2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO Problems & Recalls

Excessive frame corrosion that has caused the bed of the truck to touch the cab which has made me apprehensive to drive it. The truck has ROT holes on the bottom sections of the frame where water collects. The truck is available for inspection upon request at any time. The problem has not been insp...

The vehicle has an electronic issue where it does not recognize the original key to the car. It does not let you start the vehicle. There is a bad sensor in the ignition lock housing unit located where the key is inserted into the vehicle. This issue will nit let the driver start the car and the p...

The drivers-side airbag indicator light remains on. The light warns that the airbag is not working. This is the third time it has happened, first at 89,000 miles, then at 111,000 miles, and now at 133,000 miles. Previous repairs were for broken wires in the wire harness to the extended cab rear door...

Frame is rusted through/broken in same spot on both sides. Bed of truck is flipping up and there is no gap left between the bed of the truck and the cab at the top but there is 1.5 inch gap at bottom of bed/cab. The truck only has 56,000 miles and I have only put 26,000 miles on it since I bought it...

Brake lights will not come on. There is no fuse and lights are new. Many people have reported this as a problem. Has something to do with some switch that the dealer must replace. I have driver nearly 2000 miles this month without any idea the brake lights were not working until I could not get the ...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, DRIVER HAD JUST SAT DOWN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE SMELL OF GUNPOWDER FILLED THE CAB. DRIVER STEPPED OUT AND OPENED THE REAR DOOR WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE SEATBELT WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL AND THE BELT ...

Mileage: 96,150

THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. SOMETIMES THERE'S POWER BUT WON'T CRANK. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE DEALER, AND NO PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE IS UTTERLY UNRELIABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

2011 CHEVY COLORADO. CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *LD *JS

ONE DAY MY VEHICLE STARTED GETTING A LITTLE SHAKE. SO I PULLED IN TO AN OLD WELDING SHOP I USED TO WORK AT. I ASKED MY OLD BOSS IF HE WOULD GET IN THE TRUCK, TO DO A LITTLE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. BASICALLY GUESS WHAT COULD BE WRONG. HE SAID SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT, AND TOLD ME TO JACK UP THE BACK OF T...

Mileage: 144,000

ONE DAY MY VEHICLE STARTED GETTING A LITTLE SHAKE. SO I PULLED IN TO AN OLD WELDING SHOP I USED TO WORK AT. I ASKED MY OLD BOSS IF HE WOULD GET IN THE TRUCK, TO DO A LITTLE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. BASICALLY GUESS WHAT COULD BE WRONG. HE SAID SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT, AND TOLD ME TO JACK UP THE BACK OF T...

Mileage: 144,000

VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 4 BRAKE CONTROL MODULES, THREE OF WERE BURNT OUT BY THE DEALER INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. MY CASE IS NOT ISOLATED AS MANY MANY CHEVY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE LACK OF ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL IS A RECIPE FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO A LACK OF CONTROL AND BRA...

Mileage: 96,000

I THINK THEY NEED CHECK FOR RECALLS ON IGNITION SWITCH FOR 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND 2006-2008 HUMMER

Mileage: 119,000

I THINK THEY NEED CHECK FOR RECALLS ON IGNITION SWITCH FOR 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND 2006-2008 HUMMER

Mileage: 119,000

I THINK THEY NEED CHECK FOR RECALLS ON IGNITION SWITCH FOR 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND 2006-2008 HUMMER

Mileage: 119,000

THEY NEED BE INVESTIGATION ON 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND ALSO ON 2006 HUMMER H3. BOTH VEHICLE WON'T START THEN 20 MIN LATER IT WILL START. HAD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING ELSE IS SHOWING UP.

Mileage: 119,000

THEY NEED BE INVESTIGATION ON 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND ALSO ON 2006 HUMMER H3. BOTH VEHICLE WON'T START THEN 20 MIN LATER IT WILL START. HAD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING ELSE IS SHOWING UP.

Mileage: 119,000

THEY NEED BE INVESTIGATION ON 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND ALSO ON 2006 HUMMER H3. BOTH VEHICLE WON'T START THEN 20 MIN LATER IT WILL START. HAD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING ELSE IS SHOWING UP.

Mileage: 119,000

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK NOT STARTING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I HAVE WENT TO ONE DEALERSHIP THAT COULD NOT HELP ME AFTER AN ENTIRE DAY. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS THAT COULD NOT HELP ME. I HAVE HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TRY TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NEWMAN CHEVROLET (262-421-4807, LOCATED AT 1181 WAUWATOSA RD, CEDARBURG, WI 53012) WHERE THE TE...

Mileage: 54,000

PASSIVE LOCK SENSOR FAILS AND YOU HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO RESTART FOR THE CAR TO START

Mileage: 65,000

MY VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS AS WELL SUFFER FROM A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SAFETY FEATURE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE PASS LOCK FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS A SECURITY LOCK INDICATOR ON THE DASH...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTHSTAR CHEVROLET (400 CENTER ROAD, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065, (518) 371-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT STRETCHED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. A NEW ST...

Mileage: 77,306

IGNITION SWITCH FAULTY

Mileage: 46,230

INLINE IGNITION FUSE KEEPS BLOWING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE WHEN I WAS TURNING, TWO OTHER TIMES WERE WHEN IT WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, ONE TIME AFTER IT JUST STARTED, AND ANOTHER AS I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY. AT TIMES THE TRUCK WILL START WHEN A FUSE IS REPLACED, AT TIMES IT TAKES MULT...

Mileage: 155,000

STARTED SMELLING RAW FUEL. THEN HAD A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK, SPRAYING RAW GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. . FOUND THAT THE FUEL MODULE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. IF I HAD NOT STOPPED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MASSIVE FIRE

Mileage: 95,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE SECURITY LOCK WOULD ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE WIRING HAR...

Mileage: 47,270

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE WIRING HAR...

Mileage: 47,270

THE REAR DOOR ON THE EXTENDED CAB FAILS TO COMPLETELY LATCH ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE IN AND OUT WHEN TRAVELING ON UNEVEN SURFACES.

Mileage: 69,000

BROKEN WIRES INSIDE DRIVERS REAR DOOR AFFECTING THE AIR BAG WARNING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG

Mileage: 40,121

BROKEN WIRES INSIDE DRIVERS REAR DOOR AFFECTING THE AIR BAG WARNING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG

Mileage: 40,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAD SLIGHTLY DETACHED BECAUSE THE SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ...

Mileage: 41,000

WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON STEADY. I WENT TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IT WAS FOR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER. IT WAS IN A FAULT SITUATION. IT WAS GIVING 2 CODES FOR THIS BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT THEY WERE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT HAD 2 BROKEN WIRES I...

Mileage: 55,852

WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON STEADY. I WENT TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IT WAS FOR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER. IT WAS IN A FAULT SITUATION. IT WAS GIVING 2 CODES FOR THIS BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT THEY WERE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT HAD 2 BROKEN WIRES I...

Mileage: 55,852

WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON STEADY. I WENT TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IT WAS FOR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER. IT WAS IN A FAULT SITUATION. IT WAS GIVING 2 CODES FOR THIS BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT THEY WERE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT HAD 2 BROKEN WIRES I...

Mileage: 55,852

15% OF THE TIME MY 2011 CHEVY COLORADO WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT IS COMPLETELY SPORADIC. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, MAKING ME LATE TO WORK. SOMETIMES, I GET ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION, OR TO A GAS STATION AND WHEN I TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WON'T TURN OVER....

Mileage: 55,000

SHIFTING LINKAGE BROKE LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR (DRIVE) AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT AT ALL. THIS FAILURE HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I TURNED MY TRUCK ON AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED THIS IS DUE TO BAD CONNECTORS/ HARNESS FOR THE DOORS ON EXTENDED CABS, THERE SHOULD BE RECALL FOR THIS, I'M NOT THIS FIRST TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, THIS DEEMED UNSAFE AND AIR BAGS CAN DEPLOY OR IF...

Mileage: 110,545

THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER LARGER TRUCK IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HEAD ON, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY TO MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

MY VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM BEGAN TO REPORT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WAS NOT LATCHED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS. I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR AT MY LOCAL GM DEALER (BOB HOOK CHEVROLET, 4144 BARDSTOWN RD., LOUISVILLE KY 40218). HOWEVER, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PART (DRIVER'S SIDE SEA...

Mileage: 33,000

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK WILL NOT START. IT IS GENERALLY WHEN YOU HAVE DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE OR MADE SEVERAL STOPS. WHEN COLD THE ENGINE WILL FIRE RIGHT UP. AFTER A COUPLE SHORT TRIPS, WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE UPON TURNING THE KEY THE DASH WILL GO DEAD. THE ENGINE WILL NOT T...

Mileage: 62,201

FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. THIS SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 05/02/2013. THESE FAILURES COULD CAUSE A REAR END CRASH DUE TO NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. THIS SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 05/02/2013. THESE FAILURES COULD CAUSE A REAR END CRASH DUE TO NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT'S BEEN ON EVER SINCE. NO PRIOR ISSUE WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT TIRES RUB FENDER WELLS AND SWAY BAY. EMPTY OR LOADED, MORE SO WHEN LOADED. THEY RUB THE SWAY BAR SO BAD THAT I CANNOT RUN A HEAVY LUG TIRE. A HEAVY LUG TIRE CAUSES WHEEL LOCKUP WHEN STEERING IS AT FULL LOCK. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. GM DEALER HAS SAID THAT N...

Mileage: 34,000

NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG BUT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE IT HAS COME ON AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE WIRING. UNSAFE AND WILL BE A COSTLY FIX FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO USAGE OF THE REAR DOOR. IT IS AN EXTENDED CAB FOR A REASON! BRAKES ON DRIVERS SIDE GRAB IN THE FRONT. IT SEE...

Mileage: 52,452

NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG BUT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE IT HAS COME ON AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE WIRING. UNSAFE AND WILL BE A COSTLY FIX FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO USAGE OF THE REAR DOOR. IT IS AN EXTENDED CAB FOR A REASON! BRAKES ON DRIVERS SIDE GRAB IN THE FRONT. IT SEE...

Mileage: 52,452

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, SIZE 265/70R/17 AND THE DOT NUMBER WAS APKP495X3812. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE...

Mileage: 20,000

THE STOP LIGHTS WORK INTERMITINLY DUE TO A FAULTY SWITCH. GM HAS TSB'S ON MODELS UP TO 2009 FOR THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT OPPERATABLE BRAKE LIGHTS A REAREND CRASH IS LIKLEY. THIS 2011 VEHICLE IS NOT THE FIRST WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 43,123

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2012 I WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAN, DRY, STRAIGHT, AND LEVEL ROAD AT 35MPH. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR CORNERING. THE ALARM BELL RANG AND THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY INDICATED "TRACTION FAULT, REDUCED POWER, SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM". THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED IT'S ENGINE PO...

Mileage: 5,339

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2012 I WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAN, DRY, STRAIGHT, AND LEVEL ROAD AT 35MPH. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR CORNERING. THE ALARM BELL RANG AND THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY INDICATED "TRACTION FAULT, REDUCED POWER, SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM". THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED IT'S ENGINE PO...

Mileage: 5,339

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT S...

Mileage: 11,814

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH GENERAL GENERAL USA TIRES, SIZE P215/70R16, DOT NUMBER: 4309. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIR...

Mileage: 17,000