2017 Chevrolet Colorado owner complaints

Transmission is slipping, vibrating, jerking. Bought the truck used. It started on 12/28/2023. There is no open recall or anything.

Twice now my 2017 w/~41000 miles has gone into instant, no warning or grace period, but an instant drop to a forced 10 MPH in the middle of traffic, this last time on a highway with no shoulders during rush hour. The three codes thrown the first time (I don't have the codes from the second time but the dealer is ordering a new ECM based on the u0401 code): rc (radio controls): b1325 - control module power circuit - low voltage ebcm (electronic brake control module): u0401 - invalid data received from engine control module - invalid data ECM (engine control module) p200c diesel particulate filter (DPF) high temperature along with the codes the check engine, stablitrak, and traction control lights came on - however braking was not affected! Regardless, this programmed 'limp'

After about 600-700 miles on new vehicle, after truck sits overnight when first started you could feel what seems to be the the torque converter was engaging as it the transmission had lost pressure. Then while driving anywhere between 40-65mph converter seem to be unlocking and locking which cause a very bad shutter as if you were driving over bricks, and then when coming to a stop the transmission down shifted into 1st gear very very hard, which is hard on the drive line. Took back to dealer they keep it 3 days and flushed trans fluid with a new special fluid. The shuttering has stopped but the other 2 problems remain, so I'm thinking now they'll have to change the converter out.

The problem with my Chevrolet colorado 2017 truck started with when the new truck barley had under 200 miles on its odometer. The issue is the truck starts to vibrated at a speed of 50-55 MPH like if you are going thru speed bumps and the noise stops when you go over 60 miles per hour. I have done a simple 20 minute reserch and have found out that there are other individuals that have had the same issue with their same year colorado truck's. I took my truck to the dealership where I bought the truck. They knew exactly what the issue was. They are in the process of replacing the torque converter. Looks like a major concern to me.

At 21000 miles felt like driving over rumble strips and tach would move in cruise. Dealer flushed trans. 4 months later at 29000 miles same problem but now shifting hard noticed during acceleration and deceleration. Changed out converter and flush. Now 3 months later and only 2500 miles later it has started all over again. So back to the dealer I will go. Am starting to regret buying a Chevy instead of staying with my trusty Ford

Transmission is stuttering randomly every minute or so, it vibrates the car and feels like I'm running over rumble strips.

2017 colorado, 19632 miles, hard up/down shifts to first gear and shudders while driving, found bulletin 18na355, dealer huffines Chevrolet plano tx replaced transmission fluid per bulletin and resolved shuddering issue but not hard shifting in and out of first gear and dealership will not return calls to resolve problem.

My car was shuddering (almost like the wheels didn't have enough power) and it felt like I was going over a rumble strip. After some research I found out that Chevrolet knew of this problem and acknowledged it in a service bulletin in 2018. The problem was that the transmission oil Chevrolet had used was failing and needed to be replaced. The oil Chevy had in there was causing the Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) to Shudder or slip. Chevrolet never notified its customers because they said this would not harm the truck. However they're wrong, if the transmission does not have the right oil and is causing the TCC to slip, this inevitably would ruin the clutch and thus is a manufacturing default and should be replaced at no cost by Chevy. The newest service bulletin on this problem is N0: 18-NA-

Transmission shutters when going at a constant speed. This started around 10k miles and the dealership has tried to fix it three times without success. First two times they replaced the torque converter and third time they replaced the transmissions fluid. The truck also shifts very hard from first gear to second gear with a huge jerking motion around 10 MPH. This is very dangerous when driving in parking lots or anywhere near pedestrians. Finally, when compressing the brake at 25mph the truck jerks very violently down to the next gear. The transmission in these trucks needs to be recalled and replaced soon.

On 25 october 2019, while moving forward after backing out of the parking space at my work, the truck began an uncommanded turn to the left. With significant force I was able to straighten the steering wheel. In light of the potential lack of steering control, I had the truck delivered to the courtesy GMC dealership in lafayette, louisiana for repair. According to the repair receipt, the electric belt drive rack and pinion steering gear was replaced and the truck was returned to me on 30 october 2019. On 22 november 2019, again while driving through the parking lot at my work the truck went into an uncommanded left turn. The actions of the truck were nearly identical as I experienced in the first truck loss of control event. I delivered the truck to courtesy GMC in lafayette, louisia

I own a 2017 Chevy colorado z71 4x4. Once back on the highway after off-roading on the beach, while forward driving at roughly 50 MPH I ran over a chopped piece of fire wood in the road. The piece of wood contacted the skid plate, which then collapsed the hollow skid plate bracket welded to the front cross section/axle of the chassis, which then flattened into the plastic power steering module(s) connected to the electric power steering (eps) rack. This caused immediate loss of power steering, loss of ABS vehicle control, loss of electrical charge from the alternator to the battery, loss of ability of the vehicle to show correct speed, random transmission shifting (into and out of gears, as well as throwing vehicle into neutral) as well as intermittent loss of all cabin electronics (includ

The contact’s husband owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving approximately 30-35 MPH, the steering wheel jerked. The contact stated that she was concerned for her safety while driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure almost caused a crash. The power steering and stabili-trak warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Performed a full pre-repair scan Health Check with the GM GDS2 scan tool. Fifty-three fault codes were reported through 11 modules via "Automotive electronics is one of the major problems in this areas. Understanding the control buses that have replaced wiring looms in vehicles. CAN bus is the most important of these – but many vehicles now use both CAN and LIN buses for cost reasons. Solutions for both areas. at this time—recommendations and fault codes are listed below. At the time of scan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website was unavailable, and a recall search was unable to be performed. Per GM ADAS calibration recommendations, if an ADAS feature is affected by the collision repair, GM may recommend calibration of affected components after repairs are complete. Plea

Rear camera does not work 100% of the time, this has been happening for several weeks. It goes blue with no picture and a service camera message. Camera was reprogrammed by dealer on 12/16/19, camera again failed on 12/17/19 - same issue. Vehicle returned to dealer on 12/18/19 - camera was replaced, the morning of 12/19/19 - camera failed again. This happens when vehicle is placed in reverse and camera is supposed to activate. It also has appeared to happen as the temperatures have gotten lower here in the midwest. As vehicle warms up - camera function returns to normal.

My passenger air warning message appeared about 2 weeks ago. It doesn't happen everyday but every now and then it will appear.

On Sep 14th 2025 with KM 41959km, after turn on my colorado, after I filled the fuel tank, I had driven more of 50 min, a message appears in the screen control: Failed braking system 100km/h Max Velocity and a second message appears: Provide service to ESC. Then turn off the colorado, wait some seconds and turn on again, no messages appears. So I continue driving normally until Dec 21st 2025 with KM 47200km driving on a boulevard, I did stop two times due to traffic, automatic start/stop activate, in the second stop when start on again same message appears: Failed braking system 100km/h Max, I felt the brakes not responding, my colorado stopped over a greater distance. If I hadn't maintained a safe following distance, I wouldn't have been able to stop in time and I would have crashed into

I have the dssv shocks on my zr2. It has 58,000 miles on it and the dssv shocks are leaking. To my knowledge this shock is supposed to be for the life of the vehicle. I know there was a recall on some 2015-2017 dssv shocks mine is a 2017 but I have no recall and my shocks are leaking like the recalled shocks. Since the shocks are not working properly it has a lot of body sway and is somewhat unstable I believe the reason for this is because the dssv shocks are not working properly. Both of my rear shocks are leaking and the front shocks seem to bottom out in every bump. Here is the recall number I found #17345. This talks about the rod being brittle and causing a leak

I am experiencing difficulty removing my key from the ignition switch after turning off the vehicle. The key becomes stuck and will not retract. I have to start the vehicle again and then attempt to shut it down in hopes that I can remove the key. Various attempts are made and I've found that if I turn the ignition switch off "quickly", the key will come out. I had one incident where the key would not come out and I had to secure my vehicle with the key fob but leaving my keys in the ignition switch and possibly allowing someone to break into my vehicle and steal it which I shouldn't have to do. This issue is becoming very frustrating. I'm scheduling an appointment with a local Chevy dealer to see if they can rectify the problem.

I was turning into an apartment complex parking lot in noted vehicle when the vehicle suddenly accelerated sending me into the side of the apartment building. I was in the process of applying the brake when this occurred. There was no time to react or avoid the side of building and I incurred damage to both my vehicle and the side of the building.