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Chevrolet Colorado

Data refreshed August 27, 2026

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Complaints

3,570

Active records

Recalls

29

Active records

TSBs

3,684

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

8

Injuries

111

Crashes

130

Fires

64

Top reported issues — Chevrolet Colorado

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Operating state

1,260

Steering behavior

921

Reporting mechanism

918

Condition issue

759

Driver assistance issue

696

Vibration/harshness

404

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

378

Braking behavior

360

Engine behavior

274

Performance issue

244

Noise

230

Safety restraint issue

228

Lighting behavior

212

Starting behavior

204

Fluid issue

153

Electrical issue

145

Thermal issue

137

Infotainment behavior

117

HVAC behavior

107

Access/entry issue

93

Safety restraint behavior

86

Powering on/off behavior

66

Ride/handling behavior

50

Smell

37

Recent change

27

Communication/network issue

18

Wiper/washer behavior

14

Electrified system issue

3

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2024 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 25, 2026


Was on a trip and on the highway home the service break lights came on. By the time we got home(less than 200 miles) the breaks where scraping the calipers. Truck only had 25,586 miles on it when they picked it up to take to the shop. Dealership had to replace the break pads, calipers and rotor on the front driver side.

2021 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 25, 2026


My 2021 Chevy Colorado experienced a distinct bucking and shuddering sensation under slow acceleration at lower RPMs, specifically when shifting between 2nd and 3rd gear. There were no dashboard warning lights or malfunction codes prior to the issue. The defect was officially reproduced, inspected, and confirmed by a GM technician at a certified Chevrolet dealership on October 28, 2025, at 46,437 miles. Diagnostic scanning using GM’s GDS software explicitly confirmed that the Torque Converter…

2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 24, 2026


Complete loss of electronic power steering capability while new teenage driver was traveling at high rate of speed. Loss of power steering and stabilitrak traction control warning indicators on dash. Issue that invoke a safety recall in previous year model vehicle (GM Recall #15595 & GM Special Coverage N182182190) but is being ignored by manufacturer for my 2016 model. ODB2 fault codes confirms U0420-42 and C0545 indicating exact same issues still occurring in 2016 vehicles despite recall…

2024 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 24, 2026


I purchased this truck new in March of 2024, in May I was at a Starbucks drive-thru and lost all brakes. While slowing down at the window the pedal went to the floor and my dash light up like a Christmas tree. I pulled into a parking spot and shut the truck off for about 5 minutes. When I turned the truck back on the lights were gone and the truck seemed fine, so I drove home. The next day I was picking up my kids from school when in the pickup line the same issue happened. I lost my brakes,…

2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 22, 2026


For about two months my 2016 Chevy Colorado has been having a random power steering and stabilitrak issue message popping up. There’s no clear reason why this happens as I can drive my truck for days/weeks and it was suddenly lose power steering. When this happens it is a serious safety issue as I can be on the highway driving fine and my power steering will just suddenly stop working. Normally, I pull over and turn my truck off for 30 seconds to 1 minute and turn it back on and the issue will…

2026 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 22, 2026


Seats: Driver’s seat shifts forward when normal braking pressure is applied. Bottom cushion seems to be loose/shifting. Cause for major concern if emergency braking should be needed and seat does not restrain driver Steering: Steering wheel has vibrations when driving over normal aberrations/roughness on paved roads. Accompanied by rattles and mechanical noise. Extremely annoying Suspension: Front passenger side has loud clunk from time to time on certain speedbumps/off road. Low speeds…

2019 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 21, 2026


Transmission is shuddering, I had a transmission flush done, and a tune up, and neither helped. I am concerned the transmission is going to go out while driving, especially in a busy intersection and cause an accident. I have had problems with the vehicle no accelerating when need going uphill to get out of the way of traffic when turning. Problem is duplicated every day until I can get it fixed. It has been looked at by a dealership and other personal mechanic shops. No lights on the dash have…

2021 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 21, 2026


Iba sobre el freeway a 60 millas y de la nada el freno se puso duro no respondían me pasé a los carril de la orilla y fui metiendo freno de mano poco a poco bendito Dios me puse a salvo! La agencia me dijo que fue el booster ahora tienen que verificar que no halla fragmentos de metal en el motor!

2022 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 18, 2026


While driving our 2022 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 (VIN: [XXX]) through an active roadway intersection at approximately midnight, the vehicle experienced a sudden, uncommanded complete loss of motive power and stalled without advance warning. Our teenage daughter was driving, making the abrupt loss of power, steering assist, and vehicle control in live traffic especially dangerous for an inexperienced driver. The stalled truck had to be physically pushed out of active traffic lanes into a nearby gas…

2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO

Filed Aug 17, 2026


I am submitting this complaint regarding a serious safety defect involving my 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. While I was driving the vehicle, it suddenly lost power steering assist. The steering wheel immediately became extremely heavy and difficult to turn, requiring significantly more physical effort to control the vehicle. This sudden loss of steering assistance created a dangerous situation for me, my passengers, and other motorists. The failure occurred without warning and substantially…

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Updated August 27, 2026. Refreshed nightly.