2018 Chevrolet Colorado Technical Service Bulletins

1,262 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10147347Oct 2, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary information communicates the noise iso later for the shift boot may be out of position deforming the leather or allowing noise into the cabin.
• 10145499Sep 19, 2018Body and structure. This preliminary information explains that engineering is investigating a noise from the B-Pillar of the truck and repair instructions will be released soon.
• 10145472Sep 11, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is…
• 10207717Sep 6, 2018Electrical system. Emission Recall. Customer Mailing completed September 4, 2018.
• 10145465Sep 5, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates direction to lubricate a noisy water pump shaft seal with coolant in the weap hole.
• 10144481Aug 30, 2018Exterior lighting. This preliminary information advises if the fog lamp indicator is inoperative after the fog lamp kit is installed the instrument cluster needs to be reprogrammed.
• 10145180Aug 29, 2018Equipment. 17275 - Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain vehicles, equipped with the Custom Special Edition Package (RPO PCP) may have a condition in which a double-charge was applied for OnStar® (RPO UE1) at the time of vehicle purchase. Provide the customer with a reimbursement check in the amount of $175.
• 10144476Aug 28, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
• 10144456Aug 14, 2018Engine. This Preliminary information communicates possible concerns and a diagnostic strategy to locate and repair various noises within the engine as well as some misfire causes.
• 10144455Aug 9, 2018Engine. This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips for misfires on active fuel management cylinders and engineering investigations into cylinder 6 misfire on XT5 and cylinder 4 misfire on LaCrosse both of which are 2017. Changes to Preliminary informationinclude adding MY2018, advising of calibration for previous investigation and adding pictures to identify concern. Also defining calibration update…
• 10144454Aug 9, 2018Engine cooling, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon and may also have an oil or coolant leak. Technician may find coolant or oil in a spark plug tube. If the Spark Plug Tube is leaking and it is determined that the oil or coolant is not coming from a leak above the spark plug then replace the cylinder Head, spark plug and coil.
• 10144451Aug 8, 2018Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
• 10144449Aug 8, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an “Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor” on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination.
• 10145170Aug 7, 2018Engine cooling. 18239 - Emissions Recall - General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall involving certain 2018 model year vehicles, equipped with 4-cylinder engines (RPO LHN, LEX, L3A, LYX, LKN, LE2, LCV or LTG). On some vehicles, an electrical connection in the circuit board may fail in the engine control module. If this occurs, a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), such as the Check Engine Light may…
• 10144422Aug 1, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates a possible concern with the center insert of the oil filter adapter coming out during an oil change and the necessity to replace the oil filter adapter insert for this concern from a new oil filter adapter. Update contains a change to replace the insert only that is now available instead of the entire oil filter adapter.
• 10143788Jul 31, 2018Wheels. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have raised dents or ripple appearance in the side outer panel of the cargo box around the perimeter of the wheel house opening. Technician should first access the rear of the inner wheelhouse area through the tail lamp cavity and the front of the wheelhouse from under the vehicle, and coat the inner hem of the…
• 10143787Jul 31, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates the potential for a wire chafe to cause intermittent communications concerns and multiple MIL's on in the IPC.
• 10143785Jul 30, 2018Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a hard start, no start, rough running, or low fuel pressure. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0087, P0088, P0191 and P128E during the inspection. If during the inspection of the fuel system contamination is found the complete fuel system will need to be cleaned and flushed. After the fuel…
• 10143771Jul 23, 2018Equipment. This preliminary information is to alert the service technician of a potential A/C evaporator freezing concern , engineering is investigating.
• 10143763Jul 12, 2018Engine, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the ECM part numbers 55501366, 55502052 and 55485591 will be placed on a parts restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10143758Jul 9, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to tell the difference between the integrated center stack, the radio, the human machine interface, and the vehicle communication interface module. There are pictures of all the individual modules for identification purposes.
• 10143757Jul 9, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician thatLight Duty Trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and 4 wheel drive may exhibit a condition of grinding/ratcheting type noise when shifting the automatic transmission into park while the transfer case is in 4 wheel drive low (4LO) range. Dealers technician's are advised this condition should be deemed a normal characteristic of 4WD low…
• 10143752Jul 3, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Customer's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
• 10143750Jun 26, 2018Brakes, Transmission and drivetrain. 18198 - Certain vehicles may have the c-clip missing from the rear axle shaft. If the c-clip is missing, a brake squeal noise may be heard coming from the rear of the vehicle, and brake pulsation or vibration may be felt. Vehicles may experience accelerated brake pad and rotor wear. Inspect for rear axle shaft c-clip presence, install c-clip if necessary.
• 10143449Jun 20, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
• 10143448Jun 19, 2018Engine cooling, Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an “Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor” on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination.
• 10143447Jun 18, 2018Fuel system, Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a hard start, no start, rough running, or low fuel pressure. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0087, P0088, P0191 and P128E during the inspection. If during the inspection of the fuel system contamination is found the complete fuel system will need to be cleaned and flushed. After the fuel…
• 10143444Jun 15, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Product Quality Center has ended the part restriction for the T87A Transmission Control Module.
• 10143443Jun 14, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using Bluetooth voice recognition with an iPhone. Technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any Emojis loaded to any contact.
• 10143739Jun 12, 2018Brakes. 18196 - Service Update. Certain 2018 model year Chevrolet Colorado and 2018 model year GMC Canyon vehicles may have contamination that was introduced into the brake pressure modulator valve (BPMV), resulting in spongy braking, an increase in stopping distance and pulling (uneven) braking. Replace brake pressure modulator valve (BPMV).
• 10143429Jun 11, 2018Engine, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with steps on how to program an Engine Control Module when getting a Service Programming System error code E4491 or E4423. In some cases Techline Customer Support Center may need to be contacted to resolve the issue.
• 10143427Jun 8, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Human Machine Interface, Radio or Tuner, radio controls, Integrated Center Stack, and displays are placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10143426Jun 7, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates a possible concern of two connectors being swapped during a repair causing a P0016 code to set.
• 10143422Jun 1, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is…
• 10141371May 23, 2018Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an Apple device via USB cord. Technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer Apple USB cable.
• 10141367May 22, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicle that may have a "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake System” message on the Driver Information Center when a trailer is connected to the vehicle. Diagnostic Trouble Code C1114 set in the Chassis Control Module. Chassis Control Module has to determine the type of trailer brake…
• 10141355May 15, 2018Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is…
• 10137599Apr 27, 2018Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Audio Volume Stuck High or Low with No DTCs and that this is a normal characteristic.
• 10137612Apr 26, 2018Engine, Equipment. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles with the condition of Driver Side Output Seal Leak.
• 10137598Apr 26, 2018Electrical system, Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the HMI module to correct a condition of Radio Control (ICS) Display Does Not Remain Off at Times after it Has Been Turned Off in the Radio Settings Menu due to a software concern.
• 10137595Apr 26, 2018Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to test the radios receiver if certain XM channels cut out (mutes) depending on location of the vehicle.
• 10137559Apr 25, 2018Equipment. This bulletin provides information on approved warranty part numbers for original equipment batteries.
• 10137591Apr 20, 2018Body and structure. This informational bulletin provides information to check and verify that no leaks are found and clean the flux build up using a good brush.
• 10137556Apr 20, 2018Electrical system. This informational bulletin explains to the dealer how to cover a possible customers mistake when a fuse has been blown.
• 10137589Apr 19, 2018Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides information for engine oil life monitor operation calculation.
• 10137511Apr 19, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the air inlet duct to the throttle body and a new part being developed to correct the condition.
• 10137570Apr 18, 2018Back-over prevention (rear camera). This Technical bulletin provides information on new software to correct the rear camera display being too bright.
• 10137562Apr 13, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This PI bulletin provides information on Rear and Side Tempered Glass Spots (Quench Marks) and they are normal characteristic.
• 10137551Apr 13, 2018Engine cooling. This Bulletin provides inspection/diagnosis/correction information on a cold start misfire and/or rough idle and DTC P0300 that may also be set.
• 10137545Apr 12, 2018Suspension. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct a left lean condition due to architectural corner mass distribution.

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