Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10339909June 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 23 JUNE 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO TO WORK WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING WIRES. I SHUT OFF MY VENT FAN SWITCH AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE SMELL RETURNED. LATER AFTER WORK I FOUND A CHARRED WIRE CONNECTOR AND RESISTOR NEXT TO THE FAN MOTOR. THE RESISTOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2006 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE ALOT OF POSTS ON-LINE FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN TELL THE SHORT STARTED IN THE RESISTOR WHERE THE CONNECTOR HOOKS INTO IT. THE PART NUMBER OF THE RESISTOR IS 015218254, AND THE CONNECTOR IS 015306069. THE RESISTOR IS MADE IN SLOVENIA. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED ITEM BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339584June 22, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
ALL BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. RECALL # 06V139000, GM REPLACED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336877June 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND WOULD NOT TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN AMENDED UNKNOWN RECALL ISSUED IN WHICH THE DEALERS WERE TO INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336467June 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE BLOWER MODULE WIRE HARNESS CONTINUALLY GOES OUT. I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT IN THE WIRING. IF YOU TAKE OFF THE BAD HARNESS AND LOOK DOWN IN THE CONNECTORS ONE OF THEM IS ALWAYS BURNT UP. I WORRY THAT IT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS HAPPENING TO. I CONTINUALLY CHECK INTERNET BLOGS AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336230June 14, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335520June 9, 2010
PARKING BRAKE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE ALONG WITH INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES, HOWEVER HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS COULD RESULT IN SEVER CONSEQUENCES. ONE HAS TO WONDER IF A WRECK HAD OCCURRED WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED MY FAULT SINCE MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WRECK? 3. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WITH A NEW GM PART PURCHASED AT A GM DEALER. I HAVE 3 OF THE LAST 4 FAILED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES. THE FIRST FAILED SWITCH WAS THROWN AWAY. THE P/N OF THE MOST RECENT FAILURE IS 25796381. THAT IS ALSO THE P/N OF THE PART PURCHASED BY ME TODAY. THE P/N FOR THE OTHER 2 SWITCHES IS: 15912229 & 1518647. THE LAST TIME MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED WAS 03/2008. I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK SINCE 3/2005 I BELIEVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331285May 19, 2010
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330651May 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE BLUE CAR SAYS "POWER REDUCED. TRACTION FAULT." THEN THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. POWER STEERING WAS GONE. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT START UNLESS SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THEN IT RUNS FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. THIS REPEATEDLY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330395May 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS COMPLAINT SIX MONTHS AGO, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND IS NOW BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT CRANK. I WAIT EXACTLY 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT WILL START. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING ABOUT TWICE A WEEK. WHEN I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES, THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON THE THIRD TIME I HAD IT AT THE DEALER, I WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AFTER BEING TOLD, ONCE AGAIN, THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BY THE TIME THEY ROLLED THE COMPUTER TO IT, THE 10 MINUTES HAD PASSED AND THEY, AGAIN, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND STRESSFUL BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS FAIRLY NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, BUT I CAN'T DEPEND ON IT TO START. I KNOW OTHER COLORADO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330659May 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
2010 CHEVROLET COLORADO 1LT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LEAKS FLUID *TGW THREE DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING FLUID. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE DEALER BELIEVED IT WAS A SEAL AND WAS LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. THEY STATED THE LINES LEADING TO THE SEAL COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED ALSO. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP, STATING IT WAS IN FACT THE SEAL AND THE PART WAS BEING SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD TWO SEALS AND A GASKET WERE REPLACED. ON MARCH 23, 2010, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE TOW ADAPTOR WAS BROKE. THEY ORDERED A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT THE NEXT DAY. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329492May 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS BEEN AT THE TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. PROBLEM, IS THAT THE MOTOR WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER AND THEN START. SINCE THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE NO ERROR CODES ARE REPORTED WHEN CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329337May 7, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WAS NOTIFIED IN TRAFFIC BY A THIRD PARTY. DETERMINED BULBS AND FUSES WERE ALL FUNCTIONAL. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V-310 REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY NOTED IN THE CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, CAMPAIGN STATES "COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME." CALLED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED REGARDING THIS CAMPAIGN. THEY STATED THEY WERE UN-AWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN AND REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION FAILURE AND IT WILL NOT ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS OF THE VEHICLE SLOWING AND STOPPING AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329134May 6, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,045.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329160May 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF THE 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS THE INNER BRAKE PADS CAN FAIL TO FUNCTION. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2006 COLORADO SHOWED THE OUTER PADS HAD NORMAL WEAR WHILE THE INNER PADS SHOWED VIRTUALLY NO WEAR (PADS WERE ALMOST FACTORY SPEC THICKNESS). THIS WAS AFTER 80,000 MILES (85% HIGHWAY DRIVING) WHICH INDICATED THE INNER PADS WERE NEVER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE INNER SIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE BADLY CORRODED WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE ROTORS BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NO SCORING OR WARPAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFETY INSPECTED IN PENNSYLVANIA 4 TIMES (2006-2009) BY A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO NEVER NOTED THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD MISS THE FACT THAT ONE THE BAKE PADS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROTORS WERE GETTING THINNER WHILE THE INSIDE PADS NEVER CHANGED IN THICKNESS. DURING THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE I NEVER HAD PROPERLY OPERATING FRONT BRAKES. I'VE OWNED 14 VEHICLES, VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS, THAT HAD FRONT DISC BRAKES AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I'VE TALKED TO TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES IN NEW JERSEY WHO TOLD ME THAT OUT OF 17 COLORADOS THEY COLLECTIVELY HAVE SERVICED 14 HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (>80%). THAT SEEMS LIKE AN ABNORMALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAILURES FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM. THE REMEDY PROPOSED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A CHEVY DEALER IN NEW YORK WAS TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES INSPECTED EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS (AT $40 A POP) FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328413May 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 CHEVY COLORADO BRAKE LOCKS UP ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE LEADING TO HARD LEFT PULL ON VEHICLE TRAJECTORY AND SEVERE OVER HEATING AND SMOKE EMITTING FROM WHEEL WELL. I HAVE BEEN FORCED NUMEROUS TIMES TO PULL OVER TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO COOL DOWN SO IT DOESN'T START A FIRE. USUALLY AFTER A COOL DOWN THE BRAKE SYSTEM RESPONDS FOR A WHILE. I HAVE HAD THE CHEVROLET DEALER REPAIR THE BRAKES AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. CHEVROLET DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THE COLORADO. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2005 AND HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE ABS FAILURE WARNING LIGHTS AND AUDIBLE ALERTS. I RECENTLY HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND CLEANED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED BY MONROE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CHEVROLET ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327724April 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVES WERE STRAINING AND ALL FIVE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE INTAKE VALVES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326885April 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT DIDN'T WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. I DIDN'T KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. IT WASN'T UNTIL I GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND A MAN TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE TOLD ME THAT MY 2007 CHEVY COLORADO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. HE SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325949April 16, 2010
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS BEGAN TO DISCOLOR AND PEEL. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN WASHING THE WHEELS WITH A PRESSURE WASHER, THE CHROME COMPLETELY PEELED AWAY AND THE WHEELS LOOKED AS IF THEY WERE CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEELS WERE JUNK. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325816April 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH HE WAS STOPPED BY A PASSERBY THAT ADVISED HIM THAT ALL THREE REAR LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,070. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325693April 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS. INEXPLICABLY AND RANDOMLY, IT SHIFTS ITSELF INTO 4WD HIGH. OFTEN THIS IS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. CHEVROLET STOPPED SERVICING MY VEHICLE, TELLING ME THERE WAS NO CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. THE MOST RECENT DATE THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO MY POST OFFICE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THE RECORDED MILEAGE WAS 2,109. RECORDS WILL SHOW THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR SERVICE BY GM AT LEAST 15 TIMES. INCIDENTALLY, THIS IS A REPLACEMENT TRUCK FOR A 2005 COLORADO THAT HAD PRECISELY THE SAME PROBLEM. BEFORE THE DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT GM DETROIT HAD TOLD HIM NOT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM ANY LONGER AS GM HAD NO CURE FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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