2004 Chevrolet Colorado Visibility & Wipers Problems

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

OWNED THIS 2004 COLORADO EXT.CAB 4X4 SINCE NEW. * AGAIN * BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER ON A/C QUIT WORKING ON SPEEDS 1,2,3 STILL WORKS ON "HIGH" 4. THIS IS THE 3RD FAILURE SINCE NEW, AND I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TWICE ALREADY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON INTERNET PROBLEM IS WITH RESISTOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE BLOWER. SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENCE GM DEALERS,AND HE ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MODULE OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE PLUG TO MELT AND CAUSE THE RESISTOR PACK TO BECOME INOPERABLE. NO WARRANTY ON PART ACCORDING TO GM DEALER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE RISK OF FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR SOME PROGRAM TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PAYING TO REPAIR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART OR SYSTEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN ! *TR

POWER WINDOWS ON 2004 COLORADO ARE LOOSE AND WINDOW IS FALLING OUT OF TRACK. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL FOR AC HEATER LOST 3 OF 4 SPEEDS. ONLY HIGH SPEED WORKS. NEW PART #15238515 IS $400.00 PLUS LABOR. WILL TRY TO REPLACE WITH A USED PART. VEHICLE HAS 39,500 MILES. 2004 CHEVY COLORADO 5 CYL. AUTO. *TR

I NOTICED MY FLOOR WAS SOAKING WET AFTER A LONG RAIN... I CHECKED THE WINDOWS AND DOORS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE NOT LEFT OPEN...MY TRUCK LEAKS SOMEWHERE FROM WITHIN. MY BUDDY SAID IT IS PROBABLY THE FIREWALL... NOW MY TRUCK SMELLS LIKE MILDEW AND CONTINUES TO LEAK, IM AFRAID IT MIGHT MOLD AND CAUSE ME OR MY FAMILY TO GET SICK. THE WINDOWS ALWAYS FOG UP AS A RESULT OF THE DAMPNESS, MAKING IT HARDER TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR

UNEXPLAINED FAILURE OF WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. DRIVER'S WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN. DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE. WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR WITH INTERIOR BUTTON. CANNOT SECURE THE VEHICLE ONCE THIS HAPPENS. HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE SERVICED 10 TIMES ,AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. NO PARTS REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS WORKING WHEN TAKEN TO BE SERVICED. *AK

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

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

REAR GLASS STARTED LETTING WATER LEAK INSIDE OF TRUCK CAB, MOLDING ON ROOF STARTED TO PEEL UP

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFROSTER PROBLEM. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 20 DEGREES OR LOWER THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

NOTICED AN 'OFF' ODOR FROM VEHICLE AFTER IT SAT OVERNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE FALL. AS VEHICLE IS TYPICALLY OPERATED WITH WINDOWS DOWN DURING THE TEMPARATE MONTHS I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. ONCE THE WEATHER CHANGED AND VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED WITH THE WINDOWS UP I STARTED TO FEEL ILL WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS / TIGHNESS IN THE CHEST AND THROAT EACH TIME I OPERATED THE VEHICLE. WHEN RETREIVING AN ITEM FROM THE FLOOR I NOTICED A VERY DISTINCT STRONG ODOR OF MILDEW. I FELT THE CARPETS AND THEY WERE DAMP TO THE TOUCH. FEELING UNDER THE CARPET I FOUND THE PADDING SATURATED FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE REAR OF THE CAB. DEALER FOUND THAT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE COWL AND CAB WAS NEVER SEALED AT THE FACTORY CAUSING WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE CAB'S FLOORPAN. DEALER HAD SPECIALIST COME AND LOCATE/REPAIR THE LEAKS IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAB. DEALER'S INVOICE STATES THAT THE INTERIOR WAS REMOVED AND CARPETS DE-ODORIZED. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE DISTINCT ODOR OF MILDEW CONTAMINATION REMAINED. DEALER STATED THAT IT IS NOT MANUFACTURER'S POLICY TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED CARPETING/INTERIOR MATERIALS EXCEPT FOR THE PADDING. SHAMPOOING OF THE REMAINING MATERIALS DOES NOT REMOVE MILDEW CONTAMINATION FROM THE REST OF THE INTERIOR. HAVE PETITIONED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER TO PLEASE ADDRESS CONCERNS DUE TO THE SEVERE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. RESPONSE HAS STILL BEEN THAT THEY CAN ONLY SHAMPOO IT WHEN I SMELL SOMETHING. MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO READILY/COMPLETELY REPAIR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY A COVERED AND ACKNOWLEDGE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FOR SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS THE RESULTING MOLD/MILDEW CONTAMINATION CAN HAVE SERIOUS HEATH CONSEQUENCES. INJURIES: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS / TIGHNESS IN THE CHEST AND THROAT (AL

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

THE REARVIEW MIRROR WOULD NOT ADJUST ENOUGH TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED A BLIND SPOT AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM