2004 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS, DEFECTIVE TIRES, BODY STRUCTURE, WATER LEAKAGE, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND SLIPPAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE STARTER WAS STUCK, THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ROOF LAYING ON THE DOOR CAUSED A SHORT WHEN THE DOOR WAS FULLY OPENED, POWER MIRROR WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DOOR LOCKS OPENED ON THEIR OWN AND THERE WERE MISSING SCREWS IN THE FENDER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACED TIRES AND FOR THE MISSING SCREWS. *SC THE MASTER SWITCH WA REPLACED AND THE SEAMS BEHIND THE BRAKE BOOSTER AREA WERE RESEALED. *JB

DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FABRICATION. THE CHOKE CONTROL IS BROKEN. CHEVROLET IS NOT OFFERING ANY HELP. I N THE MORNING, WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE, CAME BACK, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING. CONTACT BELIEVES THE PROBLEM STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. *AK

DT: STANDARD BRAKING WAS FINE BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER NEEDED THE ABS IT DID NOT WORK. IN NORMAL BRAKING THE WHEELS STARTED TO LOCK UP AND IT RELEASED BUT IT NEVER REENGAGED. THE ABS TROUBLE LIGHT AS WELL AS A INFORMATION CENTER ON HIS DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ABS SENSOR. THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. GM IS PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION. GM INDICATED THE FAULTY ABS WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME. *NM

1. WITH 860 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AN UNKNOWN OBJECT FLIPPED UP BY THE TIRES. ENGINE DIED WITH GASOLINE TRAILING BEHIND THE TRUCK. THE PLASTIC PIECE CONNECTING THE PLASTIC GAS LINE TO THE PLASTIC GAS TANK WAS CRACKED.*AK 3. IT COULDN'T BE FIXED, AS CHEVROLET AND GENERAL MOTORS DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. AFTER 3 DAYS TRADED IT IN FOR A NISSAN XTERRA TO COMPLETE OUR THIP.

IN VERY COLD WINDY WEATHER THE BATTERY LIGHT IN DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER WILL COME ON AND WARNING CHIME WILL DING TWICE. LIGHT GOES OFF. PROBLEM DOES NOT REPEAT,UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR FOUR (4) TIMES. ALL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED, AND DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM DUE TO THE WARMER WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE TIME AN APPOINTMENT IS OBTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

ENGINE & COOLING SYSTEMS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IN USE.ENGINE MISSES OR VIBRATES SLIGHTLY.VALVES SPRINGS ARE BAD @ 15,000 MILES. *AK

TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR TIRE ROTATION AND CHECK ALIGNMENT ON 3/12/2005. MAINTENANCE IS CURRENT. TURNS OUT BOTH FRONT TIRES (GENERAL TIRE 235-75R15) WERE WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INSIDE EDGES ONLY, WITH THE STEEL BELTS ACTUALLY STICKING OUT IN THERE. I DO NO OFF-ROAD DRIVING- ONLY TO AND FROM WORK 2 MILES DAILY ON THE HIGHWAY AND AN OCCASIONAL TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY TO FORT COLLINS (260 MILES ROUND TRIP ONCE PER MONTH) - AND THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THEM. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THESE DIDN'T BLOW ON US ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THERE IS A LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAK. TOOK THE TRUCK INTO DEALER ON MARCH 18 FOR REPAIR, BUT DEALER DID NOT PREORDER PARTS, SO I MUST RETURN THIS WEEK. I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE TIRES REPLACED IN SPITE OF THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY BECAUSE I DIDN'T DARE WAIT. I ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT. (MY FIRST ALIGNMENT CHECK SHOWED NO PROBLEMS IN OCTOBER.) THE TIRE THING REALLY DISTURBS ME BECAUSE, IN 36 YEARS OF DRIVING BOTH NEW AND USED CARS AND TRUCKS, I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. I'VE NEVER HAD AN AXLE SEAL LEAK IN A REASONABLY NEW VEHICLE EITHER.*AK

AIR IS SEEPING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE GLASS BECAUSE IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SEALED AT THE FACTORY. ALSO, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT DIMS THEN BRIGHTENS AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE BATTERY. ALTHOUGH THE BATTERY IS FINE. THIS MAYBE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALERSHIP IS NOT BEING HELPFUL WITH RESOLVING ANY OF THE PROBLEMS.*AK

BATTERY ON COLORADO KEEPS GOING DEAD. 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE AND BATTERY.*AK

I HAVE CHEVROLET COLORADO, 2004 STANDARD CAB. THE LEFT REAT TIRE BLEW AND I MEAN BLEW WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I DON'T THINK I HIT A THING, BUT THE TIRE LITERALLY POPPED. IT TOOK THE DEALER OVER 2 WEEKS TO GET A TIRE IN BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT. IF THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS MANY TIRES THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A KEY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. *NM IF THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS BLOCKED, IT WOULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE PICK-UP. THERE WAS A KEY ENTRY ON THE TAIL GATE WHICH WAS OPENED AT ALL TIMES. *SC

THE VEHICLE TENDS NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN HILL AND THE DRIVER IS DOWN SHIFTING AND BRAKING. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DOESN'T PROVIDE BRAKING WHEN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. *EH

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UN LOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. *JB PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. *EH *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

AFTER PUTTING THE TRUCK IN PARK YET STILL LEAVING ON I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD BECAUSE IT WAS STILL ENGAGED IN REVERSE. THE GEAR INDICATION SHOWED IT WAS PARK BUT THE TRANSMITION WAS IN REVERSE. IN ORDER TO START THE TRUCK IT HAD TO BE SWICH INTO NETURAL FIRST. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY STATING IT WAS BINDING UP TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE SHIFTING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM FRONT. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER F OR INSPECTION. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFROSTER PROBLEM. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 20 DEGREES OR LOWER THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

THE DESIGN ON THE VEHICLE WAS POOR. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THT THE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THE AIRBAG WERE DEPLOYED MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. *TC

PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO IN JUNE 2004. VIBRATION PROBLEMS APPEARED SHORTLY AFTER 1000 MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHEELS HAVE BE REBALANCED 5 TIMES. CAR VIBRATES WHEN DRIVEN AND CHEVEROLT UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS.*AK

THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON AT 35 MPH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, SHOULDER AND NECK.*JB

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4WD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK THAT CONSTANTLY VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND 55-60MPH. THE TRUCK SHAKES AS IF IT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR TIRES ARE UNBALANCED. I HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES - TWICE FOR RE-BALANCING THE TIRES AND ONCE FOR A SET OF NEW TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF CUPPING. BUT, THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATING OR OSCILLATING STILL EXISTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ACTUALLY VERY HELPFUL, BUT FRUSTRATED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAY BE A DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT, WHICH TELLS ME THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES LOUD SQUEALING AND WINDOW SKIPS WHEN MOVING UP AND DOWN (ELECTRIC WINDOWS). DRIVERS DOOR PANEL BULDGES WHEN WINDOW IS AT TOP OF IT'S TRAVEL. HAVE HAD AT CHEVROLET DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR, PROBLEM STILL THERE. WITH THE WINDOW BEING ON A BIND (DOOR BULDGING) THERE IS A DANGER ON THE WINDOW BREAKING WHEN ROLLING WINDOW UP TO TOP OF TRAVEL. TOLD BY CHEVROLET THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM ANY LONGER AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.*AK

BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER FOR PEOPLE WITH LARGER FEET. I WEAR A SIZE 13 SHOE AND WHEN I WEAR MY HIKING BOOTS, I HAVE ABOUT 1/4" CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT SIDE WALL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY FOOT CONTINUALLY CATCHES ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM LOOKING INTO MOVING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE LEFT OR PUTTING ON A NEW PAD TO GIVE MORE ROOM IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE SIDE WALL. *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS I WAS PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD HITTING A CONCRETE POST AND BUILDING. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER ON BOTH ARMS AND STOMACH. TRUCK IS TO BE REPAIRED AS THERE IS FRONT END DAMAGE FROM CRASH.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND I AM EXPERIENCING A SHAKE DUE TO THE TIRES HEATING UP/COOLING OFF, AND GETTING FLAT SPOTS FROM THAT.*AK

NOTICED AN 'OFF' ODOR FROM VEHICLE AFTER IT SAT OVERNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE FALL. AS VEHICLE IS TYPICALLY OPERATED WITH WINDOWS DOWN DURING THE TEMPARATE MONTHS I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. ONCE THE WEATHER CHANGED AND VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED WITH THE WINDOWS UP I STARTED TO FEEL ILL WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS / TIGHNESS IN THE CHEST AND THROAT EACH TIME I OPERATED THE VEHICLE. WHEN RETREIVING AN ITEM FROM THE FLOOR I NOTICED A VERY DISTINCT STRONG ODOR OF MILDEW. I FELT THE CARPETS AND THEY WERE DAMP TO THE TOUCH. FEELING UNDER THE CARPET I FOUND THE PADDING SATURATED FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE REAR OF THE CAB. DEALER FOUND THAT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE COWL AND CAB WAS NEVER SEALED AT THE FACTORY CAUSING WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE CAB'S FLOORPAN. DEALER HAD SPECIALIST COME AND LOCATE/REPAIR THE LEAKS IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAB. DEALER'S INVOICE STATES THAT THE INTERIOR WAS REMOVED AND CARPETS DE-ODORIZED. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE DISTINCT ODOR OF MILDEW CONTAMINATION REMAINED. DEALER STATED THAT IT IS NOT MANUFACTURER'S POLICY TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED CARPETING/INTERIOR MATERIALS EXCEPT FOR THE PADDING. SHAMPOOING OF THE REMAINING MATERIALS DOES NOT REMOVE MILDEW CONTAMINATION FROM THE REST OF THE INTERIOR. HAVE PETITIONED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER TO PLEASE ADDRESS CONCERNS DUE TO THE SEVERE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. RESPONSE HAS STILL BEEN THAT THEY CAN ONLY SHAMPOO IT WHEN I SMELL SOMETHING. MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO READILY/COMPLETELY REPAIR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY A C

THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THIS VEHICLE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR, CREATING A LIMITED SPACE FOR YOUR FOOT. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY FOOT WAS IMPINGED UNDER THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. I FEEL THAT ONE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE BRAKE QUICKLY IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION.

AFTER DRIVING HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO KEY ENTRY AVAILABLE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, NO WAY TO GET IN TO HELP SOMEONE, RESCUE SOMEONE, AND NO WAY TO ESCAPE SOME BY GETTING INTO THE TRUCK.*AK NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE KEY LOCK FROM THE PASENGERS DOOR ON THE VEHICLE AND NO NOTIFICATION PROVIDED BY THE DEALER.

DRIVERS DOOR HITTING BOTTOM REAR OF DOOR JAM, REPAIRED AND PAINTED UNDER WARRNTYA. PASENGERS DOOR NOT CLOSING WITHOUT SLAMMING. REAR DOOR REHUNG AND FRONT DOOR REHUNG AND CLOSE OK BUT THERE IS A 3/32 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM IN BETWEEN THE DOORS AND A 3/8 INCH GAP AT THE TOP. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IS OK AND I SHOULD ACCEPT IT SINCE THE DOORS WORK OF. I DO NOT AGREE AND FEEL THAT IF THAT IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BENT, RACKED, TORQUED DURING MANUFACTURE OR TRANSPORT.*AK

ON 10/15/2004, I BEGAN TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO AUTOMOBILE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. JUST AS I TURNED THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG INFLATED. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG INFLATED FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE REPLACING THE AIRBAG UNDER WARRANTY. THE AIRBAG INFLATION DID NOT RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. THE ONLY INJURY WAS A RUG BURN LIKE FEELING TO THE FACE AND A SORE LEFT EYE AND A SORE LEFT HAND. NEITHER APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TRYING TO BRAKE PUTTING IT THREE AND THEN TWO THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED WHEN IT SHOULD BE SLOWING DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. ALSO, CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH IMPACT. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD THE DRIVER IN PLACE , AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THE VEHICLE IS AT THE BODY SHOP.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION TO START VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. *AK *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET COLRADO AN AFTER ONLY 300 MILES MY FRONT STRUT STARTED LEAKING FLUID ,AN A VERY ROUGH RIDE.*AK

THE PASSENGER LOCK WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR DID NOT HAVE A REGULAR KEY LOCK. *JB

TIRE BLOWOUT AT A SLOW SPEED, DEFECTIVE PLASTIC FASTENERS, VIBRATION, SHIMMING COULD BE CAUSED BY FAULTY TIRES THAT HAVE MORE THAN ONE CREASE ON THE SIDES.*AK

VEHICLE HAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE DRAGGING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIRS SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE ABS BOOSTER AND THE FRONT PADS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN OUTSIDE KEY DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER DOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER WENT TO PUT CHILD IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE POWER LOCKS DID NOT WORK AND COULD NOT OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BY REACHING OVER AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $350.00 TO INSTALL POWER LOCKS. THE CONSUMER FEELS SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY SINCE SHE PREFERRED MANUAL LOCKS IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TC

GM IS MAKING ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL LOCKS INACCESSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALERS ARE NOT TELLING CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS. IF, AS I DID, YOU PURCHASE A TWO DOOR VEHICLE WITH MANUAL LOCKS, YOU MUST CLIMB THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS POSES A GREAT SAFETY RISK FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE INFANT MUST BE SET DOWN UNATTENDED (PERHAPS ON HOT PAVEMENT) WHILE THE MOTHER CLIMBS THROUGH TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR TO PLACE THE INFANT IN ITS CHILD SEAT. THE SAME CAN BE SAID OF A TODDLER WHO MAY WANDER INTO TRAFFIC DURING THIS ACTIVITY. ALSO POLICE ROUTINELY TELL WOMEN THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS NEXT TO A SUSPECT VAN IN A PARKING LOT, THAT THEY SHOULD ENTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. THIS ALSO APPLIES IS SOMEONE JUST PARKS TOO CLOSE, YOU WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL THE OTHER VEHICLE IS MOVED. I FEEL THAT THESE ARE VIABLE SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE DEALERS (WHEN QUESTIONED) STATE THAT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE YOU CAN'T GET IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH A KEY. THEIR ONLY SOLUTION IS TO PAY FOR ELECTRONIC LOCKS AND THE KEY FOBS TO OPERATE THEM TO THE TUNE OF NEARLY $800 FOR A 2-DOOR VEHICLE.*AK

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, NEW PURCHASE, DROVE 568 MILES ENGINE IDLE ERATICALLY, ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, SINCE THAT I LOST 1.6 MPG AND ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE RPMS DO NOT DROP BETWEEN SHIFTS LIKE IT DID BEFORE REPROGRAMMING AND VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED IF NOT CAREFULL OR GIVE IT EXTRA TIME FOR THE RPMS TO DROP FOR A SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEN YOU NEED TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR KEEPS GOING LIKE YOU ARE STILL ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY IN FOURTH GEAR, WHICH CAN THROW OFF TIMING AND CAUSE YOU TO HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR PUSH CLUTCH IN TO KEEP FROM GOING AHEAD AT SAME SPEED UNTIL RPMS FALL, WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT DID NO OF THIS , THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT BUT SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GM PROGRAM. AND THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION 45-50MPH AND ABOVE ON SMOOTH ROADS, WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD THE REAR END IS VERY UNSTABLE AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO HOP. DEALER STATED THAT SOME VIBRATION IS NORMAL. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DRIVESHAFT RELATED PROBLEM BUT NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOST OF POWER ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK

WATER LEAK FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR.*AK

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO REG CAB 5 CYL, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AND ROUGH RIDE. DEALERSHIP BALANCED MY TIRES AND TRIED TEMPORARILY SWAPPING TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I ALSO TEST DROVE ANOTHER TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD THE SAME VIBRATION PROBLEM. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON ROUGH PAVEMENT REGARDLESS OF SPEED, AND AT SPEEDS AROUND 45-55 INTERMITTENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY. FEELS LIKE THE REAR END IS NOT BALANCED. BACK END SHIMMY'S FROM SIDE TO SIDE SENDING VIBRATIONS THRIUGH THE TRUCK MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS JUST THE WAY THE TRUCK IS DESIGNED AND HAS BEEN DELAYING FIXING THE PROBLEM NOW FOR TWO MONTHS. OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK, SEE THE FOLLOWING FORUM TO READ THEIR STORIES. IT SEEMS THERE MIGHT BE A DRIVE SHAFT DESIGN PROBLEM? HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/VBULLETIN/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=2159504. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LOCKS ON 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO.*MR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE KEY ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THERE WAS NO KEY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SOMEONE HAS TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THEN CRAWL OVER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED AND TOLD THE CUSTOMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTOR THAT WAY. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ON ANY BUMPY ROAD FRONT SUSPENSION PERFORMED ERRATICALLY, MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE, AND IT FELT VERY STIFF, CAUSING A ROUGH RIDE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY MANUFACTURER.*AK

-TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE -BAD SMELL COMING FROM THE A/C UNIT -WATER LEAKS. *AK

COMPLAINT CONCERNING VEHICLE'S SEATS. *MR THE LUMBAR SUPPORT WAS TOO HIGH AND WAS PUSHING ON THE CONSUMERS THORACIC SPINE. THIS WAS CAUSING A SHARP, STABBING PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK OF THE CONSUMER. *SC *JB