2012 Chevrolet Colorado problems
NHTSA has received 60 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado, and 20% of them involve engine. Next are air bags (15%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 45 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 43,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Was traveling south going through an intersection on a green traffic light when another vehicle traveling north in a left turn yield on green, when the designated green arrow is not illuminated, turned in front of me and we collided. The air bags did not deploy on either side. Driver and front passenger in vehicle traveling south sustained injuries and transported to hospital in ambulance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet colorado. While driving approximately 5 MPH the contact heard a popping sound coming from the exhaust system. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician advised that the muffler would have to be replaced. The muffler was replaced but the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet colorado. While driving 60 MPH, the contact noticed that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the highway and opened the hood to find that the idler pulley bracket had fractured, which also caused the belt to fracture.