2017 Chevrolet Colorado transmission and drivetrain problems
108 of the 216 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). Filed under the same heading: 167 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 108 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 6 · 2018: 14 · 2019: 21 · 2020: 23 · 2021: 15 · 2022: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 5
Half of the 72 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 11,000 and 38,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
216 complaints in all about the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado, 5 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Power Train” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Colorado transmission and drivetrain problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
When automatic transmission downshifts into 1st gear coming to a stop, it does so harshly and lunges forward. When nosing into a parking space with a concrete wall at the front of the parking space, if I had not allowed enough space for the lunge, the vehicle would have impacted the wall .
When driving at low speeds my 8 speed auto transmission - clunks or thuds - specially from 1st - 2nd - its sounds like a bang - took it to dealer - said chevy knows about it - but there is no fix yet.....great!
8 speed transmission has hard shift when at low speeds and when going into reverse
8-speed automatic transmission in indecisive when it comes to shifting between lower gears while driving. Transmission making clunking "thud" sound when shifting out of park and into reverse. Gear hunting experienced at lower speeds and gears while vehicle attempts shifting
After about 600-700 miles on new vehicle, after truck sits overnight when first started you could feel what seems to be the the torque converter was engaging as it the transmission had lost pressure.
What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications167 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 108 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (50% of everything owners filed about it), and 167 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the transmission and drivetrain on the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 1 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 21,000 miles; half of them between 11,000 and 38,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?
The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.