Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10160990June 28, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF AIR BAG SENSOR SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM DEACTIVATES THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIRBAG FOR PASSENGERS OF LESS THAN A FIXED WEIGHT, FOR THE PROTECTION OF SMALL CHILDREN. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE, AND THE SYSTEM DEACTIVATES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS ALSO, OF AT LEAST 90 LBS. WEIGHT. THUS, THERE IS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION FOR MY WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 90 LBS. HER WEIGHT WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, AND THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO TURN IT ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN, FOR ANY SMALL WOMAN OR ADOLESCENT OR OLDER CHILD WHO WISHES TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT: THEY HAVE AN AIRBAG BUT IT WILL NOT OPERATE FOR THEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS NEW TRUCK COMES THIS WAY, AND CANNOT BE FIXED. A CALL TO CHEVROLET RESULTED IN THE SAME RESPONSE. "THE UNIT IS UP TO DESIGN CODE - HENCE, THERE IS NO PROBLEM." THERE CERTAINLY IS A PROBLEM. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160793June 26, 2006
STEERING
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING AND POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAVE HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWICE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONCE. THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING WHEN I TURNED AND A SQUEALING ALSO. THE POPPING IS GONE FOR NOW BUT THE SQUEALING IS STILL THERE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. ALSO I HAD TO HAVE THE BODY MOUNTS TIGHTENED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 17K ON IT, I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES WITHIN 4 MONTHS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT THE SQUEALING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160450June 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED AND ACCELERATED AS IF IT WAS ENGAGING TO 50 MPH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROHIBIT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS ALSO A SULPHUR SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DISCOVERED TWO TROUBLE CODES ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FIRST WAS A PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. THE SECOND WAS A P1133 FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR SLOW AND SWITCHING CODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM THE PANEL WAS ALSO CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUES HAVE GRADUALLY WORSENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160268June 20, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
ALL BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, THEY ARE NO LONGER WORKING. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160164June 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS COASTED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO THE ENGINE FLOODING WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE NUMBER 5 FUEL INJECTOR FAILED, DUMPING FUEL INTO THE OIL. AFTER THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED THERE WAS A ROD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160194June 19, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 07/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159680June 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO - 4 DOOR - 5 CYLINDER ENGINE - 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AS IT IS ALWAYS RUNNING WHEN THEY GET IT. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER ONCE. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING. THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. ONCE THE ENGINE QUITS AND YOU GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD, YOU SIMPLY CUT THE KEY OFF AND RESTART THE TRUCK. ONE TIME I COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN AGAIN AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW SCARY THIS IS WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. THE DEALER TELLS ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS THE COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159183June 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLUMN SHIFTER FOR AUTO TRANS DEFECTIVE. WILL NOT GO INTO PARK POSITION. HAVE TO SHUT OFF IN REVERSE. WILL ALLOW YOU TO REMOVE KEY IN REVERSE. HAVE TO TURN KEY ON IN REVERSE, THEN SHIFT TO NUETRAL TO START. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159213June 7, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I TOOK MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO (PURCHASED IN LATE JUNE 2005) IN FOR A PENNSYLVANIA REQUIRED VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION STATION REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE DUE TO TIRE WARE AND IMPROPER FRONT ALIGNMENT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE HAD TO MANY MILES ON IT FOR THE WARRANTY TO COVER IT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR YET AND THE ALIGNMENT IS ALREADY OUT AND TIRES ARE WORN. LOOKING AT YOU SITE I CAN SEE PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER ROTATED MY TIRES AND INSPECTED MY VEHICLE. HE INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158833June 2, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TOOK CAR TO WAL-MART SERVICE TO HAVE OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED. WAS ADVISED THAT THE GENERAL TIRES, WHICH WERE O.E. TIRES HAD A BELT SEPARATION (24K MILES) AND THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE AND THEY REFUSED TO ROTATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158689May 31, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY WHO DETERMINED THE STRUCTURE WAS VERY WEAK. A LOCAL REPAIRMAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED ADDING BRACING TO THE ROOF AREA. THE DEALER ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ROOF MAY HAVE COLLAPSED BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE CAUSED BY A BASEBALL THAT HIT THE ROOF. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158581May 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157828May 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
APPLIED BRAKES AT STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TRUCK FAILED TO STOP, TRUCK WENT OUT ONTO BUSY STATE ROUTE, HAD TO THROW TRUCK INTO REVERSE, IN ORDER TO PREVENT HITTING ANOTHER CAR. SURE GLAD OUR SON WHO JUST GOT HIS PERMIT DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE. HAD TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY SAID THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD BURST, TRUCK ONLY HAS 10,446 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156965May 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING AND MY TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND WASN'T WANTING TO RUN RIGHT. WHEN IT WAS IDLING IT WAS CHOPPY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE TRUCK WAS POSSESSED. I GOT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS GETTING ENOUGH VOLTAGE FROM THE BATTERY LIKE MAYBE THE CABLES WERE LOOSE BUT THEY WEREN'T. I CRANKED THE TRUCK BACK UP AND IT WASN'T SHAKING AND GOING CRAZY BUT WHEN IT IDEALS IT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT/ISN'T LIKE IT SHOULD BE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156941May 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THEIR SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CLOCK IN THE STEREO WOULD NOT KEEP TIME. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU SET IT YOU CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR SO COME BACK AND THE CLOCK HAS THE WRONG TIME IN HOURS. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE "FRONT AND REAR". NOW THE DRIVER SIDE PARK-SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. AFTER YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. ALSO THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE IN SIDE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156778May 4, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF TIRE - BOTH TIRE. MY PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END ON MY 2005 4X4 ACCORDING TO THE GM, THE CAUSE: 4WD MODELS Z-HEIGHT TRIM INCORRECT, RESULT IS TOE OUT. THIS MENTIONS IN GM REFERENCE: ID # 1686447 OR # 04-03-07-004B JULY 22, 2005 IT'S NOT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, IT'S THE TORSION BAR. THE BARS ARE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY IN THE FACTORY. THESE TRUCKS WERE COMING OUT OF THE FACTORY SCREWED UP. TSB'S ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING THE Z-HEIGHT (TORSION BAR ADJUSTMENT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156740May 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES, OWNING TRUCK FOR LESS THAN A YEAR, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK, AND THEN GRIND. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THERE WAS A HIGH METAL CONTENT IN FRONT PADS. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156744May 3, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AFTER WORK WHEN SOMEONE PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND SAID MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, SO THEY REPLACED IT, AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MY ABS LIGHT REPEATEDLY CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS FROM THIS FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156230April 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 COLORADO TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH WHILE GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE. *TS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 TO 15 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER LOOKS AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THAT THE DIC WAS FLASHING REDUCE POWER. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A LITTLE EMISSION PROBLEM IT SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE AN EMISSION PROBLEM BUT A COMPUTER GLITCH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154214March 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 05/10/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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