2004 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RESISTER FOR THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CRUISE CONTROL STILL NOT WORKING HAD IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED THEY REPLACED THE RECALL THAN I TOOK IT AND STILL DID NOT WORK THAN TOOK IT BACK THAN THEY REPLACED ANOTHER SWITCH THAN THEY SAID THE CRUISE WAS COMMANDING ON THAN I TOOK IT AND TRIED IT AND NOTHING WORKED. *TR

SOME MORNINGS MY 04 COLORADO STALLS OUT AND BOGS DOWN. PUSH THE GAS BOGS DOWN AND GOES NOWHERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE TEMP OUTSIDE. IT DOES IT. ITS NOT AN EVERYDAY EVENT. JUST SOME MORNINGS, AND WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING MORE THAN 8 HOURS. I'VE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, PUT LUCAS FUEL TREATMENT. EVERY SMALL REPAIR I'VE DONE. DEALER SAID WHEN IT ACTS UP THEY WILL TRY AND FIX IT. BUT OF COURSE YOU CANT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR THEM TO SEE. WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE CAUSING THIS. I'VE SEEN THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF INCIDENTS OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I'VE READ. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLES COLORADO'S, ARE HAPPENING TOO. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS THREW Y'ALL? I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING PROBLEMS. ANY COST FREE MAINTENANCE FROM GM? *TR

2004 CHEVY COLORADO TURNED ON PARTIALLY TO THE ON POSITION TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG POPPED OUT IN MY FACE AND HIT ME VERY HARD .THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT OR ANYTHING, IT WAS IN A STANDARD PARKING LOT AND WHEN IT POPPED OUT MY HEARING WHEN BLANK OR DEAF LIKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION. CHEVY THOUGHT MAYBE A MALFUNCTION BUT THEN ADVISED ME TO GO DOWN THE ROAD TO A NEARBY ABRA AUTO BODY WHICH THAT GUY THOUGHT CHEVY MAY BE HIDING A TYPE OF AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RECALL, ANYWAYS CHEVY WOULDN'T ESTIMATE THE PRICE TO BE FIXED AND ABRA SAID I WAS LOOKING AROUND 1300.00 FOR REPAIR.*TR

OWNED THIS 2004 COLORADO EXT.CAB 4X4 SINCE NEW. * AGAIN * BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER ON A/C QUIT WORKING ON SPEEDS 1,2,3 STILL WORKS ON "HIGH" 4. THIS IS THE 3RD FAILURE SINCE NEW, AND I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TWICE ALREADY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON INTERNET PROBLEM IS WITH RESISTOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE BLOWER. SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENCE GM DEALERS,AND HE ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MODULE OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE PLUG TO MELT AND CAUSE THE RESISTOR PACK TO BECOME INOPERABLE. NO WARRANTY ON PART ACCORDING TO GM DEALER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE RISK OF FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR SOME PROGRAM TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PAYING TO REPAIR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART OR SYSTEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN ! *TR

ABS FAULT WARNING LIGHTS UP ON COMPLETELY DRY ROADS CAUSING TEMPORARY LACK OF STOPPING FORCE, ESPICALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE HAD NEAR MISS DUE TO THIS FAULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,600.

BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. BRAKES WILL BE APPLIED AND ABS LIGHT OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH WILL GO ON. BRAKES WILL FUNCTION BUT SOMETIMES ABS WILL SOUND AT SLOW SPEEDS. OCCURS SPORADICALLY. *TR

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE BREAKING, PEDAL GETS HARD AND OR VIBRATES, BRAKES STILL WORK BUT YOU MUST APPLY VERY HARD FORCE TO PEDAL. VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. IT APPEARS THAT IT BECOMES WORST DURING WET HUMID WEATHER, AND WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. OCCURRENCES HAVE INCREASED IN FREQUENCY FROM A COUPLE OF TIME A WEEK TO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED YET, BUT WILL SOON. ALSO ABS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE TIMES AND STAYED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED MUCH LATER, AT WHICH TIME THE LIGHT RESET. THIS HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *TR

DRIVER/OWNER TRAVELLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PARKED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TURNED THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF. WITHIN SECONDS, THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THEN LEANED OVER TO RETRIEVE THE KEY WHICH WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. AS THE DRIVER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL BURNS. PARAMEDICS AND FIRE RESPONDED. LATER, HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY AND RECEIVED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH DEALER.

SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE THE DOOR LOCKS WILL STOP WORKING. FOR EXAMPLE, USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY WON'T LOCK AND THE SECURITY ALARM (HORNS) WILL GO OFF IF YOU OPEN THE CLOSED DOOR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THINKS THE DOOR IS LOCKED SENDING SECURITY SYSTEM INTO TAMPER MODE. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AS THEY NORMALLY DO WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. ALSO SOME LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE SUCH AS THE LEFT FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMP/TURN SIGNAL. EVENTUALLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RESET AND THE DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK NORMALLY. IT ISN'T JUST DURING COLD WEATHER THAT THIS HAPPENS BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN DURING COLDER WEATHER. GM DEALER REPLACED A COUPLE OF SWITCHES WHEN I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT IN SINCE THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY AND IT STILL DOES IT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS. *TR

2004 CHEVY COLORADO ABS FAILURE INDICATES ON DASH FOR NO REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT AT ANY SPEED WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKES, GOES OFF ONCE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF. COMES BACK ON PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ABS SEEMS TO ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR NO REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT,BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE AND TRUCK DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO STOP. *TR

AFTER DRIVING VEHILCE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE HOUSE, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AS IF ON A SLICK SURFACE AS I BRAKED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE STOP SIGN. THE TRUCKS ABS FAULT LIGHT IMMEDIATELY SHOWED UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT. DURING SHORT DRIVE TO WORK, THE ABS FAULT MESSAGE CONTINUED TO SHOW. AFTER RESTARTING THE TRUCK AFTER WORK, THE SAME PROCESS OF ABS ACTIVATING AS IF ON SLICK SURFACE AND WARNING MESSAGE SHOWED.

THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY MELTED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE UNIT IS SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE CONNECTOR AND DEGRADE THE WIRES TO BRITTLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. A NUMBER OF CO-OWNERS HAVE FOUND THE SAME DEFECT. THE CONNECTION IN QUESTION TERMINAL (C) GOES TO A GROUND DISTRIBUTION BLOCK THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER COBRA G/T RADIAL TIRES, TIRE SIZE P255/70/15. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD BELT EXHIBITED BUBBLING. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. RECENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD EXHIBITED A SIMILAR DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, THEN THE BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. *TR

FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK FIXED TWICE NOW SAYING THE FUSE BOX IS THE PROBLEM. BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK AFTER 3 BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS A NEW BLOWER MOTORS AND CONNECTORS. SOMETIMES THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES ALL LOSS OF POWER. *TR

2004 CHEVY COLORADO ZQ8 HVAC BLOWER HARNESS AND RESISTOR. PART WAS REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES UNDER MFG WARRANTY WITH IDENTICAL PARTS. AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO NEW REVISED PARTS AT 45,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. HARNESS AND RESISTOR FAILURE HAD GOTTEN SO HOT EACH TIME THAT IT HAD MELTED THE HARNESS TO THE RESISTOR. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD, WITH SEVERELY BURNT WIRES. LOOKING IT UP ON FORUMS THIS IS COMMON ON ALL GM MODEL COLORADO AND CANYON TRUCKS, GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO OFFER A REVISED PART OR REAL SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT THE DEALER FOR RECALL 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

I REPLACED A SECOND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. DEALER SAID NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. SINCE THIS IS ONLY A $10 PART, IT'S NOT THE PRICE BUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU ON THIS SAME ISSUE ON 12/16/2005 - (PLEASE REFER TO ODI NUMBER 10145757). AGAIN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT I HAVE NOTICED OTHER VEHICLES TAILGATING MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN OUT A DAY, OR MONTHS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH A FUTURE ACCIDENT, OR AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER 2004 CHEVY COLORADO OWNERS, SINCE THE PART I JUST PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER HAS THE IDENTICAL PART # - 25796381 - AS THE ONE I REPLACED. WITHOUT GOING INTO MAJOR DETAIL, I AGAIN ASK YOU TO REFER TO THE ABOVE ODI # AS THIS COMPLAINT HAS THE IDENTICAL BASIS. SINCE I ONLY HAVE 44,900 MILES ON MY TRUCK, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PART SINCE IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE A/C SWITCH WILL NOT WORK ON SETTING 1 THROUGH 3. ALTHOUGH 4 WORKS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BY A CHEVY DEALER YET THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING, AND ONCE AGAIN IT HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE READ MANY AUTOMOBILE FORUMS AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YET CHEVY HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-65 MPH WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND RESETTING THE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO, AND THIS PAST WEEK THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT AND CAUSED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT FUNCTION. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL 09V310000 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY FILLED IN 2007 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. WHEN I CALLED GM CORPORATE OFFICE, THEY SAID THAT DUE TO THE HIGH MILES (125,000) ON MY TRUCK AND THE RECALL ALREADY BEING FILLED THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE SAID THAT IF THE MILES WERE NOT SO HIGH THEY WOULD HELP ME OUT. ALSO, SHE THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT EVEN WITH HIGH MILES THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT IF THE RECALL WASN'T TAKEN CARE OF IN 2007. SHE SAID THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF A RECALL A SECOND TIME EVEN IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRING. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO THINK THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS SWITCH, HAS BEEN RECALLED, HAS BEEN FIXED, STILL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, AND GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHEN IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. IF IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT GM WILL DO A RECALL FOR THE PART, WHY IS IT NOT A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO FIX CORRECTLY OR ANOTHER TIME WITH THE FAULTY PART FAILS AGAIN? THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH FIXING A PART OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND IS UNDER RECALL CURRENTLY! *TR

ALL BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. RECALL # 06V139000, GM REPLACED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVES WERE STRAINING AND ALL FIVE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE INTAKE VALVES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY 2004 CHEVY COLORADO LS 4X4 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT SHUTS MY TRUCK OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS EVENT HAPPENS I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS NO FIX. THE CHEVY DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO REAL DEFINITIVE SOLUTION. *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT A VEHICLE HAD RAN OUT OF GAS, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND REAR ENDED THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THEN A TRUCK HIT ME. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WATER LEAKING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANEL AREA. THE WATER ACCUMULATION RESULTED TO MOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY OF THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99, 333.

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTENDED CAB THAT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY, THE FAN BLOWER INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING ON SETTINGS 1-3, AND THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS GO OUT EVERY 5000-6000 MILES. I CAN USUALLY BRUSH THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO GET THE BLOWER WORKING, AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR USUAL GOES OUT AFTER A WEEK OR SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER, THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. HE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULBS WHICH SEEMED TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. HE READ RELATED RECALLS (06V139000 & 09V310000) SINCE THEY WERE RELATED TO HIS FAILURE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL. THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,841. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,820. UPDATED 10/12/10*JB

COLORADO 2004-- THE DRIVER'S WINDOW STOPS WORKING AND BATTERY GOES DEAD. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACED. THEN THE FUSE BLOCK HAS SCORCH MARKS. POSSIBLE FIRE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A CHEV. COLORADO. REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE BY A LOCAL REPAIR GARAGE. CHEVROLET HAS MOVED OUT OF OUR AREA. THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BLOCK JUST WAITING FOR A MAJOR FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO HAPPEN. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WHEEL LOCKUP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT THROWS THE PASSENGERS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE ROTORS AND LININGS ARE FINE. BUT IN USE THEY ARE NOT. THE FEAR OF LOCKUP MAKES YOU OVERCAUTIOUS AND LATE IN BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IS WORST WHEN FIRST DRIVING THE CAR BUT CONTINUES ON AND IS A SERIOUS HAZARD. IT IS RELATED TO MOISTURE BUT IS MORE SEVERE THAN ANYTHING I'VE EXPERIENCED IN MY DRIVING HISTORY. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY A FORCED RECALL. MY AUTO IS 2004 CHEVY COLORADO PICKUP

BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS RECALLED IN 2006 AND REPLACED. 28,000 MILES LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS AGAIN FAILED. THIS HAS CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL TO AGAIN MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE REVERSE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED AND THE FUSE CONTINUES TO FAIL. *TR

ON A 2004 COLORADO PU, THE HVAC BLOWER CONTROL HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE END OF WARRANTY REQUIRING EXPENSIVE OUT OF POCKET PAYMENTS. ONE DEALER EVEN EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO "OVERHEATING A RESISTOR" OR SOME SUCH TECHNICAL BLATHER. IN ANY CASE, WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE HVAC FAN ONLY BLOWS HIGH OR NOT AT ALL. A TOTAL OF OVER $500 WAS PAID ON TWO FAILURES. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONNECTOR OVERHEATS, WHEREAS A TERMINAL BURNS, CREATING A POOR CONNECTION AND NO POWER. *TR

FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CABIN (FRONT AND BACK) OF 2004 COLORADO AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE CLOSED. CARPET IS SOAKING WET AND IS BEGINNING TO SMELL LIKE MILDEW. SEATS AND SIDES OF CABIN AREA WERE NOT WET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL #06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE RESURFACED, BUT SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. SHE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,200.

HAD BLOWER PROBLEMS WITH A/C, WOULD NOT WORK ON 1 - 3, ONLY ON 4. NOW BOWER HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. AND, APPROX. 5 DAYS AFTER BLOWER WENT OUT COMPLETELY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT CUT OFF ON IT'S OWN EVEN AFTER KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. I AM RESORTING TO DISCONNECTING BATTERY SOURCE EVERY TIME. I AM A CHASSIS SPECIALIST WITH INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ASSEMBLY PLANT IN TEXAS SO I KNOW THE ALL TOO FAMILIAR SIGNS OF A DEFECTIVE CHASSIS HARNESS. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL IS GM'S ATTEMPT TO REPAIR AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER OFF THE REAR HARNESS, SOLVING NOTHING. *TR

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT REQUIRED DEALER REPAIR TO REPLACE A WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF $91. *TR

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. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMEN. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO RANDOMLY PULSATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT HUBS, BEARINGS, AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CANNOT AFFORD THE $1,400-$1,600 REPAIR COST. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09.*JB

THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN MY VEHICLE. SINCE 2004, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE FAULTY WIRING IN MY VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS ALSO MADE AWARE BY LOCAL FIREMEN AT THE SCENE THAT THEY'VE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FIRES WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE JUST IN MY AREA ALONE. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF SERVICE HISTORY SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP IN 2004: BRAKE SWITCH REPLACEMENT: 11/19/2004, 1/23/2006, 1/26/2007, AND 5/26/2008 R&R BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACEMENT: 8/28/2007 REAR WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENT: 5/1/2006 SPEAKER REPLACEMENT: 5/1/2006 COMPLAINED ABOUT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUES ON 1-24-05, 9-1-05, AND 1-26-07. *TR

I HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAB ONTO MY DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD RIGHT NEXT TO THE KICK PANEL. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT USING TSB BULLETIN NO: 04-08-57-004A FROM AUGUST 2006. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME. *TR

SPEED SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY GOES BAD. THIS CAUSES THE ABS TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE FRONT TIRES OF HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THEY DISPLAYED A LOT OF WEAR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE UNDER RECALL. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING AGAIN AND HE FELT VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED. A YEAR LATER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS FAILING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SERVICE MANAGER WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,400.

MULTIPLE FAILURE OF BLOWER RESISTOR 3 OCCURRENCES IN 6 MONTH PERIOD EACH TIME THE RESISTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED A NEW PLUG ASSY WAS INSTALLED AFTER THE 1ST OCCURRENCE. *TR

ELECTRICAL, HEATER BLOWER ONLY OPERATES ON HIGH, 1 2 AND 3 DOES NOT, NEW CIRCUIT BOARD INSTALLED, FAILED AGAIN, HAT TO STICK A PAPERCLIP IN HARNESS TO GET IT TO RUN CORRECTLY. *TR

BLOWER FAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DOES NOT WORK ON SETTINGS 1,2 AND 3, WILL ONLY WORK ON SETTING 4. FAN WILL RESUME WORKING ON ALL SPEEDS IF FAN MOTOR TAPPED WITH FOOT OR HAND.. *TR