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2017 Chevrolet Colorado Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 216 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado, most often about the transmission (50% of complaints, typically around 19,000 miles). It is 6th of 23 Colorado model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2017 Chevrolet Colorado problems
Transmission
107 complaints · 50%Half of these problems showed up before 19,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, clutch assembly.
Transmission shudder. Fells like driving over rumble strips. Gm knows of this issue but keeps putting these 8 speed transmissions on the road.
Truck bogs down, looses power when taking off from a stop. Front tires feel like they are skipping even though truck is in 2 wheel drive especially up hill. Once truck gets going it rumbles and vibrates so much it bothers your ears, constantly loosing power and speed as your driving. Was told it was the torque…
Electrical
41 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 35,000 miles. Parts named most often: ignition.
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…
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…
Engine
28 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles.
I got a check engine light while and engine goes into reduced power mode. You can't drive in reduced power mode! I have to clear it to move the truck. I did a scan which showed a p2138 code. But its just in memory and the dealer wont fix it unless its an active code but can't drive to the dealer in reduced power mode.…
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving 25-50 MPH the driver's and passenger's side doors unlocked independently, and the temperature gauge fluctuated between high and normal. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to pete moore Chevrolet inc. (103 n…
Other or unspecified
24 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 13,000 miles.
When automatic transmission downshifts into 1st gear coming to a stop, it lunges forward. If when nosing into a parking space with any kind of pole or vehicle directly in front of my truck, not leaving enough space my truck would hit whatever. When driving slowly with my 8 speed automatic transmission sometimes it…
The air conditioner periodically and at random will freeze up on trips over 1/2 hour. I have taken it to the dealer twice. Once they could duplicate the problem and replaced the evaporator temperature sensor. But I still have the problem. This last time they kept the vehicle two days and couldn't duplicate the…
Steering
19 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 27,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the transmission downshifted without warning. The contact also stated that while traveling at a high rate of speed, the steering wheel vibrated abnormally without warning. The contact took the vehicle to chuck hutton…
Making a right hand turn onto our road the steering wheel locked up. I was unable to control the truck other than braking. After slamming on the brakes the steering resumed.
Fuel system
16 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 34,500 miles.
The original owner of my vehicle successfully had gm buy back this truck. The nox sensors and wiring harness had been replaced three times which cleared the codes and allowed the vehicle to appear to be in proper working condition. When gm bought the vehicle back from the original owner, gm went through and supposedly…
In cold temperatures that the northern states experience (around 4 degrees f) the truck will intermittently die in the middle of the road while driving. Complete power loss with no warning, which seems to happen at any time. When the weather is above 10f consistently it seems there are no issues. Extremely dangerous…
Brakes
12 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 18,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle accelerated and jerked. Additionally, the brakes were applied, but failed to respond and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. In addition, the contact heard an abnormal scratching noise. There were no warning indicators…
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. While driving low speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to jerk the steering wheel to get it to operate normally. In addition, the brake warning indicator illuminated. The "please check power steering "and "drive safely" messages were also…
Air bags
9 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 32,000 miles. Parts named most often: sensor.
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…
Front left airbag impact sensor is faulty after less than three years of ownership. Not covered under warranty because of the miles driven, and over $900 to repair at the dealership has left me driving without a functional airbag sensor for over a year.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2017 Chevrolet Colorado recalls
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began july 2, 2018. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 18188.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain 2015-2018 gmc canyon, 2016-2017 buick envision, 2016-2018 chevrolet colorado and malibu, 2017-2018 gmc acadia, 2018 buick lacrosse, cadillac ats, chevrolet equinox, and gmc terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado
- What are the most common problems with the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (107 complaints, typically around 19,000 miles); electrical (41 complaints, typically around 35,000 miles); engine (28 complaints, typically around 30,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 31, 2018 (fuel system). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2017 a bad year for the Chevrolet Colorado?
- It is 6th of 23 Colorado model years by number of complaints, with 216 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.