2004 Chevrolet Colorado

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  INTERMITTENT NON WORKING POWER DOOR LOCKS WIPERS HEADLIGHTS AND WINDOWS! THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE INCIDENTS POSTED ONLINE. THERE LOOKS TO BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS WITH NO SOLUTION! *KB

• 12/30/2019· STRUCTURE

  FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT IS UNREPAIRABLE, VEHICLE HAS 92000 MILES GOOD CONDITION EVERYWHERE ELSE. THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COLORADOS. IT WILL NOT PASS SAFETY STANDARDS, QUITE HONESTLY IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS ODD THAT TOYOTA WAS FORCED TO REPLACE FRAMES DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND RUST ISSUES YET THESE COLORADOS ARE JUST AS BAD.

• 12/30/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NO LESS THAN 4 RESISTORS AND CONNECTORS DUE TO MELTING AND BURNED CONNECTIONS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE A SINGLE FUSE. MY HVAC IS ONCE AGAIN INOPERABLE AND I HAVE OPENED AND INSPECTED EACH CONNECTION POINT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE CONNECTORS TO BE BURNED OR MELTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FLAGGED BY THE NHSTA IN THE HUMMER H3 VEHICLES WHICH USE THE SAME HVAC SYSTEM. THE CHEVROLET/GMC/ISUZU COLORADO/CANYON (GMT355) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON THESE CONNECTIONS SHOULD GET HOT ENOUGH TO BUBBLE AND BURN PLASTIC BEFORE BURNING OUT A FUSE. I CAN PROVIDE IMAGES UPON REQUEST. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A FAILED CONNECTOR IN THE HVAC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION. I HAVE SET THE "FIRE" FLAG ON THIS REPORT AS THERE HAS BEEN EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FIRES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

• 12/30/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CHEVY COLORADO I HAD MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. I HAD ACTUALLY ALMOST GOT KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE LIGHTS BEING OUT. *BRAKE LIGHTS* . THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE I TALK TO. I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO GET THERE STUFF TOGETHER BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED AND HURT OVER A RELAY SWITCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM

• 12/29/2006· STRUCTURE

  WATER LEAKING INTO CAB OF 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, PER DEALER THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED, TALKED TO LOCAL GMC DEALER THEY STATED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME MODEL BUT (GMC) AND HAVE FIXED NUMBERES PICKUPS. THEY FIXED THE PICKUP AND CHARGED ME $780.00 FOR THIS REPAIR

• 12/28/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE. IT INVOLVES THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY. 8 YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER USED PUT HER BACK PACK ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR WHERE IT REPEATEDLY MADE IMPACTED THE CONNECTION TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RELAY ASSEMBLY. THIS EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE PIN AND SOCKET ON THE ORANGE WIRE TO SEPARATE TO THE POINT WHERE IT ARCED AND BURNT. I FOUND AND REPAIRED THE SOCKET WHEN THE HEATER WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH. ON THE 16TH OF DEC 2013, A PASSENGER SIZE 12 SHOES ACCIDENTALLY, AND UNWITTINGLY KICKED THE SAME SPOT AND CAUSED THE SAME FAULT. I REPAIRED THE SOCKET AGAIN. MY COMPLAINT IS THE RESISTOR CONNECTION IS IN A SPOT TO EASILY SERVICE, BUT IT IS IN A VULNERABLE SPOT FOR ACCIDENTAL CONTACT. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS A ROBUST PROTECTIVE COVER, EITHER METAL OR PLASTIC. FOR PEOPLE THAT CANNOT REPAIR THEIR OWN VEHICLES, THIS SITUATION COULD COST THEM A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS. MY OTHER ELECTRICAL FAULT IS THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. IT QUIT WORKING COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT APART AND CLEAN THE BRUSHES. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS UNTIL IT STOPPED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I REPLACED THE MOTOR BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND BRUSHES TO REPLACE. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE BRUSHES FAILED BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE BRITTLE FROM SLAMMING THE DOORS TOO HARD BY THE PASSENGERS. THE DOORS ARE LIGHT AND IT IS COMMON FOR THEM TO SLAMMED. THE BRUSHES OR THE MOTOR NEED TO BE MORE ROBUST. *TR

• 12/26/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, DOOR CHIME, AND RADIO DID NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAYSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (2032 S ELLIOTT AVE, AURORA, MO 65605) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES RUNNING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

• 12/23/2014· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO Z 71 LS. I BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AGO AND IT HAD 58,000 MILES AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND I ALREADY HAVE FRAME ROT. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME BETWEEN THE CAB AND BOX WHICH IS CAUSING MY BOX TOUCHING THE BACK OF THE CAB THAT'S CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAB. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR

• 12/22/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. BRAKES WILL BE APPLIED AND ABS LIGHT OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH WILL GO ON. BRAKES WILL FUNCTION BUT SOMETIMES ABS WILL SOUND AT SLOW SPEEDS. OCCURS SPORADICALLY. *TR

• 12/22/2006· TIRES

  TREAD SEPARATION AFTER ABOUT 33,000 MILES (2 YR, 8 MONTH TIME) ON CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTAC AS P235/50R17 TIRE INSTALLED ON CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *NM

• 12/20/2017· SUSPENSION

  THE TRUCK HAS A VERY ROTTED FRAME ON IT. SEEMS TO BE OF POOR QUALITY AND WITH ONLY120,000 MILES AND THE BODY IS IN SUPER CONDITION THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.. IS THERE ANY THING TO BE DONE,WILL CHEVROLET DO ANYTHING AT ALL TO HELP? ARE WE ALL STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM AS OTHERS ON LINE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS. THANKS.

• 12/20/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED AFTER OWNING CAR FOR TWO WEEKS. *JB

• 12/20/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  A FRIEND WHO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BEHIND ME MADE ME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES TAILGATE ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NOW I KNOW WHY. ALTHOUGH I AM ENTERING DEC 16 05 AS THE INCIDENT DATE, THIS IS THE DATE IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO HOW LONG IT WAS LIKE THIS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 12-19-05 AND I LEFT IT THERE UNTIL THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON 12-20-05 (BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GET ONE FROM ANOTHER DEALER). THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AS TO A RECALL, ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!! I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPEAT AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T GET REAR-ENDED OR END UP DEAD BECAUSE OF A FAULTY SWITCH. I NOW WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT UNTIL A PERMANENT FIX IS RELEASED, WHICH I HOPE IS VERY SOON. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *NM

• 12/19/2017· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MC CLINTON CHEVROLET (1325 7TH ST, PARKERSBURG, WV 26101, (304) 422-6501) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

• 12/17/2014· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EQUIPPED WITH TBC TIRES, TIRE LINE: SIGMA SHADOW, AND TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,166.

• 12/16/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I OWN A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO EXTENDED CAB. THIS TRUCK HAS 110,XXX MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE, IT BROKE IN 2 PIECES WHERE THE CAB MEETS THE BED. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND RUINED. THERE ARE A LOT OF FORUMS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME SPOT OF THE FRAME. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING KNOWING EVEN IF I DONT DRIVE THIS TRUCK AGAIN ANOTHER CHEVY COLORADO ON THE HIGHWAY COULD RIP IN 2 PEICES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY FRAME ON THESE TRUCKS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT CHEVY WILL NOT ADDRESS. WHEN MY FRAME BROKE INTO 2 PIECES INWARD DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE BED CAME FREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND SMASHED IN THE BACK CORNER OF MY CAB. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGH WAY BECAUSE IF I WAS IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE CHEVY MAKES RIGHT BY THIS.

• 12/14/2009· VISIBILITY

  ON A 2004 COLORADO PU, THE HVAC BLOWER CONTROL HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE END OF WARRANTY REQUIRING EXPENSIVE OUT OF POCKET PAYMENTS. ONE DEALER EVEN EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO "OVERHEATING A RESISTOR" OR SOME SUCH TECHNICAL BLATHER. IN ANY CASE, WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE HVAC FAN ONLY BLOWS HIGH OR NOT AT ALL. A TOTAL OF OVER $500 WAS PAID ON TWO FAILURES. *TR

• 12/13/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

• 12/13/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE BREAKING, PEDAL GETS HARD AND OR VIBRATES, BRAKES STILL WORK BUT YOU MUST APPLY VERY HARD FORCE TO PEDAL. VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. IT APPEARS THAT IT BECOMES WORST DURING WET HUMID WEATHER, AND WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. OCCURRENCES HAVE INCREASED IN FREQUENCY FROM A COUPLE OF TIME A WEEK TO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED YET, BUT WILL SOON. ALSO ABS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE TIMES AND STAYED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED MUCH LATER, AT WHICH TIME THE LIGHT RESET. THIS HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *TR

• 12/13/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2004 COLORADO HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START WHEN IGNITION KEY IS FIRST TURNED TO START POSITION. BY TURNING THE KEY OFF AND THAN ON AGAIN IT WILL START. IT DOES THIS ONCE IN WHILE, BUT ALWAYS SEEMS TO START THE SECOND OR THIRD TURN OF THE KEY TO THE START POSITION. TWICE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL AND I HAD TO LET IT SIT FOR TEN MINUTES OR SO, THAN TRY AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME IT STARTED. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

• 12/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V139000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 12/11/2022· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Ignition safety module known as pass lock security. This causes my vehicle not to start and give a code and a light on the dash for the Pass Lock security. The vehicle was fine then I went into a store came out and put the key in the ignition, the lights on the dash came on but it would not crank. This is very hazardous cause It could happen while you’re driving anytime, which could cause the vehicle to go into security mode and turn vehicle off making it very dangerous for passengers in vehicle. This is a problem with other Chevy Colorado's when I research this problem.

• 12/11/2014· STRUCTURE

  I TOOK THIS COLORADO 4 DOOR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY FOR SCHEDULED "DETAIL" WORK, AND THEY DISCOVERED THE CABIN CARPETING TO BE SATURATED WITH LIQUID AND MOLD GROWING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CARPETING WITH FREE FLOWING "WATER" UNDER THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLOOR FRONT TO BACK OF THE CABIN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE I CURRENTLY AM HEALING FROM A KNEE INJURY, BUT I NOTICED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY TWO DEALERSHIPS OWNED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE SECOND DEALERSHIP OWNER IN 2005, AND IT HAS BEEN UNDER GOOD CARE BY ME. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE WET CARPET WHEN I TOOK IT FOR THE DETAIL WORK YESTERDAY; I HAD A RUBBER MAT UNDER MY FEET. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD RUBBER MATTING FRONT AND BACK. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED TO ME YESTERDAY THE WET CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT IN THE COLORADO. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. *TR

• 12/10/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  TRUCK LEFT ROAD HIT EMBANKMENT THEN ROLLED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 12/10/2006· SUSPENSION

  2004 COLORADO 2WD HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIRES FOR WEAR ON INSIDE TREADS 2 OR 3 TIMES SINCE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PURCHASED. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A CHEVROLET PROBLEM, AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT FRONT SUM TOE. TIRES ON BACK LAST 4 TIMES AS LONG AS ONES ON FRONT. HAVE HAD FRONT END LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. NOW IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN THE DRIVING OF THE TRUCK. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN OFF THE HIGHWAY SINCE PURCHASE. STRICTLY PAVEMENT USE. NO WRECKS OR HITS TO CAUSE FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM

• 12/07/2004· SUSPENSION

  PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO IN JUNE 2004. VIBRATION PROBLEMS APPEARED SHORTLY AFTER 1000 MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHEELS HAVE BE REBALANCED 5 TIMES. CAR VIBRATES WHEN DRIVEN AND CHEVEROLT UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS.*AK

• 12/07/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DESIGN ON THE VEHICLE WAS POOR. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THT THE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THE AIRBAG WERE DEPLOYED MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. *TC

• 12/05/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB 4X4 WITH THE Z71 OFF ROAD PACKAGE. I RAN OVER A STICK ABOUT 3/4" TO 1-1/2" IN DIA. AND IT BROKE THE FUEL LINE (THAT IS PVC NOT METAL). I THINK GM SHOULD LOOK AT THIS MORE CLOSELY AS IT IS A MAJOR HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I NOTIFIED GM ON MONDAY 12-01-2008 AND THEY SAID THAT, COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WELL IT DID HAPPEN AND IF IT HAPPENED TO ME I AM SURE IT HAS BEFORE AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS MAJOR ROAD SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU, RANDY SCHMIDT *TR

• 12/03/2007· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT CANNOT PLACE A REAR FACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT TURN OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THERE IS A KEY TO TURN OFF THE AIR BAG, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST IN HIS VEHICLE. HE WAS INFORMED OFF THE RECORD THAT HE SHOULD EITHER CUT THE WIRE OR DISABLE THE FUSE. HE BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,863 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,833. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF

• 11/30/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  HEATER BLOWER MORTOR STOPED WORKING 3 TIMES RESISTOR 2 TIMES AND STILL DON'T WORD DEALER CHARGE ME 280.00 AND WANT TO JUST CHANGE PARTS HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

• 11/30/2010· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER/OWNER TRAVELLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PARKED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TURNED THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF. WITHIN SECONDS, THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THEN LEANED OVER TO RETRIEVE THE KEY WHICH WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. AS THE DRIVER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL BURNS. PARAMEDICS AND FIRE RESPONDED. LATER, HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY AND RECEIVED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH DEALER.

• 11/30/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR END OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO JAMMED WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, CAUSING THE GEARS TO SHATTER, THE REAR AXLE TO CRACK, AND THE DRIVESHAFT TO DROP OUT OF MY TRUCK. SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I NOTICED VIBRATIONS AND INSTABILITY IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK, AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STAYS IN 4WD WHEN I SHIFT OUT OF IT. THE ENTIRE REAR END OF MY TRUCK HAS TO BE REPLACED, AND GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 11/30/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2004 COLORADO FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AT 22,300. THE FUEL CONNECTOR CAME LOOSE CAUSE FUEL TO SPILL OUT. *TS A YEAR AND SOME MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING PROFUSELY FROM THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR (BETWEEN THE FILTER AND THE ENGINE). THE CONSUMER SNAPPED THE CONNECTOR BACK IN TO PLACE. *JB

• 11/29/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS KNOCKING OUT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL ON ALL 2004 AND UP CHEVROLET COLORADOS. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK JUST TO BE PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING HE TOLD ME THE GUY BEHIND ME ALMOST NAILED ME BECAUSE OF IT. I DIDN'T KNOW! BUT I DID KNOW OF THE COLORADOS HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM KNOCKING OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. SO I GOT ON LINE TO SEE JUST HOW BAD IT WAS AND FOUND OUT IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER ALL MOST EVERY CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK HAS THIS PROBLEM. JUST THANK OF COMING TO A STOP FROM 65 MILES AN HOUR AND NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS, I AND SOME PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH ME GOT LUCKY TODAY. I CALLED TWO OF MY CLOSEST GM DEALERS TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED TODAY AND ASKED DID THEY KNOW OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND THEY DID BUT GM HAS NO RECALL IT'S AT THE OWNERS EXSPENSE TO GET IT FIXED, WHILE I TOLD THEM BOTH WHAT I FOUND OUT ONLINE. THE ANSWER FROM THEM WAS NO ONE HAS DIED YET. **** THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SOME THINGS FIXED NOW DAYS FOR SOME ONE TO DIE BEFORE THE COMPANIES FIX A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE FORCE GM TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE COLORADO TRUCKS PLEASE HELP OUT US OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS WE CAN'T KEEP SPENDING MONEY LIKE THIS I ALSO HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS ON OTHER PROBLEMS THROUGH OUT THE SEVEN YEARS I OWNED THE TRUCK. TIMES ARE TIGHT CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. LOOK ONLINE THESE TRUCKS ARE PRONE FOR TROUBLE AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT UNTIL THEY HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *KB

• 11/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE THE DOOR LOCKS WILL STOP WORKING. FOR EXAMPLE, USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY WON'T LOCK AND THE SECURITY ALARM (HORNS) WILL GO OFF IF YOU OPEN THE CLOSED DOOR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THINKS THE DOOR IS LOCKED SENDING SECURITY SYSTEM INTO TAMPER MODE. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AS THEY NORMALLY DO WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. ALSO SOME LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE SUCH AS THE LEFT FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMP/TURN SIGNAL. EVENTUALLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RESET AND THE DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK NORMALLY. IT ISN'T JUST DURING COLD WEATHER THAT THIS HAPPENS BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN DURING COLDER WEATHER. GM DEALER REPLACED A COUPLE OF SWITCHES WHEN I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT IN SINCE THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY AND IT STILL DOES IT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS. *TR

• 11/29/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. ALL DEALER DOES IS REPLACE SWITCH. THE FIRST TIME THEY FAILED I NOTICED 2 VEHICLES NEARLY REAR ENDING ME. THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. NOW I KNOW BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN CRUISE CONTROL QUITS WORKING. GM WANTS TO GIVE $2,500 TO TRADE VEHICLE BUT SHOULDN'T THEY BE REQUIRED TO FIX PROBLEM. I CAN'T TRADE WITHOUT DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM REDUCING MY TRADE IN VALUE. *JB

• 11/28/2007· VISIBILITYFire

  A/C HEATER RESISTOR AND PLASTIC CONECTOR ARC AND CATCHES FIRE. *TR

• 11/27/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NOTICED THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT AND NEEDS TO GET FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY DEATH .IT WAS SITTING STILL WHEN NOTICE

• 11/26/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. ONCE IT HAPPENS, LET SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND IT WILL THEN START. TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE PASSLOCK (SECURITY) SYSTEM. CHECKED INTERNET, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER GM VEHICLES. *TR

• 11/24/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL # 06V139000 REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO VERIFY THE DEFECT OR ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

• 11/23/2018· STRUCTURE

  ENTIRE FRAME OF TRUCK RUSTED AND CRACKED THROUGH. WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE 2004 COLORADOS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED THE FRAME HANGING IN THE BACK.

• 11/23/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RATTLE OR VIBRATION AT 2000 RPM. DEALER REPLACED PART(S) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *JB

• 11/22/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON AT 35 MPH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, SHOULDER AND NECK.*JB

• 11/22/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4WD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK THAT CONSTANTLY VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND 55-60MPH. THE TRUCK SHAKES AS IF IT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR TIRES ARE UNBALANCED. I HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES - TWICE FOR RE-BALANCING THE TIRES AND ONCE FOR A SET OF NEW TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF CUPPING. BUT, THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATING OR OSCILLATING STILL EXISTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ACTUALLY VERY HELPFUL, BUT FRUSTRATED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAY BE A DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT, WHICH TELLS ME THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

• 11/21/2017· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE SHIFT LINKAGE FAILED AND THE SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST CHEVROLET AT (865) 970-9378 (3450 ALCOA HWY, ALCOA, TN 37701) WHERE THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,440.

• 11/21/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2004 CHEVY COLORADO ABS FAILURE INDICATES ON DASH FOR NO REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT AT ANY SPEED WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKES, GOES OFF ONCE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF. COMES BACK ON PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ABS SEEMS TO ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR NO REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT,BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE AND TRUCK DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO STOP. *TR

• 11/21/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING FROM DEALER TO MY HOUSE AFTER BUYING TRUCK THE BRAKE LIGHTS, WIPERS, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL ALL STOPPED WORKING AT SAME TIME. *JB

• 11/21/2004· VISIBILITYFire

  DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES LOUD SQUEALING AND WINDOW SKIPS WHEN MOVING UP AND DOWN (ELECTRIC WINDOWS). DRIVERS DOOR PANEL BULDGES WHEN WINDOW IS AT TOP OF IT'S TRAVEL. HAVE HAD AT CHEVROLET DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR, PROBLEM STILL THERE. WITH THE WINDOW BEING ON A BIND (DOOR BULDGING) THERE IS A DANGER ON THE WINDOW BREAKING WHEN ROLLING WINDOW UP TO TOP OF TRAVEL. TOLD BY CHEVROLET THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM ANY LONGER AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.*AK

• 11/17/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  REAR DOORS LOCKS CONTINUE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE IN MOTION. SAFETY HAZZARD TO BOTH CHILDREN PERSONAL SITTING IN REAR SEATS. CHILD COULD OPEN DOOR DURING TRAVELING AND FALL OUT. THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE THE DEATH AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD OR PERSON IF THE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED AND THE REAR DOOR OPENS WHILE IN MOTION? THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME WHILE IN MOTION? IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DAY OR NIGHT.

• 11/17/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONNECTOR OVERHEATS, WHEREAS A TERMINAL BURNS, CREATING A POOR CONNECTION AND NO POWER. *TR