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2020 Chevrolet Colorado

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 84.

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84Owner complaints

Model-year median: 84

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
216
2017183
2018149
201984
202075
202154
2022134
2023
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
33Engine
17Unknown Or Other
15Steering
10Service Brakes
9
All reported categories
Electrical System
6Engine And Engine Cooling
3Exterior Lighting
3Fuel/propulsion System
2Seat Belts
2Air Bags
1Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Forward Collision Avoidance
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Suspension
1Visibility/wiper
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

23 reports with mileage · 61 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.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports3 fire reports3 injury reports

What owners actually said

84 reports
27 miles · Oct 1, 2020
Unknown Or Other

WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICEABLE SOUND THAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS 'WATER RUSHING' IS HEARD FROM BEHIND THE PASSENGER-SIDE DASH AREA. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE ISSUE OF AIR TRAPPED IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. ISSUE IS ISOLATED TO THE AREA OF THE HEATER CORE. HAVE…

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WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICEABLE SOUND THAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS 'WATER RUSHING' IS HEARD FROM BEHIND THE PASSENGER-SIDE DASH AREA. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE ISSUE OF AIR TRAPPED IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. ISSUE IS ISOLATED TO THE AREA OF THE HEATER CORE. HAVE ALSO SEEN MENTIONS OF SERVICE BULLETINS WHERE, IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, IT CAN BE BROUGHT IN AND THE TANK CAN BE DRAINED AND REFILLED PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI #11362139

227 miles · Sep 4, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)

BOUGHT 2020 CHEVY COLORADO WT EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AGO TODAY AND ON MY WAY HOME FOR THE 3 DAY WEEKEND THE TRACTION LIGHT AS WELL AS ESC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE 227 MILES ON MY VEHICLE!

NHTSA ODI #11353238

9,100 miles · Aug 1, 2020
Electrical SystemFire

THE RADIO/INFO SCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE IN USE. WOULDN'T COME BACK ON TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF THE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND DISCHARGED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG

NHTSA ODI #11342638

200 miles · Jun 17, 2020
Exterior Lighting

THE LOW LIGHT OUTPUT WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DIM AND THE VISIBILITY SEEMS TO BE REDUCED. WHILE DRIVING THRU BACK ROADS POORLY ILLUMINATE IT SEEMS THAT THE LIGHT ARE NOT ENOUGH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11329476

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.