Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10134848August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1. ABS KEPT KICKING IN ON LOW SPEED STOPS SUCH AS A SIMPLE STOP AT A STOP SIGN. 2. RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHEN A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133886August 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT STARTS SHAKING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES THIS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. BUT AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133982August 23, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO WITH THE SPORT PACKAGE / LOW PROFILE TIRES. I HAVE HAD ONE BLOW-OUT ALREADY AND NOW HAVE A FRONT TIRE THAT HAS AN APPROX. 12" BUBBLE IN IT THAT OCCURED WHEN DRIVING ON A 80* DAY AT 70MPH. THE BUBBLE IS APPROX. 3" IN HEIGHT. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES AND HAS NOW GONE THRU TWO TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133698August 22, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
1- THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DROVE THE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAY WITHOUT IT WORKING. 2- SCHEDULED IT INTO JOE JOHNSON CHEVROLET AUG. 18TH. REPAIR PERSON REPORTED TO ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. SO I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS ( VERY UNSAFE ). 3- THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED STOP LAMP SWITCH. 4- NEXT DAY I SPOKE WITH MY FATHER WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE. I TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. HE SAID HIS CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE. WE CHECK HIS BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING. 5- OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132966August 15, 2005
SEATS
LUMBAR SUPPORT KNOB HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WHEN THE KNOB BREAKS, SHARP PIECES ARE CREATED AND HAVE SHARP EDGES. THE PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WILL BE UNPROTECTED UNTIL PART IS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. AT LEAST ONE TIME, DEEP ENOUGH TO DRAW SOME BLOOD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10132719August 13, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
225 75 R15 GENERAL AMERI-GS60 TIRES, ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING ON THE OUT SIDE TREAD AND THE FIRST AND SECOND TREAD BANDS. THESE TIRES ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO. THE TIRE WERE MADE 0505. THE TRUCK HAD A BAD VIBRATION AS THE TREAD BEGAN TO COME APART. I TOLD MY DEALER AND HE ORDERED REPLACEMENT TIRES. THIS HAPPEN WITH 3057 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132667August 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RATTLING NOISE THAT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE BED OR THE FRAME. NOISE IS MOSTLY HEARD IN COOLER TEMPS/LIGHTLY HEARD WHEN TEMP REACH ABOVE 85 DEGREES//WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE; IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE HAS SOME RESISTANCE AND TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132087August 9, 2005
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE CAME OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISALIGNED. SHE HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE AT HER EXPENSE. THE FIRST TIRE TO BLOW OUT WAS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ON 6-11-05 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, GOING UPHILL. THE SECOND TIME TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. SHE SAID THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS FLOATING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD HER THE CAR CAME OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISALIGNED. THEY REPLACED ANOTHER TIRE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE FIRST TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. SHE IS STILL WAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. THEY TOLD HER THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP'S EXPENSE. ALSO ON 6-6-05 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED VALVE SPRINGS, PER BULLETIN. THE FRONT AXLE SEALS AND FRONT SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS. THIS SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 6-23 AND 6-24-05. ON 6-29-05 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHE SAYS THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING. SHE TOOK IT BACK IN 7-7-05 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A BRACKET FOR THE SQUEALING BELT. ON 7-13-05 SHE TOOK IT FOR A SIX MILE ROUND TRIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. SHE TOOK IT BACK ON 7-14-05. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT WITH THE GM ENGINEERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127479August 1, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS PUSH BUTTONS TO CHANGE TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CHANGED FROM 2-WHEEL DRIVE TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. THE DEALER CHANGED THE COMPUTER AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CALLER SAID LOANER VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM EITHER. HAD VEHICLE 7 TIMES AT DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY, THEREFORE THE DEALER REPLACED THE AC CONDENSER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130425July 28, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, SUSPENSION
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS. IT HAD A ROUGH IDLE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRES. CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE BUBBLES ON THE TIRES ON THE SIDEWALL. AMERITECH TR GENERAL TIRES. THIS STARTED A MONTH OR TWO AFTER PURCHASE, BUT THE TIRES WERE GETTING WORSE WITH MORE USE. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS THE SUSPENSION, BUT THEY WERE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129395July 19, 2005
AIR BAGS
I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN MY NEW CHEV.COLORADO 2005 PICKUP. I WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO AIR BAG SENSORS ON THE BACK OF THIS VEHICLE. IS THIS TRUE? I WAS BADLY TRAUMATIZED PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND MENTALLY. I AM UNDER A DOCTOR'S TREATMENT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10125099July 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CHEVROLET COLORAD 2004. THE CRUISE CONTROL PICKS UP SEVERAL MILES GOING UP A HILL, GOING DOWN HILL IT JUMPS. IT WILL KICK IN REAL FAST SOMETIMES. THE VEHICLE REVVED IN PARK POSITION APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLOW DOWN IT STARTED TO MISS VERY BADLY. IT WAS LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. THE DEALER SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER AND WITH THE CRANK. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127456July 5, 2005
SUSPENSION
THIS 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, 2 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR 265/75R/15. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROAD TESTED PER THE NOVEMBER 2004 BULLETIN FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH MULTIPLE BALANCES, ETC. THERE IS ABNORMAL WEAR OF THE TIRES. PURCHASE DATE 9/27/04. BEGINNING OF PROBLEM 11/22/04, AT ABOUT 2300 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING WITH DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE NEW TIRES WEAR IN A LITTLE BIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127065June 29, 2005
TIRES
DT: THE TIRES WOBBLE ON THE VEHICLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE VIBRATE. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 TIRES PUT ON THIS TRUCK SINCE 9-27-04. THE TRUCK ALSO FISHTAILS ON THESE TIRES WHEN THE SPEED IS 50 AND OVER. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND KEEP REPLACING THE TIRES. GM HAS INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THESE GENERAL TIRES, GENERAL AMERITRAC TR ARE THE ONLY TIRES THAT ARE SHOWING WEAR ON THE INSIDE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON ALL FOUR LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE EXTRA TIME FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS A Z-71 SUSPENSION. THE CORRECTION: THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS CHANGING OUT THE TIRES AND GM HAS SUPPLIED A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE. THE TIRE ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR. TIRE SIZE 265/75R15.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126574June 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
REAR DRIVE SHAFT BROKE OFF AT UNIVERSAL JOINT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 5/31/05
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126014June 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR GLASS STARTED LETTING WATER LEAK INSIDE OF TRUCK CAB, MOLDING ON ROOF STARTED TO PEEL UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124932June 10, 2005
TIRES
DT: CONTACT STATES THE TIRES HAVE NO TRACTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124551June 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 90 DAY OLD VEHICLE - CHEVROLET WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FIXED IT. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO READ MY OWNERS MANUAL TO DETERMINE IF I COULD PROCEED - VERY DANGEROUS. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX ALL COLORADOS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122491May 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH I STRUCK A PIECE OF ROAD DEBRIS ( APPROX 6" PIECE OF A MUFFLER). THE DEBRIS MUST HAVE HIT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR FROM DRIVE. THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS A PLASTIC CONECTION DEVICE THAT CONNECTED THE CABLES OF THE GEAR SHIFTER TO THE LEVERS OF THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS TWO ISSUES: THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID STATED THAT HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME ON CHEVY'S AND HAD I BEEN DRIVING FASTER (HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AND THE VEHICLE DID SUCH A SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIIDENT. MY FINAL COMMENT/QUESTION, WHY WOULD SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT BE PLACED IN SUCH A VULNERABLE POSITION AND WHY WOULD IS BE MADE OF PLASTIC AND NOT SHIELDED IN SOME MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119125May 23, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE HANDLE WAS SET INTO THE DOOR. WHEN THE HANDLE WAS LIFTED TO EXIT THE DOOR,THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON WAS BARELY GRAZED WHICH ENGAGED THE DOOR LOCKS. THE OWNER HAD SEVERAL SPARE KEYS MADE BUT WAS CONCERNED IF INVOLVED IN A PANIC SITUATION. THE DOOR LOCK BUTTONS WERE TOO CLOSE TO DOOR HANDLE. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS WITH SAME DESIGN. *AK THE DOOR LOCKED UP OVER 20 TIMES, 7 TIMES FROM THE INSIDE AND THE REMAINDER AS THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER DOOR HAD NO OUTSIDE ENTRY AND OR NO KEY ENTRY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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