2004 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

REAR DOORS LOCKS CONTINUE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE IN MOTION. SAFETY HAZZARD TO BOTH CHILDREN PERSONAL SITTING IN REAR SEATS. CHILD COULD OPEN DOOR DURING TRAVELING AND FALL OUT. THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE THE DEATH AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD OR PERSON IF THE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED AND THE REAR DOOR OPENS WHILE IN MOTION? THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME WHILE IN MOTION? IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DAY OR NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRAME HAD COME APART. MID-STATE CHEVROLET BUICK OF SUTTON WEST VIRGINIA (1947 SUTTON LANE, 26601) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CRUNCH NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND THE SUSPENSION WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,300.

IDLE CONTROL VIA ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY RAISES RPM VERY HIGH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE DURING COASTING OR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WITH THE KEY IS THE ONLY ACTION THAT HAS RESULTED IN A CESSATION OF EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SYMPTOM IS GONE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THIS BEHAVIOR IS ERRATIC AND INCONSISTENT, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE DURING DIAGNOSIS. ALL TESTING AND INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WIRING HARNESS, CONNECTORS, AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPUTER HAS SHOWN NO DEFECT OR INDICATION THAT A WIRING FAULT, DIRTY THROTTLE BODY, OR OTHER "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM IS THE CAUSE OF THIS INTERMITTENT REVVING AT IDLE. THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 9TH 2017. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, ON AVERAGE ONCE A MONTH IN FREQUENCY.

IN 2016, I PURCHASED A USED 2004 CHEVY COLORADO. THIS YEAR (2017) MY DAUGHTER NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON THE NEXT OIL CHANGE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. WE WERE THEN REFERRED TO A WELDING COMPANY, WHO SAID THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED FOR $4,000. WE GOT A SECOND OPINION, WHO SAID THAT THIS REPAIR WAS NOT WORTH IT. WE WERE THEN REFERRED TO A PLACE THAT WOULD COMPLETELY REPLACE THE FRAME, BUT ARE WAITING ON A PRICE.

VEHICLES BCM-BODY CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE OR THE SYSTEM IN ITS SELF IS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLES WILL NOT START OR MAY SHUT OFF AT RANDOM FROM TIME TO TIME. SCAN TOOLS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS THE BCM. SO REPAIRS MADE MAY MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT A COUPLE HOURS/DAYS/WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM WILL DISGUISE IT SELF AS SOMETHING ELSE OR EVEN COME BACK AS THE SAME PROBLEM. I MYSELF WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STARTER AND HEY IT WORKED, UNTIL 3 HOURS LATER. THEN TOLD THE IGNITION PASSLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE, GOT IT FIXED UNTIL 1 HOUR LATER. NOW I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO WHAT CONTROLS THE WHOLE SYSTEM, THE BCM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB FORUMS, I DONT KNOW IF ANY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. SO I FIGURED I WOULD START. I HAVE THIS SYSTEM EFFECTS 2004-2012 MODELS OF CHEVY COLORADO, GMC CANYON AND HUMMER H3.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN UPDATED 7/19/18*JB

THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED SEPARATING THE BOX FROM THE CAB. COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF THE LAST 1/2" OF THE FRAME LET GO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. WAS HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED WHEN MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2014 WITH ONLY 86000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE BRAND NEW KEY CUT AND PROGRAMMED WHEN I PURCHASED IT. STARTING IN JULY OF 2016 I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT NOT STARTING AND CUTTING OUT. NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT IS THE THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING IT TO START. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER MANY DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES. SOME NEARLY CAUSING WRECKS, STRANDING PEOPLE WITH KIDS , ETC. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE BEEN LET GO FOR SO LONG. DOES GM NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CHEVY RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. WE GOT RID OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING.

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO WITH 132,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN I COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE. UPON INSPECTION THE TRUCK HAD A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED BY TO MY HOME. THIS TRUCK SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM YET. I HEAR THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COLORADO OWNERS.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOT ALWAYS COMING ON AT NIGHT ONLY ODOMETER LIGHTS UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TILTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000.

DURING A VISIT TO THE MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE JOB ON MAY 17, 2017, THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO WORK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING THE RUST ON THE FRAME. I WAS TURNED AWAY AND GIVEN A RECEIPT WITH THE FOLLOWING IN THE "NOTES" SECTION: "-VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE - FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGHOUT TRUCK, AND WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING IS WELDED TO THE FRAME, IT HAS FRACTURED OFF. ANY SMALL BUMP / ACCIDENT / SHUTTER COULD BREAK WHAT IS LEFT OFF, AND THE REAR AXLE WILL COME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AT THE POINT - CUSTOMER HAS BEEN INFORMED." THIS TRUCK HAS SPENT ONLY 12 YEARS ON THE EAST COAST OF THE US AND THE MECHANIC BLAMED THE ROAD SALT FOR THE RUST. THE BODY AND INTERIOR OF THIS TRUCK ARE VERY CLEAN AND I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. THIS FRAME RUST IS NOT MY FAULT AND HAVE SEEN MANY MORE COMPLAINTS AND SIMILAR EXAMPLES OF THIS SAME YEAR / MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE'S FRAME RUSTING PROBLEM DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I THINK IT IS A BROKEN WIRE IN THE REAR DOOR.

WE TOOK THE TRUCK OUT FOR A RIDE AND NOTICED SOME NOISES THAT WERE UNUSUAL, PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND FOUND THAT THE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT. TALKED WITH GM, THEY REQUESTED WE TAKE IT TO GM SERVICE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, WHICH WE DID AND IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DUE TO THE ROTTED FRAME. PLACED A CALL BACK TO GM AND ALL WE HEARD WAS THAT WE DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WITHOUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS VEHICLE HAS 71K FOR MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, ONE OWNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I HAVE RECENTLY REALIZED THAT MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH UNDER 140,000 MILES HAS A SEVERELY ROTTED OUT FRAME. THE BODY ON MY TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDTION AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE FRAME HAS MULTIPLE FIST SIZED HOLES IN THE FRAME AND I AM LEARNING THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO BE FACED WITH THIS PROBLEM. WITH THAT BEING SAID REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE FRAME HAVE BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $9,000-$15,000. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL TO PROTECT THE TRAVELING PUBLIC ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER COLORADO OWNERS OUT THERE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A 2004 COLORADO, WITH A VERY CLEAN BODY, BUT MY FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED WITH HOLES NEAR THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!! I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRUCK FRAMES ROTTING!!

PROBLEM # 1: HAD TO REPLACE THE HVAC RESISTOR AND ITS WIRING HARNESS. RESISTOR PLUG AND THE HARNESS PLUG WAS BURNED AND MELTED...FIRE HAZARD! THIS SAFETY HAZARD COULD HAVE BURNED UP MY VEHICLE. PROBLEM #2: THE ABS WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS (EVERY DAY OR SO) THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE. THE FAULT OCCURS ONCE THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD FROM THE PARKED POSITION.

WHILE IN PARKED OR IN MOTION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LAMP STAYS LIT. I TOOK IT TO TWO SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONE SHOP REMOVED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO CHECK FOR FAULTY WIRES OR CONNECTIONS AND FOUND NONE. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO DOUBLE CAB TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, TO HAVE DIAGNOSED & REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS OF TODAY.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE ODOMETER HAD OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT. MY QUESTION IS THIS, DO ALL SAFETY RECALLS NO LONGER BECOME SAFETY PROBLEMS WHEN THE ODOMETER REACHES A CERTAIN NUMBER ? IF THIS IS THE CASE THERE MUST BE THOUSANDS OF SAFE UNSAFE VEHICLES ON OUR HIGHWAYS DUE TO THIS TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT. PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A JOKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR

THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED. I NOTICED THIS BREAK AFTER GOING UNDER THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE A PARKING BREAK CABLE. THE TRUCK DID NOT UNDERGO ANY OFF-ROAD TERRAIN NOR SERIOUS BUMPS SINCE BEING PURCHASED. (USED ONLY ON HIGHWAY AND TYPICALLY PAVED ROADS) THE TRUCK HAS MINIMUM RUST ON THE BODY AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE BEING PURCHASED NEW IN 2004.

THE IGNITION KEY HAS TWICE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THE KEY ITSELF SEEMS TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. I ASSUME THAT THE KEY WEARS OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH BOTH TIMES AND HAVE A NEW KEY MADE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A PARKING LOT.

WIRES IN THE HARNESS WHICH PASS FROM CAB TO LEFT REAR DOOR BREAK. THE BREAK DISABLES THE SEAT BELT LOCK UP MECHANISM. A BROKEN WIRE CAUSES THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. THE LEFT REAR STEREO SPEAKER DOES NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, ABOUT A HALF CUP OF FUEL COMES SPEWING FROM FILLER NECK DUE TO IMPROPER VENTING. THIS IS NOT ONLY DETRIMENTAL TO OUR ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM, IT IS A FIRE HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON. WHEN RUNNING, DRIVING, AT ALL TIMES.

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NO LESS THAN 4 RESISTORS AND CONNECTORS DUE TO MELTING AND BURNED CONNECTIONS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE A SINGLE FUSE. MY HVAC IS ONCE AGAIN INOPERABLE AND I HAVE OPENED AND INSPECTED EACH CONNECTION POINT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE CONNECTORS TO BE BURNED OR MELTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FLAGGED BY THE NHSTA IN THE HUMMER H3 VEHICLES WHICH USE THE SAME HVAC SYSTEM. THE CHEVROLET/GMC/ISUZU COLORADO/CANYON (GMT355) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON THESE CONNECTIONS SHOULD GET HOT ENOUGH TO BUBBLE AND BURN PLASTIC BEFORE BURNING OUT A FUSE. I CAN PROVIDE IMAGES UPON REQUEST. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A FAILED CONNECTOR IN THE HVAC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION. I HAVE SET THE "FIRE" FLAG ON THIS REPORT AS THERE HAS BEEN EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FIRES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

HEATER BLOWER MORTOR STOPED WORKING 3 TIMES RESISTOR 2 TIMES AND STILL DON'T WORD DEALER CHARGE ME 280.00 AND WANT TO JUST CHANGE PARTS HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

I WENT TO INSTALL BRAKES WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE JOUNCE BUMBER MISSING, BUT WHEN HE LOOKED CLOSER HE NOTICED IT WAS ROTTED. THE JOUNCE BUPER BRACKET IS PART OF THE FRAME AND IT COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. I CALLED GM AND THEY INSPECTED IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I SAID TOYOTA REPLACED ALL THE CHASIS ROTTING OUT IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, THIS WOULD BE THE SAME THE SALT BRINE IS ROOTING OUT FRAMES AND THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE. THEY WILL NOT EVEN BUY IT BACK. I NEED YOUR HELP.

THE MAIN FRAME FORMED CRACKS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. CAUSING THE BED TO HIT THE CAB. THE TRUCK COULD BREAK IN HALF IF A BUMP IS HIT.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT BACON CHEVROLET IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. I AM STILL GETTING LETTERS TO THE EFFECT THAT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I PERSONALLY SAW NEW PART ON VEHICLE.

MY CRUISE CONTROL AND MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TOP TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT A WEEK OR SO AGO. TODAY, MY STOP LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, INCLUDING THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEMS I'M EXPERIENCING ARE RELATED TO 2 SWITCHES ABOVE MY BRAKE PEDAL-THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND THE BRAKE CRUISE RELEASE SWITCH.I CALLED THE CHEVY RECALL HOTLINE AND PROVIDED MY VIN #. THE GIRL LACY INFORMED ME THERE WASN'T A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BEING DENIED AS WELL. THE REFERENCE # TO MY CALL IS [XXX]. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE CHEVY TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND ANY ACCIDENTS I MAY GET INTO AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM.THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB*JB

BOUGHT 2004 COLORADO FROM DEALER JUNE 2014 7 MONTHS LATER FRAME IS RUSTED THRU (HOLES BIG ENOUGH TO STICK 4 FINGERS IN) AND CRACKED BETWEEN CAB AND BED. BED IS AGAINST THE CAB DEALER HAS TOLD ME UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT PASSED MARYLAND SAFETY INSPECTION IN MAY BEFORE I BOUGHT TRUCK. STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON TRUCK I CANNOT DRIVE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS COVERED TWICE UNDER A RECALL. SWITCHES ONLY LAST 1.5-2 YEARS. THERE IS NO WARNING OR DASH LIGHT WHEN THEY GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE. HAPPENED AGAIN APRIL 13, 2015. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHEN I FOUND OUT IN TRAFFIC. I KNEW IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH AGAIN AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED. THE DEALER CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT. THEY REFUSED. THE DEALER GAVE ME A DISCOUNT AS THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE AND CHARGED ME $87 TO CHANGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO PAY. HE GAVE ME THIS NUMBER TO CALL BUT THAT WAS NO USE AS THEY REFUSED LAST TIME. 800-222-1020. MOST CONCERNING TO ME IS THE LACK OF CONCERN BY GM TO FIX A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE IN THE BRAKE AND LIGHT SYSTEM. SOMEONE PROBABLY HAS OR WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE FIX AND AT A MINIMUM CONTINUE COVERING FAILURES UNDER WARRANTY. NOT FIXING THE DESIGN PROBLEM THEN MAKING MONEY CHARGING PEOPLE IS NOT RIGHT. THE DEALER WHO DID THE WORK LAST TIME IS FIVE STAR CHEVY IN DALLAS, TX. CRAIG GREENE WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO TRIED TO HELP ME WITH GM IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT HIM. DEALER TRIED BUT GM DID NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

EVERYDAY NOW WHEN I TRY TO START THE TRUCK IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START, WAIT 15 MINUTES THEN IT WILL START. TODAY WHEN I TRIED IT THE FIRST TIME IT TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START SO WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AT THE KEY IT STOPPED THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 SECS. THE STARTER TURNED THE ENGINE OVER WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH IT THEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECS THEN TRIED TO START ON ITS OWN AGAIN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE KEY, IT DID THIS START SEQUENCE 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TERRIBLY DEFECTIVE AS REPORTED BY ALL THE REPORTS ONLINE AND I BELIEVE MY PROBLEMS ARE A RESULT OF THIS SYSTEM. *TR

WHEN YOU SLOW TO ABOUT 20 MILES ANHOUR AND START TO TURN ON A STREET IT LOCKS UP SOME TIMES. HAVE TO REV IT UP AND JERK ON THE WHEEL TO FREE IT UP. DOES IT WORSE IN COLD WHETHER. WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO TURN A CORNER ON A STREET THE STEERING LOCKS UP...I HAVE TO REV IT UP AND JERK ON THE WHEEL THEN IT LOOSENS UP. DOES IT WORSE IN COLD WHETHER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO Z 71 LS. I BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AGO AND IT HAD 58,000 MILES AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND I ALREADY HAVE FRAME ROT. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME BETWEEN THE CAB AND BOX WHICH IS CAUSING MY BOX TOUCHING THE BACK OF THE CAB THAT'S CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAB. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EQUIPPED WITH TBC TIRES, TIRE LINE: SIGMA SHADOW, AND TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,166.

I TOOK THIS COLORADO 4 DOOR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY FOR SCHEDULED "DETAIL" WORK, AND THEY DISCOVERED THE CABIN CARPETING TO BE SATURATED WITH LIQUID AND MOLD GROWING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CARPETING WITH FREE FLOWING "WATER" UNDER THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLOOR FRONT TO BACK OF THE CABIN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE I CURRENTLY AM HEALING FROM A KNEE INJURY, BUT I NOTICED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY TWO DEALERSHIPS OWNED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE SECOND DEALERSHIP OWNER IN 2005, AND IT HAS BEEN UNDER GOOD CARE BY ME. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE WET CARPET WHEN I TOOK IT FOR THE DETAIL WORK YESTERDAY; I HAD A RUBBER MAT UNDER MY FEET. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD RUBBER MATTING FRONT AND BACK. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED TO ME YESTERDAY THE WET CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT IN THE COLORADO. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. *TR

THE SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE FAN SPEED FOR THE HEAT AND A/C QUIT WORKING. THE FAN ONLY WORKS WHEN THE IT IS SET ON HIGH. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED MY SPEED CONTROL WASN'T WORKING. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT OTHERS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SO, I WENT OUT TO CHECK MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY ARE NON RESPONSIVE. *TR

WIRES TO THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS ARE BROKEN IN REAR DRIVE RSIDE PASSENGER DOOR. RESULTING IN AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

I RECENTLY TOOK MY CHEVROLET COLORADO IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THIS WAS COMMON FOR A COLORADO. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED AND ASKED TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK THAT I NEEDED TO SEE. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS TAKEN OUT TO SEE MY TRUCK ON A LIFT AND SHOWN A FRAME THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER POKED A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE FRAME CAUSING PIECES OF RUST TO FALL TO THE FLOOR EXPOSING A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I WAS ALSO SHOWN WHERE THE FRAME WAS CRACKED RIGHT UNDER THE GAS TANK. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT FOUND THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. ALL IN THIS PAST YEAR A THE SAME DEALERSHIP, I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS WITH NO MENTION ABOUT MY RUSTED FRAME. THEY BLAMED THE RUSTED FRAME ON THE SALT BRINE USED ON MAINE ROADS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS. WHEN I ASKED WHY CHEVROLET DIDN'T BUILT FRAMES TO BETTER RESIST THE SALT BRINE THEY OFFERED NO ANSWER. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE CAR SHOPS WHERE THEY REPORTED THEY SEE THIS FREQUENTLY AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS EITHER SELL MY TRUCK FOR PARTS OR REPLACE THE FRAME WHICH WOULD COST

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE WIRING IN THE DOOR BREAKS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING IF YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THEY WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND COMPLAINT, THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AT WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE FAN MOTOR. THE FAN WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I UNPLUGGED THE FAN AND NOTICED THE PLUG WAS BURNT. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND. IT APPEARED THE ELECTRICAL FIRE CONTINUED DOWN THE PLASTIC PLUG TO WHERE THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR INCIDENT IF I DIDN'T NOTICE IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH COLORADO TRUCKS ONLINE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY DASH LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLICKER AS IF THERE IS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

THE IGNITION WILL NOT START AT FIRST. IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. ONCE THE IGNITION DOES CAUSE THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AS THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF (AS IF THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN). THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING ACTIVITIES, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS WHICH LUCKILY HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY CRASHES TO DATE, BUT MAY VERY WELL RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL ONE SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO OCCUR. ENGINE HAS BEEN TESTED AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECK OUT, EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH -WILL- HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR