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2017 Chevrolet ColoradoProblems: Top Complaints, Recalls & Failures (NHTSA)

Every owner complaint and safety recall the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has on file for the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado, ranked by the component that failed most.

Complaints on file

216

Recalls issued

1

Crashes reported

5

Fires reported

0

What breaks most

  • Power Train107 complaints · 49.5%
  • Electrical System41 complaints · 19%
  • Engine26 complaints · 12%
  • Steering19 complaints · 8.8%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System15 complaints · 6.9%

Recalls on this model year

  • Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump

    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

    Campaign 18V358000 · reported 31/05/2018 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer

What owners report

Power Train

  • Transmission fluid flushing. Hard gear shift at slow speeds. Transmission shudder at high speeds
  • See attached document for complaint.
  • The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and vibrated abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, and

Electrical System

  • Infotainment system will start changing on the screen to navigation and also on the odometer screen to audio settings. After turning vehicle off it will seem like a reset then do it again. A big distr
  • October 2025----problem with 2017 Chevrolet Colorado WT with 2.5L engine and 6 speed automatic. It has 57,000 miles on it. Original owner--bought new. "StabiliTrak" warning light came on when I fi
  • Intermittent loss of power. Power returns when wiggling the battery

Engine

  • Thermostat is having problems. Fan runs over use and Thermostat will not open
  • On or about 02/09/2026, the vehicle experienced a catastrophic failure directly related to a known defect identified in Technical Service Bulletin 19-NA-066. The engine "sucked" in the oil filter due
  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado pickup with 58,000 miles. Check engine light came on. Scanner reading by a repair shop indicated a EVAP issue. I declined the $1200 repair estimate. I paid for diagnosis of

Steering

  • DESCONOCIDO. El volante se puso duro cuando me echaba de reversa para estacionar,
  • Power steering stops working on and off out of no where no engine light until power steering is actually not working. Transmission shudders also which both are known issues to these year model trucks.
  • I took my 2017 Chevrolet Colorada in for an oil change and when exiting the building I made a sharp left turn at very slow parking lot speed. The steering wheel locked up and was difficult to break lo

Fuel/Propulsion System

  • There is a major fuel line leak just before the high pressure fuel pump. It appears that the fuel line aggressively rubbed against an A/C line component (looks like a muffler/canister). This rubbing c
  • 2017 Chevrolet Colorado pickup with 58,000 miles. Check engine light came on. Scanner reading by a repair shop indicated a EVAP issue. I declined the $1200 repair estimate. I paid for diagnosis of
  • Fuel leak. Engine stop the truck, smell of fuel in the cabin, the truck is using diesel. This started in Ictober, technician told me it’s the gas pump. Still the smell in the cabin and now lights on d

Excerpts are anonymized owner complaints as filed with NHTSA, trimmed to 200 characters.

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