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Another lemon
rock, 11/06/2018
2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
15 of 17 people found this review helpful
Bought new and at 6k miles started to buck and shutter. Torque converter out of spec and replaced. After 3k after fix did same thing. Dealer said in spec and replace trans filter and fluid. 90% better but after 1k started to buck and shutter and dealer representative told dealer only replace fluid and characteristic on Colorado but also know they a problem but no fix. . Well I have driven a lot of new trucks and never had one be so bad and GM not honor there warranty. Shame on them.
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Cannnnd, 01/14/2020
2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought this truck brand new. I have had the oil hoses explode 4 times. It's a manufacturer defect. Not sure why the “experts” are not talking about it.
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bobbyo, 10/24/2019
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
Intermittent problem that the dealer cannot figure out, I'm worried it's going to break down after the warranty runs out
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I really like this truck. Still do!
Jim Dodge, 10/19/2017
updated 10/21/2024
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2017 Colorado extended cab WT, 4wd V6 engine automatic, from my local Chevy dealer in Western Massachusetts. Traded in a 2007 GMC Canyon that I liked and was very reliable and am amazed how many improvements General Motors has made in 10 years. Fit and finish on this new truck is top notch. I am 6'2" and find entry easy and driving comfortable. I really like the computer calculations that make me drive with gas economy in mind and so easily average 25 MPG. This is a really great truck! After one year and 15,000 miles I still like my Colorado. One problem however, the tourque converter had to be replaced and it was handled by Chevy to my satisfaction.
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Buyer Beware
Bill W, 02/14/2020
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I leased a 2017 Colorado with an 8 speed AT, 4WD, 3.6L. At 5,000 and 21,000 miles I had to bring it in for the transmission shudder problem. I'm glad I just leased it. Transmissions are a problem with all rear wheel drive GMs.
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Squeaky under carriage
D. Zelinski, 04/04/2017
2017 Chevrolet Colorado LT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
13 of 19 people found this review helpful
So disappointed in our purchase of a Colorado. It came with a feature we were not made aware of. In cold weather the truck squeaks like an old squeaky bed. It sounds like a piece of junk going down the road. It is great advertisement for GM. Spend your hard earned dollars on another brand. The company has no answers.
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shudder shift six
Ralph Tarka, 03/11/2017
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
17 of 28 people found this review helpful
Don't get stuck in traffic ! the trans doesn't know what it wants to do, it will shudder between gears sometimes so bad you have to hit the brakes to make it stop. Also the monitors in the center panel can sometimes change because there are switches on the back side of the steering wheel that can be touched while turning, changing your radio station, volume, and center information. Also being in the Chicago/northern Indiana/Michigan area when the temperature is below 40 after you have shoveled the drive, removed the snow from the truck, and crawl into the truck a message appears on the center screen warning you it`s cold and be careful! Also when your driving the center panel will show a message Don`t read this screen and drive distracted and you must touch the screen to make the message go away. Also under the hood is a 2ft. round piece of black plastic that serves no purpose other than keep heat in the already cramped engine bay and there are 2 useless pieces of plastic covering the right headlight , why not use this material to good use Like an ASSIST HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE!!! The truck gets great gas mileage but the Buick 217 cubic inch V6 is a car engine, not a truck engine. It does not pull well at low speeds and added to the "shudder shift six" transmission you have to play the throttle, no acceleration or sudden acceleration. The stub doors, when it is cold out, will not shut properly and you will not get a door open light until you are driving. Then the bells go off at 60mph and get worse and worse until you are able to Safely pull off the road to shut the door. If you check the lower latch will have about 1/8 of an inch play in it when it does this. The dealer says "They All Do This," and there is nothing they can do! Just make sure you push the door at the lower part and give it a pull ,if it moves shut the door again. The heated seats are to die for!!! The pickup bed is great and the foot holes in the bumper are great for getting into the back. I also change the oil and filter every 5000 miles. I use synthetic oil only. The engine is double overhead cam and the cams are the last thing to get oil pressure at startup.
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Colorado tail gate doesn't got down 'FLAT"!
Bill Bartz, 12/09/2017
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
We buy trucks to haul things. The 2017 Colorado tail gate doesn't go 'flat' to the truck bed! The trailing edge is 1 & 1/2 inches higher than the truck bed. I found that even if I can get the tailgate 'flat', it's still about 3/4 inch higher than he truck bed. Since the truck bed is only 6'2" long, the tail gate is very important to support longer items. If you want to carry things that absolutely must be flat, this is not the truck for you. I contacted Chevrolet, but they buy the beds from an outside supplier. I asked for the name of the supplier, but never got it. This needs to be corrected!
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Top rated,but not top quality
David Phenes, 06/10/2017
updated 06/13/2019
2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
11 of 20 people found this review helpful
I traded in my 2015 Nissan Pro4x extended cab for a 2017 Colorado z71 extended cab. I made this purchase strictly based on ratings- The dealer did not have any in stock. The front seats of the Frontier were more comfortable, and better looking. The back seat area in the Frontier was useable, but not comfortable.The Colorado is not even useable. The headlight switch and the 4 wheel drive switch on the Colorado are poorly positioned, and I have found that my legs move these switches when getting in or out of the vehicle.(No telling how long I drove around in 4-wheel drive when I didn't need it.) Also, I can't see these switches when driving. The throttle response combined with the shifting of the 8 speed transmission provide a feeling of hesitation. The back doors must be slammed hard to get the door ajar light off. The ride on the highway is car-like and smooth. I paid extra to get the Cajun Red Tintcoat exterior color, and really like the way it looks. I have only put about 750 miles on this truck, and would trade it for a new Pro4x if I could afford it. Update- traded the 2017 Colorado in for a 2017 Nissan Frontier Pro4x- Lost my shirt on the deal, but love my Frontier.
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Not the best, disappointment in this truck.
Jamie, 07/18/2018
2017 Chevrolet Colorado LT 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought my Chevy Colorado brand new on April of 2017. It’s only been just over my first year and had it in the shop twice. First time a hose busted on passenger side front floor board was flooded from the damage. At that time had it for about 5 months and now for the past two months I have been having issues with the shifting of gears which I have an automatic. Also there is a fuddling in the gas peddle like it’s struggling to get the fuel or the timing on shifting is off. Have to set another appointment for truck to be looked at again. Not to thrilled to know that this vehicle was brand new and the price on these trucks are not cheep vehicles but to know that I have had this many issues in first year I am not that impressed with the overall performance. If I knew what I know now I would of never bought the Chevy Colorado. I also would have done more research.
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6sp automatics have been around too long for this
Adam Beede- San Antonio TX, 10/13/2018
2017 Chevrolet Colorado LT 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
I drive a 2017 4cylinder 6 sp automatic. I test drove the Tacoma, should have waited for the Ford Ranger. Overall the size and performance of the truck is as expected, nothing stellar, but gets the job done. I've kept up my end of the maintenance deal, changing oil, rotating tires, doing the 10k, 15k and 20k schedule etc. 25k miles down the road the transmission started to shift harshly, while accelerating from 35mph to keep up with traffic. I noticed that if I eased the accelerator that it would accelerate more normally, check engine light never went on, no reports of issues; but, at 26k miles the check engine light came on and the truck wouldn't shift into 5th or 6th gear. I was going down a fairly steep hill in the Texas Hill country, I wasn't using the accelerator at all; but the truck would not shift into 5th or 6th, and the tack read 4,500 rpm. I threw the hazards on and limped to the dealership 2 miles away. They are now telling me that the transmission needs to be torn down and the input shaft needs to be replaced-- they hope. I've driven Hyundai Sonatas (2 of them) from 2009-2017, and I lost a total of 3 days down time due to maintenance issues. 8 years and 300k miles, 3 days. 15 months, 26k miles, and at least a week. The tech at the dealership in Kerrville TX (pop. 27k) that he hadn't seen this issue, but another tech at the shop had. There is no chatter online about it, from what I've read, but there are a lot of posts about problems with the 6cyl, 8sp configuration. I will never buy a Chevy again, if they can't get the workhorse small truck segment right, then what are they in business for?
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IS CHEVY NOW MADE IN CHINA?????
VERY DISSATISFIED CHEVY COLORADO OWNER, 04/18/2018
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
4 of 10 people found this review helpful
Leased a 2017 Chevy Colorado Extended Cab Long Bed 2WD when it had only 13 miles on it (can't get any newer than that!). I switched from a 2006 Honda Ridgeline and WHAT A MISTAKE THAT WAS!!!! My Honda Ridgeline, although it did not have true 4WD (4WD was only useable to get out of a sticking situation and did not work above 18 miles per hour), the Honda FAR SURPASSED this brand new Chevy Colorado in many ways! The Chevy Colorado (being a 2WD 4cyl) has basically ZERO "get up & go", you step on the gas pedal and the engine revs to 5,000 rpms but you hardly move an inch! The extended cab doors are the MOST INCONVENIENT doors I have ever come across. The front seat seatbelts are attached to the back doors, so the back doors can't be opened if there are people in the front seats! The quality of the truck is extremely poor! The interior is made of all cheap plastic (I would swear that Chevy is using parts form China in their cheaper vehicles). You have to be extremely gentle with every touch of a button, to not break something! The Bluetooth...................OMG it's crap!!! If you use the Bluetooth to make phone calls, be prepared to hear a very loud, ear piercing buzz (like the horn on a commercial dump truck) for the 1st 10 - 15 seconds of every call. You literally need to make a call and then wait 15 seconds before saying "Can you hear me now?". There are so many better made/better quality trucks out there ......................... don't waste your time on a Chevy Colorado!!!! Even the 4WD version is garbage and DEFINITELY NOT WORTH the $38,000 - $45,000 price tag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2017 Chevy Colorado V6 4x4
Upset Customer, 07/12/2019
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
After a month of having it, purchased from Bob Chevy in Louisville, the heating coil burst. Anti-freeze was all over the passenger side. Then I started having shudder issue when stepping on the gas. Bob Chevy had no idea. So I took it to Bachman Chevy. Kept taking it in and being sent away stating nothing was wrong with the truck. Now at 39000 miles, and it is so bad that I refused to take my truck back this time. Demanding that a manager drive it. Finally the shop foreman figured it out. Torque Converter! I looked it up and it wasn't an unknown issue. Why was Bachman Chevy in Louisville acting like I was the crazy one? I love my truck but it has been a very very bad experience! thank God Bob Chevy and GM gave me an extended warranty for free due to the heating coil incident.
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reliable, looks great.
george, 02/28/2018
updated 08/29/2018
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
good quality veh. 3.6l eng. is great. trans tend to shift hard sometimes. 8speed trans.
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Review from Mars, PA
Dan from Mars, PA, 09/23/2017
2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is a great truck. I love everything about it. I will not go to Tom Henry Chevrolet again. My buying experience was terrible. There customer support was horrible.
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2017 Colorado Work Truck
Roger, 09/07/2021
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Bought brand new and after driving it 49000 miles its time to go. Transmissions in these are junk.First to second will spill your coffee and then you think you are driving over bump strips at times....Enough is enough GM says nothing is wrong thats the way they perform.....Hope next owner is happier no more Chevys for me
Love it
Tony, 12/30/2017
updated 07/13/2022
2017 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Great deal on what I wanted. Some issues with the truck shifting frequently. Some shifts are rough. Fix required change of fluids. Key lock on transmission required expensive change of cheap switch on transmission.
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Big truck in a little body!
Tom Douglas, 01/09/2018
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2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I’ve owned this truck for six months it has out performed my Silverado , any many ways such as handling , gas economy, electronic technology and many other qualities. Overall this is my perfect truck!
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great vehicle
Larry, 02/03/2018
2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I didn't request any comfort frills. The truck does exactly what I want - extremely stable, go-anywhere vehicle.
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