Apr 19th, 2010 by Ross Edwards
GM will shut down the Shreveport, La. manufacturing plant that produces the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon starting today, according to KSLA News. KSLA claims that the plant will be shut down for one week starting April 19. Faulty microchips designed for the trucks are to blame for the shut down. GM has not yet said whether it will issue a GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado recall.
Right now, it looks like the faulty microchips, which were manufactured in China for GM, are only used on the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado. No other plants in the U.S. have closed, but GM’s European factories that make the small trucks are also closed.
GM has not yet commented publicly on the shut down, so it is unknown how many Colorado and Canyon trucks left the factory with faulty chips installed. If GM decides a GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado recall is necessary, it will contact owners of any trucks affected.
If you’re in the process of buying a Canyon or Colorado, you should probably keep an ear out for any possible issues stemming from the faulty microchip. There’s no reason right now not to buy a GM truck. If GM does issue a stop sale order to dealerships, and you’re willing to be patient, you can probably convince the dealer to take some money off the price of your new truck.
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