2025 Chevrolet Colorado problems, complaints & recalls

Updated Oct 11, 2026 from NHTSA data · How we count

Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Chevrolet Colorado, most often about brakes. There is 1 recall for this model year.

Complaints: 27
Recalls: 1
Crashes: 1
Fires: 0
Injuries: 1
Median mileage: 56,106 mi

Key facts

Brakes is the most-reported problem area, named in 10 of 27 complaints (37%).
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (9) and electrical system (7) follow.
Half of the complaints that list mileage happened before 56,106 mi.
Owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires and 1 injury.
The 2025 Chevrolet Colorado has 1 recall on file.
NHTSA has opened 1 defect investigation covering this vehicle.
It ranks 11th of 20 Chevrolet Colorado model years by our severity-weighted complaint score (1st = worst).
That is 78% fewer complaints than the 2024 model year (123).

A complaint can mention more than one problem area, so categories add up to more than the total.

Most-reported components

Component (as filed with NHTSA)	Complaints
Service brakes	9
Electrical system	6
Unknown or other	6
Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking	4
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control	4
Power train	3
Engine	3
Lane departure: blind spot detection	2

When problems happen (mileage)

Mileage at the time of the problem, for 2025 Chevrolet Colorado complaints that list mileage.

2025 Chevrolet Colorado recalls (1)

Recall 26V114000Feb 26, 20265,861 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
General Motors has decided that certain 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2025-2026 Cadillac OPTIQ, Chevrolet Colorado, Equinox EV, GMC Canyon, 2026 Buick Enclave, Envision, Cadillac CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Coupe, Corvette Convertible E-Ray, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500, 3500, Silverado EV, Suburban 1500, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Hummer EV Pickup, Hummer EV SUV, Sierra 1500, 2500, 3500, Sierra EV, Terrain, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The radio may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual during production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Protection.”
Risk: Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-467-9700, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N252540430. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 26, 2026.

NHTSA defect investigations

EA26006Opened Aug 21, 2026Open
Electronic Brake Module Component Failure
On April 11, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE24011 after receiving complaints concerning a loss of brake assist in 2023 MY Cadillac Lyriq vehicles. These complaints allege a hard brake pedal, followed by a “Brake System Failure” message at start up or while driving. GM shared records regarding several internal investigations for loss of brake assist due to alleged spindle fractures in the eBoost system. GM has stated that in the event of a spindle fracture, anti-lock brakes (ABS), stability control, and traction control remain functional until th…

Recent 2025 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

Excerpts of the newest owner complaints, lightly cleaned of personal details. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Filed Aug 5, 2026MADriver Assistance & Safety TechOther / Unknown
Erratic operation. Indicator in side mirrors flickering with no object present. Dealer installed a new left side blind spot monitor which was tested and found to be defective, Have been waiting more than a week to have another one delivered.
NHTSA complaint #11754936 · source
Filed Jun 22, 2026111,817 miCACrashBrakesElectrical SystemTransmission & Drivetrain
The contact's husband owns a 2025 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that after exiting a car wash tunnel and parking the vehicle on the side of the car wash building, the vehicle continued to roll forward at a high speed without warning. The contact used both feet and excessive force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle; however, the vehicle continued to roll forward. The vehicle ran over the parking pillar and crashed into a brick column attached to the building. The…
NHTSA complaint #11745625 · source
Filed Jun 14, 2026FLBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech
At 6700 miles, the following warning lights came on: Service Trailer Brake Service ESC Service Brake Assist Adaptive Cruise control unavailable. I brought the truck to the dealer. They read the codes and found a service bulletin. “6721 found service bulletin for code C055F vehicle needs a master cylinder/booster/ebcm parts ordered” They told me it was safe to drive but I refused to drive given what I found online about this issues. The vehicle took a week to fix.
NHTSA complaint #11743987 · source
Filed Apr 4, 2026INElectrical System
The infotainment system does not operate correctly. The screen where the backup camera and all other information is you can not view since the screen is black most of the time. That is also where the light switch is for headlights and such.
NHTSA complaint #11729204 · source
Filed Mar 31, 2026FLBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech
All electronic braking lights came on in truck @13040 miles dropped at dealership last Monday they believe it’s the master cylinder. Pending additional info
NHTSA complaint #11728276 · source
Filed Mar 18, 2026TXOther / Unknown
The upper radiator hose on some huge percentage of these trucks fail (mine has failed at just over 5k miles). You can check the Colorado Chevy forum, youtube, etc., et al, and find plenty of instances where this has failed. As this is the cooling system, it can cause the engine to overheat and potentially ruin the engine. The flaw seems to be an engineering issue with the rubber seal they use (instead of a high quality o-ring) to seal the upper hose to the radiator.…
NHTSA complaint #11725209 · source
Filed Mar 16, 2026TXDriver Assistance & Safety TechOther / UnknownSeats & Seat Belts
The Transmission jumps into 1St gear when spot at a traffic light or when parking.Back seat gap and Forward Collision Warning not functioning.
NHTSA complaint #11724818 · source
Filed Feb 16, 2026NCElectrical System
Any time the heated seats and or steering wheel heat are on the lights pulsate inside and outside the vehicle. I have complained to the dealership and Chevy. Neither one has any answers for this. Chevy admitted via email finally that it was an issue but they did not have a fix at this time and the vehicle was safe. I find this to be a safety issue due to the lights pulsating and that apparently it is pulling too much power somewhere. To me this could cause a fire. For the…
NHTSA complaint #11718361 · source

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Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data, as of Oct 11, 2026. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology