2005 Chevrolet Colorado

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

• 12/31/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL NUMBER 06V1390000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 12/31/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NOTICED AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY FOR A WHILE THAT SMALL VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL OCCURRED WITH LOW CABIN RUMBLE. FIRST TIME THE VIBRATION WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME THINK I HAD A TIRE COMING APART. WHAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IS MY FRONT BRAKES HAD APPLIED THEMSELVES SLIGHTLY AND WERE GETTING VERY HOT. UPON BRAKING STEERING WHEEL SHOOK BACK AND FORTH VERY HARD. HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IS 13 MONTHS OLD NOW. DEALER HAS REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, BOTH ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES. HAS MADE NO DIFFERENCE, EVERYTIME I DRIVE ANY DISTANCE ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKES GET VERY HOT. I CANNOT HOLD MY HAND ON EITHER FRONT WHEEL BUT A FEW SECONDS. ROTORS STEAM AND HISS IF I SQUIRT WATER ON THEM. IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I GET LOTS OF BLACK POWDER ON MY WHEELS AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY 60 MILES. *NM

• 12/29/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* - THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 06030 REPAIRS. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT ,AND WHEN SHE WENT TO THE DEALER, THE PART HAD NOT COME IN. THE DEALER TOLD HER HE WOULD CALL HER WHEN THE PART ARRIVED, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. THE RECALLED PARTWAS THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 25,000. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS PRESENTLY FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.*AK

• 12/28/2015· ENGINE

  IN FEBRUARY 2015 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO GREENWOOD CHEVROLET IN HUBBARD, OH, AND THEY RESET MY COMPUTER. HOWEVER, BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE AUTO LOT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED. I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY THEN DIAGNOSED A BAD CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVES. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND MY ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED THAT CHEVROLET RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 87335 MILES, BUT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS. I FELT CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE COVERED MY REPAIRS UNDER THE 100,000 MILES EXTENSION EVEN THOUGH I WAS OVER THE 7 YEARS. MY REASONING IS THAT CHEVROLET WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AS EVIDENCED BY CHEVROLET'S SERVICE BULLETIN #07123A. I CONTACTED THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS AND PROVIDED THEM WITH ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS TO OFFER PROOF OF MAINTENANCE DURING MY OWNERSHIP. I HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FELT GM SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE CARE I HAD DONE TO IT. IT COST ME OVER $2000 TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED.

• 12/28/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS DRIVING AND SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, I GOT HOME AND CHECKED ALL THE BULBS AND FUSES, THEY WERE ALL OK. THEN SEARCHING IN THE INTERNET AT A CHEVY COLORADO SITE, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I HAD NOTICE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS, I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR A CHECK UP SINCE, BUT I SEE THAT THEY FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. *JB

• 12/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON. THE ABS SENSOR SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES TO PULSATE AND THEN FAULT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE EDMONDS FORUM, BUT THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT BEEN ANY HELP. I HAVE HAD BOTH ROTORS AND THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED TWICE. THE ERROR DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. TO STOP THE ERROR, YOU MUST PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 15,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ON THE EDMONDS SITE OF THE BACK BRAKES FREEZING AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THE CHEVORLET DOES NOT BELIEVE IT IS A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM FOR A RECALL. I THINK THAT GIVEN THEIR IS A BULLETIN BOARD WITH MANY CHEVORLET COLORADO OWNERS LOOKING FOR HELP THAT SHOWS IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/24/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT REPEATEDLY WAS OCCURRING; IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING SENSORS. THIRD TIME CHECK ENGINE SERVICE APPEARS AGAIN THIS TIME THE FACTORY"HEADS" IN THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOME ONGOING TYPE OF DEFAULT OR DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/23/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER 7 TIMES BECAUSE IT SUDDENLY AND ON ITS OWN SHIFTS INTO 4H FROM 2H. ONCE, THIS HAPPENED AT 45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE'S SUDDEN SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THREW ME ONTO A ROCKY SHOULDER. DEALER REPEATEDLY SAYS HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT,BECAUSE CHEVROLET DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN REPROGRAMMED, WHICH DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. LATEST INCIDENT DELINEATED BELOW. *NM

• 12/20/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LEFT POWER WINDOW, POWER DOOR LOCKS, CLOCK RADIO, DOME LIGHT QUIT WORKING RANDOMLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ONSTAR DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES. BATTERY SEEMS TO GO DEAD IF IT SITS MORE THAN 5 DAYS, REMOTE FOR DOOR LOCKS RANGE IS HORRIBLE BUT THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE TO STAND RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRUCK TO UNLOCK / LOCK IT. *JB

• 12/18/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05065 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO AFTER I REPORTED, TO THE DEALERSHIP, THAT NONE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. *JB

• 12/17/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO AND VERY TIRED VEERED OFF THE COUNTY ROAD, HIT A UTILITY POLE ON LEFT SIDE FRONT AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED

• 12/16/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. NO TELLING HOW MANY DAYS I WAS DRIVING AROUND LIKE THIS. I DON'T USE CRUISE CONTROL SO I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG LIKE OTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED. WEST SIDE CHEVROLET IN KATY, TX DID THE REPAIRS. NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE THOUGH. THE BAD THING IS THAT I DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO AND FROM WORK. THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW THEY WERE NOT WORKING OTHER THAN SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY YELLING AT ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING! HOW AM I TO TELL IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING? MAYBE NEXT TIME I WILL GET REAR ENDED???:-0. *NM

• 12/14/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICCrash

  ABS FAULT PROBLEM 2005 CHEVY COLORADO. *TR

• 12/14/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2005 CHEVY COLORADO. BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE ON LOWEST 3 OF 4 FAN SETTINGS. DID ONLINE RESEARCH, LEARNED COMMON FAILURE WAS RESISTOR / CONNECTOR (MELTING OF WIRES AND CONNECTOR). CHECKED MINE. IT SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING (GREY PLASTIC TURNED BROWN ON ONE OF THE FOUR PINS. BOUGHT NEW RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR FROM GM DEALER AND SELF-INSTALLED. BLOWER NOW WORKS ON LOWEST AND HIGHEST SETTINGS ONLY. CALLED GM HQ. THEY SAID TAKE IT TO DEALER; NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN OUT YET. SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON FAILURE BASED ON WEB SEARCHES. I'M SAVING RECEIPTS IN HOPES GM ISSUES A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF MY FAILED COMPONENTS I CAN EMAIL TO YOU IF YOU WANT AND I HAVE LINKS TO THE ONLINE INFORMATION I FOUND RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THE ACTUAL FAILURE DATE WAS PROBABLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, IT HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ON LOWER SETTINGS; IT FINALLY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER ON LOWER THREE SETTINGS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER AND IT WAS DEC 5TH WHEN I BOUGHT A NEW RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR. *TR

• 12/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  ABOUT 1 YR. AND 1 MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT A CHEVY COLORADO, THE THING SHUT OFF ON ME. THE FIRST TIME IT LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF I-55 AND DID NOT WANT TO START. IT DID THOUGH, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, IT SOON WENT OFF. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. IT HAS SHUT OFF ON ME 4 MORE TIMES. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE TRUCK B/C IT IS NOT STORING "CODES". ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL ON THE TRUCK SEEMS TO ENGADGE ITSELF AT THE ODDEST OF TIMES WHEN THERE IS REALLY NO TIRE SLIPPAGE AND THIS HAS ME SPUTTERING AND JUMPING WHILE I'M TRYING TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST START UP, THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS MADE THIS RATTLING PING NOISE OUT OF THE MUFFLER. EVERY TIME I STEP OUT OF THE TRUCK, I SHOCKS ME, I BELEIVE DUE TO THE NYLON IN THE FABRIC SEATS. THE TURN SIGNAL WILL ONLY "TICK TOCK" WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE HOOD ON THE TRUCK WILL "BOW" OR "BUBBLE" IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY ON THE INERSTATE WHEN THERE IS SOME LITTLE WIND BLOWING OUTSIDE. THE ALARM ON THE TRUCK HAS GONE CRAZY ON ME A FEW TIMES. I CAN UNLOCK THE DOOR, IT WILL GO OFF BUT THE RADIO INSIDE THE TRUCK WILL BE PLAYING. IF I WERE TO CRANCK THE TRUCK UP, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, GET OUT, AND LOCK THE DOOR, THE ALARM WILL BE GOING OFF ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER. THIS CYCLE WILL KEEP GOING ON UNTIL I RESET THE COMPUTER BY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THREE TIMES. ALL THE DEALER AND GM WANTS TO OFFER ME IS AN EXTENDED WARRENTY, WHICH THE WARRENTY I HAVE NOW IS DOING ME ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTICE, I REFUSED IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT WORK ON THE TRUCK B/C THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AT WHICH THEY DROVE IT TWICE, AND THE COMPUTER IS NOT STORING CODES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMPLEATELY SPURRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE INVESTED ALOT OF MONEY INTO THIS TRUCK AND STILL OWE ON IT. I REFUSE TO BE FORCED TO PAY FOR AND DRIVE A HAZZARD. *NM

• 12/12/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN WE WOULD START THE TRUCK IN THE MORNING THE ABS FAULT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND WHEN YOU PUSHED ON THE BRAKE IT FELT LIKE THE ROTORS WERE WARPED THEN THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. IN SLICK CONDITIONS THE TRUCK WOULD LOSE CONTROL. *TR

• 12/12/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CANNOT OPEN THE RIGHT DOOR ON MY 2005 REGULAR CAB CHEVROLET COLORADO FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE RIGHT DOOR IS TO FIRST OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THAN LAY ACROSS THE FRONT SEAT, REACH AROUND THE BABY CAR SEAT AND MANUALLY PUSH OPEN THE DOOR LOCK! IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE THE DRIVER'S DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED IN AN ACCIDENT, FROZEN LOCK, ETC. THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR EMERGENCY CREWS TO OPEN THE RIGHT DOOR! *JB

• 12/12/2004· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  VEHICLE EXHIBITS A ROUGH SHIMMY OR VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOME VIBRATION EVIDENT AT ALL SPEEDS BUT WORSE AT 55 OR FASTER. INTENSITY OF VIBRATION VARIES, SOMETIMES NOT SO BAD, OTHER TIMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM DETECTED. VEHICLE IS NEW 2005 COLORADO WITH 850 MILES. *JB

• 12/10/2019· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED THROUGH AND WAS FRACTURED BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED SPRITZER CHEVROLET AMHERST (200 N LEAVITT RD, AMHERST, OH 44001, (440) 703-6350) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

• 12/09/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN AS SOON AS THEY ARE PUT ON. THEY ARE SO TIGHT THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE PASSENGER TO TURN ON THE RADIO. THE DEALER, WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, STATES IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. ANOTHER DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT IT WAS MADE THAT WAY SO THAT A CHILD SAFETY SEAT COULD BE PUT IN. SHE INFORMED HIM THERE WERE AIRBAGS, AND HE THEN STATED SHE COULD PUT A REAR FACING SEAT THERE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/08/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WILL ENGAGE ABS WHERE BRAKES WILL PULSATE AND A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN BRAKES WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL OCCUR WHEN THERE IS NO RAIN, STREETS ARE DRY AND SUNNY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE THE ABS FAULT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL CAR IS STOPPED, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. WHEN ABS ENGAGES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ONE WILL FEEL BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING AND A LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH CAUSES SOME IMMEDIATE ALARM FOR FEAR OF RUNNING INTO SOMEBODY OR POSSIBLY ALLOWING CAR TO GO TOO FAR INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN TRYING TO STOP. MANY WEB SITES, FORUMS AND BLOGS, SUCH AS EDMONDS ARE LOADED WITH THESE COMPLAINTS ON 2004 - 2006 COLORADO'S, AS THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE OCCURRENCE IN A COUPLE OF VEHICLES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET BUT THEY ALWAYS POINT ME TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO READ COMPUTER CODE FOR ERROR AT A COST OF $100 AND THEN WILL PRICE OUT THE COST FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF AND SELECTS NOT TO ADDRESS. *TR

• 12/08/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM IS 10013546 MY 05 CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK HAS A FAN SPEED SETTING OF 0-4 WITH 0 BEING OFF AND 4 BEING HIGH. ABOUT A WEEK AGO SPEEDS 1-3 STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ONLY OFF OR HIGH. THIS TOLD ME IT WAS THE FAN RESISTOR. ONCE I FOUND THE RESISTOR I NOTICED THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR AND THE RESISTOR TERMINALS WERE MELTED. I ASSUME THIS IS FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE I NOTICED THERE WERE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE ONLY REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE PROBLEM ARE THE SAME PARTS AND HAVE NOT BEEN RE-ENGINEERED. WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE SAME PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD.. THIS IS DEFIANTLY A FIRE HAZARD AND MALTING IS ONLY 1 STEP AWAY FROM THE FLASH POINT OF PLASTICS. TO THIS MOMENT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. CHEVY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BUT DID OFFER TO SEND ME A SERVICE CERTIFICATE WORTH $200. THAT GREAT BUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE FIRE HAZARD, NOR THE RECURRING PROBLEMS. *TR

• 12/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  THE A/C BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH DOESN'T WORK IN POSITIONS 2 OR 3, BUT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY IN POSITIONS 1 AND 4. *TR

• 12/03/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO THE FRAME ON PASSAGER SIDE FRAME HAS A HOLE IN IT AND DUE TO RUST IF NOT FIXED SOON THE FRAME WILL BE INTO BE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON ANY ROAD FRAME. SOULD NOT BE BAD IN 11 YEARS I CAN SEND PICS TO JUST SAW THIS LAST OIL CHANGE.

• 12/02/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

• 12/01/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

• 11/26/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS VEHICLE GOT 25 MILE TO THE GALLON ON THE ROAD AND 20 IN TOWN BUT SINCE THE PCM WENT OUT IT GETS ABOUT 18 ON THE ROAD AND 13 IN TOWN. THEY HOOK IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND IT SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE POOR FUEL PERFORMANCE AND CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT SINCE THE COMPUTER SAYS IT RUNS FINE. *TR

• 11/23/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEAKING FUEL LINE. WOKE UP THIS A.M. FOUND PUDDLE OF FUEL IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE ELE. LINE FOR REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST NYLON PART OF FUEL LINE. I USED TWO ZIP TIES TO SECURE ELE. LINE OUT THE WAY,TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE IN THE FUTURE. SENT CHEVY E-MAIL BUT NO RESPONSE, MY CHEVY DEALER AGREED THAT THIS SHOWS POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD REIMBURSE MY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR! *TR

• 11/21/2006· PARKING BRAKECrash

  2005 CHEVY COLORADO, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS HANGING 3 INCHES, BELOW THE FRAME RAIL, A CLEARANCE OF 11 INCHES. I CAUGHT A PIECE OF REBAR STEEL STICKING UP FROM A CATTLE QUARD ON A DIRT ROAD, AND MY VEHICLES SLAMMED TO A STOP, THROWING ME OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, AND AGAINST THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, DISLOCATING MY SHOULDER, A PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN THE DITCH, WITH DAMAGE, TO THE WIND=DEFLECTOR, FOG LAMP, DENT IN BUMPER. MY PHD. MAJOR IS IN CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING, THIS ROUTING OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, IN SUCH A MANNER IS AN EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN, A BAD IDEA, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE USE OF INTERN LEVEL ENGINEERS THAT GM USES ON LOWER PRICED PRODUCTION VEHICLES. I WANT MY ROUTING REDESIGNED, AND REPAIRED, SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, JUST MARCH YOUR FAT [XXX] OUT AND TAKE A LOOK, AT ONE OF YOUR COLORADO'S FOR YOURSELF, AND YOU WILL SEE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HANGING DOWN, BELOW THE FRAME RAILS, AND MEASURE THE CLEARANCE FOR YOURSELF, UNLOADED VEHICLES 11 IN. LOADED VEHICLE 7 IN. TELL ME THE NAME OF THE ENGINEER, WHO IS SO [XXX] STUPID. SO, I KNOW WHO'S [XXX] TO KICK. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/19/2010· VISIBILITYFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING ON THE INSIDE. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR MELTING AND MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NOR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

• 11/19/2010· PARKING BRAKE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGED AFTER IT WAS RELEASED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FROZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UNIT DURING THE COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPAIR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

• 11/17/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR FOR THE FRONT WHEELS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY; THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF FOR A FEW DAYS. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART (NAME OF THE PART WAS NOT GIVEN) IN 2008 AND AUGUST 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11

• 11/17/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 2005 COLORADO CREW CAB 4X4. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON WET ROADS IT IS LIKE DRIVING IN THE SNOW, IT WILL SLIDE IN WHAT EVER DIRECTION YOU ARE TRAVELING. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT HUB AND RIGHT SENSOR AND PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND IT COST ME $1,181.80 AND I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE BRAKES WORK THEY ARE VERY GOOD BUT WHEN THEY DON'T WORK IT PRESENTS A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SQUEAKED SINCE THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT AND THEY ARE STILL SQUEAKING TODAY. I WOULD TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT !!!!!!! *TR

• 11/16/2012· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT DEALERS FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/16/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON OCTOBER 18TH IN THE MORNING I WAS DRIVING BY CHEVROLET COLORADO 2005, AND THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON DURING DRIVING. WITHIN MINUTES, I LOST ALL ABILITY TO BREAK. THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 50K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. UPON INSPECTION AT THE NEAREST PLACE OF REPAIR, MY ENTIRE RIGHT REAR BREAK DRUM (THE PISTON) HAD BURST AND LEAKED ALL OF THE FLUID FROM THE BREAK LINES INTO THE DRUM. THE RESULTING METAL FRAGMENTS HAD GROUND INTO THE DRUM AND CAUSED MASSIVE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THIS ALL RESULTED IN MY BEING UNABLE TO BRAKE WHILE DRIVING, AND I ALMOST WRECKED THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO ROLL MY VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY SHOP AND HAVE IT FIXED. THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I AM A MECHANIC AND FAILURES LIKE THIS AT SUCH LOW MILES ARE UNHEARD OF. CHEVROLET DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE PARTS (AT ANY DEALERSHIP IN SC) TO DEAL WITH THE REPAIR, AND THE GENTLEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T BELIEVE IT HAD HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T EVEN REPLACED ANY BRAKE PADS FOR THESE VEHICLES YET. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/15/2014· 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

• 11/15/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A Z71 CREW CAB 4X4 MODEL. THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH ZERO WHEEL SLIPPAGE. THIS IS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE SYSTEM RESETS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE PROBLEM RECURS THE NEXT DAY IN AN ENDLESS CYCLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL WEB FORUMS. ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS DO NOT HAVE THE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TIME IS LONG PAST TO MAKE CHEVY DO A RECALL. *TR

• 11/12/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  SEPT OF 2014 OUR CHEVROLET COLORADO HAD ISSUES WITH NOT STARTING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS "CODE ISSUES" AND REPLACED A SAFETY SENSOR. THE ISSUE WAS NEVER RESOLVED AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. OCT OF 2015 WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. ALSO OCT 2015, ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, WE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT A WIRE HARNESS IN THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE COULD CAUSE CODE PROBLEMS AND OR THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND THAT GM WOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO US, IF THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN 10 YRS OLD OR HAD 120,000 OR LESS MILES. LAST YEAR WHEN THIS STARTED OUR VEHICLE WAS 9 YRS OLD, YET GM WILL NOT PAY FOR IT SAYING IT'S NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE AS THE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW IF IT'S REALLY NOT AIRBAG FAILURE AS OPPOSED TO THE FAULTY WIRE AND HARNESS? THIS LETTER WAS DATED OCT 2015 YET GM IS SAYING THE OFFER ON THIS EXPIRED OCT 29 2014 YET WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A LETTER UNTIL 2015

• 11/12/2008· STRUCTURE

  PAINT ON FRONT BUMPER IS BUBBLING. IT WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPAINTED. MY GUESS IS THE BUMPER WAS NOT PRIMED PROPERLY BEFORE PAINTING. *TR

• 11/11/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEARS. *JB

• 11/08/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I PAID LITTLE ATTENTION TO THIS AS IT DID NOT IMPAIR THE OPERATION OF MY TRUCK. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING EITHER. THIS WAS DUE TO A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILURE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY CHEVROLET IN 2006, AND MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN 2010 MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AGAIN. I KNEW FROM THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS WAS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND CHECKED MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY WERE NOT WORKING. IT WAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD WENT BAD AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SITING "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". THE LOCAL DEALER DID PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR AS A COURTESY. NOW, IN 2012 THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAS WENT OUT AGAIN AND MY LOCAL DEALER IS TALKING WITH CHEVROLET TO TRY AND GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WE WILL SEE IF THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TREAT A LOYAL CUSTOMER RIGHT. *TR

• 11/08/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL. A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. IN 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

• 11/07/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN HE MOVES FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE SOUL OF HIS SHOE HANGS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE TWO PEDALS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED FOR SOMEONE WITH SMALLER FEET. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A CURVED ARM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE MOVED ABOUT ONE INCH. THIS HAPPENS 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME.*AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

• 11/05/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN INSTALLING NEW BRAKE PADS I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDER BOLT HANGS UP AND WAS ACTUALLY FROZEN. BOUGHT A NEW PIN AND WHEEL BRACKET. THIS UNIT WAS STILL TOO TIGHT AND HAD TO REAM IT ALITTLE TO GET IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

• 11/04/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE BOUGHT VEHICLE USED

• 11/03/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. IN DECEMBER OF 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT TURN OFF AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON OCTOBER 31, 2008, HE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT REPAIR VEHICLES FOR THE SAME RECALL MORE THAN ONCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,008 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,990.

• 11/03/2005· TIRES

  DT CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT. THIS WAS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY TIRES. THE TIRES WERE SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN THE TIRES WORE OUT TO A CERTAIN POINT ONE FELT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 10/29/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE ABS BRAKES FAULT WILL OCCUR ON OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A MONTH. IT APPEARS OUT OF NO WHERE. THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND NOISY. I CAN PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART AND THE PROBLEM SELF CORRECTS. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW. I AM GETTING A LITTLE SCARED THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN I NEED THE BRAKES. *TR

• 10/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY TRUCK WONT START DO ALARM OR ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IT CRANK BUT WONT START. *TR

• 10/27/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.