2016 Chevrolet Colorado Power Train

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving and coming to a complete stop, the vehicle jerked while shifting gear. Additionally, while driving at slow speeds, the transmission was slipping, and the vehicle hesitated while shifting into gear. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the torque converter and other unknown transmission parts had previously been replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Transmission, yes How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I was going 55mph on an open highway and the transmission downshifted into 2nd gear throwing me forward and dropped me to 35mph with a line of cars behind. I could've been rear-ended, thrown off the road, or rolled if I had not immediately grabbed the shifter and put into manual and manually upshifted it back up. Besides the damages to the engine downshifting at that rate of speed to the wrong gear without notice or warning. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? no not a dealer but it has recreated itself a handful of times. This happens more often on downhill grades. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? yes, Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear?No

The contact's husband owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the failure persisted with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions where the contact was informed that the engine solenoid needed to be replaced. The contact disputed the dealer's diagnosis and took the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The mechanic discovered that the torque converter was defective, and that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was then referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Transmission shudder at low speeds

Had transmission problems for over 2 years with the truck has always shifted hard and weird since I bought the truck repair torque converter mechanic has had to go back in twice still can't get it right everything on this truck has been very difficult to get fixed and repaired everything has to be done more than once it's getting annoying

Reference report #[XXX] The transmission in my 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Quad Cab short bed is hard shifting, shuddering and pausing. The transmission has been serviced two times by the dealer and two times by me. Servicing means fluid and filter changes. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Auto stutters in lower gears at lower speeds like transmission is skipping.

Vehicle shuddering at low speeds. Took to Chevrolet Dealer, and they diagnosed as Torque Converter coming apart. Colorado has 67,953 miles. Per dealer service department, Need to replace Transmission at $6,273.52. If not replaced, Vehicle will freeze up and not be able to shift gears.

Vehicle shift lever, part # 23397472, will not go into mode to allow keys to be removed from ignition. Will only go into the accessory mode which will allow the battery to run down if left this way. Have to restart and move shift lever back and forth multiple times before keys can be removed. This seems to be a continuing problem on Chevy Colorados and GMC Canyons according to various Chevy/GMC owner complaints. Almost have pointed back to the part number above.

The transmission went from 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive without me doing a thing. The light came on that the transmission was transmission to 4 wheel drive. Then the traction control lights came on the dash which said they were off. The transmission was very sluggish, I pressed on the gas pedal to see if that would clear it and the transmission didn't engage. When I went to turn of the road my front wheels felt like they were coming off. (Hard to explain) it's like the wheels were turned to tight. And the front end shook. I was stuck.

The transmission sucks. It’s jerky, rough, and random. Downshifting from 5th to 4th and 2nd to 1st is rough. Stopping the vehicle can be a pain sometimes because it’s like the truck doesn’t want to stop. Acceleration is very poor, I shouldn’t have to go pedal to floor to accelerate 5+mph while at highway speeds. It shudders, chuggles, and creates a weird deep droning noise when getting up too speed While driving, the engine picks and chooses when to speed up. I press the gas peddle down and have to wait a few seconds before the vehicle responds. I have noticed the vehicle making sounds like it is sputtering almost to the point to seizing all together. Slow and go driving 20-40mph after coasting and trying to accelerate again the transmission bucks, hesitates trying to find a lower gear. It can’t decide which gear to go into and just sputters and chugs until I push the accelerator 1/2 way down or more and it the finds its gear and rockets off. This type of driving is not safe at all. This happens all the time. This is a known gm issue with Colorado/Canyons and GM changed transmissions following years and no support for 2015-16. It sucks at maintaining speeds; even with cruise control. I go up the slightest, and I mean like a 2% grade incline it loses its speed by 2-5 mph. And with cruise control it’ll down shift to get back to the set speed but I go nowhere. Then it’ll downshift again to a lower gear and climbs even higher in RPMs to get up to speed and then cruise control will shut off and I’ll have to manually accelerate.

When the vehicle is placed in Park and Ignition is turned off, the Ignition Key cannot be removed one out of eight or ten tries. It is available for inspection. My wife was running an errand after dark. She was unable to remove the Key, but did not want to leave the vehicle to be possibly stolen. This was a serious danger to her and it has also happened to me. Dealers confirm that this is a common problem, but only replace parts at my expense due to being out of warranty. The parts work for several months, then the problem reoccurs. The vehicle has been inspected by a dealer. No warnings prior to failure. Problem began at 41,000 miles.

My transmission suddenly failed while I was in drive, stopped, at a stop light. I had the transmission repaired. It was a sealed unit with nothing visible from the outside. I would have had to pay a substantial core charge to keep the failed unit, which I did not do so it was not inspected and is not available to my knowledge. My safety was put at risk because I could not move my vehicle in heavy afternoon rush hour traffic on a busy city street. The police did not respond. A tow truck took 50 minutes to arrive. My vehicle was in a traffic lane. My safety was put at risk because I had to direct on-rushing traffic around my vehicle by the light of my phone flashlight as darkness fell. My truck and I were at risk of being hit for at least twenty minutes before my arriving son and two kind strangers were able to stop traffic and push my vehicle onto private property. The problem was reproduced and confirmed by the certified Chevy technician who repaired my truck. The component was only inspected from the outside by the service tech who could not see any issues on the outside of the sealed transmission. There was no warning. My vehicle was in drive with my foot on the brake as I sat waiting for the light to change. When the light changed, I took my foot off the brake and depressed the accelerator pedal. The engine revved but there was no movement. I changed the gears from drive to park and back again several time with no effect. The reverse gear still worked but that did not help me in traffic.

Poor shifting, engine bogging down going up hills, shudder. I have had vehicle in to at least 3 different Chevy dealerships complaining of shudder, slipping and they claim they can't reproduce. It's getting much worse now. Started around 60k miles

2016chevyz714wd Key gets stuck in the ignition! Over and over! I’ve been to dealer/ no help there! What a nightmare! Can’t remove ignition key in parking lot to go to work! Recall and get a fix! This is a daily problem! [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Electrical issue receiving "Service 4WD" message. Has came on intermittently in the past. This causes the vehicle to get stuck in either 4wd or 2wd. Removing battery terminal and fuse fixes this and it works again fine until the error comes on randomly.

THERE IS A LOUD ROARING NOISE WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. IT'S LOUDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING IN GEAR 1 AND 2 ALSO DOWN SHIFTS HARD 2 AND 3 GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE THE SERVICE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT-OFF WHILE IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. JON HALL CHEVROLET (551 N NOVA RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114, (866) 783-3101) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,980.

WHEN TRAVELING FORWARD,OR TURNING, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 40 MPH, THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS ( 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION)AND ACCELERATION PAUSES UNTIL A LOT OF EXTRA EFFORT IS PLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL.THE TRANSMISSION THEN DOWNSHIFTS WITH A SUDDEN LURCH. THIS LEADS TO A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN INSTANT ACCELERATION IS NEEDED.THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND WHETHER HOT OR COLD.

VEHICLE SHUDDERS DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT SMOOTHLY JERKS WHEN BACKING UP AT TIMES, VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR, SO NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND DON'T CARE TO, VEHICLE HAS 36,000 MILES

WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THROUGH CITY AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STRUGGLE FINDING THE CORRECT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOES NOT SHIFT AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SHOULD, AND SOMETIMES SHIFTS HARD UPON REACCELERATION, OR SUDDEN BRAKING. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO STRUGGLES TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING (70-75 MPH) WITH CONSTANT GRADE CHANGES, AND HILLS. (INTERSTATE 5 FROM LOS ANGELES TO BAKERSFIELD CA. ) WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS SLIGHTLY BEFORE ENGAGING PROPERLY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ON A SLIGHT GRADE, AS MY STREET AND DRIVEWAY MODERATELY SLOPED. I TOOK THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER FOR AND UNRELATED ISSUE, AND ASK THEM TO CHECK IT. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL". I HAVE READ ABOUT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS, AND ITS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THIS TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE JUNK! THE TIME FRAME FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM 2/1/2019 (22,000 MILES) TO PRESENT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED WITH AS LITTLE AS 4,000 MILES.

THE TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT. AS YOU CONTINUE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL FINALLY DOWNSHIFT, SOMETIMES TWO GEARS, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, YOU LOOSE ABOUT FOUR MPH BEFORE IT FINALLY DOWNSHIFTS, AGAIN SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTING TWO GEARS. IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR BEHIND YOU DOESN'T ANTICIPATE THE LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT IS PARTICULARLY UNSAFE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS PROBABLY A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS MUCH MORE NORMALLY IF YOU PUT IT IN 'TOW/HAUL' MODE. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS 'NORMAL' AND GM CALLS IT ' TORQUE MANAGEMENT '. IT IS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE IN SLICK CONDITIONS OR RAINY ROADS. BTW, I HAVE A 2017 IMPALA WITH THE SAME SIX SPEED AND V-6, AND IT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS RELUCTANCE TO DOWNSHIFT. THANK YOU.

WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK QUITE OFTEN WHEN I TURN THE KEYS TO THE OFF POSITION THE KEYS DON'T GO ALL THE WAY OFF UNTIL I SHIFT INTO GEAR A FEW TIMES AND BACK INTO PARK. I TOOK IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CYCLED IT MANY TIMES AND IT WAS FINE I BROUGHT IT HOME AND GUESS WHAT THE SAME THING. IT IS STILL HAPPENING

WHILE STATIONARY I TRIED TO SWITCH FROM 4WD AUTO, TO 2WD. THE LIGHT FLASHED AND FAILED TO CHANGE, THEN A SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM POPPED UP. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 4WD AUTO AND NOW LOSES ALL POWER WHILE TRYING TO TURN.