2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO Electrical System Problems

One day, after I turned my truck off, I noticed that my taillights and overhead cargo light remained on. Key was out, truck was off, but the lights stayed on. So for the time being, I disconnected the battery. I brought it to a mechanic, who ran the codes that came back that the rear driver turn signal was high, the rear passenger turn signal was high, and the overhead cargo light was high. He checked the entire truck for a short, replaced the taillights, replaced the fuse box, replaced the body control module, and numerous other attempts at a repair, with no success. I was without a vehicle for many months, since I can't afford the absurd prices of the current vehicle market and was hopeful it could be fixed. Reading through some other complaints/online threads, this seems like a fairly common problem with these vehicles. Electrical issues that affect my ability to use a turn signal are a huge safety concern and this needs to be addressed.

Ignition safety module known as pass lock security. This causes my vehicle not to start and give a code and a light on the dash for the Pass Lock security. The vehicle was fine then I went into a store came out and put the key in the ignition, the lights on the dash came on but it would not crank. This is very hazardous cause It could happen while you’re driving anytime, which could cause the vehicle to go into security mode and turn vehicle off making it very dangerous for passengers in vehicle. This is a problem with other Chevy Colorado's when I research this problem.

Body Control Module, BCM. Controls everything. Air bag can deploy, breaks can lock up. Mine, the hazards were staying on. Chevy Dealer says they are on National Back Order and GM is canceling those orders after so long placed. “We can get you one from a junk yard for $350 but GM won’t let us properly program them with correct codes, and so many times they won’t take, and I can’t return the part”. My response to GM already and to Congressman Westerman, BBB, and the WH. A part such as the on board computer, SAFETY first, should never come from a junk yard and if GM doesn’t want to supply the part AS we all know they need them for newer cars right now….. You, the NHTSB and all of us are in danger. There is an expiration date on our cars, but we’re not being told. A computer that controls EVERYTHING in a vehicle is more important than a safety belt. Me not wearing it kills me. Me being told by the dealer I could leave my fuses out and put my arm out the window. Boy I hate being a retired SGM, cause I ain’t allowed to put my boot in a six.

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 2 HEATER BLOWER RESISTORS DUE TO A MELTDOWN, THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE PUT ON A RECALL NOTICE. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME .

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, DOOR CHIME, AND RADIO DID NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAYSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (2032 S ELLIOTT AVE, AURORA, MO 65605) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES RUNNING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

IDLE CONTROL VIA ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY RAISES RPM VERY HIGH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE DURING COASTING OR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WITH THE KEY IS THE ONLY ACTION THAT HAS RESULTED IN A CESSATION OF EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SYMPTOM IS GONE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THIS BEHAVIOR IS ERRATIC AND INCONSISTENT, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE DURING DIAGNOSIS. ALL TESTING AND INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WIRING HARNESS, CONNECTORS, AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPUTER HAS SHOWN NO DEFECT OR INDICATION THAT A WIRING FAULT, DIRTY THROTTLE BODY, OR OTHER "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM IS THE CAUSE OF THIS INTERMITTENT REVVING AT IDLE. THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 9TH 2017. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, ON AVERAGE ONCE A MONTH IN FREQUENCY.

Mileage: 182,500

VEHICLES BCM-BODY CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE OR THE SYSTEM IN ITS SELF IS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLES WILL NOT START OR MAY SHUT OFF AT RANDOM FROM TIME TO TIME. SCAN TOOLS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS THE BCM. SO REPAIRS MADE MAY MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT A COUPLE HOURS/DAYS/WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM WILL DISGUISE IT SELF AS SOMETHING ELSE OR EVEN COME BACK AS THE SAME PROBLEM. I MYSELF WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STARTER AND HEY IT WORKED, UNTIL 3 HOURS LATER. THEN TOLD THE IGNITION PASSLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE, GOT IT FIXED UNTIL 1 HOUR LATER. NOW I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO WHAT CONTROLS THE WHOLE SYSTEM, THE BCM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB FORUMS, I DONT KNOW IF ANY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. SO I FIGURED I WOULD START. I HAVE THIS SYSTEM EFFECTS 2004-2012 MODELS OF CHEVY COLORADO, GMC CANYON AND HUMMER H3.

Mileage: 217,000

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2014 WITH ONLY 86000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE BRAND NEW KEY CUT AND PROGRAMMED WHEN I PURCHASED IT. STARTING IN JULY OF 2016 I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT NOT STARTING AND CUTTING OUT. NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT IS THE THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING IT TO START. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER MANY DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES. SOME NEARLY CAUSING WRECKS, STRANDING PEOPLE WITH KIDS , ETC. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE BEEN LET GO FOR SO LONG. DOES GM NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CHEVY RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. WE GOT RID OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING.

Mileage: 95,000

DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOT ALWAYS COMING ON AT NIGHT ONLY ODOMETER LIGHTS UP.

Mileage: 22

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I THINK IT IS A BROKEN WIRE IN THE REAR DOOR.

Mileage: 85,000

PROBLEM # 1: HAD TO REPLACE THE HVAC RESISTOR AND ITS WIRING HARNESS. RESISTOR PLUG AND THE HARNESS PLUG WAS BURNED AND MELTED...FIRE HAZARD! THIS SAFETY HAZARD COULD HAVE BURNED UP MY VEHICLE. PROBLEM #2: THE ABS WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS (EVERY DAY OR SO) THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE. THE FAULT OCCURS ONCE THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD FROM THE PARKED POSITION.

Mileage: 182,000

THE IGNITION KEY HAS TWICE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THE KEY ITSELF SEEMS TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. I ASSUME THAT THE KEY WEARS OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH BOTH TIMES AND HAVE A NEW KEY MADE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 98,000

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NO LESS THAN 4 RESISTORS AND CONNECTORS DUE TO MELTING AND BURNED CONNECTIONS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE A SINGLE FUSE. MY HVAC IS ONCE AGAIN INOPERABLE AND I HAVE OPENED AND INSPECTED EACH CONNECTION POINT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE CONNECTORS TO BE BURNED OR MELTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FLAGGED BY THE NHSTA IN THE HUMMER H3 VEHICLES WHICH USE THE SAME HVAC SYSTEM. THE CHEVROLET/GMC/ISUZU COLORADO/CANYON (GMT355) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON THESE CONNECTIONS SHOULD GET HOT ENOUGH TO BUBBLE AND BURN PLASTIC BEFORE BURNING OUT A FUSE. I CAN PROVIDE IMAGES UPON REQUEST. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A FAILED CONNECTOR IN THE HVAC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION. I HAVE SET THE "FIRE" FLAG ON THIS REPORT AS THERE HAS BEEN EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FIRES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 22,000

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT BACON CHEVROLET IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. I AM STILL GETTING LETTERS TO THE EFFECT THAT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I PERSONALLY SAW NEW PART ON VEHICLE.

Mileage: 141,025

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS COVERED TWICE UNDER A RECALL. SWITCHES ONLY LAST 1.5-2 YEARS. THERE IS NO WARNING OR DASH LIGHT WHEN THEY GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE. HAPPENED AGAIN APRIL 13, 2015. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHEN I FOUND OUT IN TRAFFIC. I KNEW IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH AGAIN AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED. THE DEALER CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT. THEY REFUSED. THE DEALER GAVE ME A DISCOUNT AS THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE AND CHARGED ME $87 TO CHANGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO PAY. HE GAVE ME THIS NUMBER TO CALL BUT THAT WAS NO USE AS THEY REFUSED LAST TIME. 800-222-1020. MOST CONCERNING TO ME IS THE LACK OF CONCERN BY GM TO FIX A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE IN THE BRAKE AND LIGHT SYSTEM. SOMEONE PROBABLY HAS OR WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE FIX AND AT A MINIMUM CONTINUE COVERING FAILURES UNDER WARRANTY. NOT FIXING THE DESIGN PROBLEM THEN MAKING MONEY CHARGING PEOPLE IS NOT RIGHT. THE DEALER WHO DID THE WORK LAST TIME IS FIVE STAR CHEVY IN DALLAS, TX. CRAIG GREENE WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO TRIED TO HELP ME WITH GM IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT HIM. DEALER TRIED BUT GM DID NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 39,994

EVERYDAY NOW WHEN I TRY TO START THE TRUCK IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START, WAIT 15 MINUTES THEN IT WILL START. TODAY WHEN I TRIED IT THE FIRST TIME IT TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START SO WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AT THE KEY IT STOPPED THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 SECS. THE STARTER TURNED THE ENGINE OVER WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH IT THEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECS THEN TRIED TO START ON ITS OWN AGAIN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE KEY, IT DID THIS START SEQUENCE 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TERRIBLY DEFECTIVE AS REPORTED BY ALL THE REPORTS ONLINE AND I BELIEVE MY PROBLEMS ARE A RESULT OF THIS SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE FAN SPEED FOR THE HEAT AND A/C QUIT WORKING. THE FAN ONLY WORKS WHEN THE IT IS SET ON HIGH. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE WIRING IN THE DOOR BREAKS. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING IF YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THEY WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND COMPLAINT, THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AT WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE FAN MOTOR. THE FAN WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I UNPLUGGED THE FAN AND NOTICED THE PLUG WAS BURNT. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND. IT APPEARED THE ELECTRICAL FIRE CONTINUED DOWN THE PLASTIC PLUG TO WHERE THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR INCIDENT IF I DIDN'T NOTICE IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH COLORADO TRUCKS ONLINE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY DASH LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLICKER AS IF THERE IS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 73,060

THE IGNITION WILL NOT START AT FIRST. IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. ONCE THE IGNITION DOES CAUSE THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AS THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF (AS IF THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN). THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING ACTIVITIES, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS WHICH LUCKILY HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY CRASHES TO DATE, BUT MAY VERY WELL RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL ONE SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO OCCUR. ENGINE HAS BEEN TESTED AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECK OUT, EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH -WILL- HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 122,652

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

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

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

Mileage: 117,000

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

Mileage: 92,530

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

Mileage: 11,000

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

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 111,234

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

Mileage: 87,000

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

Mileage: 520

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

Mileage: 176,000

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

Mileage: 89,000

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

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

Mileage: 77,000

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

Mileage: 79,850

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

Mileage: 126,000

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

Mileage: 48,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 96,000

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

Mileage: 72,348

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

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 116,065

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

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

Mileage: 104,468

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

Mileage: 96,000

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.

Mileage: 96,000

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

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.

Mileage: 70,600

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

Mileage: 40,300

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.

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 77,000

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

Mileage: 44,900

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

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

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 78,525

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

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

Mileage: 44,250

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

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

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

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 36,000

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

Mileage: 98,593

BLOWER FAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ON SETTINGS 1,2 AND 3, WILL ONLY WORK ON SETTING 4. REPLACED RESISTER 1ST FROM DEALER, THE CLIMATE SWITCH PANEL. FINALLY THE FAN WOULDN'T RUN @ ALL, TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED WIRING HARNESS & FAN MOTOR. TOOK ABOUT A YEAR TO GET TRUCK FULLY REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

BLOWER FAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. OCASSIONAL SMELL OF BURNT WIRES. FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ON SETTINGS 1,2 AND 3, WILL ONLY WORK ON SETTING 4. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CHEVY COLORADOS THAT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2004 COLORADO HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START WHEN IGNITION KEY IS FIRST TURNED TO START POSITION. BY TURNING THE KEY OFF AND THAN ON AGAIN IT WILL START. IT DOES THIS ONCE IN WHILE, BUT ALWAYS SEEMS TO START THE SECOND OR THIRD TURN OF THE KEY TO THE START POSITION. TWICE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL AND I HAD TO LET IT SIT FOR TEN MINUTES OR SO, THAN TRY AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME IT STARTED. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

VEHICLE SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. ONCE IT HAPPENS, LET SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND IT WILL THEN START. TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE PASSLOCK (SECURITY) SYSTEM. CHECKED INTERNET, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER GM VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, HOWEVER IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WASN'T A BIG PROBLEM. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNLOCK MY TRUCK USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND WHEN I AM IN THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. WHEN DRIVING, AFTER ACCELERATING OVER 20 MPH, THE DOORS USE TO LOCK THEMSELVES, BUT NOW THEY DO NOT. NORMALLY WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK, ALL THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. THIS HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING. I AM SCARED TO KEEP ANYTHING IN MY TRUCK AND FEAR THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH OTHER COLORADO'S? IT SEEMS LIKE SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK (AND IN MANY OTHER CHEVY'S, APPARENTLY) WILL PREVENT THE CAR FROM STARTING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT FREQUENTLY. *TR

THE FIRST AND ONGOING PROBLEM GRINDING IN FRONT LEFT, DRIVER, SIDE WHEEL AREA. MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THEY STARTED OUT CHANGING THE WHOLE FRONT END, ALONG WITH ALIGNMENTS, AFTER SOME ADJUSTING THE PROBLEM WILL SEEM TO GO AWAY ONLY TO RETURN WITH IN 2 MONTHS SECOND, TIRES WORN FROM INSIDE OUT ALIGNMENT, NEW TIRES, I WAS TOLD ONE REASON WAS THE TRUCK WAS DIRTY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A REASON FOR TIRE WEAR. NEW TIRES SAME PROBLEM. THIRD, TRUCK NOT ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THIS IS ON GOING, WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN MANY TIMES, THE MODULAR FOR THE 2-4H-4L DRIVE WAS CHANGED, STILL HAVE PROBLEM, THEY CLAIM CAN NOT FIX IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH THEM,, I VIDEO TAPED IT, THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT VIDEO. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS TO THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GROWING. AND STILL NO ANSWER TO THIS OR OTHER PROBLEMS, THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TOOK BACK THE TRUCK AND REPLACED IT, IF THEY CAN NOT BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 15

THE CHEVY COLORADO EXTENDED CAB MODEL HAS A HISTORY OF THE WIRE BREAKING IN THE SAME LOCATION CAUSING THE AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. I BELIEVE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT MAY NOT ACTIVATE THE SRS IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT. THE WIRE IN QUESTION IS LOCATED INSIDE A RUBBER BOOT BETWEEN THE REAR DOORS AND THE MAIN CAB BODY. IT SEEMS IF YOU USE THE REAR DOORS IT WILL DEVELOP A BROKEN WIRE. *JB

Mileage: 49,495

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

Mileage: 59,892

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

Mileage: 39,150

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

Mileage: 26,800

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

Mileage: 24,649

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 ENGINE IN 40-50 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, INSIDE MANUAL HEAT-DIRECTIONAL KNOB WILL NOT TURN UNLESS EXTREME PRESSURE IS APPLIED. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: COMPARE KNOB OPERATION WITH ANOTHER COLORADO TENSION KNOB IS THE SAME. CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME. TOTAL LABOR... 0.0 TOTAL PARTS... 0.0 TOTAL SUBLET... 0.0 TOTAL G.O.G... 0.0 TOTAL MISC CHG... 0.0 TOTAL MISC DISC... 0.0 TOTAL TAX... 0.0. *NM

Mileage: 12,570

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 OFF ROAD CONDITIONS, BACK OF BED RATTLES AND LOUD RATTLING NOISE IS OBSERVED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: BED OF TRUCK RATTLES. TEST DROVE FOUND TRAILER HITCH RATTLING. ALSO FRONT LICENSE BRACKET LOOSE AND MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. REMOVE BRACKET AND INSTALL BIGGER PUSH IN TABS. ADJUST HOOD, IT WAS A LITTLE LOOSE AND MAKING NOISE. LUBE HOOD LATCH ALSO. COURTSEY TRANSPORTATION-RENTAL- TOTAL INVOICE... 0.0. *NM

Mileage: 13,742

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 VENTS ALL THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN. CHECKED PRESSURES. ALL OK, WORKING AS DESIGNED. *NM

Mileage: 25,615

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

Mileage: 12,120

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

Mileage: 26,000

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

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

Mileage: 50

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

Mileage: 4,000

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

Mileage: 23,600

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