NHTSA Complaint #11365966 — 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO

I HAVE A 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO 3.6L. I HAVE HAD A RATTLE NOISE ON COLD START THAT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY SO OFTEN. NOW THAT I'M 1K MILES OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THIS RATTLE NOISE HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I START MY TRUCK. IT IS CAUSED BY THE VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATOR ON THE CAMSHAFT. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATORS. THE PROBLEM IS THE LOCK PIN IN THE ACTUATOR DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF CAUSING IT TO DRAIN ALL THE OIL OUT OF IT. THIS CAUSES THE ACTUATOR TO RATTLE AROUND UNTIL IT GET OIL PRESSURE. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSING ISSUES WITH YOUR TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER COMPONENTS INTERNALLY IN THE ENGINE. VERY DISTURBING THAT GM KEEPS MAKING VEHICLES THAT WORK FINE, USUALLY, UNTIL THEY HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF WARRANTY. LET ME ALSO STATE THAT I REGULARLY CHANGE MY OIL WITH THE RECOMMENDED OIL AND WELL BEFORE IT'S DUE. NOT VERY HAPPY!