Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#11005503July 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG STAYED LIT. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT COST ME $250 TO REPLACE THE WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005139July 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2014 WITH ONLY 86000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE BRAND NEW KEY CUT AND PROGRAMMED WHEN I PURCHASED IT. STARTING IN JULY OF 2016 I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT NOT STARTING AND CUTTING OUT. NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT IS THE THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING IT TO START. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER MANY DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES. SOME NEARLY CAUSING WRECKS, STRANDING PEOPLE WITH KIDS , ETC. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE BEEN LET GO FOR SO LONG. DOES GM NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CHEVY RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. WE GOT RID OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005155July 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INLINE IGNITION FUSE KEEPS BLOWING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE WHEN I WAS TURNING, TWO OTHER TIMES WERE WHEN IT WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, ONE TIME AFTER IT JUST STARTED, AND ANOTHER AS I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY. AT TIMES THE TRUCK WILL START WHEN A FUSE IS REPLACED, AT TIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE FUSE CHANGES TO GET ON THE ROAD. THIS RESULTS IN THE ENGINE TO STOP AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THERE IS NO PATTERN IN WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, DUE TO THE TRUCK WORKING WHEN A NEW FUSE IS INSERTED AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TOWED IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004181July 10, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT FROM A HIGH GEAR (5 OR 6) TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 45 MPH TO 20 MPH (OR LOWER). WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE BUCKS, VIBRATES, AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RPM DROPS TO 1,000 RPM OR LOWER. IF THE ACCELERATOR IS QUICKLY FLOORED THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS SEVERAL GEARS LOWER AND JERKS FORWARD. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS PRIMARILY ON SECONDARY ROADS WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND WHEN PULLING FROM ONE ROAD INTO TRAFFIC ON ANOTHER ROAD. THE SITUATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS 14,500 MILES ON IT. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW AND THE SEVERITY VARIES WITH TRUCK SPEED AND ROAD INCLINATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003025July 5, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO WITH 132,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN I COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE. UPON INSPECTION THE TRUCK HAD A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED BY TO MY HOME. THIS TRUCK SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM YET. I HEAR THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COLORADO OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001204June 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AND SHUTTERS WHEN COMING BACK UNDER ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING (TO YIELD FOR EXAMPLE) AND SOMETIMES SHUTTERS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IF I TAP THE ACCELERATOR TO FORCE IT TO DOWNSHIFT, IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS TO A TOO-LOW GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994574June 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MAY 6, 2017, OUR 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES WITH SEVERAL STOPS AND TURNED OFF WITH NO PROBLEMS. ONCE WE ARRIVED AT DESTINATION, SAID VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF RELATIVE'S HOME. LAPSE TIME OF ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED. AFTER LEAVING THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING THE TRUCK STARTED UP AND RAN AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. WE RETURNED THE 400 MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MONTH LATER, (6/12/17) THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES, PARKED, TURNED OFF AT A GROCERY STORE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF SHOPPING, RETURNED TO TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START. HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL START IN THE MORNING. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT COMPLAINTS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IN NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COLORADO. IT ALSO APPEARS AS IF NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHEVROLET NOR A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I CAN FIND NO DEFINITIVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. SURELY CHEVROLET COULD AT LEAST GIVE US A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT HAS CAUSED ALL KINDS OF INCONVENIENT SITUATIONS AND LIFE THREATENING INCIDENTS WHEN THE TRUCK DECIDES TO QUIT RUNNING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994561June 12, 2017
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2016 CHEVY COLORADO 4 CYLINDER TRUCK AT THE DEALER AGAIN. HAD IT IN ABOUT 8-10 MONTHS AGO ON THE ENGINE REVIVING REAL HIGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE HILL ASSIST SYSTEM AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW IT'S CHRONIC. IT CAN REV TO 2200 RPMS AS I COME TO A STOP. I HAVE TO KICK IT IN NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM HITTING A KID IN A CROSSWALK OR THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE. BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. AND, WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, IT CAN REV UP TO 4000 RPM'S. IT'S BACK AT THE DEALER NOW AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON IT. I TEST DROVE A V-6 300 HP MODEL WHILE THERE AND IT DID THE SAME THING 2 TIMES AND THE SALESMAN DIDN'T NOTICE, BUT IT NEVER GOT OVER 1800 RPMS. SO,THEY HAVEN'T FIXED IT. BUT THEY'RE SINCERELY TRIED BUT I THINK IT'S THE SYSTEM NOT THE DEALER. THE HILL ASSIST SYSTEM DOESN'T PICK UP ON IF YOU'RE LEVEL OR GOING DOWN A HILL ANYMORE. JUST REVS UP, AND IT'S IN 1ST GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP.THE TORQUE IS TREMENDOUS ON THE BRAKES. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK THE DEALER IS NEGLIGENT IN ANYWAY, I THINK IT'S THE COMPUTER DESIGN ON THAT HILL ASSIST HAS GONE HAYWIRE ON US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994271June 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOT ALWAYS COMING ON AT NIGHT ONLY ODOMETER LIGHTS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993657June 7, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD AND JERKS YOU FORWARD. YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE AGAIN UNTIL IT HITS 10MPH THEN IT IS HARD TO GET THE ACCELERATION GOING AGAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE IS CLOSE BEHIND YOU ESPECIALLY A BIG TRUCK THAT CANNOT STOP QUICKLY. WHEN YOU ARE ACCELERATING ON A HILL IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO AND YOU HAVE PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN THE ENTIRE WAY AND THEN JERKS FORWARD AND TAKES OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME GOING DOWNHILL AND UP HILLS. I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK NOW AND IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993795June 7, 2017
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FERMAN CHEVROLET OF TARBON SPRINGS) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 08/03/07*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993041June 4, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING RAW FUEL. THEN HAD A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK, SPRAYING RAW GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. . FOUND THAT THE FUEL MODULE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. IF I HAD NOT STOPPED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MASSIVE FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991704May 25, 2017
WHEELS
MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 9K MILES AND A TIRE (GOODYEAR) DISINGRATED @ 35 MPH ON THE WAY TO A STORE. DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAYS "CAN'T DO ANYTHING". DOES THIS MEAN THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FAIL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991716May 25, 2017
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TILTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991271May 23, 2017
STEERING
MAY BE THE ABS/SPEED SENSOR WIRE GOING TO THE HUB WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE HEADLAMP WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUST GOING UP AND DOWN. (HAYWIRE) A NUMBER OF THINGS ALSO COULD BE THE REASON FOR THIS SUDDEN NOTICES APPEARING IN THE DIC. WE FINALLY HIT WARM WEATHER AND ITS +2 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE ROADS ARE MELTING CAUSING ALL THESE ERROR CODES TO APPEAR. (MELTING ICE AND SNOW INTERFERING WITH THE COMMUNICATION/ERROR SYSTEM????) MY ASSUMPTION IS THIS BECAUSE THERE IS A CONSTANT LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE CABIN COMING FROM THE LIGHT/STORAGE AREA IN THE MIDDLE ON WARM DAYS. WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP, THE EFFECTS OF SUCH LEAKS COULD CAUSE BUILT-UP ICE/SNOW TO MELT. I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE THIS TYPE OF LEAKING IS DUE TO OUR EXTREME CLIMATE AND WEATHER PATTERNS IN NUNAVUT. I'M SURE SIMILAR PATTERNS EXIST IN SOUTHERN CANADA. BUT ITS WHEN THE WEATHER WARMED UP AND I'M GUESSING THE WET ROADS CAUSED THIS ISSUE. MY STEERING IS JUST OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990916May 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE WITH 18 MILES. NOTICED AT SLOWER SPEEDS UNDER 45 MPH THE TRUCK WOULD UP-SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULD HESITATE, JERK,PING, OR JUST PLAIN NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE ACCELERATOR. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD DOWN-SHIFT HARD A COUPLE OF GEARS AND CAUSE UNSAFE ACCELERATION IN HIGH TRAFFIC SCENARIOS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990680May 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DURING A VISIT TO THE MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE JOB ON MAY 17, 2017, THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO WORK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING THE RUST ON THE FRAME. I WAS TURNED AWAY AND GIVEN A RECEIPT WITH THE FOLLOWING IN THE "NOTES" SECTION: "-VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE - FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGHOUT TRUCK, AND WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING IS WELDED TO THE FRAME, IT HAS FRACTURED OFF. ANY SMALL BUMP / ACCIDENT / SHUTTER COULD BREAK WHAT IS LEFT OFF, AND THE REAR AXLE WILL COME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AT THE POINT - CUSTOMER HAS BEEN INFORMED." THIS TRUCK HAS SPENT ONLY 12 YEARS ON THE EAST COAST OF THE US AND THE MECHANIC BLAMED THE ROAD SALT FOR THE RUST. THE BODY AND INTERIOR OF THIS TRUCK ARE VERY CLEAN AND I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. THIS FRAME RUST IS NOT MY FAULT AND HAVE SEEN MANY MORE COMPLAINTS AND SIMILAR EXAMPLES OF THIS SAME YEAR / MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE'S FRAME RUSTING PROBLEM DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985619May 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
UPON STARTUP THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL GO THROUGH A CHECK AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL STAY ON IF A FAULT IS FOUND. THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE EXTENDED CAB DOORS WILL OVER TIME CAUSE THE AIRBAG WIRES TO SNAP INTO OR BREAK CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THAT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON IF THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984418May 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK FRAME FAILURE AT THE WELD POINT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING (FRONT FRAME MOUNT), DUE TO CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984556May 9, 2017
STEERING
DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING. AS SOON AS THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON; THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I MANAGED TO EASE OFF ONTO AN EXIT; HOWEVER, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALTHOUGH MANY COLORADOS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, MY COLORADO IS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE THE BUILD DATE IS NOT IN THE TIMEFRAME CHEVROLET HAS IDENTIFIED. CHEVROLET AGREED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT PAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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