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2005 Chevrolet Colorado

Recalls and owner complaints reported to NHTSA

Compared with the typical (middle) count of 356 complaints across the 5 model-year 2005 midsize trucks we cover. Best-selling trucks naturally collect more complaints because more of them are on the road.

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Owner's manual

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Recalls

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  • Child Seat

    Nov 2010 · #10V575000

    GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT.

    Read more: details, risk and fix

    GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND THE OWNER MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING HOW TO USE THE TOP TETHER.

    Risk: BOTH NHTSA AND GM DISCOURAGE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A FRONT SEAT. NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY REQUIRE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT CENTER SEATING POSITION OF THIS VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT OFFER A REAR SEAT. LACK OF ACCESS TO THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR AND A LACK OF INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO USE IT, MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN THE RESTRAINT'S PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD SEATED IN THE RESTRAINT.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL CUT A HOLE INTO THE BACK PANEL TRIM COVER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT POSITION AND WILL PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AS TO USE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT [phone removed], GMC AT [phone removed], ISUZU AT [phone removed] OR VISIT GM'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

  • Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

    Jul 2009 · #09V310000

    GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S.

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    GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.

    Risk: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS OR CAUSE ALL OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2010. A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. IN THE INTERIM, OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE CAN OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW DESIGN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT [phone removed], GMC AT [phone removed], ISUZU AT [phone removed] OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

  • Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

    Apr 2006 · #06V139000

    CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES.

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    CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP (CHMSL) IS AFFECTED IN BOTH INSTANCES. ALSO, IF EQUIPPED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ANY TRAILER BRAKE LAMPS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMP WIRING WILL MIMIC THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMPS WHEN EITHER CONDITION OCCURS.

    Risk: A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT [phone removed]; GMC AT [phone removed] OR ISUZU AT [phone removed].

Owner complaints by area

Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.

  • Service Brakes90
    7 involved a crash
    • Filed Aug 2015

      THIS TRUCK HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE THE REAR BRAKES FREEZE INTO POSITION WHEN THE EMERGENCY (PARKING) BRAKE IS APPLIED. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 10 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS SET, THE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN THE LEVER IS RELEASED BY THE DRIVER. I AM STUCK WHERE I PARKED WITH A SET OF FROZEN REAR BRAKES. IN ORDER TO GET HOME I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGED CAUSING A SEVERE OVERHEATING CONDITION IN THE REAR WHEELS AND POTENTIAL FOR A BRAKE FIRE NEAR THE GAS TANK. GM SAID THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS STILL A PROBLEM AND GM STILL REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS WITH THIS "FREEZING REAR BRAKES" ISSUE. MY WORK AROUND? I DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE A STICK SHIFT AND THE ENGINE COMPRESSION ALONE WILL NOT HOLD THE TRUCK IN PLACE ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY, SO I HAVE TO CARRY A BLOCK OF WOOD TO PLACE BEHIND THE WHEELS AS MY "PARKING BRAKE". GM NEEDS TO RECALL CHEVY COLORADO TRUCKS FOR THIS SYSTEMIC FAILURE IN THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.

    • Filed Feb 2015

      TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE SENSORS ON FOUR OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN [name removed] DISCLOSE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

    • Filed Oct 2014

      PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND WENT TO STOP AND THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON. DRY ROADS AT 5MPH. *TR

    • Filed Oct 2014

      ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON PEDAL PULSATES. *TR

    • Filed Sep 2014 · Also filed under Air Bags

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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  • Electrical System69
    1 involved a crash · 6 involved a fire
    • Filed Mar 2022 · Also filed under Exterior Lighting

      Vehicle taillights failed to function when lights come on at night. I became aware of this when another motorist stopped beside me to tell me. Fuse and lightbulbs work when tested.

    • Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Air Bags, Structure

      AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT UNCLEAR IF OCCUPANTS ARE PROTECTED OR IF AIR BAG WILL JUST GO OFF ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM IS WIRES IN BACK DOOR JAMB BECOME FATIGUED AND BREAK CAUSING FAILURE OF AIR BAGS. VEHICLE IS ALSO CONSIDERED AN INSPECTION FAILURE AS WELL IN MASSACHUSETTS.

    • Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Unknown or Other

      I'VE TRIED TO HAVE A GARAGE REPAIR/FIX MY HEATER/FAN MOTOR THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. HEATER WORKS ON HIGH ONLY...AND NOT ON ANY OTHER SPEEDS.

    • Filed Oct 2019

      IGNITINION SWITCH TRIGGERS ANTI-THEFT SECURE ON TRUCK SO IT WOULD NOT START I WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES THEN IT STARTS, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL ME A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I TOOK IT, AND MECHANICS TELL ME ITS A DEFECTED IGNITION SWITCH BUT ONLY DEALER CAN FIX IT, ITS A RECALL THING FROM WHAT MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME. ITS A SHAME MECHANICS OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIP KNOW MORE THEN DEALERSHIP ON WHAT IT IS BEEN RECALL.

    • Filed Jul 2019 · Also filed under Exterior Lighting

      WIRING FOR TURNSIGNALS MELTS DOWN. THERE IS A WIRE HARNESS WITH A CONNECTOR AT THE TURN FRONT SIGNALS, THE WIRE GAUGE IS IN ADEQAUTE AND CAUSEA EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP THIS CAUSES THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS TO THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS TO MELT DOWN AND THE TURN SIGNALS BECOME INOPERABLE. I HAVE REPLACED THESE COMPONENTS TWICE DUE TO THIA ISSUE. THE RESISTOR PACK FOR AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER FAN SPEED CONTROL MELTS AND CATCHES FIRE. I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE AND ULTIMATELY HAVE BYPASSED THE RESISTOR PACK LEAVING THE AC BLOWER WITH ONLY THE CHOICE OF HIGH SPEED OR OFF.

    • Showing the 5 most recent of 69.
  • Hydraulic61
    4 involved a crash
    • Filed Apr 2012 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Electrical System

      MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO WILL ACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM DURING BRAKING ON WARM DRY PAVEMENT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DURING THESE EVENTS THE ABS FAILURE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED AT 4 MPH AND AT 25 MPH. OTHER TIMES, THE ABS FAILURE WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WORK FINE. NO CONSISTENCY AND WILL NOT REPEAT FOR MECHANIC. *TR

    • Filed Apr 2012 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      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

    • Filed Mar 2012 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKING PROBLEMS SINE THE THIRD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. ABS LIGHT AND STOPPING PROBLEMS TO MANY TO MENTION! WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP AFTER $500.00 THAT CALIPERS WERE FROZEN FROM RUST! ALSO I HAVE BEEN GETTING ABS FAILURES ALSO. PLEASE HAVE GM MAKE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION RIGHT. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

    • Filed Jan 2012 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON IN DRY WEATHER AND ABS WILL ENGAGE DIMINISHING BRAKING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET AND GMC 2004 - 2006 COLORADO AND CANYONS. GMC WILL REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY PERSONAL CASE IS THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CLOSED MY COMPLAINT UNTIL I SPEND $100. TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN FOR THE ERROR CODES. ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS GO TO EDMUNDS.COM AND LOOK AT THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE FORUM FOR THAT MATTER. EVEN THE ERROR CODES ARE SHOWN. I FINALLY RELINQUISHED AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE CODES READ. JUST LIKE THE FORUMS STATE THE ERROR CODES CAME BACK, C0035, LEFT FRONT SENSOR AND C00220, LEFT FRONT IN RELEASE TOO LONG. SENSOR AND NEW HUB IS ESTIMATED BY DEALER TO BE $762.00!!!!DEALER ALSO STATED GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS DUE TO POOR/FLAWED DESIGN. MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2005, IS IN SHOWROOM CONDITION. I SEVERELY BABY THIS TRUCK, EVEN TO THE POINT I PAINT THE UNDERCARRIAGE 3 - 4 TIME A YEAR. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ABS ENGAGING UNEXPECTEDLY IN COMPLETELY DRY WEATHER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS TO THUMP AND BRAKING IS SEVERELY REDUCED. *TR

    • Filed Dec 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WILL ENGAGE ABS WHERE BRAKES WILL PULSATE AND A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN BRAKES WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL OCCUR WHEN THERE IS NO RAIN, STREETS ARE DRY AND SUNNY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE THE ABS FAULT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL CAR IS STOPPED, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. WHEN ABS ENGAGES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ONE WILL FEEL BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING AND A LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH CAUSES SOME IMMEDIATE ALARM FOR FEAR OF RUNNING INTO SOMEBODY OR POSSIBLY ALLOWING CAR TO GO TOO FAR INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN TRYING TO STOP. MANY WEB SITES, FORUMS AND BLOGS, SUCH AS EDMONDS ARE LOADED WITH THESE COMPLAINTS ON 2004 - 2006 COLORADO'S, AS THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE OCCURRENCE IN A COUPLE OF VEHICLES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET BUT THEY ALWAYS POINT ME TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO READ COMPUTER CODE FOR ERROR AT A COST OF $100 AND THEN WILL PRICE OUT THE COST FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF AND SELECTS NOT TO ADDRESS. *TR

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  • Exterior Lighting49
    1 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire
    • Filed Mar 2022 · Also filed under Electrical System

      Vehicle taillights failed to function when lights come on at night. I became aware of this when another motorist stopped beside me to tell me. Fuse and lightbulbs work when tested.

    • Filed Feb 2021

      THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS QUIT AND I CANT FIGURE OUT WHY. I REPLACED THE BULBS.

    • Filed Jul 2019 · Also filed under Electrical System

      WIRING FOR TURNSIGNALS MELTS DOWN. THERE IS A WIRE HARNESS WITH A CONNECTOR AT THE TURN FRONT SIGNALS, THE WIRE GAUGE IS IN ADEQAUTE AND CAUSEA EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP THIS CAUSES THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS TO THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS TO MELT DOWN AND THE TURN SIGNALS BECOME INOPERABLE. I HAVE REPLACED THESE COMPONENTS TWICE DUE TO THIA ISSUE. THE RESISTOR PACK FOR AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER FAN SPEED CONTROL MELTS AND CATCHES FIRE. I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE AND ULTIMATELY HAVE BYPASSED THE RESISTOR PACK LEAVING THE AC BLOWER WITH ONLY THE CHOICE OF HIGH SPEED OR OFF.

    • Filed Apr 2018 · Also filed under Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control

      MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THEN MY BREAK LIGHTS. PUT IN NEW BREAK BULBS AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK! I WAS DRI ING WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED MY BREAKS WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

    • Filed Oct 2017

      I LOOKED UP MY VIN AND HAVE HAD AN ACTIVE RECALL SINCE 2006

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  • Air Bags33
    15 involved a crash
    • Filed Mar 2020

      QUIET MORNING NO TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING EAST ON 28TH STREET IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI. BETWEEN 15-20 MILES I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT.NO POTHOLES, SMALL DENTS ON THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY OUT OF NO WHERE THE AIR BAGS EXPLOITED AND DEPLOYED OUT. THE AIR BAG HIT MY RIGHT HAND AND ALSO BLOCK MY VISIBILITY. THIS INCIDENT CAUSE TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE.

    • Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Electrical System, Structure

      AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT UNCLEAR IF OCCUPANTS ARE PROTECTED OR IF AIR BAG WILL JUST GO OFF ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM IS WIRES IN BACK DOOR JAMB BECOME FATIGUED AND BREAK CAUSING FAILURE OF AIR BAGS. VEHICLE IS ALSO CONSIDERED AN INSPECTION FAILURE AS WELL IN MASSACHUSETTS.

    • Filed Dec 2019

      WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO AND VERY TIRED VEERED OFF THE COUNTY ROAD, HIT A UTILITY POLE ON LEFT SIDE FRONT AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED

    • Filed Nov 2017

      AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE BOUGHT VEHICLE USED

    • Filed Aug 2017

      TAKATA INFLATORS , DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 9 LOOKING AT DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WHEN I HEARD 2 LOAD BANGS TURNED MY HEAD BACK TO FRONT WINDSHEILD ALL I COULD SEE WAS LOOKED TO ME CLOUDS I THOUGHT I WAS IN HEAVEN , IT HAPPENED SO QUICK, I HIT GUARD RAIL, THEN TELEPHONE WIRE, WENT UP IN THE AIR, STILL SEEING CLOUDS, THAT I THOUGHT I WAS FINAILY IN HEAVEN. UNTIL I CAME DOWN AND LANDED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. I LOOKED UP AND SEEN TREES , THATS WHEN I KNEW I CAME BACK TO EARTH.

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  • Power Train27
    1 involved a fire
    • Filed Mar 2021

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE CHASSIS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 169,000.

    • Filed Jan 2015 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control (esc)

      WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR SITTING IDLE REDUCE POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I'VE BEEN TO THREE DEALERS,AND THE DEALER IS THERE TO DEAL IN OTHER WORDS MAKE MONEY EVEN IF THEY DON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION TRYING THERE BEST TO GET YOU TO TRADE YOUR PROBLEM CAR IN AND BUY A NEW CAR. *TR

    • Filed Nov 2014

      TWO TIMES THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED INTO 4X4 BY ITSELF. THE TRUCK APPEARED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGAGE INTO 4X4. THE 2 H LIGHT WAS ON, NOT 4 HI. I STOPPED, PUSHED 4HI, HEARD ACTUATOR ENGAGE, PUSHED 2HI AND 4HI DISENGAGED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SHOCK TO THE WHOLE FRONT RUNNING GEAR, UNIVERSAL S, RING AND PINION, AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

    • Filed Apr 2014

      THE INITIAL CONDITION THAT CAUSED CONCERN: HARD SHIFTING. TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BETWEEN ANY TWO POSITIONS REQUIRED HIGHER THAN NORMAL FORCE. THIS CONDITION ALLEVIATED INSTANTLY AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE FORCE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. NO SOUNDS OR OTHER UNUSUAL THINGS WERE OBSERVED. THE ONLY DIFFERENCES FROM BEFORE THE CONDITION UNTIL THE CURRENT CONDITION IS THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PARK, AND WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL. CURRENT CONDITION: THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE SHIFTER WILL MOVE ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE KEY, HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE PARK. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS FREE TO ROLL. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IS TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BOTH HIGHLY INCONVENIENT TO DRIVE AND HIGHLY UNSAFE. ITEMS: - I HAVE FOUND BLOGS REFERENCING THIS ISSUE BACK TO 2004. I KNOW THIS EXPERIENCE IS NOT UNIQUE TO THIS VEHICLE. - I HAVE FOUND AN ARTICLE THAT SAYS A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2011 FOR EXACTLY THIS ISSUE: HTTP://TRUCKS.ABOUT.COM/OD/CARSAFETY/A/GM-RECALLING-COLORADO-AND-CANYON-TRUCKS.HTM BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM ON YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON WHAT I AM MISSING. - THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE APPEARS CLEARLY TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. CAN YOU FACILITATE DISCUSSION WITH THE OEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY AT THE MANUFACTURERS COST.

    • Filed Mar 2013 · Also filed under Engine

      THE CAM ACTUATOR FIRST FAILED AT 57,000 MILES IN 2009. IT NOW HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 94,000 MILES IN MARCH 2013, THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS APPROX $900.00 EACH TIME. I CAN GET MILAGE FROM MY TIRES AT A LOWER COST. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT SHOULD NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEM. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY ONE. *TR

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  • Suspension23
    1 involved a crash
    • Filed Jul 2023 · Also filed under Structure, Unknown or Other

      The FRAME rotten away

    • Filed Apr 2023 · Also filed under Structure

      My truck bed is resting against my cab due to frame rot. There is big chunks missing from the frame.

    • Filed Aug 2020 · Also filed under Wheels, Unknown or Other

      I'M ON DISABILITY ,HARD OF HEARING, AND BAD SPINE,,,BUT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AT FIELDMANS IN LANSING MICH,,THE DEALER OR CARFAX DID NOT MENTION THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR LEAFSPINGS,,NOW WHAT DO I DO

    • Filed Jan 2020

      HAD VEHICLE ON LIFT FOR SAFETY INSPECTION FOUND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE ROTTED OUT BEHIND THE CAB NEAR THE LEFT LEAF SPRING MOUNT. THE SPRING MOUNT HAS SINCE COLLAPSED INTO THE FRAME MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE FRAMES ROTTING OUT IN THE SAME AREA OR WORSE.

    • Filed Jan 2019

      TAKATA RECALL MY FRAME RAILS ARE ROTTED THUR MAKING TRUCK NOT DRIVEABLE, DEALER ALSO AGREEDED AND SENT PAPERS TO GM, IN WITCH THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING, I LOST A TRUCK WITH ONLY 89.000 MILES AND NO BODY ROT WITCH I HAD PLANED ON KEEPING FOR YEARS TO COME

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  • Engine And Engine Cooling23
    1 involved a fire
    • Filed Dec 2014

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

    • Filed Mar 2012

      ENGINE IDLE SPEED. WHEN DECELERATING TO STOP, THE ENGINE IDLES SO LOW THAT IT QUITS AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. *TR

    • Filed Sep 2011

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED A VALVE COVER ROCKER AND GASKET HOSE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

    • Filed Feb 2011

      MY SISTER HAS A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO SHE BOUGHT NEW. THE CAM SENSOR KEEPS GOING OUT ON IT. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW IS RECOVERING FROM STAGE 4 CANCER AND THIS IS THEIR ONLY VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND AT NO COST TO THEM. THE PART IS POORLY DESIGNED IN REGARDS TO THE CONDENSATION THAT BUILDS UP. SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE GARAGES OR CAR PORTS AND IF THE SENSOR GETS WET IT BURNS OUT. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY PRODUCT, THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

    • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Electrical System

      AC BLOWER FAN WORKS IN HIGH ONLY. UPON CHECKING THE WIRING I NOTICES THE RESISTOR AND THE WIRE HARNESS WERE BURNT WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AND RESISTOR WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER SEARCHING I FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME THAT ENDED UP IN FIRES UNDER THE DASH. *TR

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  • Structure19
    1 involved a crash
    • Filed Sep 2025

      The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud banging sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the side frame of the vehicle was fractured. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000

    • Filed Jul 2023 · Also filed under Suspension, Unknown or Other

      The FRAME rotten away

    • Filed Apr 2023 · Also filed under Suspension

      My truck bed is resting against my cab due to frame rot. There is big chunks missing from the frame.

    • Filed May 2020

      FRAME IS ROTTED THROUGH, AND NOW UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

    • Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Electrical System, Air Bags

      AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT UNCLEAR IF OCCUPANTS ARE PROTECTED OR IF AIR BAG WILL JUST GO OFF ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM IS WIRES IN BACK DOOR JAMB BECOME FATIGUED AND BREAK CAUSING FAILURE OF AIR BAGS. VEHICLE IS ALSO CONSIDERED AN INSPECTION FAILURE AS WELL IN MASSACHUSETTS.

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  • Tires19
    1 involved a crash
    • Filed Jul 2012

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO EQUIPPED WITH LAREDO TIRES, SIZE P235/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

    • Filed May 2009 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Parking Brake

      ON WAY TO WORK, I STARTED BRAKING WHILE SLOWLY COMING TO A RED LIGHT. MY BRAKES DID NOT STOP ME AND I CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE,WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD NONE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR.ALSO NOTICED PULLING TO THE RIGHT....HAD NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AT SEARS(WELL AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AND, THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE REPAIRED, I ASKED THE DEALER SHIP TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY PULLED THE WHEELS AND CHECKED THE BRAKES AND ROAD CHECKED THE TRUCK, THE BRAKING INCIDENT FAILED TO HAPPEN FOR THEM. SO THEY CLAIMED. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER INCIDENCES WHERE THE WHEELS WILL SPIN UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP ON WET ROADS AND ALSO LOCKING UP ON WET ROADS, AND A GRINDING NOISE. DES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IN ORDER FOR GM TO SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT? MY TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES O IT BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT 20,000 MILES( WHICH I HAD DONE AT SEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AS THEY WENT COMPLETELY BALD. THESE WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? *TR

    • Filed Feb 2009

      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

    • Filed Oct 2008 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

      PURCHASED TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 17,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 26,663 MILES. NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. WHILE ON VACATION, STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE DUE TO A GREEN LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED AGAIN, I PRESSED BRAKES TO STOP. EXPERIENCED A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VERY CLOSE TO A COLLISION. THE ABS LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND "ABS FAULT" BEGAN TO SCROLL. PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, HUSBAND LOOKED AT BRAKES AND COULD SEE NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT A MOMENT LATER AND THE LIGHT AND SCROLLING WERE GONE. TRUCK HAS DONE THIS EVERYTIME IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN. GOT A MECHANIC TO READ THE CODE AND HE SAYS THE ABS SPEED SENSOR ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SITE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SEVERAL GMC TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED? *TR

    • Filed Jun 2008

      TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES, SIZE P26570R16. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE EXAMINED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE MANUFACTURED DATE FOR EACH ONE WAS FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THEIR PURCHASE DATE. THE TIRES WERE INTENDED TO BE NEW. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,763. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED

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  • Vehicle Speed Control14
    • Filed Apr 2018 · Also filed under Electrical System, Exterior Lighting

      MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THEN MY BREAK LIGHTS. PUT IN NEW BREAK BULBS AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK! I WAS DRI ING WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED MY BREAKS WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

    • Filed Mar 2016

      TRAVELLING I-270 IN DUBLIN, OHIO AROUND 2PM AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN TRUCK ENGINE DIED. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND RADIO WERE STILL OPERATIONAL. PULLED TO RIGHT SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE BRAKES WERE LOSING POWER, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH TO SLOW AND THEN STOP. DASH INDICATED 'REDUCED POWER'. UPON PULLING OFF ROAD, WIFE CONTACTED AAA, WHILE I LOOKED UNDER HOOD FOR ANYTHING OBVIOUS SUCH AS BATTERY TERMINALS LOOSE OR ANY PLUGS BEING UNPLUGGED. NOTHING APPEARED OUT OF ORDER, I GOT BACK INTO TRUCK AND IT STARTED. I TOLD WIFE TO TELL AAA WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT HOME, APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AWAY. THROUGH THIS ALL, THE TRUCK HAD STOPPED RUNNING 6 MORE TIMES BEFORE WE GOT HOME. IT RESTARTED AFTER SITTING A FEW MINUTES EACH TIME.TRUCK WAS TOWED TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW DAYS, RECEIVED CALL TRUCK WAS REPAIRED. THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) WAS REPLACED. WHEN I GOT INTO VEHICLE THERE WAS A SHEET OF PAPER ON TRANSMISSION HUMP EXPLAINING WHAT A REFURBISHED PART IS (NHTSA DOC#2). I GLANCED AT IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS MISTAKE SINCE I WAS CHARGED $500 FOR THE PART ALONE. TOTAL COST WAS $772.36 (NHTSA DOC#1). WHEN I GOT HOME I REVIEWED THE PAPERWORK, SAW THEY HAD INSTALLED A USED PART AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED. THEY SAID A NEW PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS (NHTSA DOC#4 & NHTSA DOC#5) AND THEY WERE NO HELP. I ALSO CONTACTED AC DELCO AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS NEW. I THOUGHT MANUFACTURERS WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR VEHICLES 10 YEARS AFTER PRODUCTION STOPPED. THE TRUCK IS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT PRODUCTION OF THAT GENERATION STOPPED IN 2012.

    • Filed Jan 2015 · Also filed under Power Train, Electronic Stability Control (esc)

      WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR SITTING IDLE REDUCE POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I'VE BEEN TO THREE DEALERS,AND THE DEALER IS THERE TO DEAL IN OTHER WORDS MAKE MONEY EVEN IF THEY DON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION TRYING THERE BEST TO GET YOU TO TRADE YOUR PROBLEM CAR IN AND BUY A NEW CAR. *TR

    • Filed Nov 2012 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      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

    • Filed Aug 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

      FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR ON A 2005 CHEVEROLET COLORADO. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ABS FAULT SIGNAL COMES ON EVERYTIME I DRIVE CAUSING MY BRAKES TO BECOME STIFF WHICH STOPS THEM FROM WORKING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT SOMEONE EVERYTIME I GO TO A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR

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  • Equipment13
    1 involved a fire
    • Filed Aug 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

      OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND AM HAVING REPEATED EVENTS WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY AND THEN DISAPPEARED; FOLLOWED BY RETURNING AGAIN YESTERDAY ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT WARNING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING ONE OF THESE. AFTER INVESTIGATING OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE IT LOOKS LIKE GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO A RECALL. *TR

    • Filed Apr 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

      "ABS FAULT" READS ON MY DASH IN MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO. HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN AND OUT OF THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES ALREADY. HAVE HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED COSTING ME A PRETTY PENNY OF OVER 300 DOLLARS AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. HAS BEEN CHECKED OVER AND OVER BY THE DEALERSHIP COMPUTER READER AND EACH TIME HAS COME UP WITH NOTHING CAUSING THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AS SOON AS I TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND THE CAUSING THE ABS TO RUN AUTOMATICALLY ON A DRY SURFACE MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STOP WHEN NEEDING TO. I AM FED UP WITH THE PROBLEM AND REQUEST IT TO BE FIXED. YET TO BE DONE! *TR

    • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System, Gasoline, Electrical System, Visibility, Latches/Locks/Linkages

      2005 CHEVY COL 3LT. AFTER3YRS AND 2 MONTHS OF HAVING IT I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. ALSO FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY. FUEL FLOAT WAS STICKING! NOW AT 4 1/2 YRS THE FUEL PUMP HAS 'SHORTED OUT'. TRUCK WOULD NOT START. *TR

    • Filed Jun 2010 · Also filed under Electrical System

      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

    • Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Exterior Lighting

      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

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  • Unknown or Other11
    • Filed Jul 2023 · Also filed under Suspension, Structure

      The FRAME rotten away

    • Filed Mar 2022

      The driver side frame has rusted through in more than on location. Passenger side frame has rust but still solid. Dealership and private mechanic said this is a common problem with 2005 Colorado. Dealership will not buy vehicle for liability reasons. Frame could crack while driving and cause unsafe driving conditions. The body and engine is in good shape. 105000 miles on vehicle.

    • Filed Aug 2020 · Also filed under Suspension, Wheels

      I'M ON DISABILITY ,HARD OF HEARING, AND BAD SPINE,,,BUT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AT FIELDMANS IN LANSING MICH,,THE DEALER OR CARFAX DID NOT MENTION THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR LEAFSPINGS,,NOW WHAT DO I DO

    • Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Electrical System

      I'VE TRIED TO HAVE A GARAGE REPAIR/FIX MY HEATER/FAN MOTOR THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. HEATER WORKS ON HIGH ONLY...AND NOT ON ANY OTHER SPEEDS.

    • Filed Jul 2019

      WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND HEARD A LOUD POP AS I WAS MOVING THROUGH MY RURAL TOWN, THE TRUCK STARTED TO HANDLE FUNNY. ONCE I GOT TO WORK I NOTICED THE BED DIDNT LOOK RIGHT. THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. BAD STEEL MADE IT RUST OUT BEFORE THE BODY. I DONT THINK THE FRAME WAS DESIGNED CORRECTLY OR MAYBE THE STEEL WAS POOR QUALITY.

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  • Visibility11
    2 involved a fire
    • Filed May 2014 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FAILURE IN THE ABS AND BRAKE PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATIONAL AND THAT SUNROOF LEAKED. UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

    • Filed Dec 2011 · Also filed under Electrical System

      THE A/C BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH DOESN'T WORK IN POSITIONS 2 OR 3, BUT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY IN POSITIONS 1 AND 4. *TR

    • Filed Oct 2011 · Also filed under Electrical System

      THE HVAC FAN MOTOR RESISTOR & CONNECTOR MELTED AROUND ONE OF THE PRONG CONNECTIONS AND WIRE. THE RESISTOR AND WIRE HARNESS ARE LOCATED JUST UNDER AND BEHIND THE GLOVEBOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RESULT OF THE BURNING OF THESE PARTS IS THAT THE BLOWER SPEEDS OF 1-3 DO NOT WORK BUT 4 STILL FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE THAN AN ANNOYANCE OF THE FAN SETTING BECAUSE THE CAUSE IS MELTING WIRES AND BURNING CONNECTIONS NEAR THE PASSENGER'S FEET. HOPEFULLY THIS CONNECTION CAN BE RECALLED AND REDESIGNED BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AS EVIDENCE FROM THIS BLOG. HTTP://COLORADOFANS.COM/FORUMS/67-TECHNICAL-QUESTIONS-TIPS-HOW/112853-HVAC-FAN-MOTOR-RESISTOR-CONNECTOR-REPLACEMENT-MMP.HTML. *TR

    • Filed Mar 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Electric

      2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4DR CREW CAB 2WD . 33,000 MILES. ABS ERRORS, TRAC ERRORS AND BRAKE ERRORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TODAY ALL THREE ERRORS AT SAME TIME, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING DOWN STREET TO CHILD'S SCHOOL AND BACK, NEVER GOING OVER 25 MPH. TRAC GRINDS FIRST, AND THEN ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS THUS FAR. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR OTHER COLORADO OWNERS ON EDMUNDS.COM SITE. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. ALSO HEAT SENSORS ONLY ALLOW HEAT AND AIR TO WORK ON HIGH. THIS HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME TIME WE HAD THE INITIAL ABS PROBLEM DURING SUMMER OF 2010, ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TIME WE RECEIVED NO ERRORS FOR ABS AND WERE CLUELESS AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

    • Filed Mar 2011 · Also filed under Electrical System

      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

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  • Seat Belts9
    5 involved a crash
    • Filed Jul 2014 · Also filed under Air Bags

      AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEATBELT RESTRAINT FAILED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH TELEPHONE POLE. DATA EVENT RECORDER/AIRBAG CONTROLLER P/N 15106281, SERVICE #12249529, S/N AS6281K150131NEN WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL BY BILL REHM TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY MR. REHM AND REPRESENTATIVES OF BOSCH, MANUFACTURER OF THE DATA RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY OUTPUT FROM THE UNIT AND DETERMINED THAT THE UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DELTRON. [XXX] CREDENTIALS INCLUDE: MEMBER OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH UNIT, AUTO THEFT, NARCOTICS UNIT AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1995 GRADUATE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY NM STATE REPRESENTATIVE- DISTRICT 31 JANUARY 2006 PRESENT (8 YEARS 7 MONTHS) TRAFFIC CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST B. R. AND ASSOCIATES 1994 PRESENT (20 YEARS) P. O. BOX 14768 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 98191 INJURIES - CONCUSSION, CRUSHED CHEST TRAUMA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

    • Filed Mar 2013 · Also filed under Air Bags

      MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE SAID IT IS MY DRIVER SEAT SAFTEY BELT. *TR

    • Filed Jun 2012

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER, WHO WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH, ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID STRIKING A DEER. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT IN THE SEAT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WORKED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND CHEST INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

    • Filed May 2012 · Also filed under Air Bags

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHENEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT ENGAGED, THE FASTEN SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR FAILED TO CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF

    • Filed Sep 2010

      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

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  • Fuel System9
    1 involved a fire
    • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Gasoline, Electrical System, Visibility, Latches/Locks/Linkages, Equipment

      2005 CHEVY COL 3LT. AFTER3YRS AND 2 MONTHS OF HAVING IT I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. ALSO FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY. FUEL FLOAT WAS STICKING! NOW AT 4 1/2 YRS THE FUEL PUMP HAS 'SHORTED OUT'. TRUCK WOULD NOT START. *TR

    • Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Gasoline

      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

    • Filed Sep 2008 · Also filed under Engine And Engine Cooling, Gasoline

      CAR HAS 93,000 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OCCASIONALLY. RECENTLY, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. TOOK ME ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF CRANKING UNTIL IT DID. IT RAN FINE, I TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET HERE IN MIAMI AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. IN 3 WEEKS AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. I JUST TOOK OFF AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THE FUEL PUMP CHANGE DID NOT HELP, IT LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, SAME PROBLEM, CAR DOES NOT START, AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF CRANKING IT STARTS AS OF NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT ONE PAYS 20,000 PLUS FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE CHEVY MECHANICS CAN'T FIX. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

    • Filed Nov 2007 · Also filed under Gasoline

      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

    • Filed Nov 2007 · Also filed under Gasoline

      LEAKING FUEL LINE. WOKE UP THIS A.M. FOUND PUDDLE OF FUEL IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE ELE. LINE FOR REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST NYLON PART OF FUEL LINE. I USED TWO ZIP TIES TO SECURE ELE. LINE OUT THE WAY,TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE IN THE FUTURE. SENT CHEVY E-MAIL BUT NO RESPONSE, MY CHEVY DEALER AGREED THAT THIS SHOWS POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD REIMBURSE MY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR! *TR

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  • Gasoline9
    1 involved a fire
    • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System, Electrical System, Visibility, Latches/Locks/Linkages, Equipment

      2005 CHEVY COL 3LT. AFTER3YRS AND 2 MONTHS OF HAVING IT I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. ALSO FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY. FUEL FLOAT WAS STICKING! NOW AT 4 1/2 YRS THE FUEL PUMP HAS 'SHORTED OUT'. TRUCK WOULD NOT START. *TR

    • Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System

      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

    • Filed Sep 2008 · Also filed under Engine And Engine Cooling, Fuel System

      CAR HAS 93,000 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OCCASIONALLY. RECENTLY, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. TOOK ME ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF CRANKING UNTIL IT DID. IT RAN FINE, I TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET HERE IN MIAMI AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. IN 3 WEEKS AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. I JUST TOOK OFF AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THE FUEL PUMP CHANGE DID NOT HELP, IT LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, SAME PROBLEM, CAR DOES NOT START, AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF CRANKING IT STARTS AS OF NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT ONE PAYS 20,000 PLUS FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE CHEVY MECHANICS CAN'T FIX. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

    • Filed Nov 2007 · Also filed under Fuel System

      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

    • Filed Nov 2007 · Also filed under Fuel System

      LEAKING FUEL LINE. WOKE UP THIS A.M. FOUND PUDDLE OF FUEL IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE ELE. LINE FOR REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST NYLON PART OF FUEL LINE. I USED TWO ZIP TIES TO SECURE ELE. LINE OUT THE WAY,TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE IN THE FUTURE. SENT CHEVY E-MAIL BUT NO RESPONSE, MY CHEVY DEALER AGREED THAT THIS SHOWS POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD REIMBURSE MY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR! *TR

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  • Latches/Locks/Linkages9
    • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System, Gasoline, Electrical System, Visibility, Equipment

      2005 CHEVY COL 3LT. AFTER3YRS AND 2 MONTHS OF HAVING IT I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. ALSO FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY. FUEL FLOAT WAS STICKING! NOW AT 4 1/2 YRS THE FUEL PUMP HAS 'SHORTED OUT'. TRUCK WOULD NOT START. *TR

    • Filed Aug 2010

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE USING THE KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM BEGAN SOUNDING ABNORMALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND WHEN STARTING, THE ALARM CEASED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOCK THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR EXAMINATION OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

    • Filed Apr 2009 · Also filed under Electrical System, Equipment

      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

    • Filed Mar 2009 · Also filed under Electrical System

      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

    • Filed Apr 2007

      UPON DELIVERY OF MY VEHICLE, WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO KEYHOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK. I DO NOT HAVE KEYLESS ENTRY. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS (E.G., A POSSIBLE ASSAILANT NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR), NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THE PERSON WHO PARKED SIX INCHES OFF MY DRIVER DOOR MOVED, BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHAT REALLY IRKS ME, THOUGH (ALONG WITH THE NY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE), IS THE FACT THAT GM SHOWS A PICTURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK, A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO, ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THEIR BROCHURE, RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF 2006, WITH A KEYHOLE IN THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MID-YEAR EQUIPMENT CHANGES THAT DIFFER FROM THE BROCHURE. HOWEVER, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO 2005 MODELS PRODUCED WITH PASSENGER SIDE KEYHOLES. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SAYS THAT IS MISREPRESENTATION. I HAVE NOT YET PURSUED THAT AVENUE. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *JB

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  • Electric8
    2 involved a crash
    • Filed Aug 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      2005 CHEVY COLORADO ABS BRAKES . ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES START PULSE THEN GET HAND TO PUSH DOWN ON AN THE TRUCK IS HARD TO STOP VERY FAST. THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF CHEVY COLORADOS AND GMC CANYONS THAT HAVE THIS GOING ON IN YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2007 THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED . GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE PICKUP AND FIX THEM . ALSO THE WHEEL HUB THAT THE ABS SENSOR CONNECTS TO ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACE . IT DOS NOT MATTER WHAT THE MILES ARE 1 TO 100,00 MILES ON THE AUTO IT HAPPENS AND THIS NEEDS FIXED NOW. *TR

    • Filed Mar 2011 · Also filed under Visibility, Service Brakes

      2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4DR CREW CAB 2WD . 33,000 MILES. ABS ERRORS, TRAC ERRORS AND BRAKE ERRORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TODAY ALL THREE ERRORS AT SAME TIME, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING DOWN STREET TO CHILD'S SCHOOL AND BACK, NEVER GOING OVER 25 MPH. TRAC GRINDS FIRST, AND THEN ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS THUS FAR. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR OTHER COLORADO OWNERS ON EDMUNDS.COM SITE. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. ALSO HEAT SENSORS ONLY ALLOW HEAT AND AIR TO WORK ON HIGH. THIS HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME TIME WE HAD THE INITIAL ABS PROBLEM DURING SUMMER OF 2010, ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TIME WE RECEIVED NO ERRORS FOR ABS AND WERE CLUELESS AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

    • Filed Mar 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND LOCKING UP BRAKES. *TR

    • Filed Dec 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      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

    • Filed Dec 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes

      ABS FAULT PROBLEM 2005 CHEVY COLORADO. *TR

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  • Parking Brake8
    3 involved a crash
    • Filed Nov 2010

      TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGED AFTER IT WAS RELEASED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FROZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UNIT DURING THE COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPAIR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

    • Filed Jun 2010 · Also filed under Electrical System, Exterior Lighting

      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

    • Filed May 2009 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Tires

      ON WAY TO WORK, I STARTED BRAKING WHILE SLOWLY COMING TO A RED LIGHT. MY BRAKES DID NOT STOP ME AND I CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE,WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD NONE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR.ALSO NOTICED PULLING TO THE RIGHT....HAD NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AT SEARS(WELL AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AND, THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE REPAIRED, I ASKED THE DEALER SHIP TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY PULLED THE WHEELS AND CHECKED THE BRAKES AND ROAD CHECKED THE TRUCK, THE BRAKING INCIDENT FAILED TO HAPPEN FOR THEM. SO THEY CLAIMED. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER INCIDENCES WHERE THE WHEELS WILL SPIN UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP ON WET ROADS AND ALSO LOCKING UP ON WET ROADS, AND A GRINDING NOISE. DES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IN ORDER FOR GM TO SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT? MY TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES O IT BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT 20,000 MILES( WHICH I HAD DONE AT SEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AS THEY WENT COMPLETELY BALD. THESE WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? *TR

    • Filed Sep 2007 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

      TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ON JULY 5, 2006, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN GRINDING, STALLING, AND DRIVING AS IF IT WERE TOWING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GRINDING HAS WORSENED OVER TIME AND AN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED STATING THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN USE, WHEN IT WAS NOT. AT 33,000 MILES, THE ENGINE TEMPORARILY SEIZED. AFTER A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CABLE WAS FROZEN, THE REAR BRAKES WERE GLAZED AND SQUEALING, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DRUM WAS EGG-SHAPED AND BLUE, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE FRONT CABLE WAS STUCK. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES HAVE RECURRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

    • Filed Feb 2007 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

      RUBBER BRAKE LINES GOING TO REAR OF VEHICLE IS RUN AND CONNECTED TO BOTTOM OF FRAME WITH SLACK IN LINE HANGING DOWN. THIS IS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE AND IF IT WAS NOT IT STILL DOES NOT MAKE COMMON SENSE. NTSB AND EPA SHOULD HAVE INTEREST IN THIS MATTER. THIS IS A CHEVROLET COLORADO AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE ALL ARE LIKE THIS. *NM

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  • Engine7
    • Filed Mar 2021

      MOTOR COMPRESSION,

    • Filed Sep 2019

      I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO STANDARD CAB 2.8 LITER AFTER 3 YEARS I NOTICED ENGINE INTERNAL NOISE START IT UP NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL A LOT OF STUFF IS KNOCKING AROUND INSIDE THE MOTOR I HEARD IT WAS SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THAT BUT I'M NOT SURE I DO REMEMBER I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AFTER THIS REPLACEMENT FROM A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN [name removed] THE PROBLEM OF REDUCED POWER FAILURE EMITTING FROM MY DASH COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON SO I WAS TOLD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO LET COMPUTER REBOOT AND THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE MOTOR IS COLD THERE'S NO NOISE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NEW BUT WHEN IT HEATS UP THAT'S WHEN ALL THE NOISES BEGIN I ALWAYS CHANGE MY OIL OUT EVERY 3000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS I USED CASTLES 70,000 MI PLUS BECAUSE I HAVE 110000 MI ON THE VEHICLE I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WHO'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS FAR AS THE KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR BUT I DO KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR THROTTLE BODIES MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN ROUGH AND SLOW AND SLUGGISH NOW I DON'T DRIVE IT VERY FAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT POWER REDUCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON IN MY DASH THEREFORE I CAN'T GO OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR WHICH I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE ALL I CAN SAY IS AFTER THIS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION

    • Filed May 2018

      MULTI CYLINDER COMPRESSION FAILURE

    • Filed Dec 2015

      IN FEBRUARY 2015 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO GREENWOOD CHEVROLET IN HUBBARD, OH, AND THEY RESET MY COMPUTER. HOWEVER, BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE AUTO LOT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED. I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY THEN DIAGNOSED A BAD CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVES. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND MY ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED THAT CHEVROLET RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 87335 MILES, BUT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS. I FELT CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE COVERED MY REPAIRS UNDER THE 100,000 MILES EXTENSION EVEN THOUGH I WAS OVER THE 7 YEARS. MY REASONING IS THAT CHEVROLET WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AS EVIDENCED BY CHEVROLET'S SERVICE BULLETIN #07123A. I CONTACTED THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS AND PROVIDED THEM WITH ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS TO OFFER PROOF OF MAINTENANCE DURING MY OWNERSHIP. I HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FELT GM SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE CARE I HAD DONE TO IT. IT COST ME OVER $2000 TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED.

    • Filed May 2014

      THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUM ONLINE EACH PRETTY MUCH EXPRESSING THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ONE INDICATING THE #2 COIL IS BAD. THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM NOR IS IT IN THE INJECTORS. IT SEEMS WITH THE ONLINE FORUMS THAT ARE OUT THERE INDICATES THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD ON THE 2005 COLORADO BUT CHEVROLET OR GM IS NOT INVESTIGATING OR TALKING ABOUT IT. *TR

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  • Steering4
    • Filed May 2014

      THE POWER STEERING RACK IN THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND OVER A PERIOD OF LESS THAN 6K MILES. EACH TIME, THE STEERING SUFFERS SEVERE GRINDING NOISE, SEVERE LACK OF PERFORMANCE AND EVENTUALLY FAILS. THE 3 FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED OVER LESS THAN 6K MILES (THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 63K MILES IN TOTAL). I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD ACROSS THE ORIGINAL AND GM CERTIFIED REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AND INSTALLED AT A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. NOTE: THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS 'NEW' OFF SHOWROOM FLOOR IN 2006. *JS

    • Filed Nov 2012

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT DEALERS FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    • Filed Jul 2006 · Also filed under Power Train, Electrical System

      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

    • Filed Jun 2006

      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

  • Seats4
    • Filed Dec 2005 · Also filed under Engine And Engine Cooling, Power Train, Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Structure

      ABOUT 1 YR. AND 1 MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT A CHEVY COLORADO, THE THING SHUT OFF ON ME. THE FIRST TIME IT LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF I-55 AND DID NOT WANT TO START. IT DID THOUGH, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, IT SOON WENT OFF. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. IT HAS SHUT OFF ON ME 4 MORE TIMES. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE TRUCK B/C IT IS NOT STORING "CODES". ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL ON THE TRUCK SEEMS TO ENGADGE ITSELF AT THE ODDEST OF TIMES WHEN THERE IS REALLY NO TIRE SLIPPAGE AND THIS HAS ME SPUTTERING AND JUMPING WHILE I'M TRYING TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST START UP, THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS MADE THIS RATTLING PING NOISE OUT OF THE MUFFLER. EVERY TIME I STEP OUT OF THE TRUCK, I SHOCKS ME, I BELEIVE DUE TO THE NYLON IN THE FABRIC SEATS. THE TURN SIGNAL WILL ONLY "TICK TOCK" WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE HOOD ON THE TRUCK WILL "BOW" OR "BUBBLE" IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY ON THE INERSTATE WHEN THERE IS SOME LITTLE WIND BLOWING OUTSIDE. THE ALARM ON THE TRUCK HAS GONE CRAZY ON ME A FEW TIMES. I CAN UNLOCK THE DOOR, IT WILL GO OFF BUT THE RADIO INSIDE THE TRUCK WILL BE PLAYING. IF I WERE TO CRANCK THE TRUCK UP, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, GET OUT, AND LOCK THE DOOR, THE ALARM WILL BE GOING OFF ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER. THIS CYCLE WILL KEEP GOING ON UNTIL I RESET THE COMPUTER BY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THREE TIMES. ALL THE DEALER AND GM WANTS TO OFFER ME IS AN EXTENDED WARRENTY, WHICH THE WARRENTY I HAVE NOW IS DOING ME ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTICE, I REFUSED IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT WORK ON THE TRUCK B/C THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AT WHICH THEY DROVE IT TWICE, AND THE COMPUTER IS NOT STORING CODES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMPLEATELY SPURRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE INVESTED ALOT OF MONEY INTO THIS TRUCK AND STILL OWE ON IT. I REFUSE TO BE FORCED TO PAY FOR AND DRIVE A HAZZARD. *NM

    • Filed Oct 2005

      DT: THE CALLER SAID THE BACK SEAT HEADREST WAS TOO TALL AND COVERED THE BACK WINDOW, AND HE COULD NOT SEE OUT TO BACK UP. DEALER WANTED TO SELL HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MORE EXPENSIVE. THE MANUFACTURER SAID TO LAY THE SEAT DOWN TO BACK OUT. *AK THE REAR SEAT HEAD REST OBSTRUCTED THE VISION OF THE CONSUMER WHILE HE WAS LOOKING OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. *NM *JB

    • Filed Oct 2005

      THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEAT HEAD RESTS WERE TOO TALL AND BLOCKED HIS VISION WHILE BACKING UP HIS DRIVEWAY. *TS THE HEADREST ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE BUILT IN AS A PART OF THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *NM

    • Filed Aug 2005

      LUMBAR SUPPORT KNOB HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WHEN THE KNOB BREAKS, SHARP PIECES ARE CREATED AND HAVE SHARP EDGES. THE PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WILL BE UNPROTECTED UNTIL PART IS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. AT LEAST ONE TIME, DEEP ENOUGH TO DRAW SOME BLOOD. *NM

  • Wheels3
    1 involved a crash
    • Filed Aug 2020 · Also filed under Suspension, Unknown or Other

      I'M ON DISABILITY ,HARD OF HEARING, AND BAD SPINE,,,BUT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AT FIELDMANS IN LANSING MICH,,THE DEALER OR CARFAX DID NOT MENTION THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR LEAFSPINGS,,NOW WHAT DO I DO

    • Filed Apr 2013

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

    • Filed May 2008 · Also filed under Suspension, Structure

      I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4X4 TRUCK. I WAS GETTING OVER IN LEFT HAND LANE TO AVOID A TRUCK AND TRAILER THAT HAD STOPPED ABOUT 4 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SNAPPED OFF THE SPINDLE AND SENT THE TRUCK DOWN INTO THE ROAD. THE HOLE TIRE SNAPPED OFF AND FLEW BY THE WINDOW TAKING THE MIRROR AND DOOR HANDLE WITH IT. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT AND STILL HAD LUGNUTS FULLY LOCKED ON IT WHEN I PICKED IT UP OFF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY AUTO BODY GUY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE METAL , SPINDLE, AND AXEL JUST BROKE IN HALF . *TR

  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
    • Filed Sep 2019

      I STARTED TP SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE AND THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST OVERFILLED THE TANK BUT AS THE DAYS WENT ON THE SMELL INCREASED. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC . HE TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED ON THE TOP WHERE THE METAL COUPLING MET THE PLASTIC. I WAS VERY SURPRISED BECAUSE I NEVER SAW ANY GAS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. THEN I REALIZED THAT I NOT ONLY COULD HAVE HAD A FIRE IN MY CAR BUT ALSO IN MY GARAGE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO MY HOUSE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK BUT I DON'T CARE WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL IT WAS I ONLY KNOW I COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE. I HAVE THE $2,000 REPAIR BILL FROM THE MECHANIC [name removed] BUT NOT THE FUEL TANK.

    • Filed Feb 2014

      TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO DROP ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK, FILLER NECK, FUEL LINES AND FUEL TANK STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

  • Electronic Stability Control (esc)2
    • Filed Jan 2015 · Also filed under Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control

      WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR SITTING IDLE REDUCE POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I'VE BEEN TO THREE DEALERS,AND THE DEALER IS THERE TO DEAL IN OTHER WORDS MAKE MONEY EVEN IF THEY DON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION TRYING THERE BEST TO GET YOU TO TRADE YOUR PROBLEM CAR IN AND BUY A NEW CAR. *TR

    • Filed Feb 2013 · Also filed under Electrical System, Service Brakes

      THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM TO NO STOPPING POWER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES WINE. AFTER THIS HAPPENS BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL BUT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS CYCLED ON/OFF. ONCE THE COMPUTER SEES THAT THERE IS NO ISSUES WITH THE ABS, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS LEAVES YOU TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A "BUG" IN THE ELECTRONICS. THEN WITHOUT WARNING OR A DURATION OF TIME THE PROBLEM COMES BACK. AND THEN THIS PROCESS STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. WHATS HAPPENS WHEN I NEED THE BRAKES TO PREVENT A ACCIDENT? AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

  • Visibility/Wiper1
    • Filed Jan 2017

      MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, WORKING, NOT WORKING, AND ONLY WORKING ON THE HIGH SETTING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, ALMOST FORCING ME TO PULL OVER. FINALLY, MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER ON ALL SPEEDS ACCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST SPEED. AT THE SAME TIME, MY AC/HEATER FAN STOPPED WORKING ON ALL SPEEDS ACCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST SPEED. I SEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND I CAME ACROSS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE A DEFECTIVE BRAIN THAT CAUSES THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU *TR

  • Traction Control System1
    • Filed Sep 2010

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

  • Equipment Adaptive/Mobility1
    • Filed Apr 2008 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control

      I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A RECURRING 'STUCK THROTTLE' PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS CREW CAB Z71 4X4 WITH A 3.5 LITER I5 ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR ON 6/28/06 WHILE SLOWING AND TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, MY ENGINE RACED TO FULL THROTTLE. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WAS BARELY ABLE TO APPLY ENOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE TURNING OFF THE KEY. THE DEALERSHIP TOWED IT IN, COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, AND BLAMED THE FLOORMATS. ON 8/28/06, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I FELT MY TRUCK LURCHING AND OBSERVED THE TACHOMETER AT ABOUT 1300 RPM. I CHECKED TO SEE THAT MY FOOT AND FLOORMATS WEREN'T TOUCHING THE THROTTLE IN ANY WAY. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, WHERE THE RPMS JUMPED TO 3,000, AND BACK TO DRIVE WHERE THEY DROPPED DOWN TO THE NORMAL 700 RPM IDLE SPEED. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THEIR PAPERWORK INDICATES THAT NO ENGINE FAULT CODES WERE FOUND, THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS RESPONDING PROPERLY TO COMMANDS, AND THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE AVAILABLE FOR IDLE CONTROL PROBLEMS -- WHICH THEY INSTALLED. FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM. THEN, ON 3/3/08 THE ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED AGAIN WHILE PARKING. ON 3/31/08, I WAS SLOWING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND EXPERIENCED THE THROTTLE RACING UP ON ITS OWN. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE REVS DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. I AM WRITING TO NHTSA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, INQUIRE IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES, AND ASK FOR DIRECTION ON MY NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. *TR

  • Air1
    1 involved a crash
    • Filed Sep 2007 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Air Bags

      FRONT END COLLISION ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 20-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN DRIVER AHEAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO WORK... TRUCK DID NOT STOP. TRUCK IS TOTALED (HAPPENED ON 9-26-07 - PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF INSURANCE ADJUSTER). IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH FRONT END DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE. SEAT BELT PROTECTED THE DRIVER FROM SERIOUS INJURY. THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED WAS ACTED ON AND A DEALER DID FIX IT RECENTLY.

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD, so check the row that matches the truck. Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings.

VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
Chevrolet Colorado 4-DR.Not ratedNot ratedNot rated 4/5 stars
Chevrolet Colorado Extended CabNot ratedNot ratedNot rated 4/5 stars
Chevrolet Colorado Regular CabNot ratedNot ratedNot rated 4/5 stars
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