Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10269292May 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON WAY TO WORK, I STARTED BRAKING WHILE SLOWLY COMING TO A RED LIGHT. MY BRAKES DID NOT STOP ME AND I CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE,WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD NONE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR.ALSO NOTICED PULLING TO THE RIGHT....HAD NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AT SEARS(WELL AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AND, THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE REPAIRED, I ASKED THE DEALER SHIP TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY PULLED THE WHEELS AND CHECKED THE BRAKES AND ROAD CHECKED THE TRUCK, THE BRAKING INCIDENT FAILED TO HAPPEN FOR THEM. SO THEY CLAIMED. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER INCIDENCES WHERE THE WHEELS WILL SPIN UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP ON WET ROADS AND ALSO LOCKING UP ON WET ROADS, AND A GRINDING NOISE. DES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IN ORDER FOR GM TO SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT? MY TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES O IT BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT 20,000 MILES( WHICH I HAD DONE AT SEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AS THEY WENT COMPLETELY BALD. THESE WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10269295May 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE PROBLEMS, GRINDING, PEDAL TO FLOOR, RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISE, SQUEALING, HAD ACCIDENTS 2 6 08 AND 2/15/08 REAR END COLLISIONS DUE TO BRAKE SEIZING UP , NON STOPPAGE WHILE COMING TO A ROLLING STOP. ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE LINE HANGS BELOW THE FRAME, WHEN I ASKED DEALER IF THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY STATED NO. MY PARKING BRAKE SOMETIMES DOES NOT HOLD OR ENGAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10267584May 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED 2005 COLORADO WITH 33,000 VEHICLE MAY 2008. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ABS LIGHT FLASHING ON DIC. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT STILL NO RECALL, SOME RESULTING IN CRASHES. SPOKE WITH CHEVROLET YESTERDAY BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THERE HAS TO BE MORE CRASHES OR SOME DEATHS TO GET A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION! THERE IS NOW 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266716April 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 EXTEND CAB P/U SWITCHES FROM ENGLISH TO SPANISH. MILES CHANGE TO KM. ALL WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. TRUCK HAS 36,500 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE DIC IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED. OF COURSE THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER SETTLEMENT FOR OTHER GH DIC'S. NOT! THIS IS A FOUR HUNDRED PLUS DOLLAR REPAIR. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 32K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266719April 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH JUST FLASH AND EVENTUALLY RETURN TO 2HI. NOTHING WORKS - SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, SLOW ROLL, DEAD STOP. NOTHING. I CYCLE THE 4WD ONCE A WEEK. WORKED LAST WEEK AND NOT THIS WEEK. LAST TIME 4WD WAS ACTUALLY USED WAS IN JANUARY 2009.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266051April 20, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAB ONTO MY DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD RIGHT NEXT TO THE KICK PANEL. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT USING TSB BULLETIN NO: 04-08-57-004A FROM AUGUST 2006. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265557April 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2006. I WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING $1,500.00 OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY AND THE BUMPER WAS PUSHED INTO THE PAINTED AREA UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE COLLISION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BEING BURNED UP, NOT ALLOWING CONTACTS TO ENGAGE BRAKE LAMPS. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND HAVE IT INSTALLED AT MY COST. I AM SEEKING FOR CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS THE PERSON'S INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A FAULT OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10265209April 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SPEED SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY GOES BAD. THIS CAUSES THE ABS TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264207April 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264142April 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 05 COLORADO. EXTENDED CAB 4X4 W/ 14,200 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MORE THAN ONCE I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY ANNOYING, FRUSTRATING AND TIME CONSUMING. IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, CHECK OUT THE ON LINE FORMS RELATED TO COLORADO'S. MY DEALER CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND TSBS WITH OUT HELP. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM AS THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OR SEEM TO HAVE AN ANSWER. FOUR YEARS AGO I HAD THE OPTION TO BY FOREIGN BUT BOUGHT AMERICAN INSTEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261834March 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE AN 05 FOUR DOOR COLORADO. IN MY YEARS OF OWNING IT, I HAVE S HAD SEVERAL EPISODES IN WHICH THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS TAKEN UP TO A MONTH OR SO FOR THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER OR WHAT EVER TO WORK OUT THE PROBLEM AND START WORKING NORMALLY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HELP EXCEPT FOR A NEW SWITCH WHICH COSTS $200.00. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED OUT VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVING IT MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND TSBS WITH OUT HELP. GM KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OR SEEM TO HAVE AN ANSWER. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK AND DID NOT EXPECT A FOUR YEAR OLD TO HAVE MULTIPLE ELECTRIC EPISODES LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261418March 10, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE FRONT TIRES OF HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THEY DISPLAYED A LOT OF WEAR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE UNDER RECALL. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING AGAIN AND HE FELT VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED. A YEAR LATER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS FAILING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SERVICE MANAGER WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261085March 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A COLORADO ONE WEEK LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT. AND I MANAGED NOT TO GET IN A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT . THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE SITS ON THE LOTS 4 MONTHS AND MONTHS AND STUFF MIGHT WIGGLE LOOSE. OK I FIGURED . THREE WEEKS LATER WHICH WOULD BE 3/5/09 I LEFT WORK AND IT WAS A NICE DAY I TURNED MY AC ON AND NOTICED MY BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON 2 AND 3 MY 1 AND 4 WOULD NOT WORK SO I DROVE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY AND TALKED TO THE GUY AND HE TOLD ME ITS PROBABLY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SWITCH. WHICH THE PART WAS ONLY 20 BUCKS BUT HE CONVINCED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER . BECAUSE IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THINGS LIKE THIS CAN SHORT OUT AND CAUSE FIRES. SO I LEFT THE STORE AND ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD STUFF STARTED SHORTING OUT ON MY TRUCK . THAN MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THAN WITHIN 1/2 MILE STUFF WAS CRAZY THERE WAS SMOKE EVERY WHERE SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES WHICH THEY DIDN'T WORK SO I TRIED PULLING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY STEERING WAS LOCKED UP.AND THAN SOMETHING EXPLODED UNDER MY DASH THAN I STARTED SEEING SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF MY HOOD WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO FLAMES . KEEP IN MIND THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS GOING ON MY TRUCK IS GOING 60 MPH AND I HAVE NO BRAKES. SO THAN I STARTED SEEING FLAMES UNDER MY DASH THAN MY FLOOR THAN EVERYTHING ON MY FLOOR STARTED CATCHING ON FIRE AND I STARTED THROWING THING OUT THE WINDOW AND THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS GOING ON I AM TRAPPED IN MY TRUCK WHILE ITS ON FIRE MY DOOR LOCKS ARE SPACING OUT AND IM TRAPPED. ABOUT 1 MILE AFTER MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH FULLY ENGULFED THAN SOME HOW I MANAGED TO GET Y DOOR OPEN AND JUMP OUT BEFORE I LOOKED DOWN MY SPEDO SAID 35 MPH AND WHEN I JUMPED OUT I MANAGED TO LAND ON MY FEET AND MY TRUCK SLID IN THE MUD 4 ABOUT 50-75 FT WITHIN MINUTES 4 POLICE AND 18 FIREFIGHTERS WHERE THERE AND 2 OR 3 FIREFIGHTERS GOT HURT FROM SHRAPNO . WHAT SCARED ME WAS I WAS TRAPPED IN MY TRUCK WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE. I ONLY SUFFERED VERY MINOR INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260983March 6, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CURRENTLY I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO CREW CAB 4WD PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2004. THE COLORADO WAS A NEW BODY STYLE FOR CHEVROLET IN 2005 AND REPLACED THE CHEVY S-10 PICK-UP. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING CONDENSATION INSIDE MY FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. MOSS BEGAN ACCUMULATING AND THE MOISTURE INSIDE HAS BEGAN TO AFFECT THE PROJECTION CAPABILITY OF MY HEADLAMPS. THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF ALL PLASTIC PARTS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE, TO SAY THE LEAST, THAT I WILL HAVE TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY HEADLAMP SYSTEM AFTER THE TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, IT MAY BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED FROM THE FRONT AND HAS ALL ORIGINAL MANUFACTURES EQUIPMENT. THE SEALS ARE FAILING ON MY HEADLAMPS SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259998February 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID FILTERING SCREENS DISLODGING FROM THE PART, THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TIMING TO BE AFFECTED AND MAKES THE ENGINE IDLE ROUGH AND STALL. THIS CAN CREATE AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT IF THE INVOLVED VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259721February 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE FAILURE OF BLOWER RESISTOR 3 OCCURRENCES IN 6 MONTH PERIOD EACH TIME THE RESISTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED A NEW PLUG ASSY WAS INSTALLED AFTER THE 1ST OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259412February 20, 2009
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO AND I CANNOT GET THE SPARE TIRE TO RELEASE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPARE AS WELL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AS I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AND COULD BE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND UNABLE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE THE SPARE WILL NOT RELEASE. DEFINITELY POOR ENGINEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259259February 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, MY FOOT HAS ALSO PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. (PRESSING BRAKE AND GAS PEDDLE AT THE SAME TIME). THEY ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND PRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY POTENTIAL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES SINCE I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, BUT JUST RECENTLY, HAVE HIT A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE. WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND I FEEL GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A POORLY DESIGNED PRODUCT THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE CORRECTION AND HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TRUCK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259261February 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL, HEATER BLOWER ONLY OPERATES ON HIGH, 1 2 AND 3 DOES NOT, NEW CIRCUIT BOARD INSTALLED, FAILED AGAIN, HAT TO STICK A PAPERCLIP IN HARNESS TO GET IT TO RUN CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258850February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLOWER FAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DOES NOT WORK ON SETTINGS 1,2 AND 3, WILL ONLY WORK ON SETTING 4. FAN WILL RESUME WORKING ON ALL SPEEDS IF FAN MOTOR TAPPED WITH FOOT OR HAND.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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