2015 Chevrolet Colorado Power Train Problems
- 29
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 29 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- slowing down · 4 records
- down shift · 4 records
- trying accelerate · 4 records
- wrong gear · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
The transmission is slipping between 3rd and 4th gear. Takes a few seconds to actually get into gear. When brought back to the dealership they were able to replica the problem. When it was brought up to be repaired with gm they reported the issue as normal and to make sure the transmission fluid is warmed up prior to drive. Although it still slipping on a truck under 40k miles. They are refusing to fix the issue as…
ODI 11290036
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet colorado. After parking the vehicle, the key would not rotate completely to shut the vehicle off nor could the key be removed from the ignition switch. The driver had to jiggle or reposition the shift lever in order to remove the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (h & h chevrolet, [redacted]., shippensburg, pa) where it was diagnosed that…
ODI 11096742
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering
Back in early 2018 prior to my bumper to bumper expiring, i had the check power steering and stabilitrak come on on dic. I took it to dealer but they stated could not find any issues. This keeps happening but everytime i turn truck off and then back on as stated in owner's manual, problem goes away. More recent past week, it has been happenings again but more frequent to which at times, turning off and waiting then…
ODI 11301842
Power Train
My 2015 chevrolet colorado z71 4x4 has a serious, violent vibration at highway speed. The dealership has had the vehicle for going on 40 days. The truck had approximately 24-25000 miles on it and while on vacation in texas while driving the truck on interstate 10 where the speed limit is 80 mph the truck began shaking and vibrating violently. The truck has been at the dealership since september 08, they have…
ODI 11043048
Power Train
This vehicle was purchased october 31, 2016 as a certified pre owned with 17,900 miles on the odometer. From day one, the transmission (automatic v6) has shifted poorly. It is sluggish on acceleration and requires pushing the pedal to the floor to get it to upshift. And when it finally does, it skips a gear and raises the rpms to over 4,000. When coasting down in incline, the tansmission will arbitrarily downshift…
ODI 11115055
Power Train
Similar to other complaints, the vehicle nearly stalls when taking off from a stop. The transmission is in the wrong gear and the acceleration is very limited unless the gas pedal is pushed down fully. This causes a very dangerous situation particularly when turning left at intersections as the vehicle will nearly stall or move at a very slow pace. This has been happening since day 1.
ODI 10896176
Engine · Power Train
Hesitation when acelarating bad almost got in wreck took to chevy dealer they know about it would not do anything about it only has 9050 miles on it. In motion.
ODI 10883521
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet colorado. While driving various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated before accelerating. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle functioned as intended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.
ODI 10881541
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet colorado. While driving uphill, the vehicle began to jerk forward independently without warning. During the failure, the transmission jumped in and out of gear. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The dealer stated that the vehicle could not be repaired because no failure codes were generated. The manufacturer was notified of…
1 injury
ODI 10981317
Power Train
When driving at low speeds, it feels like the transmission is in the wrong gear, because when you need a fast acceleration, the car bucks and almost feels like it's going to stall. It seems like it is searching for the right gear and therefore it takes time to react. I have been on a few close calls, almost got into an accident a couple of times because of this bucking and delay on reacting when you need to get the…
ODI 10822894
Power Train
Like many of the other complaints listed for this vehicle. This problem routinely and repeatedly occurs on both street and highway driving. After slowing down and depressing the accelerator, the automatic transmission will stumble and hesitate. Because the vehicle won't readily accelerate, the gas peddle is depressed further and then the automatic transmission will downshift too many gears and excessive acceleration…
ODI 10821812
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Truck has 11k miles. When breaking at low speeds, i get a lot of break squeal. This happens driving forward or in reverse. Also, when driving the truck has a hard time shifting and makes a rattling/pinging noise when it is trying to find the correct gear. This happens sporadically when driving slow, fast, uphill, and mostly occurs during acceleration. The shifting issue happens on the freeway as well as city streets.
ODI 10861763
Power Train · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
When slowing down and then accelerating afterward while in traffic the vehicle does not down shift to the correct gear. The vehicle will then sputter and will be very sluggish to accelerate. This happens while in motion as well as from a complete stop. I was nearly rear ended while making a right turn into traffic and the truck would not find the correct gear and thus would not accelerate enough to get out of the…
ODI 11041135
Power Train
When driving my 2015 colorado z71 4x4 with the v6, in city traffic, you try to speed up slightly so you depress the throttle and the truck doesn't go any faster, then the truck will downshift two gears, lurch forward at high rpm's nearly striking the vehicle in front of you. The engine also spark knocks when up shifting in all gears. Took it to dealership and was told, gm engineers were aware of the problem and…
ODI 11043056
Power Train
When starting up a hill, at a slow speed, the transmission, will hesitate, almost stop, until the gas pedal is pushed down to get the vehicle moving. This is an ongoing problem, i have been told by dealer, that the transmission is adapting to my driving style, and will soon improve.
ODI 10790182
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet colorado. After the vehicle was started, it hesitated to accelerate form a stop. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the technician stated that the transmission needed to be serviced. The vehicle was repaired. After the repair, the vehicle experienced occasional stalling. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10882109
Power Train
When stopped or maintaining a low speed (e.g. In traffic) when the accelerator is slightly pressed the truck will hesitate and have a slight jerking motion. Will need to almost full press the accelerator to get the truck moving. Brought the truck to the dealer on 3 separate occasions just for them to say that there is nothing wrong and that hesitation & jerking is 'normal'. The 'normal' diagnosis drove me to do some…
ODI 10886017
Engine · Power Train
Purchased 2015 colorado in august. While driving it i have noticed there is a problem with the transmission and engine synchronization between down shifting and maintaining proper rpm's. When driving a steady speed in traffic and you need to speed up a little the transmission does not down shift. When you give it gas to speed up the engine the rpms are to low and the engine bucks and is lugging very badly. You are…
ODI 10763331
Power Train
While stopped and trying to turn left on a busy highway i was hit from behind by a driver who did not see me until it was to late. I saw him in my rear view mirror, however, barreling down at me at a high rate of speed. I hit the gas to the floor trying to get away from him but my 2015 v6 colorado hesitated for a 1/2 second or 1 second, i don't know. It seemed like forever. It then kicked in and we got about 100'…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10904553
Engine · Power Train
Purchased 2015 colorado july 2015.we had it in for oil changes & a few times regarding hesitation of acceleration. Service techs did not type complaint when in for oil change only when brought in specifically for acceleration issue. They stated it was our fault we did not read the work order.it is not my job to read a work order it's the service techs job to enter every complaint or issue addressed by the customer.…
ODI 11053966
Power Train
Truck transmission does not down shift when slowing down at times or when taking off from a stop light. Returned to dealer twice and second time they did a software update but still doing same problem. Dealer say's truck normal. Waiting for an accident because transmission will not shift correctly also not shifting correctly at times when passing other vehicles.
ODI 10882628
Engine · Power Train
Vehicle bucks and hesitates when pressing gas pedal riding in 6th gear at speeds up to 50mph. If you give it gas it gets worse and finally after 5 secs it will down shift 2 or 3 gears and go way to fast. I have taken it to dealer twice and they said transmition was still in learning mode and should clear up. Well its at 15,000 miles and still has problem. If i put it tow mode it does not happen...shift point…
ODI 10863329
Engine · Power Train
Colorado has a great deal of hesitation at low speed when acceleration is applied. Vehicle lurches, shrugs, spark knocks, has delayed throttle response....seems to "chug" until a heavy throttle is applied, then the vehicle "jumps" to a gear/rpm. Very dangerous when trying to accelerate normally and "get out of the way" of other traffic or just climb a slight incline. Chevrolet dealership says this is "normal". This…
ODI 10904249
Door · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet colorado. While driving 20 mph and downshifting in manual mode, the vehicle lunged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle was functioning as designed. The contact also stated that the access door sensors failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure…
ODI 10837245
Power Train
Transmission does not downshift when rpm's fall to 1000 due to slowing traffic, turning, etc. When trying to accelerate normally vehicle lugs and hesitates and will not accelerate. If throttle is significantly increased the transmission downshifts several gears and accelerates rapidly. The higher the load on the vehicle (ie. A/c or going uphill) and the higher the ambient temperature the worse the problem gets. When…
ODI 10897055