Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10455789April 19, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2012 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ONCE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE FURTHER INSPECTED TO ASSESS ANY POSSIBLE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455427April 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC LINE THAT WENT FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING A LEAK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FUEL WAS BEING SPRAYED NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455443April 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
VEHICLE AIR BLOWER FAN FOR HEAT/AIR CONDITIONER PERIODICALLY STOPS WORKING ON SETTINGS 1,2,AND 3. FAN CONTINUES TO WORK ON SETTING 4 APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THEY HAVE A NEW HARNESS BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, NO RECALL. THEY WOULD NOT MAKE A NEW HARNESS UNLESS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OLD ONE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454749April 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVROLET HAS A KNOWN IGNITION SYSTEM DEFECT SINCE MARCH 2009. MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START AND THEN STARTS ON THE SECOND TRY. CHEVROLET'S DOCUMENT: "#PIP4575B: INTERMITTENT CLICK NO CRANK OR BRIEF CRANK NO CRANK WITH DTCS - POSSIBLE CRANK SENSOR - KEYWORDS BQMI - (MAR 11, 2009)" EXPLAINS THE DEFECT. I TOOK MY COLORADO IN FOR SERVICE ON 04-05-12 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT STARTING AT ALL. THEY ADVISED ME THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS "NOT READING THE KEY" PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMED A NEW KEY. THIS REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM BUT DID BRING THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE STATE WHERE IT WOULD START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT FOLLOWING A NO CRANK OCCURRENCE. I AM CONVINCED THE INITIAL IGNITION DEFECT WAS THE EVENTUAL CAUSE OF THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM. IF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES STALLED OUT, THE POSSIBILITY THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL TO START IMMEDIATELY, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH CHEVROLET CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THERE HAS BEEN NO NOTIFICATION OF ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW OF. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT CHEVROLET IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOW OF THIS DEFECT SINCE 2009. HOWEVER, REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMING A NEW KEY IS NOT CORRECTING THE ORIGINAL "NO CRANK" IGNITION DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454372April 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEM WITH MY CHEVY COLORADO. THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME I BRAKE. IT EVEN DOES IT WHEN I GO FIVE MILES AN HOUR. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME THAT I TAKE A TURN IN THE STREETS EVEN IF I DO NOT USE THE BRAKES. THIS FAULT IN THE ABS SYSTEM WORRIES ME A LOT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453729April 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS START THE ABS FAULT MESSAGE IS GIVEN AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AFTER BEING STARTED A CLICKING/GRINDING NOISE EMITS FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AREA THEN THE ABS FAULT MESSAGE IS GIVEN AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE ABS THEN WILL NOT FUNCTION OR WILL FUNCTION EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE USED EVEN IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY SHOULD NOT BE LOCKING UP. THE FAULT HAS BEGAN BETWEEN THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND 25MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453095March 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEALING AT MAINLY LOW SPEEDS SO I TOOK IT TO MIDAS. THEY CLAIMED CHEVY HAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND DAMAGED AND IT SHOULD NOT BE WITH A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED HARD HENCE THE MILEAGE AND IT IS 5 YEARS OLD. THEY CLAIMED THAT WHEN THEY CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER, CHEVY CLAIMED THAT BOTH ROTORS AND HUBS NEEDED REPLACED ON THE MODEL BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK. I HAD THEM REPLACE EVERYTHING WHICH COST ME AROUND $1,300 DOLLARS AND NOW THE ABS DEFAULT LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT NEEDED THIS MUCH WORK TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT COST THIS MUCH TO REPAIR WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND IF THIS IS A DEFECT THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF, THEY NEED TO BOTH FIX THE PROBLEM AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BECAUSE THIS IS WRONG. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM NOT GETTING ANY SATISFACTION ON THIS FROM ANYONE ELSE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452569March 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS -ABS BRAKE INTERMITTENT. - ABS KICKS IN FOR NO REASON (VEHICLE TO SUDDEN/ABRUPT STOP) - THEN AT OTHER TIMES HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP - HUB(BEARING) AND ABS SENSORS PROBLEM - BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN PARKED - INTERMITTENT ABS FAULT CODES GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEGE THE DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451494March 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIVING VERY ROUGH AND RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450733March 8, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, SHE NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE FORMED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING, BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUST OR CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450788March 8, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON FEBRUARY 14, 2012 I WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAN, DRY, STRAIGHT, AND LEVEL ROAD AT 35MPH. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR CORNERING. THE ALARM BELL RANG AND THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY INDICATED "TRACTION FAULT, REDUCED POWER, SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM". THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED IT'S ENGINE POWER TO THE POINT IT COULD NOT BE SAFELY OPERATED IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE WITH TRAFFIC, MERGE, OR MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DEALER. I DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY. THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO APPOINTMENT SO THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT. I GOT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FROM THE TIME OF THE ALARM UNTIL THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT. ON FEBRUARY 16TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT OPERATED AT FULL POWER. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ALARMS. THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER HAD A HISTORY OF SOMETHING BUT DID NOT RETAIN THE DETAILS. THEY SAID GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY POLICY WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPECIFIC TROUBLE CODE THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MINIMIZE THE WARRANTY EXPENSE. I INFORMED THEM THAT THEY MADE ME LEAVE TWO DAYS PRIOR WHEN IT WAS OPERATING UNDER REDUCED POWER AND SHOWING ALARM DETAILS IN THE DASH DISPLAY. THEY SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED AND/OR FIXED IT THEN. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE VEHICLE CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BY REDUCING ENGINE POWER WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. IT IS EQUALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT AN ISSUE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS NOT RETAINED BY THE COMPUTER SO IT CAN BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR WORSE. THEY DID TELL ME THAT IF I PAID FOR THE EXTRA COST ONSTAR SYSTEM IT COULD HAVE GIVEN THE DETAILS ON THE PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE REQUIRES ONSTAR TO SAFELY OPERATE, IT NEEDS TO BE A FREE SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450687March 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKING PROBLEMS SINE THE THIRD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. ABS LIGHT AND STOPPING PROBLEMS TO MANY TO MENTION! WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP AFTER $500.00 THAT CALIPERS WERE FROZEN FROM RUST! ALSO I HAVE BEEN GETTING ABS FAILURES ALSO. PLEASE HAVE GM MAKE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION RIGHT. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450440March 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLOWER MOTOR FAN SPEEDS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FAULT WAS FOUND IN BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS WHERE HARNESS RUNS ADJACENT TO GLOVE BOX. JOSTLE THE HARNESS MANUALLY BELOW THE GLOVE BOX AND THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS WILL GO FROM OFF TO ONLY A FEW SPEEDS TO NORMAL. THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450441March 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE IDLE SPEED. WHEN DECELERATING TO STOP, THE ENGINE IDLES SO LOW THAT IT QUITS AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449199February 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN, ENGINE CYLINDER AND HEAD GASKET WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED A TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 04/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 04/20/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448624February 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS SUPPRESSED, WHICH WAS WHY IT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,814.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10448001February 14, 2012
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS TRIGGERED UNEXPECTEDLY, ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP 10/14/11 REPLACING RF WHEEL BEARING HUB AND SPEED SENSOR. SUBSEQUENTLY INCIDENT REPEATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, CA. 11/15/11 AND CA. 12/16/11 AFTER STARTING INTO A TURN AT LOW SPEED, PERHAPS WITH SLIGHT BRAKING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP 2/14/2012 WITH NO CAUSE DETERMINED. LATER SAME DAY, FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, WITH SAME SYMPTOMS: LOW SPEED WITH TURN AND PERHAPS SLIGHT BRAKING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. DIAGNOSIS SUGGESTED FAULTY HUBS AGAIN. RESOLUTION PENDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446939February 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
DESCRIPTION: ABS FAILURE, TRANSMISSION, LEAKS (SELECT ABOVE WON'T WORK) ABS WARNING LIGHTS GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION. TRANY STICKS IN 4 WD & WON'T GO INTO 2WD, DRIVER FLOORGETS ABOUT 1/2 INCH WATER ON FLOOR FROM RAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446432January 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LETTER FROM SENATOR SESSIONS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A PENDING GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY CLAIM ON A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A WINDOW OF AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE WRECKER SERVICE VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOOSE, LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE FORWARD POSITION. GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS WARRANTY CLAIM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WELL WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR. 50,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446006January 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTENDED CAB WHICH I ASSUME WOULD MAKE THE AIR BAGS INOPERABLE DURING AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN WIRE IN THE HARNESS BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BACK DOOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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