2005 Chevrolet Colorado Complaint Log

ON 23 JUNE 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO TO WORK WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING WIRES. I SHUT OFF MY VENT FAN SWITCH AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE SMELL RETURNED. LATER AFTER WORK I FOUND A CHARRED WIRE CONNECTOR AND RESISTOR NEXT TO THE FAN MOTOR. THE RESISTOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2006 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE ALOT OF POSTS ON-LINE FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN TELL THE SHORT STARTED IN THE RESISTOR WHERE THE CONNECTOR HOOKS INTO IT. THE PART NUMBER OF THE RESISTOR IS 015218254, AND THE CONNECTOR IS 015306069. THE RESISTOR IS MADE IN SLOVENIA. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED ITEM BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

ABS ALARMS AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHICH DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. SO FAR NO RECALL. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT CHEVY COLORADOS HAVE THIS CONDITION. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE ALONG WITH INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES, HOWEVER HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS COULD RESULT IN SEVER CONSEQUENCES. ONE HAS TO WONDER IF A WRECK HAD OCCURRED WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED MY FAULT SINCE MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WRECK? 3. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WITH A NEW GM PART PURCHASED AT A GM DEALER. I HAVE 3 OF THE LAST 4 FAILED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES. THE FIRST FAILED SWITCH WAS THROWN AWAY. THE P/N OF THE MOST RECENT FAILURE IS 25796381. THAT IS ALSO THE P/N OF THE PART PURCHASED BY ME TODAY. THE P/N FOR THE OTHER 2 SWITCHES IS: 15912229 & 1518647. THE LAST TIME MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED WAS 03/2008. I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK SINCE 3/2005 I BELIEVE. *TR

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.

THE BLOWER MODULE WIRE HARNESS CONTINUALLY GOES OUT. I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT IN THE WIRING. IF YOU TAKE OFF THE BAD HARNESS AND LOOK DOWN IN THE CONNECTORS ONE OF THEM IS ALWAYS BURNT UP. I WORRY THAT IT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS HAPPENING TO. I CONTINUALLY CHECK INTERNET BLOGS AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. *TR

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.

2005 CHEVY COLORADO BRAKE LOCKS UP ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE LEADING TO HARD LEFT PULL ON VEHICLE TRAJECTORY AND SEVERE OVER HEATING AND SMOKE EMITTING FROM WHEEL WELL. I HAVE BEEN FORCED NUMEROUS TIMES TO PULL OVER TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO COOL DOWN SO IT DOESN'T START A FIRE. USUALLY AFTER A COOL DOWN THE BRAKE SYSTEM RESPONDS FOR A WHILE. I HAVE HAD THE CHEVROLET DEALER REPAIR THE BRAKES AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. CHEVROLET DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THE COLORADO. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2005 AND HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE ABS FAILURE WARNING LIGHTS AND AUDIBLE ALERTS. I RECENTLY HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND CLEANED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED BY MONROE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CHEVROLET ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS. *TR

WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY PARKING LOT EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WHEN THE ABS STARTED KICKING ON BY ITSELF. WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE ABS WAS STILL GOING. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THIS I WAS GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS THING AND UNPLUGGED AN ABS SENSOR. IT WAS GETTING TO BE A DAILY THING, EVERY TIME I DROVE THE TRUCK THE ABS WOULD KICK ON AT RANDOM TIMES. STILL HAVE YET TO PROPERLY FIX THE SENSORS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE BLUE CAR SAYS "POWER REDUCED. TRACTION FAULT." THEN THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. POWER STEERING WAS GONE. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT START UNLESS SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THEN IT RUNS FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. THIS REPEATEDLY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 5 CYLINDER 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC 68,000 MI ENGINE MISFIRE 7 TIMES TAKEN TO GARAGE $1,300 PAID AND NO ONE COULD FIX PROBLEM. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO CHARGED $325 TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AND THEN ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. INTAKE VALVE SEALS ARE DEFECTIVE. NOW VEHICLE NEEDS A $500 REPAIR OF FRONT TRANSAXLE SEAL. ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 FAILURES OF STOPLAMP WIRING,4 FAILURES OF SIGNAL LIGHT WIRING, AND 2 FAILURES OF A/C BLOWER MOTOR, ALL DUE TO POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED. *TR

PROBLEM WITH MY CHEVY COLORADO. THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME I BRAKE. IT EVEN DOES IT WHEN I GO FIVE MILES AN HOUR. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME THAT I TAKE A TURN IN THE STREETS EVEN IF I DO NOT USE THE BRAKES. THIS FAULT IN THE ABS SYSTEM WORRIES ME A LOT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2005 CHEVY COLORADO RT. FRONT BRAKE SENSOR GOING BAD DUE TO RUST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT WOULD ONLY STAY RUNNING FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT RESTARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING AND REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART AND KEEP RUNNING. SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SAID IT COULD BE THE KEY, OR THE KEY SWITCH, OR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), OR ALL THREE. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THAT NUMEROUS CHEVY COLORADO OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD SIMILAR THINGS BY DEALERS. IN FACT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF CHEVYS WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT STALLS AND WON'T RESTART. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR FAN SPEEDS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FAULT WAS FOUND IN BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS WHERE HARNESS RUNS ADJACENT TO GLOVE BOX. JOSTLE THE HARNESS MANUALLY BELOW THE GLOVE BOX AND THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS WILL GO FROM OFF TO ONLY A FEW SPEEDS TO NORMAL. THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

NOTICED FIRST THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING, THEN WAS INFORMED BY A FRIEND THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. WHILE SEARCHING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLINE, I NOTICED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY VEHICLE FROM NHTSA(09V310000), BUT THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2010. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALL NOTICES ON MY VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

2005 CHEVY COLORADO HVAC FAN/DIODE CONNECTOR FOR BLOWER MOTOR. THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THE A/C FAN SPEED FINALLY HAS STOPPED WORKING IN ALL SPEEDS EXCEPT HIGH(4). AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE I HAVE FOUND MANY CONSUMERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR LISTED RECALLS AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANY AND I FEEL THIS ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE OF THE FIRE RISK IT POSES. *TR

LEFT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR ON WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. ACTIVATION OF LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAUSES BOTH FRONT TURN LIGHTS TO BLINK, AND ALL FOUR REAR TAIL/TURN LIGHTS TO BLINK. THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, OR MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS FOCUSED AROUND THE BRAKES. ABS FAULT LIGHT IS STILL ON, MY BRAKE PEDAL ACTION IS SOFT. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT OUTER BRAKE PAD WAS STUCK AND WORE DOWN TO THE METAL. ALL THE OTHER FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD GOOD WEAR ON THEM EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT OUTER PAD. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE TRUCKS. I'VE CHECKED A NUMBER OF WEB SITES AND THIS BRAKE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH MANY TRUCKS AND MANY OWNERS IN MANY STATED. I'VE EVEN READ THE SAME COMPLAINTS POSTED THROUGH THE NHTSA .FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

CHANGED THE BATTERY. CAUSES THE DOOR SWITCH TO GO OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THE DOOR LOCKS AND KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT WORK. YOU NEED TO HOPE THE WINDOW IS NOT DOWN IF YOU CHANGE BATTERIES OR HAVE A DEAD BATTERY NEEDING A JUMP START. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $400 FOR A NEW SWITCH. A CHECK OF THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE THIRD PIN IN A PLUG THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT/AC SHORTS AND CAUSES BURNS MARKS IN THE INSIDE OF THE PLUG AND ALMOST THROUGH THE PLUG. HAD TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. THERE ARE ALSO COMPLAINTS ON COLORADOFANS.COM OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART NUMBER IS A FEATURED PART ON GMPARTSDIREC.COM. PART # PK15218254 HTTP://GMPARTSDIRECT.COM/RESULTS.CFM?SINGLEPART=1&PARTNUMBER=PK15218254 COLORADOFANS.COM LINK IS: HTTP://COLORADOFANS.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=8&T=48293 THIS HAS POTENTIAL TO BE A FIRE HAZARD AND PEOPLE SHOULD PROBABLY BE GETTING A RECALL OR REFUND ON THE PARTS THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE. *TR

THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 05 CHEVY COLORADO FAILED THIS WINTER LEAVING ME STRANDED OUT IN THE COLD FOR A HALF HOUR OR MORE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TO RESET IT YOU MUST TURN THE KEY FORWARD AND WAIT TEN MINUTES, THEN REPEAT THAT TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RESET AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START. HOWEVER IT TAKES A SPECIAL TYPE OF SCANNER THAT A DEALERSHIP MUST PLUG INTO THE INTERNET TO RESET THE CODE SO UNLESS YOU PAY A DEALERSHIP TO DO THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO START YOUR CAR (UP TO A HALF HOUR OF TRYING) FOR THE NEXT 100 IGNITION CYCLES. I HAD TO DO THIS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY THIS YEAR IN -10 TO -30 DEGREE WEATHER AND NO CHEVY DEALERSHIP WOULD RESET THE CODE FOR LESS THAN $90. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO I4 ENGINE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CANNOT ENGAGE REVERSE 70% OF THE TIME. I UNDERSTAND OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET HAS A TSB (#611) SAYING CONDITION IS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF REVERSE CANNOT BE ENGAGED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS #10244065. MY 05 COLORADO AT TIMES WILL NOT START I'LL TRY IT OVER AND OVER, AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. IT WILL START AND RUN AS IF THERE WERE NO PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL VILTER CHANGED. NO HELP. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. *TW

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO. IT HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES AND THE HEAD AND INTAKE VALVES AND CYLINDERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING FROM 2004-2005 MODELS. THE TOTAL COST FOR ME TO FIX THIS IS 1,600. GM KNOWS THEY MESSED UP WITH THE 2004-2005 INLIVE 5 ENGINES, THAT WHY IN 2006 THEY HAD DIFFERENT INTAKE VALVES INSTALLED. MY DEALER SAID THAT GM TOLD THEM TO FIX THE VALVES AND SEALS AND SPRINGS, BUT THAT IS NOT HELPING THE STATUS. SO THEN THEY WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE HEAD WHICH COST AROUND $800. COULD SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS? I DON'T SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN NOTICED THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG BUT NOT HELP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HEARD SEVERAL STORIES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKS ON SOME TRUCKS, WHO HAS EVER HEARD OF THAT? I ASKED 2 PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. PLEASE ADVISE........... *TR

POOR GAS MILEAGE,ROUGH IDLING. POOR GAS DELIVERY AND BAD ELECTRICAL SWITCH,ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON,HAD ENGINE ANALYZED COME S UP WITH NUMEROUS ERROR CODES, PROBLEMS ARE ON GOING...... *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING, BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE BRAKES LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89842.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CONTACT HIT A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER DUE TO AN INACCURATE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN UPDATED EVOQ 04/26/11 UPDATED 09/13/11 UPDATED 07/12/12. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/30/12. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTREME LS. THE CONTACTS HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN HE HIT A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE SEAT BELT HARNESS CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HIT THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. THE PASSENGER HAD SEVERAL BULGING DISC IN THE NECK AND BACK ALONG WITH INJURIES TO HER HIP. THE CONTACT WAS STILL GETTING TREATMENT FOR SEVERAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE FIRE AND RESCUE TEAM INFORMED HER THAT THE SEAT BELT HARNESS DETACHED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHOULDER HARNESS RIPPED RETRACTOR OUT OF THE FLOOR BOARD. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO SECURE HER AND AS A RESULT, SHE SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES. UPDATED 03/31/11

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DEOSN'T WORK I HAVE HAD IT IN TWICE NOW TO FIX THE REACCURING PROBLEM *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE PASSENGER OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS;SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND FAILED TO ADDRESS THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AS SOON AS THEY WERE ENGAGED. DUE TO THE LOCKING OF THE BRAKES THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO CRASH INTO A DITCH WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED; HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33000. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED; HOWEVER, WITHOUT WARNING IT FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DRIVER OBSERVED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER DASHBOARD THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WIRING MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. I BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS BECAUSE THE HUB BEARING AND WHEEL SENSORS ARE RUBBING AGAINST ABS LIGHT WIRE TO CAUSE IT TO TURN ON. AND THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NOT MY PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM WITH HUB BEARING RUBBING MY ABS LIGHT WIRE. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON MY ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THIS CANT BE SAFE THE ABS COMING ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS #PIT3460N ABS LIGHT ON WITH EBCM DTCS C0035 C0040 C0220 AND OR C0221. ABS AND OR BRAKE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AT TIMES. *TR

ABS FAULT WARNING AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER FIXED LEFT SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR FOR $600 . LATER SAME THING HAPPENED. BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS FAULT WARNING STAY ON CONSTANTLY. BRAKES FAILED ONCE MOMENTARILY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE, BUT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANYTIME. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 COLORADO WITH 33,000 VEHICLE MAY 2008. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ABS LIGHT FLASHING ON DIC. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT STILL NO RECALL, SOME RESULTING IN CRASHES. SPOKE WITH CHEVROLET YESTERDAY BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THERE HAS TO BE MORE CRASHES OR SOME DEATHS TO GET A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION! THERE IS NOW 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE SIGNAL COMES ON THE DASH AND WILL REMAIN ON FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS. THE BRAKES ALSO LOCK UP AND MAKE A HORRIBLE SOUND. I'M NOT ABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDDLE DOWN BECAUSE IT GETS HARDER TO PUSH AND IT AGITATES. I HAVE OWNED MY COLORADO FOR 6 YEARS AND IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES MY TRUCK OFTEN. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. *TR

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH JUST FLASH AND EVENTUALLY RETURN TO 2HI. NOTHING WORKS - SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, SLOW ROLL, DEAD STOP. NOTHING. I CYCLE THE 4WD ONCE A WEEK. WORKED LAST WEEK AND NOT THIS WEEK. LAST TIME 4WD WAS ACTUALLY USED WAS IN JANUARY 2009.*TR

I HAVE AN 05 FOUR DOOR COLORADO. IN MY YEARS OF OWNING IT, I HAVE S HAD SEVERAL EPISODES IN WHICH THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS TAKEN UP TO A MONTH OR SO FOR THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER OR WHAT EVER TO WORK OUT THE PROBLEM AND START WORKING NORMALLY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HELP EXCEPT FOR A NEW SWITCH WHICH COSTS $200.00. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED OUT VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVING IT MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND TSBS WITH OUT HELP. GM KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OR SEEM TO HAVE AN ANSWER. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK AND DID NOT EXPECT A FOUR YEAR OLD TO HAVE MULTIPLE ELECTRIC EPISODES LIKE THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO AND I CANNOT GET THE SPARE TIRE TO RELEASE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPARE AS WELL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AS I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AND COULD BE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND UNABLE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE THE SPARE WILL NOT RELEASE. DEFINITELY POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 EXTEND CAB P/U SWITCHES FROM ENGLISH TO SPANISH. MILES CHANGE TO KM. ALL WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. TRUCK HAS 36,500 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE DIC IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED. OF COURSE THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER SETTLEMENT FOR OTHER GH DIC'S. NOT! THIS IS A FOUR HUNDRED PLUS DOLLAR REPAIR. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 32K MILES. *TR

INPUT HOUSING SHAFT SPLINES IN TORQUE CONVERTER WAS WORN OUT AFTER 44,000 MILES, WAS REPLACED AND WAS WORN OUT AGAIN AT 79,000 MILES. AFTER 35,000 MILE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR THEY ARE USING A METAL THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR TENSION. *TR

I HAVE A 05 COLORADO. EXTENDED CAB 4X4 W/ 14,200 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MORE THAN ONCE I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY ANNOYING, FRUSTRATING AND TIME CONSUMING. IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, CHECK OUT THE ON LINE FORMS RELATED TO COLORADO'S. MY DEALER CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND TSBS WITH OUT HELP. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM AS THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OR SEEM TO HAVE AN ANSWER. FOUR YEARS AGO I HAD THE OPTION TO BY FOREIGN BUT BOUGHT AMERICAN INSTEAD. *TR

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN IT IS SANDY,WET,SLIPPERY OUT I GO TO APPLY MY BRAKES IT MAKES A ERRN NOISE AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP FOR 8-10 FT AFTER THAT I HAVE BEEN IN 3 MINOR FENDER BENDERS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS HOW IT WORKS(NOT STOPPING ? ) IS THERE A PLACE I CAN GO TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO STOPPED WORKING, WHEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING, THERE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL ABOUT THIS, HOWEVER MY DEALERSHIP - LITHIA CHEVROLET AND GEORGE GEE PONTIAC, BOTH SAY THIER PART WAS ALREADY REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AGAIN, THUS I AM STUCK WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS, OBVIOUSLY THE REPLACEMENT PART DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

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