Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10284443September 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEM STARTED WITH BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TOP BRAKE LIGHT BULB SOCKETS MELTING FROM HEAT. THEN I REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO THE TUNE OF $198.00. NOW WHEN I APPLY BRAKES IT BLOWS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SO THE POSSIBILITY OF ME BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AT ANY TIME IS VERY REAL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FROM THE LOCAL DEALER I ASKED IF HE KNEW OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE HE SAID NO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283333September 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN I PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND STOP AT THE LIGHT WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THEY MAKE A HIGH PITCH NOISE AND GRAB SO HARD THAT MY TRUCK LOSES CONTROL AND I HIT THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I'VE HAD THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES NEEDED ADJUSTING SO THEY DID IT BUT IT HAS DONE IT EVER SINCE. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. WHAT CAN I DO? IS THERE A RECALL OR HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER PEOPLE. I'VE GOT 41,000 MILES AND IT HAS DONE IT FROM ABOUT FIRST MONTH, BUT I'VE JUST LIVED WITH IT BUT THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST HAD A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282979September 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD BLOWER PROBLEMS WITH A/C, WOULD NOT WORK ON 1 - 3, ONLY ON 4. NOW BOWER HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. AND, APPROX. 5 DAYS AFTER BLOWER WENT OUT COMPLETELY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT CUT OFF ON IT'S OWN EVEN AFTER KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. I AM RESORTING TO DISCONNECTING BATTERY SOURCE EVERY TIME. I AM A CHASSIS SPECIALIST WITH INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ASSEMBLY PLANT IN TEXAS SO I KNOW THE ALL TOO FAMILIAR SIGNS OF A DEFECTIVE CHASSIS HARNESS. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL IS GM'S ATTEMPT TO REPAIR AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER OFF THE REAR HARNESS, SOLVING NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282775September 3, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). AFTER THE REPAIR HE EXPERIENCED A PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION. FAILURE TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AGAIN IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V310000, AND WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282457August 31, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT REQUIRED DEALER REPAIR TO REPLACE A WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF $91. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282494August 31, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
2007 CHEVY COLORADO: NOTICED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. DEFINITELY RELATED ACCORDING TO AUTO REPAIR FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280844August 18, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP TRUCK BOUGHT IN GEORGIA AND I CURRENTLY LIVE IN TENNESSEE. I DISCOVERED UPON ENTERING MY GARAGE IN THE AFTERNOON OF 7/13/2009 THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF DESPITE REPEATEDLY PRESSING THEM AND TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF. I WAS UNSURE OVER THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM SO I CONDUCTED A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THE NEWS ARTICLE REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE ENCOUNTERED IN MY VEHICLE TYPE FITTING MY EXACT DESCRIPTION (CAMPAIGN ID 09V310000). I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I KNOW ABOUT VEHICLES, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS POWER SUPPLY AND NOT DRAIN MY BATTERY UNTIL I COULD GET TO A DEALERSHIP ON JULY 14TH. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY, WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL. I SHOWED THEM THE ARTICLE WITH THE INCLUSION CRITERIA, BUT WAS STILL NOT TREATED WITH ANY RESPECT FOR MY CONCERN. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I WAS ALSO LUCKY THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AT ALL (EVEN IF THEY WERE ON AT ALL TIMES). I DID SOME MORE INVESTIGATION, AND FOUND THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IN MY BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. I DISCONNECTED IT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TO SIMPLY PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT PRODUCT. AGAIN, LUCKILY THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT PRODUCT I COULD PURCHASE WHICH I DID AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. THE LIGHTS NOW WORK PROPERLY, DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280906August 18, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED; HOWEVER, WITHOUT WARNING IT FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DRIVER OBSERVED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER DASHBOARD THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WIRING MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280756August 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO I HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACE DUE TO RECALL ON MARCH 2006 THREE YEARS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN THE BRAKE SWITCH WENT OUT. CHEVY CORP SAID SINCE THE REPAIR/RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET IT LOOK AT AGAIN AND THE SAME PART THAT FAILED WAS GOING TO BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I DON'T THINK I OR ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAUSED ME TO LOOSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED FOUR TIMES. THIS POSES A VERY HIGH DANGER BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING YOU DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHEN YOU LOOSE YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS THERE IS NO INDICATIONS OR MESSAGES FROM THE DASH BOARD THAT YOUR LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN HOPEFULLY THERE ARE NO DEATHS INVOLVED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279268August 3, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, `75 MPH, SUDDEN LOAD NOISE. SAW PART OF TIRE FLY AWAY FROM VEHICLE. PULLED OFF ROAD AND FOUND THAT ENTIRE TREAD ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TIRE. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278405July 27, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC SPEED REGULATOR OF MY 2004 CREW-CAB COLORADO OVERHEATED SO MUCH THAT THE ADAPTER BURNT IN THE INSIDE AND CABLES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMEN. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278038July 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE CHAFING. WE HAVE TWO 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO'S AS PART OF OUR FLEET VEHICLES. COLORADO #1 OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE CAUSED BY CONSTANT RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME RAIL. COLORADO #2 BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE WAS INSPECTED AND IT ALSO WAS DAMAGED DUE TO FRICTION FROM THE FRAME RAIL. LUCKILY WE DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE IN TIME AND HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275615July 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275252June 29, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL AMERI-TRAC RADIAL TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING ON THE OUTER AND INNER TREAD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT LAST BY WINTERTIME. HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE VEHICLE HAS RADIAL TIRES AND WHY ARE THEY WEARING OUT AT 25,000 MILES. HE FEELS THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274099June 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO RANDOMLY PULSATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT HUBS, BEARINGS, AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CANNOT AFFORD THE $1,400-$1,600 REPAIR COST. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273958June 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN MY VEHICLE. SINCE 2004, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE FAULTY WIRING IN MY VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS ALSO MADE AWARE BY LOCAL FIREMEN AT THE SCENE THAT THEY'VE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FIRES WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE JUST IN MY AREA ALONE. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF SERVICE HISTORY SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP IN 2004: BRAKE SWITCH REPLACEMENT: 11/19/2004, 1/23/2006, 1/26/2007, AND 5/26/2008 R&R BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACEMENT: 8/28/2007 REAR WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENT: 5/1/2006 SPEAKER REPLACEMENT: 5/1/2006 COMPLAINED ABOUT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUES ON 1-24-05, 9-1-05, AND 1-26-07. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273914June 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. I BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS BECAUSE THE HUB BEARING AND WHEEL SENSORS ARE RUBBING AGAINST ABS LIGHT WIRE TO CAUSE IT TO TURN ON. AND THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NOT MY PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM WITH HUB BEARING RUBBING MY ABS LIGHT WIRE. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON MY ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THIS CANT BE SAFE THE ABS COMING ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS #PIT3460N ABS LIGHT ON WITH EBCM DTCS C0035 C0040 C0220 AND OR C0221. ABS AND OR BRAKE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273675June 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRUCK WILL GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT DOES THIS IT WILL CHIME A FEW TIMES AND THEN DROP THE SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING AT TO WHATEVER IT WANTS USUALLY IT'S 40 TO 20 MPH, YOU CANNOT GO ANY FASTER, AND THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS AT ALL, AND NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WILL DO THIS. BUT IT HAS ALWAYS DONE IT WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK INTO A DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TWO TIMES WAS TO MILLS IN RICHWOOD, WHICH THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUCK AS THE ENGINE WASN'T THROWING A CODE, AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD SENSOR BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIME I TOOK IT TO ROBY'S. THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT WAS IT, THE FOURTH TIME THEY CALLED GMC AND SAID MY ENGINE NEEDED A NEW CODE IN IT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND I ALMOST GET KILLED ON THE FREEWAY. I THEN TOOK IT TO CHESROWN AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH I'M GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE MY TRUCK DOES THIS ALL THE TIME WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AS BEFORE IT WOULD BE ALMOST HALF A YEAR TO A FEW MONTHS BETWEEN PROBLEMS, NOW IT'S GETTING TO BE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN MAY 2006 AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT THE REDUCE POWER IS GOING TO KICK IN AND SOMEONE WILL BE BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENS AND HIT ME AND KILL ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269467May 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN IT IS SANDY,WET,SLIPPERY OUT I GO TO APPLY MY BRAKES IT MAKES A ERRN NOISE AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP FOR 8-10 FT AFTER THAT I HAVE BEEN IN 3 MINOR FENDER BENDERS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS HOW IT WORKS(NOT STOPPING ? ) IS THERE A PLACE I CAN GO TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269090May 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BACK LIGHTING OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST FAILED. NO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, ONE SECOND IT WAS WORKING THE NEXT IT DID NOT. ALL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL APPEAR TO STILL BE WORKING, BUT YOU CANNOT READ THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT NIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE SPEED. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND DETERMINED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THIS MODEL, AND THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ($$$) HAS TO BE REPLACED (YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS). THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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