2006 Chevrolet Colorado Complaint Log

THE IGNITION SYSTEM FAIL AND DON'T LET THE CAR START EVEN WE THE ORIGINAL KEY AND DON'T LET START THE AUTO FOR 10 MINUTES AND SO ON AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERY COLORADO OWNER THAT I NOW. *TR

ONCE STARTED ONCE IN AWHILE IS HAPPENING MORE OFTER I PARK MY CAR AT WORK SUPERMARKET ETC AND THE CAR WILL NOT START I BELIEVE ITS THE THEFT PROTECTION THE LOCK LIGHT GOES ON AND I NEED TO WAIT 10 TO 15 MINS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START AGAIN JUST TONIGHT I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK STOP TO GET GAS AND HAD TO WAIT AGAIN BEFORE THE CAR STARTED AND JUST A FEW DAYS AGO LAST SUN I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE STORE AND I HOPE IT STARTS BEFORE THE FOOD GOES BAD BEEN LUCKY IT LEAST 10 MIN AND THE MOST UP TO 20 MIN I GOT A RECALL LETTER AND WONDER IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THANKS FOR UR TIME. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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

DURING A RAIN STORM WATER PUDDLES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. LOOKING ON LINE TELLS ME LOTS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE ORIGIN NOR A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR STOP RUNNING ON SPEED SELECTIONS 1,2 AND 3. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT STARTS RUNNING. ON SPEED SELECTION4 IT RUNS OK. I WAS TOLD THE RHEOSTAT IS FAULTY. *TR

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

TRUCK WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND NOT CRANK. PASSLOCK MODULE WILL NOT LET IT CRANK. AROUND EVERY 100 CRANKS IT WILL SHUT ENGINE OFF AND NOT LET IT CRANK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCK AND CHEVROLET COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS IT HAS EVEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS ON THESE TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP ROOTED AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE PASS LOCK AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE PASS LOCK RESET, IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED INTO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN IGNITING NOISE BUT WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, AND FOR TOO MUCH INFORMATION THE VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF JUNK. ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I UNLOCK MY VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE OPENER. GET IN THE VEHICLE, PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TRY AND START VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT START. I NOTICED DURING THIS TIME, WILL TRYING TO GET VEHICLE TO START, THAT THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK LIGHT HAS LIT UP ON DASH BOARD. TO NO AVAIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AT THIS TIME I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, SO I THINK HERE WE GO ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER TO GET PIECE OF JUNK FIXED. AFTER I HITCH A RIDE HOME, I SEARCH THE WEB FOR ANY REASONS VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I FOUND ARTICLES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I LEARNED FROM ONE THAT FOR SOME REASON THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THINKS YOU ARE TRYING TO STEAL YOUR OWN VEHICLE. I ALSO LEARNED THAT IF YOU WAIT 10 MINUTES AFTER YOUR FIRST FAILED ATTEMPT AT STARTING VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND VEHICLE WOULD START. TRY TO START THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING, AND IT STARTS. I THINK OKAY I WILL STOP USING REMOTE AND NOT LOCK VEHICLE, SEE IF THIS STOPS PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT. I GET IN VEHICLE ABOUT 2 DAYS AGO AND AGAIN THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT START. THERE IS THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT LIT UP ON DASH BOARD AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WILL START. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND GM, FROM BOTH I HEAR THERE IS NO SOLUTION. CAN'T BY-PASS THE ANTI-THEFT, AND FOR SERVICE DEPT. TO FIND PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS TO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, A SOLUTION IS UNLIKELY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE, BUILT AROUND THE TIME FRAME AS THE PURCHASE OF THE ONE I BOUGHT. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIND A SOLUTION. I DO NOT LIKE BEING STRANDED, AND SELLING THE PRODUCT TO SOMEONE ELSE IS NOT AN OPTION. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO EXTENDED CAB. THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, IF THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER YOU START THE VEHICLE, IT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS NOT IN WORKING ORDER. THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH OR THEY COULD INFLATE WITHOUT A CRASH. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING THE AIR BAG DEPLOY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS THAT TRAVELS THROUGH THE HINGE OF THE REAR DOOR THAT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM. THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE REAR DOORS HAS CAUSED THE WIRES TO BREAK. THIS REAR DOOR GETS OPENED MAYBE 1 OUT OF EVERY 10 TIMES THE VEHICLE IS ENTERED/EXITED. SINCE THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE AIRBAGS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO REPAIR. SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN RECALL ISSUED, I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS MYSELF. *TR

HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK'S PASS LOCK/ANTI-THEFT SWITCH. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START AND IT TAKES TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE TRUCK RESTARTS. I HAD ONLY ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK ON HAS 26,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF TRUCK SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL TO HAPPEN? *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

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MAKE NOISE. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON . OK ABOVE 30 MPH BUT BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER SAYS BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WANT AROUND $1000 TO DO THIS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER [XXX]. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS,REQUESTED THIS IN WRITING THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME THIS IN WRITING . THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING WITH THIS TRUCK, AND MANY OTHERS FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET. THEY SAY TRUCK TO OLD & TO MANY MILES, BUT THEY ADVERTISE LONG LASTING CHEVY TRUCKS.06 59000 MILES . ALSO HAD A $2900 PROBLEM WITH ENGINE . CHEVROLET HELPED ON THIS. COST ME ABOUT $530 TO FIX A FACTORY DEFECT. THANKS *TR

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

THIS PIECE OF JUNK TRUCK HAS FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS, WITH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SQUEALING EVERY TIME YOU TURN OR BRAKE, AND TODAY WAS THE FINAL STRAW. TODAY WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, GOING MAYBE 5 MILES AN HOUR, MY 2006 CHEVY COLORADO WITH AROUND 75000 MILES HAD TROUBLE WHILE BRAKING AND MADE A HORRIBLE GRATING NOISE AND SENSATION. THE ABS FAULT SENSOR IMMEDIATELY KICKED ON AND I HAD TROUBLE GETTING TO A SAFE PLACE TO COMPLETELY STOP. TODAY'S WEATHER WAS DRY, THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY, I HAVE A 4X4 TRUCK. THERE IS NO REASON THIS PIECE OF CRAP TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE DRY PAVEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WILL LIKELY CAUSE ME TO GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I INTEND ON GETTING RID OF THIS DEATH TRAP AND NEVER EVER BUYING GMC VEHICLES AGAIN. I'LL STICK TO FOREIGN CARMAKERS WHO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF IGNORING THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I AM WITH THE SAME USELESS STUPID TRUCK. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO REACH ME BY PHONE AS I'M LIVING OVERSEAS. PLEASE EMAIL ME. *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.

STOPPED AT RIGHT TURN YIELD SIGN BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES; CARS STARTED TO MOVE THE CAR AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AGAIN I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND SLOWLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. AFTER THE INCIDENT I NOTICE THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I HIT THE VEHICLE MY PEDAL WAS HITTING THE FLOOR, I HAD NO BRAKES. NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, MINOR DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE'S PLASTIC BUMPER. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO PURCHASED NEW ON 11/30/05. ON MAY 27,2013 SERVICE ENGINE SOON(SES) CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK TRUCK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC CODE REVEALED AN ENGINE MISFIRE. THEY TURNED LIGHT OFF, TEST DROVE, LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. JUNE 17 2013 SES LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP,THEY PERFORMED A "LEAK DOWN TEST" THAT SHOWED MULTIPLE MISFIRES IN ENGINE, A $4000 REPAIR. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD SENT A LETTER TO COLORADO OWNERS DATED 8/2007 WARNING THEM THIS PROBLEM MIGHT OCCUR AND GM WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST TO COVER THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE LETTER ALSO SAID NOT TO TAKE THE TRUCK FOR THE FIX IF OWNER WAS NOT HAVING THE MISFIRE PROBLEM. I NEVER GOT SUCH A LETTER-DON'T KNOW WHY. I COULD NOT FIX A PROBLEM I DID NOT KNOW I HAD! BY THE TIME MY MISFIRE PROBLEM OCCURRED IT WAS ABOUT 6 MTHS.OUT OF THE EXTENDED 7 YEAR WARRANTY BUT WELL UNDER THE 100,000 MILES. TOLD ALL THIS TO GM BUT THEY SAID "TUFF". IN MY MIND, BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY AND EVEN DEVELOPING A SPECIAL TOOL TO HELP DEALERSHIPS REDUCE LABOR COSTS, GM IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT IN THE FACTORY BUILT CYLINDER HEAD. GM SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE MISFIRE IS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IT'S INTEGRAL PARTS, AGAIN A $4000 REPAIR. EVEN A CURSORY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THOUSANDS OF COLORADO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,546.

AS I SEE I AM ONE OF MAY PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, I AM HAVING ALMOST DAILY PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK/NO START FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME BACK IN JUNE 2012 BUT HAS NOT DONE SO SINCE. THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, IT STARTED DOING IT DAILY. I ATTEMPT TO START IT (WHETHER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR HOURS OR ONLY A FEW MINS), BUT IT ONLY WILL CRANK NOT START. I HAVE TO SIT IN THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 MINS WITH THE KEY TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THEN IT WILL START. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO PUT OUT ON RECALL ON THE PASSLOCK/SECURITY AND FIX THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS!! THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WHERE YOU NEED TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND IT WON'T START. *TR

I AM GOING TO GET GAS AND GO IN SIDE TO PAY AND IT WONT START CRANKS NO ADVISE I HAD THE SAME 5 TIMES BEFORE THE MIDWAY CHEVROLET FIX IT A BAD IGNITION SWITCH PART #63779 O A BILL FOR THE PARTS $416.74 THE THEFT SYSTEM WOULD WORK AND IT WOULD STOP WORKING IT IS A SWITCH FOR THE GAS I THINK I NEED TO BE PAY BACK. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BECOME MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START ALMOST TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK. NOT ONLY DOES THIS COME AT THE MOST UN-OPPORTUNE TIME AFTER 10 MINUTES OR MORE TO WAIT FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. AFTER READING THIS POST, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP TO 30 MINUTES SOMETIMES TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED AGAIN. HIS HAS BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM.SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. BUT IT GETS TO A POINT THAT YOUR AFRAID TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED SOMEWHERE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY WERE UNABLE TO FINE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG.THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE FUEL PUMP ON THE VEHICLE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS AND THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE VENT VALVE ON THE GAS TANK JUST FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (76,000 MILES). THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

AFTER MY VEHICLE GAINED 67XXX IT BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. WHEN I TURN MY VEHICLE OFF, AND TURN IT BACK ON THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT BLINKS. THIS HAS STALLED MY VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN IT ON THE ENGINE WILL CRANK AND THE LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY FIX KNOW AT THE MOMENT IS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL START. THIS CAN BECOME A NUISANCE AND A DANGER. I HAD RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A NAIL IN MY TIRE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN I SHUT MY ENGINE OFF I WAS STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO MY ANTI THEFT LIGHT BLINKING AND MY ENGINE NOT STARTING DUE TO THIS ANTI THEFT ISSUE. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS WITH GM AND ALSO THE LOCAL DEALER WITH NO SUCCESS FOR ASSISTANCE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I DO A DIAGNOSTICS TEST, BUT THAT WOULD RUN ME UPWARD OF 400+ TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I FIND THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURE ISSUE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE ONLINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING THE NIGHT-TIME HOURS AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING. NOW, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT BUT I CAN TOUCH IT AND IT WILL COME ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING WORKS. ALSO, 1 WEEK AGO, THE ABS FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND FRANKLY, BOTH OF MY ISSUES ARE SAFETY CONCERNS. GM HAS INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PARTS AS USUAL AND NOW THE CUSTOMERS ARE BEARING THE COST OF REPAIRING THEIR FAILURES. THESE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE INTAKE VALVE SEATS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A GM DEFECTIVE PART. THIS ABS FAILURE CONCERN IS MY NUMBER 1 CONCERN AS I HAVE VERY SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK, BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN. I REPLACE THEM AND THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 CHEVY COLORADO WITH SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA E-MAIL TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST OR IF THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD END IN DISASTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING AT THE TOP OF TANK. I HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. 2006 CHEVY COLORADO HAS 80582 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING HAS RUSTED A HOLE IN IT. IT IS SIMPLY RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT NOBODY PURCHASE ONE OF THESE TRUCKS. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BECOME MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START ALMOST TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK. NOT ONLY DOES THIS COME AT THE MOST UN-OPPORTUNE TIME BUT NOW HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN I HAVE LESS THAN A HALF TANK OF GAS. WHEN I PUT GAS IN, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AS MUCH. AFTER 10 MINUTES OR MORE TO WAIT FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. SOMETIMES THE LOCK LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER I START THE CAR. MY MECHANIC HAS HAD THE TRUCK IN 4 TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND WHAT IS WRONG. AFTER READING THIS POST, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP TO 30 MINUTES SOMETIMES TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED AGAIN. HIS HAS BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS AND HAVE OVER 90,000 MILES. SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. BUT IT GETS TO A POINT THAT YOUR AFRAID TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR UPDATED 1/23/2015*JS

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING. AFTER A SHORT TIME DRIVING, AN ABS WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATES INDICATING A FAULT. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE FIRST, THE BRAKES DO NOT ACT IN THE WAY A DRIVER WOULD EXPECT AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES I GET CONCERNED EVERY TIME THAT THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. SECONDLY, I BELIEVE THE FAULT MAY CAUSE THE ABS TO NO LONGER FUNCTION IN CONDITIONS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AMONG COLORADO AND CANYON TRUCKS. A "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTEDLY IN THE RANGE OF $1500 WITH MANY OWNERS REPORTING THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED OR CONTINUED. I FEEL THAT ANY ISSUE INVOLVING A FAULTY BRAKE COMPONENT MUST BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CHEVROLET HAS CHOSEN NOT TO DO THIS AND I FEAR THIS MAY BE YET ANOTHER FAILURE ON THE PART OF GM TO ADDRESS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT I AM THE FIRST TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO BECOME A STATISTIC. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU KINDLY FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INCIDENT DATE, MILEAGE AND SPEED ARE ONLY ESTIMATES. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK A LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS TANK FLOAT/FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED, I HAD TO HAVE THE AC REPAIRED BECAUSE THE AC WOULD TURN ON AND THEN CONSTANTLY TURN ON AND OFF AT FIRST AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, I HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACED BECAUSE IT STARTED LEAKING, AND NOW I HAVE THIS AWFUL VIBRATION WHEN I ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO KEEP THE WINDOW CRACKED OPEN BECAUSE THE SOUND OF THE VIBRATION INSIDE THE TRUCK IS SO LOUD IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MY HEAD IS GOING TO EXPLODE. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK AS A MATTER OF FACT THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED, THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. I REALIZE THAT I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN PERFECT BRAND NEW CONDITION BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT HAS MANY PROBLEMS THAT CHEVROLET HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF SINCE THE BEGINNING AND I AM OUT THE MONEY I PAID FOR THE TRUCK. I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY TO KEEP FIXING THIS TRUCK JUST FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO HAVE TO BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT I DON'T HAVE GROUNDS TO FILE A COMPLAINT BASED ON THE LEMON LAW AND THE DEALER WON'T LET ME TRADE THIS TRUCK FOR SOMETHING ELSE OR FIX THE PROBLEMS SO I'M STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIVING VERY ROUGH AND RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN, ENGINE CYLINDER AND HEAD GASKET WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED A TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 04/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 04/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, SHE NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE FORMED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING, BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUST OR CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NO BRAKE LIGHTS. FUSE IS NOT BLOWN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

VEHICLE AIR BLOWER FAN FOR HEAT/AIR CONDITIONER PERIODICALLY STOPS WORKING ON SETTINGS 1,2,AND 3. FAN CONTINUES TO WORK ON SETTING 4. *TT

AFTER HAVING MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED, THE ABS SENSOR ON MY BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WHEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK. WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS, MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE IMPAIRING MY ABILITY TO STOP. THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COLORADO/CANYON TRUCKS AND GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECALL THE TRUCK AND FIX THE SENSOR. I HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE TO "FIX" THE SENSOR AND IT WAS OVER $1000, THIS IS AFTER ALREADY PUTTING $1000 INTO REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKES SIX MONTHS AGO ON A TRUCK WITH BARELY 40K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,999.

GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN MY 2006 CHEVY COLORADO FAILS DAILY LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL IT RESETS ITSELF. IF ENGINE STALLS IN A TURN LANE, IT CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *KB

PASS LOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGES, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM RESTARTING FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO STALL WHILE OPERATING ON A FREEWAY OR MAJOR HIGHWAY AND CAN NOT BE RESTARTED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO 4WD CREW CAB PICK UP WITH 22,000 MILE. THE ABS FAULT ALARM HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF, STARTED ON 8/4/2011. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. REPAIRS HAVE YET TO BE MADE. WITH THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE, I WOULD THINK THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT CRANK NO START ISSUES, AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THESE VEHICLES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A SECURITY SYSTEM KNOWN AS PASSLOCK, AS I SEE THERE IS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS FAULTY SYSTEM, YOU ATTEMPT TO START IT, BUT IT ONLY WILL CRANK NOT START. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND LET THE SECURITY RE-LEARN CODES BEFORE YOU CAN START THE TRUCK. I THINK G.M. SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS, AS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS BASED ON A SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND IT WONT START. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO QUIT WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH POSITION. LEAVING THE FAN IN THE HIGH POSITION TOO LONG WILL CAUSE THE FAN TO QUIT WORKING AND THEN THERE IS NO A/C , HEATER OR DEFOGGER THAT WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT HE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, A RELAY OR THE WIRING HARNESS. AT A COST OF 328.00. HE TOLD ME OFF THE RECORD IF I WIGGLE THE WIRING HARNESS IT MAY WORK FOR A WHILE SINCE THE HARNESS MOST LIKELY WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED.. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY COLORADO AND GMC CANYON OWNERS BOTH IN PERSON AND ON INTERNET FORUMS WHO REPORTED THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN THE DEFOGGER IS REALLY NEEDED TO KEEP THE WINDOWS CLEAR FOR SAFE DRIVING. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE BURNED OUT MOTOR , AND I WOULD JUST NEED TO REPLACE IT. BUT SINCE WHAT I WAS TOLD FROM THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER, AND WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID IN THE FORUMS, I WOULD BE WASTING MONEY ESPECIALLY IS IT IS FROM A BAD WIRING HARNESS. I THINK GM SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE NEEDED REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS A 4 CYLINDER 2.8 ENGINE AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBER 4 VALVE WAS STICKING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOSULY RECURRED. THE DEALER ALSO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE A/C HEATING FAN BLOWER DOES NOT WORK ON SPEEDS 1,2, OR 3, ONLY ON SPEED 4. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND IT IS RELATED TO THE FAN RESISTOR BURNING UP. I INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTIC IS BURNT AND HAS STARTED TO MELT. THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE CAB AND BE VARY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HERE, SO I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *KB

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO WITH ABOUT 61,000 MILES. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD IT TO FAIL N.C. INSPECTION DUE TO DTC P0017. I HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY $400 BETWEEN SENSORS/VALVES AND DIAGNOSES FOR THIS TRUCK. I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS TSB'S FOR THIS MODEL AND DTC P0017 BEING A COUPLE OF THEM. WE ARE STRUGGLING TRYING TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT DUE TO THE RECURRING PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THIS DTC CODE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SO OTHER PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO DRAIN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS FOR A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR