Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10658932November 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON US 441 ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE PASS LOCK LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO STEER OFF OF ROAD WITH NO POWER. RESTARTED AFTER STOPPED AND HAPPENED AGAIN COMING BACK UP MOUNTAIN BUT NO WHERE TO PULL OFF ROAD NEARLY HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A SECURITY SYSTEM TIED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FUEL WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED BUT SHOULDN'T SHUT OFF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. ADMITTED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY EXPERIENCE THOUGH. IF THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK AS DESIGNED AND SHUTS OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE SECURITY SYSTEM WITH A SYSTEM THAT WORKS AS DESIGNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658642November 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655211November 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TWO TIMES THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED INTO 4X4 BY ITSELF. THE TRUCK APPEARED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGAGE INTO 4X4. THE 2 H LIGHT WAS ON, NOT 4 HI. I STOPPED, PUSHED 4HI, HEARD ACTUATOR ENGAGE, PUSHED 2HI AND 4HI DISENGAGED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SHOCK TO THE WHOLE FRONT RUNNING GEAR, UNIVERSAL S, RING AND PINION, AND TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654847November 13, 2014
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654526November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE FAN SPEED FOR THE HEAT AND A/C QUIT WORKING. THE FAN ONLY WORKS WHEN THE IT IS SET ON HIGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654529November 12, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED MY SPEED CONTROL WASN'T WORKING. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT OTHERS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SO, I WENT OUT TO CHECK MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY ARE NON RESPONSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654271November 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
I NOTICED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON ONE MORNING IN LATE OCTOBER. AS I WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN, I COULD NOT DEAL WITH IT UNTIL I GOT BACK, LAST WEEK. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, ON SATURDAY, THEY READ THE ERROR CODES FROM THE AIRBAG MODULE, BUT COULD NOT INTERPRET THEM, AS THE SPECIALIST WAS NOT ON DUTY. I RETURNED IT TUESDAY, (TODAY), AND THEY DIAGNOSED A BROKEN WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE LEFT REAR DOOR. THEY REPLACED IT, AT A CHARGE OF 247.07. THEY DID NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY, THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 26 MONTHS OLD, BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE MILEAGE. I KNOW OTHERS WITH THIS SAME FAILURE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS ON-LINE. I USE THIS DOOR EVERY DAY, TO LOAD MY WHEELCHAIR BEHIND THE SEAT, AND I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER FAILURE. USING THE DOOR SHOULD NOT CAUSE A SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE. BROKEN AND BARE WIRES IN ANY WIRING IS NOT SAFE, AND AS PART OF A MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM, SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN, AND CERTAINLY NOT ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653528November 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
WIRES TO THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS ARE BROKEN IN REAR DRIVE RSIDE PASSENGER DOOR. RESULTING IN AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653213November 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. WITHIN 1 WEEK VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DASH SHOWS SECURITY LOCK FLASHING. VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL IT IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, TAKES APPROX. 10 TO 15 MINUTES. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS, ON OCCASION HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN SAME DAY OR 2 DAYS IN A ROW. CALLED DEALERSHIP - OFFERED NO SOLUTION. HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY MANY TIMES WAITING FOR VEHICLE TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652402November 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER LARGER TRUCK IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HEAD ON, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY TO MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10652001November 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AT ABOUT 50MPH AND HIGHER, THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK FLUTTERS. WITH GUSTY CROSS WIND, THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED ON OCT 31ST, 2014 AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE AND TRY TO GET FEED BACKS FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651063October 29, 2014
SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM BEGAN TO REPORT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WAS NOT LATCHED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS. I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR AT MY LOCAL GM DEALER (BOB HOOK CHEVROLET, 4144 BARDSTOWN RD., LOUISVILLE KY 40218). HOWEVER, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PART (DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, WITH LATCH & WIRES) QUICKLY FAILED THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST ONE DID. THEREFORE, I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE A SECOND TIME AND THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED AGAIN. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE MAY LIKELY BE THE SAME ONE THAT A RECALL ON THE 2012 COLORADO TRUCKS WAS ISSUED FOR ' REFER TO THE INFO. AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2011/11/GM-RECALLS-2012-CHEVROLET-COLORADO-AND-GMC-CANYON-PICKUP-TRUCKS-FOR-FAULTY-SEAT-BELT-ELECTRONICS/INDEX.HTM. IF IT IS, THEN I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2011 COLORADO TRUCKS, PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING MY EXPERIENCE WITH A FAULTY REPLACEMENT PART. IF THIS MAY INDEED BE DETERMINED TO BE THE CASE, I FEEL THAT I SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER (GM) FOR THE AMOUNT I WAS CHARGED FOR A REPLACEMENT SEATBELT (~$200). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651115October 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650030October 26, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I RECENTLY TOOK MY CHEVROLET COLORADO IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THIS WAS COMMON FOR A COLORADO. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED AND ASKED TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK THAT I NEEDED TO SEE. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS TAKEN OUT TO SEE MY TRUCK ON A LIFT AND SHOWN A FRAME THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER POKED A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE FRAME CAUSING PIECES OF RUST TO FALL TO THE FLOOR EXPOSING A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I WAS ALSO SHOWN WHERE THE FRAME WAS CRACKED RIGHT UNDER THE GAS TANK. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT FOUND THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. ALL IN THIS PAST YEAR A THE SAME DEALERSHIP, I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS WITH NO MENTION ABOUT MY RUSTED FRAME. THEY BLAMED THE RUSTED FRAME ON THE SALT BRINE USED ON MAINE ROADS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS. WHEN I ASKED WHY CHEVROLET DIDN'T BUILT FRAMES TO BETTER RESIST THE SALT BRINE THEY OFFERED NO ANSWER. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE CAR SHOPS WHERE THEY REPORTED THEY SEE THIS FREQUENTLY AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS EITHER SELL MY TRUCK FOR PARTS OR REPLACE THE FRAME WHICH WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $15,000. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY TRUCK IS AN ANOMALY AND WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS ALMOST NEW LIKE MY TRUCK DOES BUT HAS A ROTTED FRAME. TOYOTA RECALLED THEIR TOKOMA TRUCKS DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM HOPEFUL SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. OTHER THAN THE ROTTED FRAME ON MY TRUCK THE REST OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS PRETTY MUCH PRISTINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649625October 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND NOT CRANK. PASSLOCK MODULE WILL NOT LET IT CRANK. AROUND EVERY 100 CRANKS IT WILL SHUT ENGINE OFF AND NOT LET IT CRANK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCK AND CHEVROLET COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS IT HAS EVEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS ON THESE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649683October 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE WIRING IN THE DOOR BREAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649112October 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
AFTER PURCHASING MY TRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL INDICATE THE UNIT BEGAN STAYING ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE INDICATION LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN ONE IS SEATED AND HAS THE SEAT BELT CONNECTED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST CURRENTLY ONLY ON RARE TIMES IT MAY GO OUT. DEALER INDICATES POOR WIRING QUALITY THROUGH DESIGN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON. IS THIS ALSO A BIGGER PART OF THE FAULTY AIR BAGS AS WELL. VERY CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644306October 13, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH, AND ONLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643754October 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK WILL NOT START. IT IS GENERALLY WHEN YOU HAVE DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE OR MADE SEVERAL STOPS. WHEN COLD THE ENGINE WILL FIRE RIGHT UP. AFTER A COUPLE SHORT TRIPS, WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE UPON TURNING THE KEY THE DASH WILL GO DEAD. THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. WAIT ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND VEHICLE WILL START. MECHANIC CHECKS HAVE RULED OUT BATTERY, STARTER AND SOLENOID AND A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL THE RELAYS. MAY BE A PASSLOCK ISSUE, BUT DEALER DENIES HISTORY OR DEFECT, BUT A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS EXTENSIVE REFERENCE TO THE ISSUE ON MULTIPLE CHEVY MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643728October 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND WENT TO STOP AND THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON. DRY ROADS AT 5MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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