2019 Chevrolet Colorado

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE PASSING ME ON THE RIGHT AND POINTING DOWN AT MY TRUCK. I REMEMBER MY TRUCK HAD SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL OVER IT DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN THAT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND UP THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION STICK. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THEY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP USING THE EBRAKE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND PULL TO THE SIDE. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE IT WAS ALREADY ON FIRE AND I PROCEEDED TO MOVE MYSELF TO SAFETY. A PASSING FIREMAN TRIED TO USE AN EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 14000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TWO YEARS OLD WITH NO RECENT WORK DONE TO IT AT ALL

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW, I HAVE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING, SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING, ALSO EXPERIENCE ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES.I HAVE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED BUT I STILL HA E THE PROBLEM. I'VE EVEN HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER RIDE WITH ME AND HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE LUGGING SENSATION, AND SAID IT'S NORMAL, THEY STILL DID NOTHING TO HELP ME, AND THIS IS NOTED ON THEIR SERVICE RECORD! THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND I GET THE SAME ANSWER AS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG.

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DROP INTO 1ST GEAR. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION KICKS INTO GEAR VERY HARD, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO HAVE THEIR NECKS JERKED BACK, VERY HARD. THIS PROBLEM WAS PRESENT FROM THE TIME I PULLED IT OFF THE LOT WITH 4 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN AT NEARLY EVER STOP I MAKE. THE REAR BRAKES PADS ARE WEARING OUT 3 TIMES FASTER, THAN THE FRONT PADS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE REAR BRAKES IN A VEHICLE, BUT THE CHEVY COLORADO HAS AN ISSUE WITH REAR BRAKES WEARING VERY QUICKLY.

TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS SHUDDERING EVENT BEGAN AROUND 9,000 MILES AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. SERVICE BULLETIN 18-NA-355 HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BUT WITH MIXED RESULTS. REQUESTING GOVERNMENT AGENCY CONTINUES TO MONITOR THIS AS THE SUDDEN LURCHING COULD POTENTIALLY PUT DRIVERS INTO A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION OR BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A HAZARD. THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY CONCERN AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXPENSIVE TO FIX/MAINTAIN AND THE COST SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE GROW AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD.

THE 2019 COLORADO Z71 I HAVE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALER 8 TIMES SINCE MARCH. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT SPEED BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND REACCELERATING. DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL ME THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE ISSUES. IT HAS BECOME SO THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ALLOWING MY WIFE TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. I FEAR THAT SHE WILL BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE AT HAND. THIS IS HER PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.

THE TRANSMISSION SURGES CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF ALLOWING THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. BOTH EVENTS OCCUR OCCASIONALLY SO IF THE DEALER SAYS IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO THEM THEN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. BOTH THINGS ARE BEING REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE. BOTH THINGS ARE SAFETY HAZARDS.