2004 Chevrolet Colorado Brakes Problems

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2004. IT HAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR RUST. THE ISSUE IS THAT ABOUT 5-6 INCHES OF THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING SHACKLE HAS BEEN RUSTED AWAY AND THE SHACKLE HAS BEEN PUSHED UP TOWARD THE BED. THE ABS FAULT LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING OF THE REAR AXLE. CHEVROLET SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS TOO OLD AND TOO MANY MILES. ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGED AND I DON'T SEE WHY THERE IS SO MUCH RUST ON THE FRAME. I HAVE HAD TRUCKS WITH WAY MORE MILES AND A DECADE OLDER WITH LESS RUST THAN THIS ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHEVROLET STAND BEHIND THIS VEHICLE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I CAN'T DRIVE IT SAFELY ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK AND I WOULD HATE TO LOSE IT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING? I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BEHIND THE FIREWALL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000...UPDATED 09/30/14 *BF

PERIODIC ABS SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN A FAILURE FOR FOUR YEARS MADE EFFORTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CALLING THEM AND NO SATISFACTION. I'VE ASKED OTHER COLORADO OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE 05, 06.. I HIT INTO A SCHOOL BUS. *TR

MY ABS FAULT LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AS THOUGH I AM SLIDING ACROSS AN ICY ROAD. I JUST PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS AT A DEALERSHIP IN MARCH AND NO ONE MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HEARD THE PROBLEM CAN BE PULLING THE ABS PLUG OR SPENDING THOUSANDS AT A DISHONEST DEALERSHIP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS ABS FAULT ISSUE IS A WIDE SPREAD SERIOUS ONE. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND IT HAS LOT OF MILEAGE BUT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM ON MY CHEVY COLORADO NO MATTER WHAT SO IT SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING THE ABS WILL COME ON TILL THE VEHICLE STOPS,AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON TILL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF.WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF TILL THE ABS COMES ON AGAIN MOSTLY WHEN COMING TO A SLOW ROLLING STOP,IE.RED LIGHT ,STOP SIGN. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FOR BEING MECHANICALLY INCLINED THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE PROBLEM I CANT FIX. I DID THE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2004 CHEVY COLORADO, ALL WENT WELL, NICE AND EASY. LATER THAT WEEK MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY BREAKS CHECKED AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WASH SHOWING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. I BOUGHT THE PART AND REPLACED IT NICE AND EASY AGAIN. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MIN THEN CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK I TURNED IT ON, THE SENSOR WAS OFF THEN THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED ENGAGING ON AND OFF MAKING A WEIRD PUMP SOUND AND MAKING MY BRAKES ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS FOR ABOUT 20 SEC THEN GOES AWAY AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I THOUGHT NOTHING WORSE COULD HAPPEN AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER REPLACED TWICE ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS WORSE. *TR

THE ABS ON MY '04 COLORADO IS ACTIVATING AT LOW OR MEDIUM SPEEDS WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. IF TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AS IN A PARKING LOT, ABS WILL BE ACTIVATED ALMOST CONSTANTLY. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN ACTUALLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A NORMAL STOP. *TR

ABS FAULT WARNING LIGHTS UP ON COMPLETELY DRY ROADS CAUSING TEMPORARY LACK OF STOPPING FORCE, ESPICALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE HAD NEAR MISS DUE TO THIS FAULT. *TR

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

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

AFTER DRIVING VEHILCE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE HOUSE, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AS IF ON A SLICK SURFACE AS I BRAKED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE STOP SIGN. THE TRUCKS ABS FAULT LIGHT IMMEDIATELY SHOWED UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT. DURING SHORT DRIVE TO WORK, THE ABS FAULT MESSAGE CONTINUED TO SHOW. AFTER RESTARTING THE TRUCK AFTER WORK, THE SAME PROCESS OF ABS ACTIVATING AS IF ON SLICK SURFACE AND WARNING MESSAGE SHOWED.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES PREMATURELY ENGAGE, DANGEROUSLY VASTLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REACTING AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING UP, SO IT WAS PREMATURELY ENGAGING THE ANTILOCK. THIS HAPPENED MOSTLY ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING LIGHT BREAKING. I COULD FEEL AND HEAR THE ANTILOCK PULSING THE PETAL RELEASING THE BRAKE PRESSURE. I COULDN'T GET GOOD BRAKING, EVEN WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO A GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER/DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. DESPITE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER, REPLACING MANY PARTS AND SPENDING ABOUT $2000, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I WROTE AN ANGRY LETTER TO THE DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT THAT THEY REPLACED A VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT WAS AGGRAVATING BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR ANTILOCK FEATURES WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE ANTILOCK FEATURE WAS SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE SAFETY, BUT ENDED UP BEING VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WOULD'VE HAD A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE BAD BRAKES, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE LIKELY HELD ME LIABLE, FOR AN EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD CREATED. THE GOVERNMENT HAD PRESSURED THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TO INCLUDE EXPENSIVE ANTILOCK BRAKES THAT WERE COMPLICATED, UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. INTERMITTENTLY, IT WOULD TAKE 3 TO 5 TIMES MORE STOPPING DISTANCE THAN LEGACY BRAKES WITHOUT ANTILOCK. CONVENTIONAL LEGACY BRAKES I COULD HAVE FIXED MYSELF. WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES; PROPRIETY DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT WAS REQUIRED, SO I WAS DEPENDENT ON GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE; WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE AND DID A LOUSY JOB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AND WOULD REMAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS

THE ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, THEN THE BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WHEEL LOCKUP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT THROWS THE PASSENGERS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE ROTORS AND LININGS ARE FINE. BUT IN USE THEY ARE NOT. THE FEAR OF LOCKUP MAKES YOU OVERCAUTIOUS AND LATE IN BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IS WORST WHEN FIRST DRIVING THE CAR BUT CONTINUES ON AND IS A SERIOUS HAZARD. IT IS RELATED TO MOISTURE BUT IS MORE SEVERE THAN ANYTHING I'VE EXPERIENCED IN MY DRIVING HISTORY. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY A FORCED RECALL. MY AUTO IS 2004 CHEVY COLORADO PICKUP

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

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. THE CABLE HAS A KLEW THAT TRANSFERS FROM ONE CABLE TO TWO CABLES AND THAT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, IN THE DIRECT LINE OF FIRE FROM ROAD DEBRIS THAT COMES OFF OF THE FRONT TIRE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED TWICE. THE POORLY DESIGNED CABLE EASILY SEIZES UP FROM EXCESSIVE DIRT AND CORROSION GETTING INSIDE THE CABLE AND IT BECOMES NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, SO NOT HAVING AN OPERATING CABLE BRAKE IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM. *TR

SPEED SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY GOES BAD. THIS CAUSES THE ABS TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

ENGINEERING DEFECT OF ADJUSTER CAUSES REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP. A TSB WAS ISSUED BUT REMEDY WILL CAUSE PROBLEM OF BRAKES NOT ADJUSTING CORRECTLY IN THE FUTURE. *TR

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES YET. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4X4 LS Z71. IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. AFTER I START THE TRUCK THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH A TONE PLUS A MESSAGE IN THE D.I.C. "ABS FAULT". I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT MY ABS WHEEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THAT MEANS THAT MY ABS BRAKES (SAFETY FEATURE) IS NOT WORKING. MY TRUCK IS UP FOR INSPECTION IN FEBRUARY 2009. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IT WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS LESS THEN 44,000 MILES AS OF TODAY. I ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER ON A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE $700-$800 RANGE. YES, MY WARRANTY IS UP. BUT I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ABS IS A SAFETY FEATURE ON ALL NEWER VEHICLES TODAY. I COULD NOT PURCHASE THIS TRUCK WITHOUT THIS FEATURE. THEREFORE SENSE I DID NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE THE TRUCK WITHOUT ABS. I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR