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Back in 2016, General Motors recalled in the ballpark of 3,000 mid-size pickups. To be more precise, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon for the 2015 model year. Fast-forward to the present day, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration isn’t pleased with how the Detroit-based automaker conducted the recall.
More than 50 complaints were sent to the NHTSA by owners that weren’t included in the campaign, complaints about failures of the power steering. One of those owners reported no fewer than five failures of the power steering, whereas another reported that power steering failed twice within half an hour. In other words, Scotty Kilmer wasn’t talking nonsense when he said that General Motors build quality is going down.
Planned obsolescence is one of the biggest enemies of reliability as far as automobiles are concerned, and even the Japanese are doing it. But the Americans are by far the worst offenders in this regard, and General Motors sits at the top with Fiat Chrysler. Although a bit better, the Ford Motor Company had problems of its own in this regard.
The recalled trucks were manufactured from January 6th, 2015 to March 19th, 2015. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, investigators will look into how General Motors fixed those pickups. What’s more, the safety regulators will determine if General Motors should recall an additional 115,000 examples of the Colorado and Canyon.
As for the silver lining, neither General Motors or the NHTSA are aware of crashes or injuries. The U.S. agency didn’t give a timeline either, so here’s hope the investigation will be finished as soon as possible.
For 2019, the most affordable Colorado starts at $21,300 while the Canyon levels up to $21,500. Both models share the vehicle architecture, engine options, and transmissions. Given these circumstances, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that both develop up to 308 horsepower while maximum towing capacity is advertised at 7,700 pounds.
If you want something different from General Motors, the Ford Ranger is one alternative while the Nissan Frontier soldiers on as the cheapest pickup in the mid-size segment.
Planned obsolescence is one of the biggest enemies of reliability as far as automobiles are concerned, and even the Japanese are doing it. But the Americans are by far the worst offenders in this regard, and General Motors sits at the top with Fiat Chrysler. Although a bit better, the Ford Motor Company had problems of its own in this regard.
The recalled trucks were manufactured from January 6th, 2015 to March 19th, 2015. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, investigators will look into how General Motors fixed those pickups. What’s more, the safety regulators will determine if General Motors should recall an additional 115,000 examples of the Colorado and Canyon.
As for the silver lining, neither General Motors or the NHTSA are aware of crashes or injuries. The U.S. agency didn’t give a timeline either, so here’s hope the investigation will be finished as soon as possible.
For 2019, the most affordable Colorado starts at $21,300 while the Canyon levels up to $21,500. Both models share the vehicle architecture, engine options, and transmissions. Given these circumstances, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that both develop up to 308 horsepower while maximum towing capacity is advertised at 7,700 pounds.
If you want something different from General Motors, the Ford Ranger is one alternative while the Nissan Frontier soldiers on as the cheapest pickup in the mid-size segment.
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