GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND THE OWNER MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING HOW TO USE THE TOP TETHER.
GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.
THIS TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTEN STARTING PROBLEM. AMBIENT TEMPERTURE SEEMS TO HAVE SOME BEARING ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURANCE, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I VISITED COLORODO HAVING MUCH LOWER TEMPERATURE THAN IN SOUTH TEXAS, I HAD ZERO OCCURANCES AND WHEN I RETURNED TO HIGH 80 PLUS TEMPURATURES THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME A DAILY IF NOT EVERY RESTART INCONVIENCE. HAVING TO WAIT FROM 10 TO 20 MINS. BEFOR TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ONCE STARTED IT RUNS LIKE A TOP EVEN RESTARTING IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENTAL CLUTCH DUMP STALL ISSUES. GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IS NOT AN OPTION ANY MORE AND I HESITATE TO TAKE PASSENGERS OR PETS ANYWHERE I GO. WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING THE TRIPLE DIDGETS IT HAS BECOME A HEALTH SAFTEY ISSUE. TRYING TO REMIDY THIS INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM I EXPERIMENTED WITH SPRAYING CARB CLEANER IN THE AIR INTAKE WITH GOOD RESULTS. IT STARTS AND DIES WHEN THE SPRAY IS USED UP. THIS LED ME TO BELIEVE I HAD A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH I REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL OEM PARTS. THE PUMP WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. WORD ON THE INTERNET IS THE PASSLOK II SYSTEM IS AT FAULT AND WAS KNOWN AT THE MANUFACTURE BEFORE SALES OF THIS TRUCK. THERE MUST BE A WAY TO BYPASS THIS PROBLEM BUT I GET NO HELP FROM DEALERS OR MECHANICS WHO ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN MONEY, NOT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AS ADVERTISEMENTS LEAD ONE TO BELIEVE. SELLING THE VEHICAL IS NOT AN OPTION SINCE IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE PASSLOK II WILL BRING REOCCURING PROBLEMS IN ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES AND GETS 21 MPG. AT ANY SPEED.ITS JUST NOW BROKEN IN AND A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT I MADE A BAD INVESTMENT.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ISUZU I-290. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WIRING HARNESS WAS COMING APART AND CAUSED THE SPEAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
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2008 ISUZU I290 ABS BRAKES KICK IN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, SOMETIMES 5-10 MPH SOMETIMES FASTER AND ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON IN MESSAGE PANEL OF DASH. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY MULTIPLE REPAIR LOCATIONS WITHOUT RESOLVE. FOUND OUT TODAY 6-12-2015 ON INTERNET FORUMS THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH 2005-2008 YR LITE TRUCKS AND IN MY OPINION IT IS A GM MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH COLORADO, AND I290 PICKUP TRUCK HUBS AND ABS SENSORS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE.
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THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AN HOUR, AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS TURNING AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF ISSUES WHERE THE CHEVY COLORADO'S AND GMC CANYON'S HAVE TIMING ISSUES TO THE POINT OF HAVING A SPECIAL TOOL MANUFACTURED JUST FOR THESE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, A SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IT SHUTS OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR OR TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY ISUZU TRUCK IS A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT AND IS THE SAME TRUCK AS A CHEVY COLORADO AND GMC CANYON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF INVOLUNTARILY AND GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF IT, TO THE POINT WHERE THEY MANUFACTURE THEIR OWN TOOL. *TR
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DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW AND POWER LOCK SWITCH IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND VEHICLE HAS A SLOW BATTERY DRAIN REQUIRING A JUMP START IF IT SITS FOR LONGER THAN ONE DAY. EVEN ONE DAY IS QUESTIONABLE FOR STARTING WITHOUT A JUMP. DOOR IS VERY WARM AROUND THE AREA OF THE FOR SWITCH MODULE, INDICATING A SHORT OR OTHER ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE SUVS (CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, GMC ENVOY, ISUZU ASCENDER) BASED UPON THIS PLATFORM FOR FAULTY DRIVER'S DOOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS THAT PRESENTED WITH SAME INTERMITTENT FUNCTION AND INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT. THIS FAULTY DOOR SWITCH ULTIMATELY CAUSED FIRES IN THE SUV VERSIONS OF THESE VEHICLES, HOPEFULLY THE TRUCKS CAN BE RECALLED/REPAIRED BEFORE ANYONE EXPERIENCES A FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR
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