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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1GCGTDE3XG1••••••2016 Chevrolet COLORADO
This build draws 4.2× more complaints than the average 2016 Chevrolet COLORADO build (17 vs 4).
17on this build
692on the model
171builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedSteering 11Service Brakes 2Electronic Stability Control (esc) 2Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJun 2016
Approaching an intersection and observed a yellow light. I was traveling 35mph as posted and applied the brakes only to have the pedal go all the way down to the fire wall. The truck had no braking power and only slowed to about 15mpg after applying for roughly 40-50 yards. I…
SteeringJun 2025
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the steering wheel became firm. The contact stated that there was an unknown message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the power steering assist…
Seat BeltsApr 2023
Seat belt cable broke between anchor on floor and first connection. Brought to chevrolet dealer and they said they haven't seen that before. Now I wonder if the other seat belts are defective. There was no previous warning
EngineJun 2022
While making a left turn through an intersection, the vehicle's engine shut down without any warning. The electronics were still powered. My safety was put at risk, as other drivers were also going through the intersection. If this issue occurs again at another random time and I…
Power TrainOct 2021
Electrical issue receiving "Service 4WD" message. Has came on intermittently in the past. This causes the vehicle to get stuck in either 4wd or 2wd. Removing battery terminal and fuse fixes this and it works again fine until the error comes on randomly
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1GCGTDE3XG1270440 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.