2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO Problems & Recalls
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GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES ...
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while the vehicle was being serviced, the mechanic became aware that the entire subframe was extremely rusted and notified the contact. Additionally, the leaf spring on the driver’s side was also extremely rusted. The subframe was not ...
Mileage: 88,000
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while the vehicle was being serviced, the mechanic became aware that the entire subframe was extremely rusted and notified the contact. Additionally, the leaf spring on the driver’s side was also extremely rusted. The subframe was not ...
Mileage: 88,000
Frame has rusted to the point it is dangerous to drive looking at available date this is a problem on most model Colorado and canyon mine is so bad I will not drive it and it looks like most of them are the same. I do not know satitics but I am sure there have been many injury’s or death. These...
Vehicle caught fire and lost everything
Vehicle caught fire and lost everything
Vehicle caught fire and lost everything
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure m...
Mileage: 114,000
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the sun visor fell down obstructing the driver’s view. Additionally, the contact stated that the frame was not properly aligned which caused loud wind noise to enter the cabin which interfered with hear...
Mileage: 33,000
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the sun visor fell down obstructing the driver’s view. Additionally, the contact stated that the frame was not properly aligned which caused loud wind noise to enter the cabin which interfered with hear...
Mileage: 33,000
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact had taken his vehicle for state inspection and was informed by an inspector that there was significant corrosion on the main undercarriage suspension. The contact was informed by the inspector that due to the severity of the corrosion, the vehi...
Mileage: 46,000
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact had taken his vehicle for state inspection and was informed by an inspector that there was significant corrosion on the main undercarriage suspension. The contact was informed by the inspector that due to the severity of the corrosion, the vehi...
Mileage: 46,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. AFTER 20 MINUTES THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE WAS RE...
Mileage: 135,000
HAS SOME KIND OF SECURTY MALFUNCTION THAT WONT LET ME START TRUCK FO 9 MINUTES
Mileage: 30,000
TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDDLE CAUSING BUCKING, STALLING THEN WILL SUDDENLY RUNS FINE AGAIN CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE IT OCCURS IN DAMP, RAIN WEATHER. ACCORDING TO THE...
Mileage: 53,000
FUEL PUMP LINE CORROSION ON FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED CAUSING MAJOR FUEL LEAKAGE AND EXTREME FIRE HAZARD DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE IN ADDITION TO PERMEATING INSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH TOXIC GAS FUMES.GM REFUSED ANY RECALL.
Mileage: 45,000
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. UNABLE TO START FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES. SECURITY PASSCODE ISSUE
Mileage: 170,000
RUBBER HOOD WEATHER STRIP AT REAR OF HOOD CLOSURE AREA DETACHED, DROPPED DOWN FROM INSUFFICIENT RETENTION CLIP DESIGN, ATOP OF DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CATALYST, AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE GREW QUICKLY AND TRAVELED UP VERTICAL LAYING WEATHER STRIP, MELTED THROUGH PLASTIC PCV HOSES AND CONVOLUTE OVER...
Mileage: 222,228
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN MOTION ON PUBLIC STREETS OR ROADS NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ALONG AND WENT TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL KEPT GOING DOWN UNTIL THE PEDAL STUCK WIDE OPEN AND STUCK FULLY ACCELERATED. I HAVE MANAGED TO AVOID DISASTER BUT THIS IS ALARMING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THI...
Mileage: 143,552
SECURITY PASSCODE ISSUE 2009 CHEVY COLORADO. AT TIMES IT WILL NOT START AND THEN IT WILL TAKE 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO COME BACK ON. ALL THE LIGHTS WORK IN THE CAR AND LOCK SYMBOL FLASHES. THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO RESTART IT BESIDES WAIT THE TEN MINUTES FOR IT TO RESET. NOT ONL...
Mileage: 90,000
COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OCCURRED WHILE MOVING AT 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES WITHIN LAST 48 HOURS WHILE STATIONARY AND TRYING TO START THE TRUCK. I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND FROM BEHIND THE LEFT END OF THE DASHBOARD.
Mileage: 243,222
DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR A TSB - 09V310000 - CONCERNING A FAILED / MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. *JS *JS *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DOES NOT RESIDE IN LOUISANA OR GEORGIA. *TR *JS
Mileage: 79,000
DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR A TSB - 09V310000 - CONCERNING A FAILED / MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. *JS *JS *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DOES NOT RESIDE IN LOUISANA OR GEORGIA. *TR *JS
Mileage: 79,000
ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK MY TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK AND I'M THERE HAVING TO JUMP IT OFFF. I TRIED PUTTING A NEW BATTERY IN BUT IT STILL DOES IT. I DON'T SEE THIS HELPING ME OUT IF I'M HAVING TO RUSH TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OR IF I'M SOMEWHERE AND NEED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO...
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO...
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO...
Mileage: 121,000
GM HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS RANGE OF TRUCKS IN REGARDS TO THE PASS-LOCK ANTI-THEFT MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY THINKS ITS BEING CAR JACKED AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES, LEAVING YOU STRANDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE ...
I HAD MY FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO ON 04/17/2017. FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS WATER IN THE MODULE WHICH CAUSED MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND MY VEHICLE NOT TO START, WHICH IS THE EXACT CONSEQUENCE DESCRIBED IN ...
Mileage: 78,384
WILL NOT START WHEN DASH PADLOCK INDICATOR IS BLINKING. AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES THE INDICATOR WILL STAY SOLID AND VEHICLE WILL START. DOES THIS OFF AND ON EVERY WEEK OR SO. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT CHECK IT OUT AS IT DID NOT OCCUR WHEN I WAS THERE. THEY DO NOT AC...
Mileage: 62,000
VEHICHLE WILL NOT START WHEN PADLOCK DASH INDICATOR IS BLINKING, IF YOU WAIT 10-15 MINUTES PADLOCK DASH INDICATOR WILL STAY STEADY AND VEHICHLE WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON GOING ON 6-8 YEARS NOW. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS WORKI...
Mileage: 60,000
FROM TIME TO TIME TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK. DASH LIGHTS UP WITH A BLINKING LOCK FLASHING. IF YOU WAIT 10 MINUTES WILL START. HAVE HAD IT AT CHEVROLET DEALER AND 3 OTHER REPAIR SHOPS SPENT $600 NEVER FIXED. HAD 50000 MILES ON IT. OTHERWISE RUNS GREAT
Mileage: 37,000
MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NUMBER IS 10967682. THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP ON THE COMPLAINT I FILED EARLIER WITH THE COLORADO NOT STARTING. I HAVE TIME NOW BECAUSE I MISSED ANOTHER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WON'T START. I HAVE NARROWED THE PROBLEM DOWN TO THE TRUCK'S V-PASS OR PASSLOCK SECURITY S...
Mileage: 48,352
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE FOR TEN MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NE...
Mileage: 48,000
SPORADICALLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT START. THEN AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL START. THIS IS NOT A CONSISTENT ISSUE. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME AND ANYPLACE. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. HERE IS A VIDEO OF THIS ISSUE: H...
Mileage: 56,525
MY TRUCK WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. IT MIGHT START FINE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THEN IT WILL NOT START EVERY OTHER DAY OR WEEK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR AND INTERNET RESEARCH, THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER WAITING EITHER 10, 20 OR 30 MINUTES. ...
Mileage: 22,000
TRUCK STARTS FINE EXCEPT ABOUT EVERY MONTH ON AVERAGE I WILL GO TO START TRUCK AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IF I WAIT TEN MINUTES TRUCK STARTS. THIS FIRST STARTED TO HA...
Mileage: 48,000
TRUCK STARTS FINE EXCEPT ABOUT EVERY MONTH ON AVERAGE I WILL GO TO START TRUCK AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IF I WAIT TEN MINUTES TRUCK STARTS. THIS FIRST STARTED TO HA...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST REMAIN PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES IN ORDER TO BECOME OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INITIALL...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST REMAIN PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES IN ORDER TO BECOME OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INITIALL...
Mileage: 60,000
MY COLORADO WOULD NOT START SOMETIMES WHEN WE STOPPED FOR SOMETHING OR WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNINGS AND I MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF IT,AND IT WOULD START LATER ON ,IT WAS GETTING FRIGHTENING AND DISCOURAGING.I TAUGHT TO TRADE IT BUT I LIKE TO KEEP IT BECAUSE I LOVE IT .I WAS CHARGED 400.00 TO GET I...
SOMETIMES WON'T START WITHOUT WAITING 10 MINUTES BECAUSE PASS LOCK LIGHT IS ON SEEMS TO BE BECOMING MORE OFTEN. SEEN ONLINE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL? IT CAN BE DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN ESPECIALLY WHERE I LIVE IN INDIANPOLIS.
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED....
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT JIGGLED THE KEY FOR A WHILE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR....
Mileage: 58,289
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT JIGGLED THE KEY FOR A WHILE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR....
Mileage: 58,289
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START...
STAB SYS TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE FAILURE, YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE, EBCM FAILURE, NO CRANK/NO START FAILURE.
Mileage: 35,000
DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 55 MPH ON INDIANA HIGHWAY 3 WITH CRUISE ON ENGINE DIED AND WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START.COASTED OFF ONTO A COUNTRY ROAD,HAD THE COLORADO TOWED TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP.REPAIR SHOP FOUND A BLOWN 20 AMP IGNITION FUSE, REPLACED FUSE AND ENGINE STARTED UP RAN FINE.REPAIR SHOP COULD ...
Mileage: 80,000
ON DECEMBER 6, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY COLORADO WHEN I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A FEW MINUTES LATER MY PASSENGER TOLD ME TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. IT WAS THE AC BLOWER FAN RESISTOR. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT BUT AFTER ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS TRAVELED THROUGH THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HINGE AND, WITH EXCESSIVE USAGE OF THE DOOR, THE WIRES FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE...
Mileage: 50,000
ON FRIDAY MORNING AT 8:10AM I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK DOWN AUBURN WAY WHEN MY CHEVROLET COLORADO BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING SECONDS LATER I NOTICED SMOKED COMING FROM UNDER MY GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A FEW SECOND S LATER I SAW FLAMES DRIPPING DOWN TO MY FLOOR...
Mileage: 75,000
THE WIRING HARNESS THAT PASSES THROUGH THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OF MY EXTENDED CAB HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT 45K AND MOST RECENTLY AT 54K MILES. BOTH INSTANCES CAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN WIRE IN THE HARNESS (GM PART # 20806141).
Mileage: 54,000
THE TRUCK IS STILL EXPERIENCING "NO-STARTS". I HAVE BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH GM TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, NOW. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM VAN CHEVROLET IN CARROLLTON, TEXAS ON JULY 27, 2009. I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE( RECALL #08411 BEGINNI...
Mileage: 83,499
THE TRUCK IS STILL EXPERIENCING "NO-STARTS". I HAVE BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH GM TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, NOW. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM VAN CHEVROLET IN CARROLLTON, TEXAS ON JULY 27, 2009. I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE( RECALL #08411 BEGINNI...
Mileage: 83,499
THE TRUCK IS STILL EXPERIENCING "NO-STARTS". I HAVE BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH GM TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, NOW. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM VAN CHEVROLET IN CARROLLTON, TEXAS ON JULY 27, 2009. I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE( RECALL #08411 BEGINNI...
Mileage: 83,499
I WENT TO PULL MY TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT WOULD NOT START. A MECHANIC CAME TO MY HOUSE TO LOOK AT IT AND STATED THAT IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. UPON DIGGING INTO THE REPAIRS THE FUEL MODULE HAD WATER IN IT. THE MECHANIC WENT TO O'REILLYS FOR THE PART AND WAS ADVISED OF A RECALL # 08411. I RE...
Mileage: 163,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU...
Mileage: 41,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM FEATURE INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED AND THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...
THE 2009 MODEL CHEVROLET COLORADO WILL NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE INCIDENT DATE AND MILEAGE MAY NOT BE CORRECT, HOWEVER WHEN I FIRST BEGAN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD ALWAYS CALL ON-STAR AND THEY WOULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHILE THE CAR WASN'T OPERATING PROPE...
Mileage: 60,000
THE 2009 MODEL CHEVROLET COLORADO WILL NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE INCIDENT DATE AND MILEAGE MAY NOT BE CORRECT, HOWEVER WHEN I FIRST BEGAN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD ALWAYS CALL ON-STAR AND THEY WOULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHILE THE CAR WASN'T OPERATING PROPE...
Mileage: 60,000
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, I HAVE NOT SCHEDULE SERVICE WITH THE DEALER BUT I AM GOING TO DO IT THIS WEEK, ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON IT? *TR
Mileage: 53,000
MY VEHICLE BROKE DOWN DUE TO KNOWN GM RECALL NO. 08411 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V154000.) AFTER PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT TOWED INTO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS STATED IN THE REMEDY. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 06, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V154000 ...
Mileage: 29,500
NO CRANK, NO START CONDITION CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING (PASS LOCK SENSOR FAILURE) THAT CAN LEAVE OWNER STRANDED. THIS IS WIDESPREAD AMONG GM AND CHEVROLET COLORADO VEHICLES. GM NEEDS TO REDESIGN IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AND PASS LOCK SENSOR TO PREVENT FAILURE AND ISSUE A RECALL. TH...
Mileage: 28,300
NO CRANK/ NO START. THIS IS A WIDESPEREAD AND VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL YEARS CHEVY COLORADOS AND HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHERE THE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK (TURN OVER). THIS CAN BE A PARTICULARLY UNSAFE ISSUE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS IF FOR SOME REASON THE VEHICLE IS STALLED IN TRAFFIC OR LEAVIN...
Mileage: 24,000
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. WITHIN 1 WEEK VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DASH SHOWS SECURITY LOCK FLASHING. VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL IT IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, TAKES APPROX. 10 TO 15 MINUTES. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS, ON OCCASION HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN SAME DAY OR 2 D...
Mileage: 76,371
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. WITHIN 1 WEEK VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DASH SHOWS SECURITY LOCK FLASHING. VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL IT IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, TAKES APPROX. 10 TO 15 MINUTES. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS, ON OCCASION HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN SAME DAY OR 2 D...
Mileage: 76,371
THIS VEHICLE "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY ATTEMPT TO START. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IN THE "ON" POSITION. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES, THE PASS LOCK LIGHT WILL GO OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. SOMETIMES I...
Mileage: 88,150
THIS VEHICLE "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY ATTEMPT TO START. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IN THE "ON" POSITION. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES, THE PASS LOCK LIGHT WILL GO OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. SOMETIMES I...
Mileage: 88,150
THIS VEHICLE "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY ATTEMPT TO START. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IN THE "ON" POSITION. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES, THE PASS LOCK LIGHT WILL GO OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. SOMETIMES I...
Mileage: 88,200
THIS VEHICLE "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY ATTEMPT TO START. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IN THE "ON" POSITION. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES, THE PASS LOCK LIGHT WILL GO OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. SOMETIMES I...
Mileage: 88,200
TRAVELING ON A DARK COLD NIGHT WHEN VEHICLE CODED SERVICE ENGINE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON WE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS BRAKES LIGHTS NO WIPERS NO HEAT OR AIR AND UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE GIT OFF THE SIDE IF ROAD BEFORE ANY COLLISON. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANYTHING TO COME ...
Mileage: 40,000
TRAVELING ON A DARK COLD NIGHT WHEN VEHICLE CODED SERVICE ENGINE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON WE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS BRAKES LIGHTS NO WIPERS NO HEAT OR AIR AND UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE GIT OFF THE SIDE IF ROAD BEFORE ANY COLLISON. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANYTHING TO COME ...
Mileage: 40,000
TRAVELING ON A DARK COLD NIGHT WHEN VEHICLE CODED SERVICE ENGINE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON WE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS BRAKES LIGHTS NO WIPERS NO HEAT OR AIR AND UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE GIT OFF THE SIDE IF ROAD BEFORE ANY COLLISON. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANYTHING TO COME ...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO A PASS LOCK FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, IT WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING TWENTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITC...
Mileage: 20,000
FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE SENT A CODE INDICATING AN OPEN CIRCUIT. GM HAS A RECALL BUT OF COURSE MINE IS NOT PART OF IT. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. COST $320 TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 53,787
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN HOOKED THE TRUCK TO S DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT READ IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTIVE. THE TRUCK IS STILL DRIVE ABLE. *TR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN HOOKED THE TRUCK TO S DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT READ IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTIVE. THE TRUCK IS STILL DRIVE ABLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE FAILURE SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RECURRED. THE VEHIC...
THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS NOT SEATED IN ITS CLAMP/FITTING ALLOWING THE METAL LINE TO CONTACT/RUB THE STEEL FRAME WHEREBY A HOLE WAS WORN THROUGH TUBING. THIS CAUSED A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK WHEREBY THE LEAKED FLUID WAS BEING SPRAYED ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS M...
Mileage: 58,452
VEHICLE WILL NOT START , CRANK OVER , NOTHING ,MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IGNITION TO CLEAR IN ORDER TO START . CONDITION HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *TR
Mileage: 46,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REP...
Mileage: 40,000
NO INCIDENT BUT WANTED TO REPORT POTENTIAL HAZARDS: I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COLORADO AND HAVE A COUPLE SAFETY COMPLAINTS. TIRE CHANGING- THIS VEHICLE IS VERY STRANGE AND UNSAFE TO ME WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE A TIRE. - THE TOP OF THE JACK IS BARELY CONCAVE(YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY) AND A LARGE ROUN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND JERK SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKI...
Mileage: 22,000
FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2009 COLORADO IN DECEMBER OF 2010, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENGINE DOESN'T EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER. THE DASH TELLS ME THAT THE IGNITION IS IN THE LOCK POSITION WHEN IT CLEARLY ISN'T. I EVEN TRIED USING THE SPARE KEY IN CASE THE KEY ITSELF...
Mileage: 36,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE IMPACT FORCED THE CONTACT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING INJURY TO THE CHEST. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MI...
Mileage: 18,500
ON SATURDAY OCT 24 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH 1863 MILES ON IT ON THE HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WIFE AND I FELT A SHUDDER IN THE TRUCK I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WIND ABOUT A MILE FURTHER WE FELT A EXPLOSION UNDER THE TRUCK SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK ...
Mileage: 1,863