2004 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

A/C HEATER RESISTOR AND PLASTIC CONNECTOR FOR BOTH RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR ARCED AND MELTED. ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BEHIND THE FIREWALL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000...UPDATED 09/30/14 *BF

TURN IGNITION TO OFF POSITION AND PARK INDICATOR LIGHT AND RADIO STAYS ON. HAVE TO JIGGLE KEY TO GET TO GO OFF. COME OUT SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND PARK INDICATOR LIGHT AND RADIO ARE BACK ON./ ALSO, HEAT AND AIR CONTROL FAN ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RESISTOR ,I REPLACED RESISTOR AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I CAN REACH DOWN AND JIGGLE THE RESISTOR AND IT WORKS ON ALL SPEEDS FOR A SHORT WHILE ONLY. HAVE A FRIEND WITH GMC CANYON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE HIS WAS NEW ALSO. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS OTHER COLORADO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FOR SEVERAL YEARS I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES PREMATURELY ENGAGE, DANGEROUSLY VASTLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REACTING AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING UP, SO IT WAS PREMATURELY ENGAGING THE ANTILOCK. THIS HAPPENED MOSTLY ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING LIGHT BREAKING. I COULD FEEL AND HEAR THE ANTILOCK PULSING THE PETAL RELEASING THE BRAKE PRESSURE. I COULDN'T GET GOOD BRAKING, EVEN WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO A GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER/DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. DESPITE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER, REPLACING MANY PARTS AND SPENDING ABOUT $2000, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I WROTE AN ANGRY LETTER TO THE DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT THAT THEY REPLACED A VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT WAS AGGRAVATING BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR ANTILOCK FEATURES WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE ANTILOCK FEATURE WAS SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE SAFETY, BUT ENDED UP BEING VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WOULD'VE HAD A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE BAD BRAKES, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE LIKELY HELD ME LIABLE, FOR AN EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD CREATED. THE GOVERNMENT HAD PRESSURED THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TO INCLUDE EXPENSIVE ANTILOCK BRAKES THAT WERE COMPLICATED, UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. INTERMITTENTLY, IT WOULD TAKE 3 TO 5 TIMES MORE STOPPING DISTANCE THAN LEGACY BRAKES W

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPX 50 MPH, VEHICLES SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC SEIZURE OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SPINNING THE VEHICLE APPX 180 DEGREES IN THE HIGHWAY. NO COLLISION RESULTED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 12, 2014, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH AND THE DASHBOARD READ REDUCED POWER. AFTER WAITING THREE MINUTES, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE PCM COMPUTER WAS BAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC FOR THE FUEL TANK WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CAPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED, HE PAID TO HAVE HIS IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. HE STATED THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 20-30 MINUTES. OVER SEVERAL YEARS, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINING THE PROBLEMS, WITH TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME HE WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSE. EVENTUALLY, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. HE NO LONGER EXPERIENCED STARTING PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IN SEPTEMBER 2013, HE DECIDED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE. *JB

PERIODIC ABS SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN A FAILURE FOR FOUR YEARS MADE EFFORTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CALLING THEM AND NO SATISFACTION. I'VE ASKED OTHER COLORADO OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE 05, 06.. I HIT INTO A SCHOOL BUS. *TR

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2004. IT HAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR RUST. THE ISSUE IS THAT ABOUT 5-6 INCHES OF THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING SHACKLE HAS BEEN RUSTED AWAY AND THE SHACKLE HAS BEEN PUSHED UP TOWARD THE BED. THE ABS FAULT LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING OF THE REAR AXLE. CHEVROLET SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS TOO OLD AND TOO MANY MILES. ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGED AND I DON'T SEE WHY THERE IS SO MUCH RUST ON THE FRAME. I HAVE HAD TRUCKS WITH WAY MORE MILES AND A DECADE OLDER WITH LESS RUST THAN THIS ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHEVROLET STAND BEHIND THIS VEHICLE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I CAN'T DRIVE IT SAFELY ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK AND I WOULD HATE TO LOSE IT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING? I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED, BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WELD BECAME FRACTURED AND SEPARATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000. MA 10/25/15

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I LET THE CLUTCH OUT A LITTLE TOO FAST WHICH STALLED THE ENGINE. I WENT TO RESTART AND ENGINE JUST CRANED OVER AND OVER WOULD NOT START. THAT IS WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT. HAD TO PUSH TRK THRU INTERSECTION .I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH IT NOT RESTARTING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I GO TO START IT DOES NOT START. IT JUST CRANKS OVER.THE BOOK SAYS ITS AN ANTI-THEFT SWITCH.I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING.I HAVE SEEN ON CHEVY COLORADO TRK SITES THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

SOME TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT START IF THE IGNITION KEY LOCK LIGHT BLINKS. I HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES SO THAT IT STARTS I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT HAS A FAULTY IGNITION HOUSING, OF COURSE THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME A LOT TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE IS A FACTORY DEFECT. MY TRUCK HAS A SALVAGE TITLE, SO THE WARRANTY ON IT WAS VOIDED. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER CHEVY COLORADO TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WITH THE REVELATION OF THE GM IGNITION RECALL PROBLEM, THERE ARE MUCH MORE IGNITION PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE PASSLOCK OR PASSKEY SENSOR. MY PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS A $1000.00 REPAIR. I CAN NOT AFFORD $1000. SO I HAVE LIVED WITH IT. BECAUSE OF THE MISALIGNMENT IT CAUSES THE IGNITION TO THINK THAT THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN AND DISABLES THE FUEL INJECTORS, IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED QUITE A FEW TIMES ALONG THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE COMPUTER TO MANUALLY RESET AFTER 10 MINUTES, IT HAS ALSO COST ME SEVERAL TOWING BILLS UNTIL I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OUT HOW WIDESPREAD THIS ISSUE IS. IF THE MISALIGNMENT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN WHAT WILL IT AFFECT AS THE PROBLEM WORSENS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT RECALL BUT DESERVES INVESTIGATING . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BROKEN WIRE IN THE EXTENDED CAB FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE. IT INVOLVES THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY. 8 YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER USED PUT HER BACK PACK ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR WHERE IT REPEATEDLY MADE IMPACTED THE CONNECTION TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RELAY ASSEMBLY. THIS EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE PIN AND SOCKET ON THE ORANGE WIRE TO SEPARATE TO THE POINT WHERE IT ARCED AND BURNT. I FOUND AND REPAIRED THE SOCKET WHEN THE HEATER WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH. ON THE 16TH OF DEC 2013, A PASSENGER SIZE 12 SHOES ACCIDENTALLY, AND UNWITTINGLY KICKED THE SAME SPOT AND CAUSED THE SAME FAULT. I REPAIRED THE SOCKET AGAIN. MY COMPLAINT IS THE RESISTOR CONNECTION IS IN A SPOT TO EASILY SERVICE, BUT IT IS IN A VULNERABLE SPOT FOR ACCIDENTAL CONTACT. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS A ROBUST PROTECTIVE COVER, EITHER METAL OR PLASTIC. FOR PEOPLE THAT CANNOT REPAIR THEIR OWN VEHICLES, THIS SITUATION COULD COST THEM A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS. MY OTHER ELECTRICAL FAULT IS THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. IT QUIT WORKING COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT APART AND CLEAN THE BRUSHES. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS UNTIL IT STOPPED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I REPLACED THE MOTOR BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND BRUSHES TO REPLACE. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE BRUSHES FAILED BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE BRITTLE FROM SLAMMING THE DOORS TOO HARD BY THE PASSENGERS. THE DOORS ARE LIGHT AND IT IS COMMON FOR THEM TO SLAMMED. THE BRUSHES OR THE MOTOR NEED TO BE MORE ROBUST. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STARTED UP DUE TO THE SNOW/ICE TO MELT THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAN WOULD ONLY WORK ON THE HIGH SETTING WHICH IS "4". I REPLACED THE RESISTOR AS IT WAS BURNT. IT WORKED OK FOR A WEEK AND THEN BURNT OUT AGAIN. IF I JIGGLE THE WIRES IT WILL SOMETIMES WORK ON 1, 2 OR 3 SETTING BUT NOT FOR VERY LONG. I HAVE REPLACED 3-4 RESISTORS AND I'M TIRED OF REPLACING THEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS TENS OF THOUSANDS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHEVROLET COLORADOS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. JUST DO AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FIND THE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS YET GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING THE FAN QUIT AND THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE AND FUEL/BATTERY GAUGES. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WOULD NOT OPERATE FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER SWITCH PANEL.THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, THE INOPERATIVE POWER REAR WINDOW CONTINUES TO BE OPERATIONAL BUT ONLY FROM THE REAR DOOR SWITCH AND CONTINUES TO BE NON RESPONSIVE TO THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER PANEL. THE ALL THE POWER WINDOWS CEASED TO FUNCTION AND I FOUND A BLOWN FUSE WHICH WHEN REPLACED ALLOWED THE THREE WORKING WINDOWS TO RESUME OPERATION. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WITH A COMPUTER PROGRAM. HE TOLD ME THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESET DUE TO A FAULT WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIRBAG LOCATED IN THE "A" PILLAR. AS THERE ARE ALREADY RECALLS ON GM PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER SIDE MASTER WINDOW,MIRROR SWITCH AND THESE ABOVE STATED FAILURES THE RISK OF SAFETY MAY HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL EXPANDED. *TR

TODAYS DATE IS 04/20/2013 #1- WHEEL ALIGNMENT FRONT TO BACK, WHERE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STICKS OUT FROM BODY. #2- THIS IS MY FORTH SET OF TIRES BECAUSE OF ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. #3- REAR TAIL LIGHTS SEEM TO BE BURNED OUT, THEY ARE NOT IT A POOR SOCKET PROBLEM, I LUBE WITH ELECTRICAL GREASE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE INTRODUCING THE MARKET WITH MAKING MORE OF THE PROBLEMS FOR THE NEW LINE 2014 AND BEYOND. THIS IS THE WORST CHEVROLET I EVER OWNED THE 2004 COLORADO. I HAVE OWNED 14 CHEVYS, WILL CHEVYS BE IN MY FUTURE? *TR

I PUT KEY INTO ON POSITION AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HIT ME IN FACE. MY FACE WAS RED & SWOLLEN ON RIGHT SIDE WHERE I WAS HIT BY BAG. MY TRUCK NOT MOVING WAS PARKED MY SEATBELT WAS OUT SIDE I WAS GETTING IT ON WHEN BAG DEPLOYED. GM IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME! I KEEP GETTING 1800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS THEY GAVE ME A PAC # BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH ME OR DEALER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD 101,000 ON IT HAS 176,000 ON IT NOW. GM ONLY AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF IT AFTER I TOLD THEM I WAS IN VEHICLE WHEN THE BAG DEPLOYED. STILL WAITING FOR MY TRUCK TO BE FIXED. DEALER TOLD ME THE COMPUTER IS FRIED SO IT NEEDS BAG AND COMPUTER THEN MAYBE THEY CAN FIND OUT WHY IT BLEW. COST IS $1500-2000 TO FIX THEY SAID IT MAY DO IT AGAIN. SO I LEFT WAITING AND WONDERING WHAT NEXT? LUCKILY I HAD STOPPED FOR WORK SUPPLIES ON MY WAY HOME, AND DID NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT HOME! OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK! AFTER IT HAPPENED, I WONDERED WHY CAB FILLED WITH POWDER. I CALLED DEALER! THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS, SO I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THEM. THEY CUT BAG OFF WHEEL AND TAPED HORN COVER ON. I RETURNED IT TO THEM TO FIX. THE USED CAR DEALER TURNED IT OVER TO A GM DEALER BY THEM AND THERE IT SITS? WAITING FOR GM TO CALL AND GIVE GM DEALERSHIP THE GO AHEAD TO FIX!, AND FOR GM TO CALL ME AND GIVE ME A REASON FOR ALL OF THIS! *TR

VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AT IDLE OR AS YOU ARE SLOWING TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, DRIVE THRU'S... ACTS AS IF IT ISN'T CHARGING PROPERLY. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY, PLUGS, BELT TENSIONER, DRIVE BELTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! I ALMOST GOT HIT AGAIN IN MORGANTOWN! BRAKE LIGHTS, HEAD & TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AS WELL!!! MY HUSBAND RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. I AM HAVING TO DRIVE HIM BACK & FORTH TO WVU HOSPITAL IN THE COLORADO. IT IS DANGEROUS HAVING TO DRIVE THIS THING LIKE THIS! TALKING TO OTHER COLORADO OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEMS! TRUCK DOES GREAT ON HIGHWAY, EXCEPT FOR LIGHTS GOING OFF & ON. PLEASE HELP!!! TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 119,000 MILES. *TR

HEATER FAN DOES NOT WORK. IT IS WINTERTIME AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AGES 4 1/2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. FAULTY WIRING FOR THE FAN. *TR

TRUCK LEFT ROAD HIT EMBANKMENT THEN ROLLED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. THE CABLE HAS A KLEW THAT TRANSFERS FROM ONE CABLE TO TWO CABLES AND THAT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, IN THE DIRECT LINE OF FIRE FROM ROAD DEBRIS THAT COMES OFF OF THE FRONT TIRE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED TWICE. THE POORLY DESIGNED CABLE EASILY SEIZES UP FROM EXCESSIVE DIRT AND CORROSION GETTING INSIDE THE CABLE AND IT BECOMES NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, SO NOT HAVING AN OPERATING CABLE BRAKE IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE RATCHETING MECHANISM WAS BROKEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE CONSUMER STATED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD ADVISED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A PARKING BRAKE CONTROLLER. GM OFFERED TO COVER 20% OF THE COST OF REPAIRS AT A GM GM DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS AN INADEQUATE AMOUNT. UPDATED 1/2/2013 *JS

SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING THE ABS WILL COME ON TILL THE VEHICLE STOPS,AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON TILL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF.WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF TILL THE ABS COMES ON AGAIN MOSTLY WHEN COMING TO A SLOW ROLLING STOP,IE.RED LIGHT ,STOP SIGN. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO CREW-CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BATTERY DIED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB ENTRY BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE AND COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SWITCH WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

ABS FAULT LIGHT WENT ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTART, LIGHT OFF. GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AND WOULD REMAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE VEHICLE FAN CONTROL FAILS TO FUNCTION ON SETTINGS 1, 2, OR 3. SETTING 4 FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THE CONNECTOR PLUG AT THE FAN HOUSING AND WIRING HARNESS SHOWS SIGNS OF CHARRING. *TR

DASHBOARD LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF OR FLICKER. THE A/C AND HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWER STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY OR FOR AN ENTIRE DAY AT A TIME ONLY TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. THE A/C HEATING FAN BLOWER DOES NOT WORK ON SPEEDS 1,2, OR 3, ONLY ON SPEED 4. I HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONTINUE AGAIN. THE MECHANICS NEVER CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL WE GET TO THE HARNESS WHERE THERE IS ALWAYS A BURNED WIRE. THEY REPLACE IT AND JUST LIKE THIS LAST REPLACEMENT, WITHIN THE WEEK THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. *TR

ABS KICK IN WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD IN THE MORNING, THEN DISABLE ALONG WITH AN ABS FAULT LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN GOES AWAY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN. *TR

MY ABS FAULT LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AS THOUGH I AM SLIDING ACROSS AN ICY ROAD. I JUST PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS AT A DEALERSHIP IN MARCH AND NO ONE MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HEARD THE PROBLEM CAN BE PULLING THE ABS PLUG OR SPENDING THOUSANDS AT A DISHONEST DEALERSHIP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS ABS FAULT ISSUE IS A WIDE SPREAD SERIOUS ONE. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND IT HAS LOT OF MILEAGE BUT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM ON MY CHEVY COLORADO NO MATTER WHAT SO IT SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

COULD CAUSE FIRE!!! AC SPEED REGULATOR OF MY 2004 CREW-CAB COLORADO OVERHEATED SO MUCH THAT THE ADAPTER BURNT IN THE INSIDE AND CABLES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMENT. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE! *TR

CHEVROLET HAS A KNOWN IGNITION SYSTEM DEFECT SINCE MARCH 2009. MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START AND THEN STARTS ON THE SECOND TRY. CHEVROLET'S DOCUMENT: "#PIP4575B: INTERMITTENT CLICK NO CRANK OR BRIEF CRANK NO CRANK WITH DTCS - POSSIBLE CRANK SENSOR - KEYWORDS BQMI - (MAR 11, 2009)" EXPLAINS THE DEFECT. I TOOK MY COLORADO IN FOR SERVICE ON 04-05-12 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT STARTING AT ALL. THEY ADVISED ME THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS "NOT READING THE KEY" PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMED A NEW KEY. THIS REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM BUT DID BRING THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE STATE WHERE IT WOULD START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT FOLLOWING A NO CRANK OCCURRENCE. I AM CONVINCED THE INITIAL IGNITION DEFECT WAS THE EVENTUAL CAUSE OF THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM. IF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES STALLED OUT, THE POSSIBILITY THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL TO START IMMEDIATELY, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH CHEVROLET CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THERE HAS BEEN NO NOTIFICATION OF ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW OF. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT CHEVROLET IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOW OF THIS DEFECT SINCE 2009. HOWEVER, REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMING A NEW KEY IS NOT CORRECTING THE ORIGINAL "NO CRA

NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS -ABS BRAKE INTERMITTENT. - ABS KICKS IN FOR NO REASON (VEHICLE TO SUDDEN/ABRUPT STOP) - THEN AT OTHER TIMES HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP - HUB(BEARING) AND ABS SENSORS PROBLEM - BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN PARKED - INTERMITTENT ABS FAULT CODES GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEGE THE DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. *JS

ABS TRIGGERED UNEXPECTEDLY, ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP 10/14/11 REPLACING RF WHEEL BEARING HUB AND SPEED SENSOR. SUBSEQUENTLY INCIDENT REPEATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, CA. 11/15/11 AND CA. 12/16/11 AFTER STARTING INTO A TURN AT LOW SPEED, PERHAPS WITH SLIGHT BRAKING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP 2/14/2012 WITH NO CAUSE DETERMINED. LATER SAME DAY, FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, WITH SAME SYMPTOMS: LOW SPEED WITH TURN AND PERHAPS SLIGHT BRAKING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. DIAGNOSIS SUGGESTED FAULTY HUBS AGAIN. RESOLUTION PENDING. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTENDED CAB WHICH I ASSUME WOULD MAKE THE AIR BAGS INOPERABLE DURING AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN WIRE IN THE HARNESS BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BACK DOOR. *TT

INTERMITTENT NON WORKING POWER DOOR LOCKS WIPERS HEADLIGHTS AND WINDOWS! THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE INCIDENTS POSTED ONLINE. THERE LOOKS TO BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS WITH NO SOLUTION! *KB

THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS KNOCKING OUT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL ON ALL 2004 AND UP CHEVROLET COLORADOS. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK JUST TO BE PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING HE TOLD ME THE GUY BEHIND ME ALMOST NAILED ME BECAUSE OF IT. I DIDN'T KNOW! BUT I DID KNOW OF THE COLORADOS HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM KNOCKING OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. SO I GOT ON LINE TO SEE JUST HOW BAD IT WAS AND FOUND OUT IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER ALL MOST EVERY CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK HAS THIS PROBLEM. JUST THANK OF COMING TO A STOP FROM 65 MILES AN HOUR AND NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS, I AND SOME PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH ME GOT LUCKY TODAY. I CALLED TWO OF MY CLOSEST GM DEALERS TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED TODAY AND ASKED DID THEY KNOW OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND THEY DID BUT GM HAS NO RECALL IT'S AT THE OWNERS EXSPENSE TO GET IT FIXED, WHILE I TOLD THEM BOTH WHAT I FOUND OUT ONLINE. THE ANSWER FROM THEM WAS NO ONE HAS DIED YET. **** THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SOME THINGS FIXED NOW DAYS FOR SOME ONE TO DIE BEFORE THE COMPANIES FIX A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE FORCE GM TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE COLORADO TRUCKS PLEASE HELP OUT US OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS WE CAN'T KEEP SPENDING MONEY LIKE THIS I ALSO HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS ON OTHER PROBLEMS THROUGH OUT THE SEVEN YEARS I OWNED THE TRUCK. TIMES ARE TIGHT CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. LOOK ONLINE THESE TRUCKS ARE PRONE FOR TROUBLE AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT UNTIL THEY HAVE BOUGHT TH

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

ON SAT OCT 1ST 2011 I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. THE STEERING BECAME RATHER SLUGGISH AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT OUT CHECKED ALL THE TIRES AND THEY ALL LOOKED OK, SO I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE. MY GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND WERE IN THE BACK SEAT IT WAS A CREW CAB. I NOTICED THAT THE 4WD INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS ON BUT I HAD NOT SWITCHED IT FROM 2WD IT HAD DONE IT ON IT'S OWN . I TRIED TO SWITCH IT BACK INTO 2WD BUT UPON MOVING THE VEHICLE IT STILL FELT LIKE IT WAS IN 4WD. I DECIDED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY SO I COULD GO SLOWER AND GET THE VEHICLE HOME, SO I EXITED THE FWY ABOUT A MILE LATER AND GOT ON THE OLD HWY WHERE I COULD GO 35 MPH. MY DAUGHTER WAS BEHIND ME IN HER CAR. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD MY DAUGHTER STARTS FLASHING HER LIGHTS SO I PULLED OVER AND SHE CAME RUNNING UP AND TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE , I ORDERED MY GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND OUT OF THE TRUCK WE LEFT IMMEDIATELY , AND BACKED OFF ABOUT 200 FEET, YOU COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FIRE DRIPPING FROM JUST ABOVE THE TRANSFER CASE BELOW THE FRONT PASSENGERS FLOORBOARD AREA. THE FIRE SPREAD AND THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED THE TIRE MELTED THE LEATHER INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY VAPORIZED NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY THEORY IS THAT THE SWITCHING MECHANISM FOR THE TRANSFER CASE IS DEFECTIVE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE SWITCHED ON IT'S OWN AT 75MPH. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE V

I NOTICED THAT WHEN USING THE REMOVE ONLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK. I GO INTO THE TRUCK AND USED THE PANEL AND AGAIN ONLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK. I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SWITCH INSIDE THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOWS AND THE LOCKING SYSTEM. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. *KB

I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS ONCE ALREADY. GOT A NEW SWITCH AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY TRUCK FOR THAT ISSUE. I CAN ONLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITH THE INTERIOR PANEL OR THE REMOTE- THE REST OF THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. *KB

FOR BEING MECHANICALLY INCLINED THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE PROBLEM I CANT FIX. I DID THE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2004 CHEVY COLORADO, ALL WENT WELL, NICE AND EASY. LATER THAT WEEK MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY BREAKS CHECKED AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WASH SHOWING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. I BOUGHT THE PART AND REPLACED IT NICE AND EASY AGAIN. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MIN THEN CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK I TURNED IT ON, THE SENSOR WAS OFF THEN THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED ENGAGING ON AND OFF MAKING A WEIRD PUMP SOUND AND MAKING MY BRAKES ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS FOR ABOUT 20 SEC THEN GOES AWAY AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I THOUGHT NOTHING WORSE COULD HAPPEN AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER REPLACED TWICE ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL BUT EVERY 20,000 MILES, THE SWITCH WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE AC RESISTOR WIRES WERE MELTED, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO ONLY OPERATE ON LOW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE ABS ON MY '04 COLORADO IS ACTIVATING AT LOW OR MEDIUM SPEEDS WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. IF TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AS IN A PARKING LOT, ABS WILL BE ACTIVATED ALMOST CONSTANTLY. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN ACTUALLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A NORMAL STOP. *TR