There are 10 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2016 Chevrolet Coloradoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Anytime I drive down a moderately steep hill, the transmission down shifts to a lower gear and the RPMs go above 5000. It seems to get stuck in this gear for a bit of time. If I speed up, the RPMs get to about 6000 before shifting. Otherwise, I’ll need to slow the vehicle considerably before it will change gears. I contacted the dealership and they told me to bypass it by switching to the manual shifting gear.
2016-2020 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon diesel models have faulty DPF and DEF systems that fail within <20-60K miles. They do not warranty it as powertrain, and it is a common problem. SAFETY ISSUE: While out of state, the vehicle regenerating exhaust cleaning cycle can not properly clean the system. It then goes into limp mode. 2 dealers have tried to fix it, with no avail. Limp mode limits speed from 65mph with no power on hills, to 55, then 4mph. See this thread for how many people are experiencing problems: https://www.coloradodiesel.org/threads/dpf-regeneration.1137/page-2 Thank you, Andrew R
I PUT LARGER TIRES ON MY COLORADO. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT CORRECT THE SPEEDOMETER READING. I AM TOLD I CAN BUY THE NECESSARY SOFTWARE FROM GM, BUT I CAN'T FIND IT, NOR CAN ANYONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TELL ME HOW TO OBTAIN IT. UNTIL NOW, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER CORRECTED. SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING.
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT POPPED UP ENGINE POWER REDUCED WOULDN'T GO OVER 35 MILES AND HR ON THE INTERSTATE IS NOT A GOOD THING. I PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF. TURNED KEY BACK ON STARTED IT WAS FINE. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC CHECK ENGINE.LIGHT.COMES ON AND LOSES POWER AGAIN ALMOST GET HIT. GO TO PARTS.STORE TO PLUG MACHINE FOR DIAGNOSIS. FIRST IT SAID UNKNOWN. SO WE DO IT AGAIN PA201 00 CODE. COMPUTER SAID CO2 SENSOR. I WAS TOLD A TSB BULLETIN CAME IN FOR THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT THEY JUST WANT TO FIX IT THEN CHARGE.U FOR IT.BUT.I THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED SOFTWARE ISSUES SHOULDN'T BE ABSORBED AT CUSTOMERS EXSPENSE. MY TRUCK IS A TURBO DIESEL ITS HARD TO FIND PARTS FOR IT AT PART STORE AND DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE JUST GETTING IN OIL FILTERS. ANYWAY IN RESPONSE OF SOFTWARE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES ME. BEFORE IT LOSES POWER AND VET'S ME KILLED OR I. A WRECK NEED ISSUE RESOLVED
AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE STABILTRAX WARNING CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AS FAST AS I COULD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SPEED WAS 75 AND MY VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING VERY QUICKLY. I TURNED MY CAR OFF MOMENTARILY AND IT MAGICALLY BECAME NORMAL OTHER THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. I ONLY HAVE 41000 MILES ON MY TRUCK, SO THERE IS NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE MESSING UP ALREADY! FROM THE LOOKS OF THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS YEA,R MAKE, AND MODEL OF THIS TRUCK. IT RUNS GREAT SOME DAYS AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES OTHER DAYS. VERY FRUSTRATING!
WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND THEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE / PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 4000 ' 5000 RPMS, BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT. IT THEN TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO GO BACK TO 1200-1500 RPM RANGE. IT MAY DOWNSHIFT AT THAT POINT, AND THE TRUCK WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. THEY SAID GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO TSB PIP5547. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN IN DEC. 2019 BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 18 DAYS. THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS IS A REPEATABLE PROBLEM, HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. THE MANUAL STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO PASS AT LESS THAN 35 MPH, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HALFWAY DOWN, AS I HAVE DONE. THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD. BUT THEN THE DOWNSHIFT DOES OCCUR WHILE THE RPMS ARE COMING BACK DOWN, AND THE TRUCK JERKS VIOLENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO RELIABLY PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS SPEED. ALSO, THE SAME BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING AN ON RAMP TO GET ON AN EXPRESSWAY.
WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND THEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE / PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 4000 ' 5000 RPMS, BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT. IT THEN TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO GO BACK TO 1200-1500 RPM RANGE. IT MAY DOWNSHIFT AT THAT POINT, AND THE TRUCK WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. THEY SAID GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO TSB #PIP5547. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN IN DEC. 2019 BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 18 DAYS. THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS IS A REPEATABLE PROBLEM, HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. THE MANUAL STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO PASS AT LESS THAN 35 MPH, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HALFWAY DOWN, AS I HAVE DONE. THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD. BUT THEN THE DOWNSHIFT DOES OCCURS WHILE THE RPMS ARE COMING BACK DOWN, AND THE TRUCK JERKS VIOLENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO RELIABLY PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS SPEED. ALSO, THE SAME BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING AN ON RAMP TO GET ON AN EXPRESSWAY.
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT FROM A HIGH GEAR (5 OR 6) TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 45 MPH TO 20 MPH (OR LOWER). WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE BUCKS, VIBRATES, AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RPM DROPS TO 1,000 RPM OR LOWER. IF THE ACCELERATOR IS QUICKLY FLOORED THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS SEVERAL GEARS LOWER AND JERKS FORWARD. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS PRIMARILY ON SECONDARY ROADS WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND WHEN PULLING FROM ONE ROAD INTO TRAFFIC ON ANOTHER ROAD. THE SITUATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS 14,500 MILES ON IT. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW AND THE SEVERITY VARIES WITH TRUCK SPEED AND ROAD INCLINATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FERMAN CHEVROLET OF TARBON SPRINGS) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 08/03/07*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA BEFORE THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 40 MPH. DURING THE FAILURE, THE STEERING ASSIST, STABILITRAK, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ
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