2017 Chevrolet Colorado: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 10, 2025 · Electrical · NM

I believe there should be a recall for the KNOWN chafing issues for the engine wire harness. This happened to my truck this past year around September/November of 2024 and didn't get a fix until June 25. There are TSB's out for other models as well as mine regarding the wire chaffing. it shorts out intermittently and cause all kinds of warning lights to go off, (check stabilitrak, check 4x4, etc) the vehicle usually did a bunch of stop and go jerks when it would do this then go into limp mode. I even had it stall completely on me and the steering wheel locked up. I think they had to disconnect the battery or something to get the key out. I've been on several different forum pages trying to find the issue and I have seen it happen on relatively new vehicles as well. Lucky for them they are under warranty but dealers still giving them a hard time on this issue. I believe this poses a safety issue and there should be a recall on this. Besides that, no one should have a perfectly good vehicle and have to pay 4000-7000 dollars to replace a wire harness because of a manufacturer design defect which seems will eventually cause this issue though it had happened on newer models as well. the bulletin #specific to my vehicle is PIT5626D but there are other bulletins for other engines/models

Filed Feb 8, 2025 · GA

The transmission jerking @ or skipping.

Filed Dec 31, 2023 · Transmission · AR

Transmission is slipping, vibrating, jerking. Bought the truck used. It started on 12/28/2023. There is no open recall or anything.

Filed Dec 5, 2022 · Steering · 40,000 miles · MO

The contact’s husband owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving approximately 30-35 MPH, the steering wheel jerked. The contact stated that she was concerned for her safety while driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure almost caused a crash. The power steering and stabili-trak warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Filed Nov 10, 2022 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while accelerating at low speeds, the vehicle shuddered and jerked. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Filed Jul 23, 2021 · Transmission · 84,437 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle jerked back and forth while shifting gears. The contact stated no warning lights was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and advised the contact to have the vehicle diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 84,437.

Filed Sep 8, 2020 · Transmission · 26,000 miles · VA

Very hard shifting when accelerating from a stop truck shifts real hard and jerks steering wheel from my hand.(very dangerous) shudder and heavy vibration during accelerating at any speed. Heavy consistent vibration at any highway speed. I am a handicapped driver and I am afraid to drive this truck. Unsafe at any speed.this is not a one time occurrence and has been doing this every day for over a month.

Filed Jul 8, 2020 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · FL

Transmission/torque convertor issues created jerking/shudder while driving at speeds of 40 to 70 MPH.

Filed Jun 6, 2020 · Electrical, Transmission · 5,862 miles · FL

Twice in shop for faulty modules. Transmission/torque convertor issues created jerking/shudder while driving on highway at speeds of 40 to 70 MPH. Was in shop for over 15 days total and repair was ineffective 3 times with acknowledging issues and twice where a diagnostic was ran and was told nothing was wrong. Dealerships in the beginning years ago replaced the torque convertor with a price of $2000k. This was expensive and now they flush the transmission 3 times at a cost of $400.00 per. Gm has offered the issue for an extended warranty from 3 years to 4 years and the original 60 month drive train. I want a buy back as this problem is not solvable from the dealers stand point or it would have been resolved two years ago. I have sent 10 pages of shop records to gmlegal as per their request.

Filed Dec 6, 2019 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · GA

Transmission shutters when going at a constant speed. This started around 10k miles and the dealership has tried to fix it three times without success. First two times they replaced the torque converter and third time they replaced the transmissions fluid. The truck also shifts very hard from first gear to second gear with a huge jerking motion around 10 MPH. This is very dangerous when driving in parking lots or anywhere near pedestrians. Finally, when compressing the brake at 25mph the truck jerks very violently down to the next gear. The transmission in these trucks needs to be recalled and replaced soon.

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Transmission · 51,000 miles · SC

Transmission shuttering and jerking. Recall needs to be done immediately.

Filed Apr 24, 2019 · Brakes, Steering · 19,000 miles · MO

Tl* 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 displayed. The vehicle was taken to barley automotive (791 ste genevieve dr, genevieve, mo 63670, (573) 355-9633) where it was determined that the vehicle was operating as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 19,000.