2006 Chevrolet Colorado complaints

HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES THE ABS FAULT LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF .TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT 37,000 MILES LIGHT STAYS ON AND BRAKEING FEELS INTERUPTED AT TIMES . TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WHOLE HUB NEEDED REPLACED ON THE LEFT SIDE AT A COST OF NEARLY $700.00 AND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD PROBABLY NEED REPLACED SOON TO. I AM 77 YEARS OLD AND THE COST OF THE TRUCK WAS $33,000 .I HAVE BEEN INTO THE FORUMS FOR THIS TRUCK AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS . SHOULD THIS NOT BE A REASON FOR A GM RECALL ? THANKS GM I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL GM PURCHASER FOR 58 YEARS. *TR

FAN CONTROL ONLY WORKS ON FAN SPEED 4. POSITIONS 1 THRU 3 DO NOT WORK. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET FOUND THE INFORMATION ON THE GROUNDING BLOCK FOR THE FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT. CHECKED THE CONNECTOR FOR THIS AND FOUND CORROSION AND SLIGHTLY DARKENED CONNECTOR DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP DUE TO THE CORROSION. ALSO YOU CAN GET THE FAN CONTROL TO WORK ON ALL SETTINGS IF YOU MOVE THE WIRES AROUND ON THE CONNECTOR SO IT MAKES GOOD CONTACT BUT THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THIS WILL BE COME WORSE AS TIME GOES BY AND IF THE HEAT BUILDUP IS HIGH ENOUGH IT COULD VERY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE... THERE ARE A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR

PASSLOCK FEATURE ENGAGES AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT THIS FEATURE BLOCKS FUEL FROM ALLOWING ENGINE TO FIRE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OUT OF THE BLUE. I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE GETTING GAS AND IT WON'T START, PASSLOCK HAS STRUCK! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND LATER IT WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN THE AREA WERE HE WAS TRAVELING. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,561 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,243.

2006 CHEVY COLORADO WILL NOT START WITH PROPER KEY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS AND WILL MAKE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM THINK VEHICLE IS BEING STOLEN. PROPER KEY IS BEING USED AND SPARE KEY HAS BEEN USED TO VERIFY PROBLEM. HAVE RESEARCHED INTERNET AND LOT OF THE CHEVY COLORADO'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NEW OR NOT. GM WANTS $400 TO FIX A CLEARLY FAULTY PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND WOULD NOT TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN AMENDED UNKNOWN RECALL ISSUED IN WHICH THE DEALERS WERE TO INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS COMPLAINT SIX MONTHS AGO, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND IS NOW BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT CRANK. I WAIT EXACTLY 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT WILL START. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING ABOUT TWICE A WEEK. WHEN I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES, THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON THE THIRD TIME I HAD IT AT THE DEALER, I WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AFTER BEING TOLD, ONCE AGAIN, THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BY THE TIME THEY ROLLED THE COMPUTER TO IT, THE 10 MINUTES HAD PASSED AND THEY, AGAIN, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND STRESSFUL BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS FAIRLY NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, BUT I CAN'T DEPEND ON IT TO START. I KNOW OTHER COLORADO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A SOLUTION. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS BEEN AT THE TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. PROBLEM, IS THAT THE MOTOR WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER AND THEN START. SINCE THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE NO ERROR CODES ARE REPORTED WHEN CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WAS NOTIFIED IN TRAFFIC BY A THIRD PARTY. DETERMINED BULBS AND FUSES WERE ALL FUNCTIONAL. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V-310 REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY NOTED IN THE CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, CAMPAIGN STATES "COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME." CALLED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED REGARDING THIS CAMPAIGN. THEY STATED THEY WERE UN-AWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN AND REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION FAILURE AND IT WILL NOT ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS OF THE VEHICLE SLOWING AND STOPPING AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF THE 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS THE INNER BRAKE PADS CAN FAIL TO FUNCTION. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2006 COLORADO SHOWED THE OUTER PADS HAD NORMAL WEAR WHILE THE INNER PADS SHOWED VIRTUALLY NO WEAR (PADS WERE ALMOST FACTORY SPEC THICKNESS). THIS WAS AFTER 80,000 MILES (85% HIGHWAY DRIVING) WHICH INDICATED THE INNER PADS WERE NEVER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE INNER SIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE BADLY CORRODED WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE ROTORS BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NO SCORING OR WARPAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFETY INSPECTED IN PENNSYLVANIA 4 TIMES (2006-2009) BY A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO NEVER NOTED THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD MISS THE FACT THAT ONE THE BAKE PADS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROTORS WERE GETTING THINNER WHILE THE INSIDE PADS NEVER CHANGED IN THICKNESS. DURING THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE I NEVER HAD PROPERLY OPERATING FRONT BRAKES. I'VE OWNED 14 VEHICLES, VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS, THAT HAD FRONT DISC BRAKES AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I'VE TALKED TO TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES IN NEW JERSEY WHO TOLD ME THAT OUT OF 17 COLORADOS THEY COLLECTIVELY HAVE SERVICED 14 HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (>80%). THAT SEEMS LIKE AN ABNORMALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAILURES FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM. THE REMEDY PROPOSED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A CHEVY DEALER IN NEW YORK WAS TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES INSPECTED EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS (AT $40 A POP) FOR THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH HE WAS STOPPED BY A PASSERBY THAT ADVISED HIM THAT ALL THREE REAR LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,070. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS. INEXPLICABLY AND RANDOMLY, IT SHIFTS ITSELF INTO 4WD HIGH. OFTEN THIS IS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. CHEVROLET STOPPED SERVICING MY VEHICLE, TELLING ME THERE WAS NO CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. THE MOST RECENT DATE THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO MY POST OFFICE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THE RECORDED MILEAGE WAS 2,109. RECORDS WILL SHOW THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR SERVICE BY GM AT LEAST 15 TIMES. INCIDENTALLY, THIS IS A REPLACEMENT TRUCK FOR A 2005 COLORADO THAT HAD PRECISELY THE SAME PROBLEM. BEFORE THE DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT GM DETROIT HAD TOLD HIM NOT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM ANY LONGER AS GM HAD NO CURE FOR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. SHE BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALLS 06V139000 AND 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH) AND RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,351.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A REPORT; THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS (AT HIS EXPENSE). THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. WAS RECALLED IN 2006 FOR A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. IN 2008 HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT GO OUT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY, PAID TO GET IT FIXED. 2 TIMES IN 2009 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND PAID TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. NOW, MARCH 2010 I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS! *TR

TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. PASS LOCK FAULTS OUT. I WAS TAKING A TURN THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY TRUCK DIED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED. *TR

FEB 2009 TOOK FOR OIL CHANGE, WAS ADVISED NEEDED BRAKES. BRAKES INSTALLED. BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE GRABBING EVER SINCE.... I WILL NOT DRIVE ON WET ROADS/RAINY DAYS. BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY- CANNOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAVE HAD AT FIRESTONE AUTOMOTIVE REPEATEDLY FOR THEM TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES..... NOW DEALING WITH GM... TODAY IS THE 3RD TIME IN THEIR SHOP (PATRIOT CHEVROLET IN DADE CITY, FL) HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PATRIOT CHEVROLET THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO EXCEPT KEEP ADJUSTING THEM WHEN THEY GET TOO TIGHT. I HAVE TO TAKE TO SHOP EVERY 2-5 WEEKS FOR ADJUSTMENT. *TR

INTERMITTENT NO STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND STOPPING FOR 30 MIN. OR SO EVENTUALLY RE STARTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAS OCCURRED 6X IN 36,000 MILES. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB WHICH HOUSES THE SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. *TR

HEAT AND A/C FAN WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE HEAT IN HER VEHICLE THE BLOWER FAN WILL ONLY OPERATE ON CERTAIN FAN SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44000. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED TO BE A SHORT WITH THE FAN. UPDATED 02/17/10

HAD TO REPLACE TIE ROD ENDS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COLORADO PICKUP TRUCK. THE TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT AFTER 51000 MILES. TRUCK WOULD STEER POORLY. NOT USED OFF ROAD OR HEAVY USE, NORMAL DRIVING! DON'T HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OUT AGAIN. HAD A RECALL ON THIS IN 2006. MATTER WAS TAKEN CARE OF, BUT PROBLEMS EXISTS AGAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THROUGH CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME AS THE DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MALFUNCTION THAT GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND REPAIR FOR ME AND ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN AT LOW ENGINE RPMS OR IDLE PULLING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. HE REPLACED THE BREAK LIGHT BULB. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE FILED REPORT 71-786235821 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS THEN ADVISED TO LET THEM NOW WHAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP HIM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE STATED THAT THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO THE ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. ALSO YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS MOTOR ENGAGE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE !!!! YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY WILL THE ABS SYSTEM WORK OR FAIL? THE TRUCK HAS LESS TEN 29,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

BRAKE LAMPS BLOW OUR REGULARLY EVERY WEEK OR TWO; BLOWER MOTOR QUITS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO RUSTED CORRODED CONNECTOR; INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, NOTHING WORKS (GAUGES, LAMPS, ODOMETER) BUT ENGINE RUNS. BRAKE ISSUE HAS PERSISTED NOW FOR TWO YEARS. BLOWER STARTED IN EARLY 09 AND INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST STARTED OCT 09. *TR

BLOWER CONTROL FAILURE, INTERMITTENT. FAILURE OF THE CONTROLS IN THE FIRST THREE LEVELS AND AT TIMES ALL LEVELS OF THE CONTROL RESULTING FAILURE DOES NOT ALLOW THE WINDSHIELD TO DEFROST OR CLEAR IN INCLIMATE WEATHER. FULL FUNCTION MAY RETURN UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE. *TR

WENT TO TURN ON THE CABIN FAN ON SPEEDS 1-3 AND THE FAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. SPEED 4 (THE FAN HAS 4 SPEEDS), THE FAN WOULD COME ON. AFTER GIVING THE TRUCK TIME TO WARM UP, SOMETIMES THE FAN WOULD THEN TURN RUN ON THE LOWER SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED A MANY TIMES DURING THE SUMMER. SOMETIMES, EVEN GIVEN 20 MINUTES OF RUNNING THE VEHICLE, THE FAN WOULD NOT RUN ON LOWER SPEEDS. AFTER A MONTH OR SO WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING, THE FAN WORKED AS EXPECTED. LATELY THE PROBLEM STARTED TO REAPPEAR, AGAIN, THE FAN WOULD ONLY RUN ON HIGH. JUST LIKE BEFORE, EVEN GIVEN 20 MINUTES OF RUN TIME, THE FAN WOULD NOT RUN ON LOWER SPEEDS. THE FIX WAS TWO FOLD. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WAS A BAD GROUNDING BLOCK, THAT THEN WOULD CAUSE A SHORT IN A WIRING HARNESS. THE GROUNDING CONNECTION FOR THE FAN, WAS SECURED. SECOND THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE FAN CONTROL ALONG WITH A RESISTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. PICTURES OF THE BURNED RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/IMRAMBI/SETS/72157622545918308/ . AS SHOWN, THERE IS BURNT PLASTIC WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTS TO THE RESISTOR. THE RESISTOR IS INSIDE THE CABIN NEAR CARPET AND OTHER FLAMMABLES AND POSSES A FIRE HAZARD. *TR UPDATED 07/10/2012 *JS

DRIVING HOME ON DATE INDICATED... SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED... THE CAR BEHIND ME MOVED UP TO THE SIDE TO INFORM ME THAT HE ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. PULLED OVER TO CONFIRM TO FIND THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. GOT HOME SAFELY, LOCATED THE RECALL INFORMATION ON SAFERCAR.GOV AND FOUND 3 RECALLS REGARDING THE TYPE OF VEHICLE WE HAVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OF 10/5/09. THE DEALER STATED THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL AND STATED WE WOULD NEED TO FIX IT. CALL CHEVROLET AT THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE RECALL SUMMARY 800-630-2438 TO BE TOLD THAT ITS NOT THEIR ISSUE, TOLD ME THAT IT IS VIN # SPECIFIC. ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER TO DISCUSS, A SUPERVISOR CAME ON THE LINE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SHE DID OFFER ASSISTANCE, BUT WOULD NOT DEFINE THE ASSISTANCE CHEVROLET WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED WITH BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TOP BRAKE LIGHT BULB SOCKETS MELTING FROM HEAT. THEN I REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO THE TUNE OF $198.00. NOW WHEN I APPLY BRAKES IT BLOWS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SO THE POSSIBILITY OF ME BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AT ANY TIME IS VERY REAL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FROM THE LOCAL DEALER I ASKED IF HE KNEW OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE HE SAID NO. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO I HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACE DUE TO RECALL ON MARCH 2006 THREE YEARS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN THE BRAKE SWITCH WENT OUT. CHEVY CORP SAID SINCE THE REPAIR/RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET IT LOOK AT AGAIN AND THE SAME PART THAT FAILED WAS GOING TO BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I DON'T THINK I OR ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAUSED ME TO LOOSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED FOUR TIMES. THIS POSES A VERY HIGH DANGER BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING YOU DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHEN YOU LOOSE YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS THERE IS NO INDICATIONS OR MESSAGES FROM THE DASH BOARD THAT YOUR LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN HOPEFULLY THERE ARE NO DEATHS INVOLVED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, `75 MPH, SUDDEN LOAD NOISE. SAW PART OF TIRE FLY AWAY FROM VEHICLE. PULLED OFF ROAD AND FOUND THAT ENTIRE TREAD ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TIRE. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *TR

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

TRUCK WILL GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT DOES THIS IT WILL CHIME A FEW TIMES AND THEN DROP THE SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING AT TO WHATEVER IT WANTS USUALLY IT'S 40 TO 20 MPH, YOU CANNOT GO ANY FASTER, AND THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS AT ALL, AND NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WILL DO THIS. BUT IT HAS ALWAYS DONE IT WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK INTO A DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TWO TIMES WAS TO MILLS IN RICHWOOD, WHICH THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUCK AS THE ENGINE WASN'T THROWING A CODE, AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD SENSOR BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIME I TOOK IT TO ROBY'S. THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT WAS IT, THE FOURTH TIME THEY CALLED GMC AND SAID MY ENGINE NEEDED A NEW CODE IN IT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND I ALMOST GET KILLED ON THE FREEWAY. I THEN TOOK IT TO CHESROWN AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH I'M GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE MY TRUCK DOES THIS ALL THE TIME WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AS BEFORE IT WOULD BE ALMOST HALF A YEAR TO A FEW MONTHS BETWEEN PROBLEMS, NOW IT'S GETTING TO BE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN MAY 2006 AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT THE REDUCE POWER IS G

THE BACK LIGHTING OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST FAILED. NO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, ONE SECOND IT WAS WORKING THE NEXT IT DID NOT. ALL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL APPEAR TO STILL BE WORKING, BUT YOU CANNOT READ THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT NIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE SPEED. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND DETERMINED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THIS MODEL, AND THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ($$$) HAS TO BE REPLACED (YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS). THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2006. I WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING $1,500.00 OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY AND THE BUMPER WAS PUSHED INTO THE PAINTED AREA UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE COLLISION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BEING BURNED UP, NOT ALLOWING CONTACTS TO ENGAGE BRAKE LAMPS. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND HAVE IT INSTALLED AT MY COST. I AM SEEKING FOR CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS THE PERSON'S INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A FAULT OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR SOLENOID FILTERING SCREENS DISLODGING FROM THE PART, THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TIMING TO BE AFFECTED AND MAKES THE ENGINE IDLE ROUGH AND STALL. THIS CAN CREATE AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT IF THE INVOLVED VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

REAR BRAKE GRAB AND PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR

BRAKES SQUEAK AND GRAB AFTER RAIN OR WHEN WET. PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY UPON FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS. I HAVE REFERRED TO THE DEALER THEY SAID RUST BUILDUP ON ROTORS NORMAL CONDITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 COLORADO TRUCK, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING PLACING US IN DANGER FROM THE VEHICLES NEAR US. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. WE WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE ZONE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED. WE ARE NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE HEATED UP AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE ON FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD NOW AND THEN. CHECKED WEBSITE FOR ANY RECALLS ON ENGINE, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEEP THE TRUCK FOR 2 WEEKS, DID MACHINE WORK ON CYLINDER HEAD, COMPUTER SAID ALL CYLINDERS MIS-FIRING. PRINT OUT FROM CHEVROLET SAID 'HEAD REPLACEMENT', WHICH WAS NOT DONE. NOTIFIED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED FILE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP SECOND TIME FOR DROP IN IDLE AND MISFIRE DURING DRIVING. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING BACK IF SAID CONDITION GETS WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE HIS BRAKES CHECKED. UPON HIS ARRIVAL, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE ROTOR ON BOTH BRAKES. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF BOTH BRAKES. THEY REPAIRED BOTH ROTORS WITH NEW ONES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

I HAVE A CHEVY 2006 COLORADO THIS WILL BE THE SIX TIME THAT I THAT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FIX THEY ALL GO OUT TOGETHER THEIRS HAVE BEEN SOME TIMES THAT WE HAD CLOSE CALL THAT WE DIDN'T GET HIT BY THE REAR END IT HAS BEEN REAL SCARY AT THOSE TIMES. *TR

2006 CHEVY COLORADO PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS AND ENGINE STUTTERING. CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAGS SENSOR CAN NOT TELL WHEN HIS WIFE OR DAUGHTER ARE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE STATES THAT THE ENGINE STUTTERS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS DECREASED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND SOMETIMES THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD SUDDENLY SHOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO MOVE; IT WENT A VERY SLOW PACE NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THEY FOUND A FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING. *JB

2006 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND CURRENT OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 06V139000, THERE IS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION WITH THIS TYPE OF GM VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS ITEM REPLACED 6 TIMES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. GM HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LOCAL AND STATE POLICE INFORMING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD A POLICE ESCORT TO THE ALLEN SAMUELS DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. GM NEEDS TO FIX THE ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE SENT LETTERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL DATES WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK CHECKED OUT. AFTER DEALER RAN HISTORY, STATED THAT I NEEDED TO BRING TRUCK IN FOR A HEAD ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS, DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY PUT ENGINE BACK TOGETHER AND GOT IT FIRED BUT WAS LOSING COMPRESSION ON THE #1 CYLINDER. THEN THE ENGINE WAS MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES. AFTER TEARING ENGINE BACK DOWN, THEN NOTICED THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, WHILE THE PISTON WAS GOING IN THE UP POSITION, IT BROKE THE PISTON IN PIECES AND BROKE THE VALVE. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM AS TO WHAT TO DO. GM IS SENDING A NEW ENGINE TO REPLACE THE BLOWN ENGINE. THERE IS ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ENGINE MISS FIRE CODE THAT CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. SYMPTOMS STARTED AT 45,000 MILES. DEALER RESET COMPUTER FIRST TIME WITH NO REPAIRS NEEDED. COMPUTER SHOWED MULTIPLE MISS FIRES THE SECOND TIME. DEALER STATED THIS IS COMMON WITH HIGH MILEAGE COLORADOS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP ON VALVES. DEALER DID CHECK TO ENSURE THERE WAS NOT A BAD COIL. SUGGESTED USING LUCAS FUEL TREATMENT. DID HELP ROUGH IDLE AND POWER. I WAS TOLD NEXT STEP WILL BE TO REPLACE THE HEAD. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS COMPLAINING OF A TERRIBLE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS HORRIBLE FROM 40-55+ MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER HAS SO FAR REPLACED THE 2 FRONT TIRES, REPLACED THE AIR INSIDE THE TIRES, ROTATED THE TIRES AND MOST RECENTLY STATED THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. AFTER THE LAST VISIT, I SAID THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND YOU OR GM ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH THIS TERRIBLE VIBRATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO. I THINK A RECALL IS IN THE CARDS, EITHER TO REPLACE THE ALL THE TIRES OR MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRUCK FRAME, ETC. *TR