2005 Chevrolet Colorado Complaint Log

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

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

EXCESSIVE WEAR REAR BRAKES, AND GLAZED FRONT ROTOR AND PADS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FELT SOFT, AND THERE WAS A METAL-ON-METAL SQUEALING WHILE BRAKING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED 17 TIMES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR ON BRAKES. THE MOST RECENT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE BRAKES WERE WORN AFTER 2 WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR.

I HAD BEEN NOTICING MILD VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MILD PULL DURING BRAKING. I ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED I HAD SEVERE INSIDE EDGE TIRE WEAR AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A TSB RELATING TO THE TIRE WEAR. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND ADJUSTED THE "Z" HEIGHT OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. 5,000 MILES LATER, I AGAIN FOUND SEVERE INSIDE EDGE WEAR ON MY FRONT TIRES, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED WAS DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT WHICH THEY ADJUSTED. RECENT INSPECTION OF MY TIRES AGAIN SHOWED CONTINUED, SEVERE, INSIDE TIRE WEAR, AT 46000 MILES. OBVIOUSLY, THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT ACTED STRONGLY ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HAD I NOT ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THE TIRE WEAR WHEN I DID, I MIGHT OF HAD A FRONT END BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION WITHIN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER FRONT ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRES WEARING PREMATURELY ON THEIR OWN. THE TIRES WERE GENERAL P23575/R15. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT POOR ALIGNMENT CAUSED THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THOSE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

FIRE FIRE FIRE AN AIR CONDITIONING RESISTOR PACK OVERHEATS AND CATCHES FIRE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING PLENUM. THIS IS THE FAN SPEED CONTROL RESISTOR. I FOUND MINE TO BE MELTED DOWN AND THE SOCKET THAT IT PLUGS INTO WAS ALSO SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED WAS THAT I PAY THEM TO REPLACE THOSE COMPONENTS. I PURCHASED THOSE COMPONENTS AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I DETERMINED THAT THE GROUND USED FOR SEVERAL COMPONENTS IN THE CABIN WAS INSUFFICIENT AND POORLY CONNECTED. I REPLACED THE FACTORY INSTALLED GROUND WITH A HEAVIER GAUGE WIRE AND ATTACHED IT TO THE TUBULAR FRAMING BEHIND THE STEREO . THIS WAS A SUFFICIENT FIX AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN GM'S BEST INTEREST TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE BEFORE A GM VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE IN A CARPORT OR WITH CHILDREN ON BOARD. *TR

THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR PACK FOR THE HVAC BURNS AND IS MELTED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ELECTRICAL HVAC PROBLEM. IT IS A GROUNDING PROBLEM, AND CAUSES ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS, BLINKERS, AND STOP LIGHTS ALL STOPPED WORKING ON MY TRUCK. MOST OF THE DASH WOULD GO OUT INTERMITLY. THE AUX PLUGS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY, WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR PACK TWICE. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE GMC CANYON, AND THE ISUZU I-280 PICK-UP TRUCKS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO TURN SIGNALS, FIRE/SMOKE IN THE CAB, ETC. *TT

AIR BAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT BLINKS UPON START UP AND THEN TURNS OFF, ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO 1 MIN LATER IT COMES BACK ON AND STAYS ON. CHEVY WILL NOT LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IM OVER 36K MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V139000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING; BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER APPEARED TO BE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END WOBBLED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THE FRONT END SHOULD BE ALIGNED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE BALD. THE DEALER MADE CORRECTIONS BASED ON A SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AT NO CHARGE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO WILL LOSE POWER, THEN THE A/C WILL STOP WORKING, THEN THE ENTIRE DASH WILL LOSE POWER (NO SPEED, TAC OR GAS GAUGES). THEN ALL WARNING/ FAILURE LIGHTS COME ON. WILL RESET AFTER YOU TURN CAR OFF. BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *NM

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT ODI ID NUMBER : 10145489 WELL IT WENT OUT AGAIN!!!! A YEAR LATER! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SENT A SERVICE MAN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKES ARE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP.

I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4 DOOR 4X4 SINCE NOV. 2004 I HAVE HAD TIRES THAT PUCKERED, 3 RADIOS INSTALLED,BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH REPLACED 1 TIME AND IS NOW OUT AGAIN, A LEAK IN THE FIRE WALL THAT HAS BEEN IN 2 TIMES TO BE FIXED AND STILL LEAKS IN HARD RAINS, A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. AND THE WORST GAS MILEAGE OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 30 YEARS. MY 71 MONTE CARLO WITH A 400 BIG BLOCK AND 3:73 REAR END GEARS GOT BETTER GAS MILEAGE. CHEVROLET SAID TO WAIT TILL IT HAD ABOUT 10,000 MILES WELL IT HAS 52,000 AND STILL CAN'T GET PAST 16.5 MPG. AND ONLY 11 IF TOWING ANYTHING. THE RADIO HAS BEEN FIXED AND THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED I STILL HAVE LEAKING FIRE WALL AND VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE. I DRIVE A NICE STRAIGHT SHOT 71 MILES ONE WAY WITH ONLY 2 STOP SIGNS BETWEEN START AND FINISH OF MY DRIVE EACH DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 140 MILES OF PURE OPEN INTERSTATE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA! SHAME ON YOU CHEVROLET! *JB

I BOUGHT A COLORADO IN JULY OF 2006 AND REALLY LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOOR NOT LATCHING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ALSO THE SEALS AROUND BOTH SIDES OF THE DOORS ON THE TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TODD WENZEL IN HUDSONVILLE, MI AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND ONCE TO KOOL CHEVROLET IN GRAND RAPIDS AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FIRST GM VEHICLE I HAVE BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND PROBABLY MY LAST BECAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER SHIP IN HUDSONVILLE AND WITH THE VPAC. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND NO ONE WANTS TO HELP ME. THEY NEVER RETURN CALLS OR EMAILS. WHEN I GO THERE THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND BASICALLY I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I HAVE BEEN EVEN IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF YOUR NATIONAL VPAC AND HE COULD NOT GET MY PROBLEM RESOLVED WITH THE DEALER SHIP FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY NEXT STEP IS TO CLAIM THE LEMON LAW HERE IN MICHIGAN, WHICH I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO DO. I LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS TRUCK, BUT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED I AM GOING TO BE FORCED INTO CLAIMING THIS LEMON LAW. IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED ASAP THAT WOULD BE GRATEFULLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFT, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 01/19/07.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INSIDES OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WEAR WAS DUE TO IMPROPER ALIGNMENT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED EMISSIONS TWICE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR MAKES A LOUD CRACKING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 3, 2007 IN REGARDS TO THE EMISSIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR OF INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. SINCE VEHICLE WAS AT 13000 MILES THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER COVERED FOR ANY REPAIR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT GOING TO COVER ANYTHING. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE A $40 FEE JUST TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT THE FEE WAS WAIVED AND WAS CHARGED $59.95 FOR THE ALIGNMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE AND PAID FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES FOR A TOTAL REPAIR OF OVER $200. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEM. COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH MANUFACTURER SAME DAY. *JB

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

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED AND BALANCED THE TIRES SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE PERFORMS AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). AFTER THE REPAIR HE EXPERIENCED A PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION. FAILURE TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AGAIN IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V310000, AND WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ALL BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, THEY ARE NO LONGER WORKING. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT STARTED THAT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE STARTER KEPT RUNNING ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STARTER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TOOK CAR TO WAL-MART SERVICE TO HAVE OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED. WAS ADVISED THAT THE GENERAL TIRES, WHICH WERE O.E. TIRES HAD A BELT SEPARATION (24K MILES) AND THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE AND THEY REFUSED TO ROTATE. *JB

I TOOK MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO (PURCHASED IN LATE JUNE 2005) IN FOR A PENNSYLVANIA REQUIRED VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION STATION REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE DUE TO TIRE WARE AND IMPROPER FRONT ALIGNMENT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE HAD TO MANY MILES ON IT FOR THE WARRANTY TO COVER IT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR YET AND THE ALIGNMENT IS ALREADY OUT AND TIRES ARE WORN. LOOKING AT YOU SITE I CAN SEE PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER ROTATED MY TIRES AND INSPECTED MY VEHICLE. HE INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT. *NM

DURING NORMAL DRIVING MY TRUCK WILL SHIFT INTO 4WD-HIGH. I CANNOT DETERMINE IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH), I ONLY NOTICE IT WHEN I GO TO TURN. THE OCCURANCE IS INTERMITTEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2005. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO HAVE A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING CAR AND A BUILDING BECAUSE THE TURNING RADIUS IS AFFECTED WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO 4 WD. SINCE THE TRUCK HAS PUSH BUTTEN CONTROL TO CHANGE TO 4 WD, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I THOUGHT I BUMPED OR PUSHED THE BUTTON BY ACCIDENT, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, THE 4WD CONTROL HEAD HAS BEEN CHANGED (FAULT INDICATED), TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED (INTERNAL FAULT INDICATED), ALL ELECTICAL WIRE HARNESSES TO THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE-CONTROL HEAD WERE CHECKED FOR SHORTS. PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIED OR SOLVED AND GM SERVICE TOLD DEALER TO QUIT TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE VEHICIAL IS STILL UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTRY. IN ANOTHER DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING INTO 4WD IS A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 4200 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT BECAUSE NO NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AVAILABLE IN N. DAKOTA. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. *NM

APPLIED BRAKES AT STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TRUCK FAILED TO STOP, TRUCK WENT OUT ONTO BUSY STATE ROUTE, HAD TO THROW TRUCK INTO REVERSE, IN ORDER TO PREVENT HITTING ANOTHER CAR. SURE GLAD OUR SON WHO JUST GOT HIS PERMIT DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE. HAD TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY SAID THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD BURST, TRUCK ONLY HAS 10,446 MILES ON IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED THERE WERE FLAMES BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FUEL FILTER WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTER.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND WASN'T WANTING TO RUN RIGHT. WHEN IT WAS IDLING IT WAS CHOPPY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE TRUCK WAS POSSESSED. I GOT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS GETTING ENOUGH VOLTAGE FROM THE BATTERY LIKE MAYBE THE CABLES WERE LOOSE BUT THEY WEREN'T. I CRANKED THE TRUCK BACK UP AND IT WASN'T SHAKING AND GOING CRAZY BUT WHEN IT IDEALS IT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT/ISN'T LIKE IT SHOULD BE. *JB

EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF TIRE - BOTH TIRE. MY PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END ON MY 2005 4X4 ACCORDING TO THE GM, THE CAUSE: 4WD MODELS Z-HEIGHT TRIM INCORRECT, RESULT IS TOE OUT. THIS MENTIONS IN GM REFERENCE: ID # 1686447 OR # 04-03-07-004B JULY 22, 2005 IT'S NOT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, IT'S THE TORSION BAR. THE BARS ARE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY IN THE FACTORY. THESE TRUCKS WERE COMING OUT OF THE FACTORY SCREWED UP. TSB'S ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING THE Z-HEIGHT (TORSION BAR ADJUSTMENT)*JB

TRUCK HAS PUSH BUTTON 4WD CONTROLS. THREE TIMES IT HAS SWITCHED TO 4WD FROM 2WD I WAS AT SLOW SPEED ONCE IN REVERSE AND EACH TIME I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. HAD THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP AND REPORTED THAT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. *JB

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.

ON OR AROUND MARCH 21, I WAS DRIVING MY 05 COLORADO TO WORK. WHEN I ALMOST ARRIVED I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING VERY FORCEFUL AND JUMPY. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY TRUCK, IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING, BUT EVENTUALLY DID. THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WHEN I GOT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SAID POWER FAILURE AND IT STALLED OUT. THE NEXT DAY, IT STARTED OK ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE SOLENOID VALVE AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. IT DROVE FINE UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 11TH WHEN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO 2WD. I HAVE A ABS PROBLEM, THE ABS FAULT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CHECKED CODES GETTING C0035 C0040 C0220. I FOUND BAD WHEEL HUB ON LEFT SIDE. REPLACED HUB AND ABS SENSOR. STILL HAD PROBLEM CHECKED CODES AGAIN,TOLD ME THE RIGHT SIDE ABS SENSOR BAD. I HAD REPLACED HUB AND SENSOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PROBLEM STILL THERE, SPOKE WITH A GM REP. TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FOR ME EXCEPT BRING IT IN AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC SO I DO ALL MY OWN WORK. WITH THIS PROBLEM I HAVE ABS STOPS WHILE DRIVING ON DRY NORMAL SURFACE ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL DART ACROSS THE ROAD AND NOT STOP UNTIL YOU PUMP THE BRAKES . THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY FOR A MONTH. I HAVE 75,550 MILES ON THE TRUCK, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT ONLY DID IT WHEN THE ROADS WHERE WET.NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE ISSUE EXCEPT GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE ISSUE. I HAVE OVER $650.00 TIED UP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK ONLY BECAUSE I DO MY OWN WORK, IF I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WOULD COST ME. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 05/10/06. *JB

I HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSE BOX...EVERYTHING IS OK. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK A TOTAL OF 8 MONTHS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY WHO DETERMINED THE STRUCTURE WAS VERY WEAK. A LOCAL REPAIRMAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED ADDING BRACING TO THE ROOF AREA. THE DEALER ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ROOF MAY HAVE COLLAPSED BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE CAUSED BY A BASEBALL THAT HIT THE ROOF. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR DOORS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 07/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD 2,000 MILES THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GRAB AND WOULD NOT STOP AT THE INTENDED STOPPING POINT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, THE REAR DRUMS, CYLINDER PISTONS, PADS, AND SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AFTER WORK WHEN SOMEONE PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND SAID MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, SO THEY REPLACED IT, AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MY ABS LIGHT REPEATEDLY CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS FROM THIS FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING ABNORMALLY. THE DEALERSHIP ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WEARING WAS WORSE ON THE INSIDE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONTACTED AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THESE TIRES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY IN THE MIDDLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE WEAR IS OCCURRING *GENERAL TIRES). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS IN USE. HOWEVER, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND PRE BRAKING DID OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. T A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN . *AK

BRAKES LOCK AND GRIND WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AT SLOW SPEEDS. STEERING WHEEL TURNS SOMEWHAT TO ONE SIDE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAPPENS MOSTLY IN WET WEATHER BUT ALSO HAPPENS IN DRY WEATHER. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. *JB

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING AND POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAVE HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWICE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONCE. THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING WHEN I TURNED AND A SQUEALING ALSO. THE POPPING IS GONE FOR NOW BUT THE SQUEALING IS STILL THERE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. ALSO I HAD TO HAVE THE BODY MOUNTS TIGHTENED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 17K ON IT, I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES WITHIN 4 MONTHS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT THE SQUEALING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN CRESTING A HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL OVER ACCELERATE BY 3 TO 4 MPH. THE MOMENTUM CAUSES THE ACCELERATOR TO DISENGAGE, WHEN IT RE -ENGAGES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AS MUCH AS 15 MPH MORE THAN THE SET SPEED. THE HILL DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE A DECLINE FOR THE ACCELERATION. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THIS COULD HAPPEN AND THE BRAKE SHOULD BE APPLIED AFTER CRESTING THE HILL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED IT IS AN ANOMALY IN THE PROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER. OTHER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WERE DRIVEN AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT HAPPENED WITH THOSE VEHICLES. THE BRAKES SLOW THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL MUST BE DEACTIVATED TO COMPLETELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

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

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