There are 14 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2006 Chevrolet Coloradoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH MY HUSBAND PULLED THE TRUCK INTO THE DRIVEWAY GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. CAME OUTSIDE AND THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED WHILE IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE HE INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
AIR BAG LITE KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED 10/1/2019
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH IS STUCK ON. NO OBD CODES NOTED. AIR BAGS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS AND I THINK GM SHOULD FIX AT NO COST!
"TAKATA RECALL" AND BRAKES
UPON STARTUP THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL GO THROUGH A CHECK AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL STAY ON IF A FAULT IS FOUND. THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE EXTENDED CAB DOORS WILL OVER TIME CAUSE THE AIRBAG WIRES TO SNAP INTO OR BREAK CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THAT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON IF THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,402.
AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF THEN COMES ON WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE STAYS ON FOR A WHILE THEN GOES OFF UNTIL GOING TO REVERSE THEN COMES ON AGAIN
PREPARED ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER, WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. ON 2/22/2014 IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP BECAME ILLUMINATED. DTC INDICATED CONCERN IN DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER CIRCUIT. ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT LH REAR SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE AS WELL. WIRING HARNESS WAS INSPECTED, IDENTIFIED FRACTURED WIRES WITHIN THE CONDUIT BOOT BETWEEN LH REAR ACCESS DOOR AND BODY. THE ACCESS DOOR ON THIS VEHICLE IS OPENED AND CLOSED APPROXIMATELY TWICE PER DAY. BASIC ONLINE RESEARCH IDENTIFIED MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT CONDITION. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH THROUGH NHTSA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS IDENTIFIED A MINIMUM OF 15 UNIQUE COMPLAINTS WHICH IDENTIFIED WIRING CONCERNS, ON EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES BETWEEN THE ACCESS DOOR AND BODY, RESULTING IN INCAPACITATED SRS SYSTEMS. 10 OF THE 15 IDENTIFIED COMPLAINTS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY; BROKEN, CUT, OR DISCONNECTED WIRING FAILURES. THIS FAILURE OCCURS THROUGH NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TREND THAT IS EVIDENT FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS SUFFERING FROM NECK PAIN AFTER THE CRASH BUT HAD NOT SOUGHT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN
I DON'T REMEMBER EVERYTHING BECAUSE I WAS AIRLIFTED. I RAN A STOP SIGN AND MYSELF, MY GRANDSON, AND MY DAUGHTER-N-LAW (MY GRANDSON'S MOTHER WAS IN BACKSEAT) AND MY GREAT GRANDSON IN CAR SEAT WERE ON OUR WAY HOME COMING FROM NEAR COLUMBUS GA. ACCORDING TO THE DATA RECORDER FROM THE TRUCK ALL OUR SEAT BELTS WERE FASTENED. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT MY TRUCK AND MY GRANDSON WAS EJECTED AND KILLED..HIS SEATBELT FAILED. I FAILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND THEY TURNED IT OVER TO ESIS TO HANDLE. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING AS OF TODAY AUGUST 6, 2014. I NEVER GOT A RECALL ON THIS EITHER. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE DATA REPORT STATING SEAT BELTS WERE FASTENED, THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY EMAILS. I HAVE EMAILED [XXX] AND OTHER EXECUTIVES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, GENERAL MOTORS IS A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY WHO CARES ABOUT NOONE. I HOPE YOU WILL RESPOND TO MY EMAIL. I WON'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW DEVASTATED OUR FAMILY STILL IS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER AND A LOW VOLTAGE WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING FOR THE REAR DOOR FAILED AND WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS POTENTIALLY WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,207 UPDATED 04/07/11*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF AIR BAG SENSOR SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM DEACTIVATES THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIRBAG FOR PASSENGERS OF LESS THAN A FIXED WEIGHT, FOR THE PROTECTION OF SMALL CHILDREN. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE, AND THE SYSTEM DEACTIVATES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS ALSO, OF AT LEAST 90 LBS. WEIGHT. THUS, THERE IS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION FOR MY WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 90 LBS. HER WEIGHT WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, AND THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO TURN IT ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN, FOR ANY SMALL WOMAN OR ADOLESCENT OR OLDER CHILD WHO WISHES TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT: THEY HAVE AN AIRBAG BUT IT WILL NOT OPERATE FOR THEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS NEW TRUCK COMES THIS WAY, AND CANNOT BE FIXED. A CALL TO CHEVROLET RESULTED IN THE SAME RESPONSE. "THE UNIT IS UP TO DESIGN CODE - HENCE, THERE IS NO PROBLEM." THERE CERTAINLY IS A PROBLEM. *NM
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