2004 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

RATTLE OR VIBRATION AT 2000 RPM. DEALER REPLACED PART(S) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *JB

DRIVING FROM DEALER TO MY HOUSE AFTER BUYING TRUCK THE BRAKE LIGHTS, WIPERS, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL ALL STOPPED WORKING AT SAME TIME. *JB

I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER TELLING ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY CHANGED THE BULBS, SO I SEARCHED FOR ALTERNATE PROBLEMS AND LOCATED THE RECALL NO. 06V139000. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN # DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALL ORDER. I CONTACTED CHEVY OWNER SUPPORT AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A RECALL FOR MY VIN # AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE DATABASE SHOWING A RECALL EXISTED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE MESSAGE; ABS TRACTION FAULT. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER 3 TIMES BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS WAITING FOR PARTS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN WET WEATHER WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

BRAKE LIGHTS & CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 06V139000 AND GM RECALL 06030. DEALER DID NOT REPAIR UNDER RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN # DID NOT MATCH RECALL DATABASE. I THINK GM NEEDS TO EXPAND RECALL TO ALL WHO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V139000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BREAK LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #06V139000 DUE TO THE VIN.

SOON AFTER NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE IN 1/04, CRUISE CONTROL PERIODICALLY BECAME INOPERATIVE. I DO KNOW IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION AND DID NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 2.5 YEARS. RECENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE AGAIN, AS WELL AS THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, THOUGH I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. I PRESENTED THE DEALER WITH A PRINTOUT OF THE NHTSA RECALL INFORMATION. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE, AND SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR CONSISTED OF REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $175.04. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAS ANY CONNECTION, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED JUST PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. ONE WEEK LATER, AND AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY, THE BATTERY DIED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THERE IS A RECALL THAT ADDRESSES THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE RECALL DID NOT EXIST.

I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO FEB. 11, 2006 WITH 47,262 MILES ON IT FROM THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. IT IS NOW JULY 21, 2006 AND I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP FOR THE 10TH TIME. SO FAR THIS IS WHAT HAS GONE WRONG: HEAD LIGHT SEAL LEAKING, FRONT GRILL MISSING FACTORY CLIPS, AC FAN HOUSING HAS BAD FACTORY MOLD SO THERE IS A "TICKING" WHEN RUNNING THE AC, AC SWITCH RESISTER WENT OUT AND REPLACED THREE WEEKS AGO HAS NOW GONE BAD AGAIN, ROOF BOWS WERE BENT ENOUGH THAT CAUSED THE ROOF SHEET METAL TO POP UP AND DOWN WHEN WINDOWS WERE DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, REAR FOLD DOWN SEATS HAVE JAMMED AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM REAR CAB WALL, B-PILAR TRIM WILL NOT STAY ON, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER AND O2 (OXYGEN) SENSOR TWO MONTHS AGO, AND NOW AS OF THIS DATE, JULY 21, 2006, THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE, YET AFTER CONTACTING THEM BY PHONE, GM DENIES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM GM. 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS Z85 SELECT DIFFERENT VEHICLE 1 RECALL NOTICE THESE RECALL NOTICES MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL VEHICLES. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER FOR MORE DETAILS OR CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236). CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V139000 DATE: 2006-APR-27 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH DEFECT SUMMARY: 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. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED AND ACCELERATED AS IF IT WAS ENGAGING TO 50 MPH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROHIBIT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS ALSO A SULPHUR SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DISCOVERED TWO TROUBLE CODES ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FIRST WAS A PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. THE SECOND WAS A P1133 FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR SLOW AND SWITCHING CODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM THE PANEL WAS ALSO CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUES HAVE GRADUALLY WORSENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS COASTED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO THE ENGINE FLOODING WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE NUMBER 5 FUEL INJECTOR FAILED, DUMPING FUEL INTO THE OIL. AFTER THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED THERE WAS A ROD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.

THEIR SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CLOCK IN THE STEREO WOULD NOT KEEP TIME. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU SET IT YOU CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR SO COME BACK AND THE CLOCK HAS THE WRONG TIME IN HOURS. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE "FRONT AND REAR". NOW THE DRIVER SIDE PARK-SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. AFTER YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. ALSO THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE IN SIDE. *NM

2004 COLORADO TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH WHILE GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE. *TS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 TO 15 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER LOOKS AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THAT THE DIC WAS FLASHING REDUCE POWER. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A LITTLE EMISSION PROBLEM IT SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE AN EMISSION PROBLEM BUT A COMPUTER GLITCH. *NM

WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOLD BY A PASSING VEHICLE THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT, AND WHEN I ASKED WHICH ONE , THEY REPLIED ALL OF THEM. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER FIXED IT SAYING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE. *NM

2004 COLORADO CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHTS WAS INOPERABLE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. *TS ***NAR*** AFTER THE ABOVE REPAIR THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED AGAIN. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TOT HE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE DEALER'S STAFF THAT CORROSION HAD BUILT UP BETWEEN THE CONNECTOR AND SOCKET FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH UNTIL AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FAILED TO EXIST BETWEEN THE TWO. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. *NM

I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TODAY AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME CAME UP TO MY WINDOW AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NOT EVEN THE CENTER LIGHT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I HAVE NO CRUISE CONTROL. THE BULBS ARE NEW. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM IF THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IT ON THE COLORADO. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY DIRECTED ME TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION ON THE MATTER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE TRUCK FOR $95 BUT THEY WOULD ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE IS THERE IS A RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. *JB

6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO ZQ8 3.5L EXTENDED CAB I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR AS IF THE DOOR WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT WAS SO LOUD I HAD TO TURN MY RADIO OVER HALF VOLUME JUST TO LISTEN TO MY RADIO. I HAD THE TRUCK SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAUSE WAS MISALIGNED. THE B4000 DOOR ASSEMBLY FRONT RIGHT ALIGN 9635 W5 0.30. THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR AND FOR 2 MONTHS THERE WAS NO WIND NOISE. THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING NEEDING ALIGNMENT. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SCREWS COMING LOOSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUSING A METAL BINDING SOUND EVERYTIME I OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. EACH TIME I OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR THE SCREWS ARE LOOSE ENOUGH TO WERE I CAN HAND TIGHTEN THEM. I ALSO HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. A YEAR AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE OUT OF NOWHERE AND NO WARNING MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INVOICE STATES: SCAN COMPUTER CODES P2610 STORED IN PCM. MANDY CODES STORED IN BCM. RAN BULLETIN SEARCH. FOUND PCM FAILURE REPLACE PCM. REPROGRAMS AND CLEAR CODES RECHECK OK. HOWEVER SINCE THE NEW COMPUTER WAS PLACED IN THE TRUCK THE ALARM LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL BUTTON CONTROL PAD INOPERABLE AT IRREGULAR AND INCONSISTENT INSTANCES. UPON PUSHING DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ELECTRICAL BUTTON, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S BACK, PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, AND PASSENGER BACK SIDE ELECTRICAL KEYPAD WINDOW BUTTONS REMAIN OPERABLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRICAL KEYPAD BUTTONS ARE INOPERABLE. UPON TURNING OFF ENGINE, REMOVING KEY, EXITING VEHICLE, CLOSING ALL DOORS, AND PUSHING THE KEYLESS ENTRY LOCK AND/OR UNLOCK BUTTONS RESULT IN RESPONSE FROM KEYLESS LOCKING MECHANISM. WHEN KEY IS LEFT IN IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING, UPON PRESSING EITHER THE LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OR PRESSING THE KEYLESS ENTRY LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS RESULT IN A DOUBLE "DINGING" SOUND FROM THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY BUT NO OTHER INDICATION IS PRODUCED FROM DASHBOARD. DEALER RESPONSE; CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: OPERATE WINDOW, CHECK CONNECTOR ON SWITCH. WINDOW OPERATES NORMALLY, CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY FOR AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME. NORMAL AND CORRECT OPERATION OF ABS DASHBOARD DISPLAY LIGHT INDETERMINATE. RESULTS IN CUSTOMER CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS RELYING ON CORRECT FUNCTIONING OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: SCAN COMPUTER CODE C0040. RUN FLOW CHART, FOUND RIGHT FRONT HUB AND SENSOR HAD INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND SPEED SENSOR. UPON STARTING VEHICLE TO WARM UP ENG

RECURRING INCIDENCE OF FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS ON BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PAD INOPERABLE AT INDETERMINATE PERIODS OF TIME. ODI 10150643: RECURRING NARRATIVE COMPLAINT #1 DEALER RESPONSE; DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: LEFT FRONT WINDOW INOP, WINDOW WORKS EVERYTIME, NEVER DUPLICATED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE WITH REMOTE LOCKS WORKING EVERYTIME. WE TRIED. NEVER DUPLICATED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. CD PLAYER/RADIO POWER WILL SHUT ITSELF COMPLETELY OFF. UPON PUSHING POWER KNOB, AND SELECTING CD AUX BUTTON THE CD PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY, EJECT, OR LOAD 6-DISC CD PLAYER. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: SOMETIMES CD PLAYER WILL NOT TAKE OR EJECT CD. CD PLAYER NOT TAKING OR EJECTING CD. FOUND CALIBRATION FOR RADIO. RECALIBRATE RADIO WITH TECH 2. CD WORKING OK NOW. UPON ENGAGING ABS SYSTEM ON DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS THE DRIVER MUST APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WITH EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE, BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE ENGAGED TO THE FLOOR AND PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK WITH RESISTANT AND THEN FAILS TO RESPOND. RESULTING IN CAR TAKING LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TIRES TO LOCK UP WITHOUT SHIFTING POWER TO ALTERNATE TIRE. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: WHEN YOU STOP REAL HARD FEELS LIKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. TEST OPERATION OF BRAKES. OPERATING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME. ADVISE CUSTOMER OF ABS OPERATION NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH BRAKES. DRIVING ON IDEAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND/OR

ODI 10150645, ODI 10150645: 3RD RECURRING PROBLEM. CUSTOMER INVOICE: DRIVERS WINDOW INOPERATIVE, SCREWS BACKED OUT OF WINDOW MOTOR CAUSING IT TO BIND R & R WINDOW MOTOR AND REINSTALLED BOLTS. NOISE GONE AFTER REPAIRS. UPON ENGAGE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, FAILURE TO OPERATE VISIBLE TURN INDICATION. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ALSO INOPERABLE, BULB NOT WORKING. CUSTOMER INVOICE: DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUN LIGHT INOPERATIVE. LF TURN SIGNAL BULB BURNT OUT. REPLACED BULB UPON ENGAGING BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKES EXHIBIT HIGH FREQUENCY SQUEAKING, MORE ON LEFT THAN RIGHT. EXTREME TIRE WEAR IS APPARENT ON THE INSIDES OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. CUSTOMER INVOICE: BRAKES NOISY AT STOPS ALL THE TIME. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF MUD UNDERNEATH. ENGAGING 4WD HIGH, VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN 4WD. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN CONDITION UNTIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OPENED FOR THE WEEK. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BECAME OPERATIONAL INTERMITTENTLY. CUSTOMER INVOICE: AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL, VEHICLE STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ONCE. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME. NO CODES & WORKING AS DESIGNED. ENGAGING A/C & HEATING OPERATION THE AC DIMINISHES BLOWER POWER AND BEGINS BLOWING SMOKE-LIKE COOLANT FROM DASH VENTS. DASHBOARD CONDENSATES EXTENSIVELY. CONDENSATION MUST BE WIPED DRY TO DETER INTERIOR DAMAGE. AFTER RUNNING A/C AT MAXIMUM POWER FOR 20 MINUTES OR LONGER, OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS DISCONTINUE UNTIL VEHICLE IS STARTED 'COLD'. CUSTOMER INVOICE: A/C CUTS OFF AND BLOWS SMOKE OUT OF VE

AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. ENGAGING REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH POWER AND THEN JUMPS IN REVERSE AS IF TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR MISSING REVERSE GEAR. VEHICLE STRAINS TO SWITCH GEARS TO REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. CSTMER INVOICE: AT TIME VEHICLE LUNGES AND JUMPS IN REVERSE. REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATE. START VEHICLE IDLE 5 MINUTES OR MORE, ENGAGING D GEAR, ENGAGE A/C OPERATION AND THEN ACCELERATING IN 80-95 DEGREE F ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WILL LOOSE TORQUE, RPMS REDLINE WHILE APPLING NORMAL ACCELRATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. VEHICLE STALLS BUT NEVER DIES, COASTED TO NEARBY PARKING LOT AND CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR A WRECKER, TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER CUSTOMER INVOICE: AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN. OPERATING AS DESIGNED. NO CODES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON ROUGH ROADS THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

I HAVE CHEVY COLORADO TRUCK THAT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT END REALIGNED AT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE DID NOT TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE DID NOT THINK WOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE BUT HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS AN THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE NOT HAD ANY HEAVY LOADS ON THE TRUCK MY WIFE DRIVES IT TO WORK AND HOME EVERY DAY. *NM

CHEVY COLORADO I HAD MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. I HAD ACTUALLY ALMOST GOT KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE LIGHTS BEING OUT. *BRAKE LIGHTS* . THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE I TALK TO. I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO GET THERE STUFF TOGETHER BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED AND HURT OVER A RELAY SWITCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED AFTER OWNING CAR FOR TWO WEEKS. *JB

A FRIEND WHO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BEHIND ME MADE ME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES TAILGATE ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NOW I KNOW WHY. ALTHOUGH I AM ENTERING DEC 16 05 AS THE INCIDENT DATE, THIS IS THE DATE IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO HOW LONG IT WAS LIKE THIS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 12-19-05 AND I LEFT IT THERE UNTIL THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON 12-20-05 (BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GET ONE FROM ANOTHER DEALER). THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AS TO A RECALL, ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!! I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPEAT AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T GET REAR-ENDED OR END UP DEAD BECAUSE OF A FAULTY SWITCH. I NOW WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT UNTIL A PERMANENT FIX IS RELEASED, WHICH I HOPE IS VERY SOON. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *NM

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. ALL DEALER DOES IS REPLACE SWITCH. THE FIRST TIME THEY FAILED I NOTICED 2 VEHICLES NEARLY REAR ENDING ME. THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. NOW I KNOW BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN CRUISE CONTROL QUITS WORKING. GM WANTS TO GIVE $2,500 TO TRADE VEHICLE BUT SHOULDN'T THEY BE REQUIRED TO FIX PROBLEM. I CAN'T TRADE WITHOUT DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM REDUCING MY TRADE IN VALUE. *JB

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVER-DRIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, BUT NO MESSAGE WAS SHOWN ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A "SMALL RECALL" FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM (WHICH FROM WHAT THEY TOLD ME, INVOLVES SOME GASKETS AND PINS OF SOME TYPE). MY TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED AT NO COST. BUT IN CHECKING YOUR RECALL LIST, I FOUND NO COLORADO. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WITH THIS TYPE OF DRIVE TRAIN SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF? OR IS THIS SUCH A MINOR ISSUE, THAT A MAJOR NOTIFICATION IS NOT WARRANTED? *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED, PROBLEM PERSISTED EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SAID AIR BAG CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED, CURRENTLY UNAWARE IF AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE RPM'S FLUCTUATE DOWN TO 500 WHILE VEHICLE IS SLOWING TO A STOP DURING COLD WEATHER. DEALERSHIP WAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN AND PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BUT RETURNED WITHIN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES, DURING SEVERELY COLD WEATHER VEHICLE IS ABLE TO STALL THE ENGINE WHILE IN MOTION. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO Z71 - RANDON STALLING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2004 COLORADO IN MARCH OF THAT YEAR,ON DEC. 31ST 2004 I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT MY EXPENSE. THEY HAD WORN FROM THE INSIDE OUT THE TIRES HAD 23,000 +MILES ON THEM. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING WRONG. IN MARCH 2005 I HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR THE SAME THING WITH LESS MILES ON THOSE TIRES 17,000 MILES AND THEY STILL INSIST THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I SOON WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES BEFORE WINTER. THE DEALER TELLS ME TIRES NEED TO BE ROTATED MORE OFTEN. I'VE OWNED OTHER S-10 MODELS WITH OVER 250,000 AND HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS. I DID HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DOOR WIRING, REPLACEMENT OF O2 SENSOR,FRONT AXLE SEAL DRIVER SIDE REPLACE,HEADLIGHTS,FOG LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST 20,000 MILES. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2004, CHEVROLET COLORADO Z71 WAS HAVING FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE FRONT END WAS RUBBING THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE INSIDE TREAD WAS WEARING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 . THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CALLED GM. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTENDED CAB. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT FIT INTO REAR EXTENDED CAB FOLD DOWN PORTION SEAT. THE DEALER TALKED TO GM, AND GM DID NOT AGREE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. GM CAME AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE SEAT INSIDE THE CAR, AND SAID IT DID COMPLY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SEAT INSPECTED BY THREE CAR SAFETY SEAT INSPECTORS ,AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT DID NOT PASS , AND IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR THE CHILD. THE INFANT SEAT WILL FIT, BUT A LARGER SEAT WILL NOT. FOR A BIGGER SEAT TO EVEN COME CLOSE TO FITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, THE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PUSHED UP SO MUCH THAT IT WOULD ENDANGER THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE SO CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NO CUT OFF SWITCH FOR THE AIR BAG IN THIS CAR. *AK

PURCHASED 2004 CHEVY COLORADO SPORT WITH LOWERED SUSPENSION IN MAY 2004. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN 100%. IT WILL VARY IN DEGREES OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO ADEQUATELY SLOW DOWN, OR EVEN STOP THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY STATE NOTHING IS WRONG. THE BRAKES ALSO SQUEAL WITH LESS THAN 9,800 MILES ON IT AND THEY STATE THIS NORMAL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WE WERE DRIVING AND I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE TRUCK AND IT WOULD EITHER JERK VERY HARSHLY OR WOULD REQUIRE EXCESSIVE PEDDLE PRESSURE TO STOP. I HAVE DRIVEN TWO OTHER EXACT SAME MODELS AND YEARS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM, THERE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS FAULTY. LAST ATTEMPT TO SOLVE ISSUE RESULTED IN VERY RUDE SERVICE MANAGER GIVING ME GM PHONE # AND BASICALLY TELLING ME OFF AND TO LEAVE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT THEM. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM VEHICLE AGAIN AND WILL BE CLAIMING A LEMON LAW RIGHT ON THIS ONE. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO DOES NOT HAVE ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FLOORBOARD. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATES THAT GM SPECIFIES A FRONT END ALIGNMENT CAN GO ON A CAMBER FROM 0.5 NEGATIVE TO .5 POSITIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP ONE SIDE WAS .2 NEGATIVE THE OTHER SIDE .3 NEGATIVE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHERE TO A POINT WHERE THIS COULD BLOW OUT A TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS TELLING HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN A FEW WEEKS AGO. GM REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER, AND THE TECHNICIAN PUT THE VEHICLE ON ALIGNMENT MACHINE AND THEY SET UP ALL THE DIAGONALS. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HIM IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DAMAGED HIS TIRES, BUT HE HAD A LOAD ON HIS VEHICLE. THE LOAD AND THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN POOR HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. THEY KEPT TELLING HIM THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF LACK OF TIRE ROTATION. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PROBLEM. DAMAGE JUST OCCURRED TO THE TWO FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS POOR FRONT END SPECIFICATION WITH A LOAD ON THE VEHICLE. HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC.*AK

1. ABS KEPT KICKING IN ON LOW SPEED STOPS SUCH AS A SIMPLE STOP AT A STOP SIGN. 2. RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHEN A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT STARTS SHAKING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES THIS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. BUT AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO WITH THE SPORT PACKAGE / LOW PROFILE TIRES. I HAVE HAD ONE BLOW-OUT ALREADY AND NOW HAVE A FRONT TIRE THAT HAS AN APPROX. 12" BUBBLE IN IT THAT OCCURED WHEN DRIVING ON A 80* DAY AT 70MPH. THE BUBBLE IS APPROX. 3" IN HEIGHT. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES AND HAS NOW GONE THRU TWO TIRES.

DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE CAME OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISALIGNED. SHE HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE AT HER EXPENSE. THE FIRST TIRE TO BLOW OUT WAS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ON 6-11-05 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, GOING UPHILL. THE SECOND TIME TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. SHE SAID THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS FLOATING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD HER THE CAR CAME OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISALIGNED. THEY REPLACED ANOTHER TIRE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE FIRST TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. SHE IS STILL WAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. THEY TOLD HER THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP'S EXPENSE. ALSO ON 6-6-05 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED VALVE SPRINGS, PER BULLETIN. THE FRONT AXLE SEALS AND FRONT SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS. THIS SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 6-23 AND 6-24-05. ON 6-29-05 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHE SAYS THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING. SHE TOOK IT BACK IN 7-7-05 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A BRACKET FOR THE SQUEALING BELT. ON 7-13-05 SHE TOOK IT FOR A SIX MILE ROUND TRIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. SHE TOOK IT BACK ON 7-14-05. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT WITH THE GM ENGINEERS. *AK

DT: CHEVROLET COLORAD 2004. THE CRUISE CONTROL PICKS UP SEVERAL MILES GOING UP A HILL, GOING DOWN HILL IT JUMPS. IT WILL KICK IN REAL FAST SOMETIMES. THE VEHICLE REVVED IN PARK POSITION APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLOW DOWN IT STARTED TO MISS VERY BADLY. IT WAS LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. THE DEALER SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER AND WITH THE CRANK. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

THIS 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, 2 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR 265/75R/15. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROAD TESTED PER THE NOVEMBER 2004 BULLETIN FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH MULTIPLE BALANCES, ETC. THERE IS ABNORMAL WEAR OF THE TIRES. PURCHASE DATE 9/27/04. BEGINNING OF PROBLEM 11/22/04, AT ABOUT 2300 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING WITH DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE NEW TIRES WEAR IN A LITTLE BIT.

DT: THE TIRES WOBBLE ON THE VEHICLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE VIBRATE. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 TIRES PUT ON THIS TRUCK SINCE 9-27-04. THE TRUCK ALSO FISHTAILS ON THESE TIRES WHEN THE SPEED IS 50 AND OVER. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND KEEP REPLACING THE TIRES. GM HAS INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THESE GENERAL TIRES, GENERAL AMERITRAC TR ARE THE ONLY TIRES THAT ARE SHOWING WEAR ON THE INSIDE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON ALL FOUR LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE EXTRA TIME FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS A Z-71 SUSPENSION. THE CORRECTION: THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS CHANGING OUT THE TIRES AND GM HAS SUPPLIED A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE. THE TIRE ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR. TIRE SIZE 265/75R15.

REAR GLASS STARTED LETTING WATER LEAK INSIDE OF TRUCK CAB, MOLDING ON ROOF STARTED TO PEEL UP

DT: CONTACT STATES THE TIRES HAVE NO TRACTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK