Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10352869August 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVY COLORADO WILL NOT START WITH PROPER KEY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS AND WILL MAKE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM THINK VEHICLE IS BEING STOLEN. PROPER KEY IS BEING USED AND SPARE KEY HAS BEEN USED TO VERIFY PROBLEM. HAVE RESEARCHED INTERNET AND LOT OF THE CHEVY COLORADO'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NEW OR NOT. GM WANTS $400 TO FIX A CLEARLY FAULTY PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351733August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POOR GAS MILEAGE,ROUGH IDLING. POOR GAS DELIVERY AND BAD ELECTRICAL SWITCH,ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON,HAD ENGINE ANALYZED COME S UP WITH NUMEROUS ERROR CODES, PROBLEMS ARE ON GOING...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351331August 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-65 MPH WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND RESETTING THE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351148August 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE COOLING/HEATING BLOWER FAN SPEED RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS ON THE 2004-2009 CHEVY COLORADO HAS A SHORTING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO HAVE A SMOKE SMELL AND MAY LEAD TO A FIRE IF NOT CHECKED ON. I FOUND MINE AFTER SMELLING SMOKE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STARTED CHECKING WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I FOUND THE FAN SPEED RESISTOR CONNECTOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING HARNESS BURNT AND SLIGHTLY MELTED. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT WANT TO PAY THERE HIGH LABOR COSTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME CHANGING THIS OUT IN THE LAST YEAR AND I FOUND THAT THERE IS A COMMON GROUNDING POINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WALL WHICH OVER TIME BECOMES CORRODED AND MAKES A BAD GROUND MOST LIKELY CAUSING THE SHORTING PROBLEM. IF THIS IS NOT WORTHY OF A RECALL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST HAVE A WARNING NOTICE SENT TO OWNERS SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR IF THIS HAPPENS TO THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350753August 20, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CONTACT HIT A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER DUE TO AN INACCURATE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN UPDATED EVOQ 04/26/11 UPDATED 09/13/11 UPDATED 07/12/12. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/30/12. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10350568August 19, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE USING THE KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM BEGAN SOUNDING ABNORMALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND WHEN STARTING, THE ALARM CEASED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOCK THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR EXAMINATION OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349665August 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SELF-ADJUSTING SPRING THAT WAS ACCUMULATING DIRT AND DEBRIS. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A HOLE WORN IN THE BRAKE DRUM AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. THE BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/19/2010 UPDATED 11/24/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348200August 9, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING, BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE BRAKES LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89842.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348277August 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT AS SOON AS YOU LET GO OF THE BRAKES IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE DEALER OR GENERAL MOTORS WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348018August 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 05 CHEVY COLORADO FAILED THIS WINTER LEAVING ME STRANDED OUT IN THE COLD FOR A HALF HOUR OR MORE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TO RESET IT YOU MUST TURN THE KEY FORWARD AND WAIT TEN MINUTES, THEN REPEAT THAT TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RESET AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START. HOWEVER IT TAKES A SPECIAL TYPE OF SCANNER THAT A DEALERSHIP MUST PLUG INTO THE INTERNET TO RESET THE CODE SO UNLESS YOU PAY A DEALERSHIP TO DO THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO START YOUR CAR (UP TO A HALF HOUR OF TRYING) FOR THE NEXT 100 IGNITION CYCLES. I HAD TO DO THIS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY THIS YEAR IN -10 TO -30 DEGREE WEATHER AND NO CHEVY DEALERSHIP WOULD RESET THE CODE FOR LESS THAN $90. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347624August 6, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) IN JULY, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN NEED OF THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347686August 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER STATES MALFUNCTION WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM *TGW ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE PASSLOCK IS A THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK ENABLES FUEL OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IF TURNED WITH A VALID KEY. IF AN INCORRECT KEY IS USED OR THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IS TAMPERED WITH, THE FUEL SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WHAT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IS THAT THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS EVEN WHEN A VALID KEY IS USED AND OR THE LOCK CYLINDER HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE SYSTEM FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE FINALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER AND HAD TO BE SERVICED AT THE DEALER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT A REST STOP. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AGAIN SEVEN DAYS LATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346803August 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS OFF AND ON. ON AVERAGE, ABOUT TWICE A WEEK, WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR USING MY ORIGINAL FACTORY KEYS (I'VE TRIED BOTH WITH SAME RESULTS) THE SECURITY ICON LIGHTS UP AND THE TRUCK FAILS TO START. I THEN HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO RESET. I'VE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THAT HAPPENS. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP BY A DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEEDED THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN THERE FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND THAT SCANNING IT WOULD DO NO GOOD. WHEN I HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE, I HAVE TO NOW PLAN TO LEAVE AT LEAST 10 MINUTES EARLY IN CASE MY TRUCK DOESN'T START. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS 2 OR THREE TIME IN A ROW AND I'M WAITING 20-30 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. I'VE DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346478July 31, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. WAS WARNED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST FOLLOWING A NEAR COLLISION. I NOTICED SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS STATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345622July 27, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343420July 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE. SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWITCH TO LOW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL TO FEEL AS IF IT WAS DRAGGING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO THE CONTACT'S AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343474July 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM A FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE, DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS ARM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP ANY FURTHER ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT ANY TIME DURING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10343243July 14, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER, THE BRAKES LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342671July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO, AND THIS PAST WEEK THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT AND CAUSED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT FUNCTION. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL 09V310000 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY FILLED IN 2007 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. WHEN I CALLED GM CORPORATE OFFICE, THEY SAID THAT DUE TO THE HIGH MILES (125,000) ON MY TRUCK AND THE RECALL ALREADY BEING FILLED THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE SAID THAT IF THE MILES WERE NOT SO HIGH THEY WOULD HELP ME OUT. ALSO, SHE THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT EVEN WITH HIGH MILES THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT IF THE RECALL WASN'T TAKEN CARE OF IN 2007. SHE SAID THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF A RECALL A SECOND TIME EVEN IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRING. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO THINK THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS SWITCH, HAS BEEN RECALLED, HAS BEEN FIXED, STILL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, AND GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHEN IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. IF IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT GM WILL DO A RECALL FOR THE PART, WHY IS IT NOT A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO FIX CORRECTLY OR ANOTHER TIME WITH THE FAULTY PART FAILS AGAIN? THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH FIXING A PART OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND IS UNDER RECALL CURRENTLY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341975July 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COLORADO, 5-CYLINDER ENGINE PROBLEMS, STALLING AND ROUGH IDLING. STALLS AND RUNS POORLY. WHY HAS DEALER NOT ISSUED RECALL FOR ALL OF THESE FOR CYLINDER HEAD WORK? DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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