD, IT WILL CAUSE THE TRUCK TO BE THROWN PAST MY DRIVEWAY, WHILE PREPARING TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FACTORY TRANSMISSION FLUID BE REPLACED WITH A THICKER FLUID, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THAT DONE. ALTHOUGH IT FIXED THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF VIBRATION, CAUSED FROM THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN GEARS RAPIDLY, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE HARD AND DELAYED DOWNSHIFT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM THE MOMENT I PULLED IT OFF THE LOT, WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE TRUCK WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11328467

7,000 miles · May 22, 2020
Power Train

BOUGHT 6 MONTHS AGO 7000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING FELT LIKE I DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, I TOOK IF TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THAT WAS NORMAL. THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AND SAID DRIVE IT FOR 500 MILES. NOW I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE EVERY TIME I START IT AND THERE IS A BANG IN THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WANTED ME TO LEAVE IT AND REF…

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BOUGHT 6 MONTHS AGO 7000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING FELT LIKE I DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, I TOOK IF TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THAT WAS NORMAL. THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AND SAID DRIVE IT FOR 500 MILES. NOW I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE EVERY TIME I START IT AND THERE IS A BANG IN THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WANTED ME TO LEAVE IT AND REFUSED TO GIVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOU HAVE A 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON YOU DRIVE TRAIN. TOLD THEM ME AND MY WIFE WERE GOING ON VACATION AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH THIS PURCHASE I MADE. WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11325526

16,000 miles · Mar 1, 2020
Power Train

2019 CHEVY COLORADO ZR2- SHUTTERS OR HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING UP AT 5 / 45 / 65 MPH. FEELS LIKE YOU DID NOT PRESS THE GAS WHEN ACCELERATING. IT IS INTERMITTENT, SO THEREFORE VERY HARD TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THREE TIMES TO THE DEALER. #1 TRANNY FLUSH #2 REPROGRAMMED THE TRANNY #3 SORRY MA'AM WE CAN'T DUPLICATE WHA…

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2019 CHEVY COLORADO ZR2- SHUTTERS OR HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING UP AT 5 / 45 / 65 MPH. FEELS LIKE YOU DID NOT PRESS THE GAS WHEN ACCELERATING. IT IS INTERMITTENT, SO THEREFORE VERY HARD TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THREE TIMES TO THE DEALER. #1 TRANNY FLUSH #2 REPROGRAMMED THE TRANNY #3 SORRY MA'AM WE CAN'T DUPLICATE WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN ON THOSE 0 DEGREE MORNINGS THE TRUCK BARELY WANTS TO GET GOING. DEALERSHIP SAYS 'THIS IS NORMAL WITH AN 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION.' I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE OWNED A LOT OF CARS AND NONE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY IT LUNGES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP- THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AS I DRIVE IN THE CITY EVERYDAY. VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO HAVE.

NHTSA ODI #11315458

22 miles · Dec 7, 2019
Power Train

2019 CHEVROLET COLORADO Z71 4X4 VEHICLE SHUTTERS NOTICEABLY WHEN IN MOTION ON FLAT ROADS OR UPHILL. PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS IN ALL ROAD AND ENVIRONMENT TEMPS AND APPEARS MOST OFTEN IN MOVING OPERATION OF 45 TO 65 MPH.

NHTSA ODI #11287617

112 miles · Aug 31, 2019
Power Train

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, BANGS INTO GEAR WHEN COLD. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THIS IS NORMAL, BASED FROM A BULLETIN FROM GM. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH A 112 MILES ON IT, THE TRASMISSION HAS SLIPPED FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY.

NHTSA ODI #11252545

17,000 miles · Aug 30, 2019
Power TrainSteering

CHEVROLET 2019 COLORADO - EXPERIENCING SLIPPING ON TRANSMISSION - FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS ALL THE TIME

NHTSA ODI #11252403

350 miles · Aug 14, 2019
Power TrainVisibility/wiper

VEHICLE SHUTTERS BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 15MPH TO 35MPH SHAKING VEHICLE VERY BAD. LEAKING BACK SLIDING GLASS, NO SEALANT AROUND GLASS DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BACK WINDOW NEW MOUNDING AND SEALANT. CARPET IN BACK IS SOAKED WITH POSSIBILITY OF MOLD. DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO CLEAN CARPET OR HEADLINER WHEN REAR WINDOW WAS REPAI…

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VEHICLE SHUTTERS BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 15MPH TO 35MPH SHAKING VEHICLE VERY BAD. LEAKING BACK SLIDING GLASS, NO SEALANT AROUND GLASS DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BACK WINDOW NEW MOUNDING AND SEALANT. CARPET IN BACK IS SOAKED WITH POSSIBILITY OF MOLD. DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO CLEAN CARPET OR HEADLINER WHEN REAR WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. THE HEADLINER HAD A BAD STAIN AND WAS SUPERFICIALLY CLEANED, LEAVING POSSIBILITY OF MOLD IN THE FUTURE. THE CARPET AND FLOOR MATS WERE NOT CLEANED LEAVING POSSIBILITY OF MOLD IN THE FUTURE. POOR SERVICE IN THIS AREA.

NHTSA ODI #11244045

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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