The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the Forward Collision Avoidance system activated, and the brakes inadvertently engaged. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light illuminated, with an audible chime and an unknown message displayed. The contact stated that on one occasion the vehicle was pulled off the highway to avoid crashing with another vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and taken to a dealer. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V133000 (Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance) while getting service, and a system update was performed, and the front camera system was updated. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure returned three days later. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
2023 Chevrolet Colorado: false forward collision warnings
11 of the 142 complaints about the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado describe false forward collision warnings.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 8,300
- recalls
- 0
False forward collision warnings by model year
- 20251
- 20247
- 202311
What owners say
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that several sensors were activated with contact being alerted to an issue with the Lane Keep Assist, and the vehicle veering out of the intended lane. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking activated unintendedly. The contact stated that the failure was self-corrected. The dealer was contacted, and an appointment was scheduled. The contact inquired of the the dealer if the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V133000 (Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance). The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.
The collision avoidance system quit working. The warning light was displayed on the instrument cluster but no other warnings were sounded. After taking it to the dealer for repairs, they got the light to go out by downloading another software version, but it did not fix the problem. It only removed the light. The truck still would not give a warning when approaching another vehicle too fast or get too close at certain speeds. The dealer has kept it so far a total of 12 days and have yet to fix the problem.
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving approximately 5-30 MPH on several occasions, and occasionally while reversing out of a parking spot, the Forward Collision Avoidance Emergency Automatic Braking system unintendedly activated and stopped the vehicle. The contact stated that several undisclosed warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the check engine warning light had illuminated 30-35 days after purchasing the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the front collision wiring system, the electronic control unit, and the evaporative emissions control system needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was possibly already repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V133000 (Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance); however, the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, Grieco Chevrolet of Delray Beach (2605 S Federal Hwy, Delray Beach, FL 33483) where it was diagnosed and determined that the front collision wiring system, the electronic control unit, and the evaporative emissions control system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 8,300.
Within in the two weeks of owning my truck the forward collision warning has alerted and forcefully slammed my breaks to a complete stop. One going 75 mph on the highway and once during normal in town driving. I have deactivated the system ever since. I did make my dealership aware but they just said they aren't aware of any issues. The driver side blind spot monitor constantly gives ghost alerts when it is dark.
Sunday (05/26/2024) I was driving around 15km aprox. from my home and message of Forward Collision Warning appears in the screen says that it is not working, in a period of 30 min, the message appeared as 6 times, after that message disappeared. Today, Wednesday 05/29/2024 7:10 am, my car died, not turn on, nothing works, it is as if battery was removed. My Colorado has 13000 kilometers. Monday, I drive it normally (no issues no messages), since Monday 6 pm and all Tuesday my Colorado was parked in my house. This is the second time that it happens, the first time occurred on 04/22/2024 my car died (11800 kilometers), I used normally on 04/20/2024, previous days I receipt the same warning message. Dealer could not find the issue. They updated software related with the recall related with the module of ADAS. Dealer will review again.
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking activated unintendedly. The contact stated that the vehicle made a hard stop, with the Forward Collision Warning light displayed simultaneously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure was not duplicated. The dealer decided to reflash the electrical system however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer where the contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V133000 (Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance). The recall repair was performed; however, the failure recurred. The second dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,800.
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V133000 (Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance). The contact stated that the dealer did not provide a diagnostic test, but the dealer updated the software system. The contact stated that the electrical failure persisted after the software updated was performed. The contact linked the failure to the front camera module system that might falsely detect an obstacle causing the automatic emergency braking to engage unintendedly. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
Twice in the first 6000 miles this vehicle has suddenly activated the forward collision avoidance system with emergency breaking although no cars were around. Fortunately a vehicle wasn’t behind me otherwise there may have been a collision. I took the vehicle in for service with this complaint and the dealership simply said they could not reproduce the issue during a test drive. Obviously this wasn’t helpful.
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking system was activated erroneously, and the vehicle decelerated to 10 MPH before the feature was released. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not assist. The failure mileage was 5,500.
I had read on a forum for the 2023 Colorado that this had happened to people but I didn’t think it would happen to me. I was driving along a road with no other vehicles and no obstacles in front of me going 40 miles an hour, and the front collision avoidance system kicked in and the truck brakes locked in. The truck went from 40 miles an hour to a complete stop almost instantly,. I was very fortunate that The roads were not icy and there was nobody behind me because that could’ve been very dangerous. Something needs to be done. There are multiple issues with this new model that General Motors doesn’t seem to be taking action on.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification...
- Lane departure: warning
- Lane departure: assist
- Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
- Electronic stability control: automatic (ASC)
- Back over prevention: automatic system braking
- '(There may be future updates under this same release number.) Your vehicle keeps getting better
- (There may be future updates under this same release number.) Your vehicle keeps getting better
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado collision warning
Is false forward collision warnings a common problem on the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado?
11 of 142 owner complaints about the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado (8%) mention false forward collision warnings. The model year with the most reports is 2023.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado?
There are 0 recalls and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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