2020 Chevrolet COLORADO - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2020 Chevrolet Colorado PU/EC 2WD has received an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, indicating above-average safety features. The car excels in various crash tests, with a front crash driver side rating of 5, front crash passenger side rating of 4, overall side crash rating of 5, and side crash drivers/passenger side ratings of 5 each. It also scored well in combined side barrier pole ratings and side pole crash rating, both at 5.

In terms of safety technology, the Chevrolet Colorado comes equipped with standard electronic stability control. Additionally, it offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems to enhance driver awareness and prevent accidents.

Despite its impressive safety ratings, it's important to note that there have been 31 complaints reported for this model. However, there have been no recalls or ongoing investigations related to safety issues. Overall, the Chevrolet Colorado provides a good level of safety features and performance, making it a reliable option for drivers looking for a balance of safety and utility.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

31

Recall Count

0

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2020 Chevrolet Colorado PU/EC 2WD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado PU/EC 2WD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2020 Chevrolet Colorado PU/EC 2WD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado PU/EC 2WD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2020 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2020 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 4 5 3
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 4
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2020 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2020 Chevrolet COLORADO

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the vehcile shifts hard from 1st to 2nd gear when it is newly started (regardless of the outside tempature)."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-06

Complaint:
"there is a known issue with my truck, where the transmission will all of a sudden lock up and then it shutters. the truck shakes violently and happens randomly. there is no rhyme or reason why this happens. of course i'm barely over my warranty and chevy in austin states that it will be 3-5 days before they can review my truck. they won't provide a rental car or any help with a rental, so i'm expected to not have a car or figure out something myself to even have my truck looked at. my friend has gmc canyon (same transmission) and had to have a level two mechanic replace his fluids. there are no warning lights or anything, this is a constant thing that is getting worse. there is a lawsuit in canada for this issue that chevy has known about and they haven't done anything about it."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-05-12

Complaint:
"the rear end ring & pinion bearings are effected. the rear end seems to be defective a high pitch noise is heard this started two weeks after purchase. it’s been repaired twice and it is going back for a third time on 7-17-23 and it barely has 67,000 on it. the contact stated metal shavings were found in the lsd fluid in the rear end."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-09-08

Complaint:
"like the 2017-2019 chevrolet colorados my 2020 colorado also has transmission shudders from time to time and i get random vibrations"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-12-01

Complaint:
"the transmission on my 2020 chevrolet colorado often jerks when shifting and down shifting. this is especially true in colder temperatures where there is a significant hesitation and jerk when shifting from 1st gear to second gear. this is an automatic transmission. gm is aware of this issue and problem but are not resolving this problem as they indicated it should be acceptable. i have contacted both the dealer and gm. there have been no accidents related to this issue."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-12-08

Complaint:
"vehicle is experiencing a shake and/or shudder during light throttle acceleration between 25 and 80 mph in a steady state of driving when the transmission is not actively shifting gears. the vehicle shudders as if i am driving on rumble strips. tsb 18-na-355 shows same issue with 2017-2019 colorados, but should probably include 2020 models as the condition is identical to what my vehicle is experiencing."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-07-06

Complaint:
"the vehicle is experiencing a shake and/or shudder during light throttle acceleration between 25 and 80 mph steady state driving when transmission is not actively shifting gears. the condition is as if i were driving over rumble strips. tsb 18-na-355 addresses this issue in 2017 - 2019 chevy colorado pickup trucks with the 8 speed transmission. the 2020 model should be added as it does not appeared to be fixed at this time. i purchased this vehicle brand new from the factory with only 5 miles on it. the shudder issue has been persistent from the very first day i drove it."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-09-12

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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