2006 Chevrolet Colorado Complaint Log

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.

ENGINE HAD A MISFIRE AND WOULD STALL SOMETIMES WHEN YOU MADE A TIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. FOUND OUT IT HAD A BAD VALUE SEAT CAUSING IT TO HAVE THE MISFIRE. GM MESSED AROUND AND WOULDN'T FIX IT. RED OTHER PEOPLE HAD BAD VALUE SEATS TOO. SPENT MY OWN MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

WENT TO DEALERSHIP IN SAN ANGELO TX, DID DIAGNOSTIC FOR ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON DEALERSHIP SAID PROBLEM WAS P0017 (CAM ACTUATOR) DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THE TIME DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IT AS IS. DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND LOOKED IT UP ON BOOK AT AUTO PARTS STORE AND P0017 SAYS THIS "CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION - BANK 1 SENSOR B" WHAT EVER THAT MEANS. BUT NOW I HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS I STILL HAVE THAT AND A FEW MORE CODES I HAVE P0014 EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING OVER - ADVANCED (BANK 1), AND P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTED. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

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

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

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

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

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 GOING TO KICK IN AND SOMEONE WILL BE BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENS AND HIT ME AND KILL ME. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

P0017 CODE , MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN MALFUNCTION. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURCUIT (12V) STEADY DESIGN MALFUNCTION, ACTUATER PART DESIGN MALFUNCTION. HIGH RATE OF SPEED ENGINE REV/OR POWER LOSE. LOW RATE OF SPEED RPM NOT CONSISTENT, UN CONTROLLED REV/POWER LOSE. THE ELECTRONICALLY COMPONENTS POWERING AND MONITORING THE SPECIFIC CURCUIT ARE FAULTY. DESIGN IS CONSISTENTLY AN ISSUE ON 2005-2017 MAKE MODELS. PUBLIC RECORD CAN SHOW THESE ENGINEERING DESIGN FAULTS. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/RH77JBYOZSE , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/OA9AANGCD64 , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/0PKIZKYS2CE , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/DVFMS-DG38U , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/YDFHUE2HAVO .

AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER WE HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED FOR VALVE SYSTEM ISSUE WHICH WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT VIA MAIL. WE BEGAN HAVING THESE STARTING ISSUES THAT MANY OF YOU ARE ALSO DESCRIBING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO DO A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC ON IT WHICH WE COULD NOT AFFORD. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2007 WITH 25000 MILES AND FULL WARRANTEE. BUT DIAGNOSTICS ISN'T PART OF THAT. SO WE HAVE ONLY RECENTLY BEGAN INVESTIGATING TIS ISSUE MORE IN DEPTH, AS WE WERE TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY AN INTAKE ISSUE OR AND EXHAUST ISSUE. ONLY NOW ARE WE SEEING THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO THIS PASSLOCK SECURITY ISSUE THAT MANY OF YOU ARE ALSO MENTIONING. OVER THE YEARS WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS WITH CRANKING YET NO ACTUAL START. WAIT APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND SHE FIRES. IT HAPPENED RANDOMLY AT FIRST. THEN BECAME MORE FREQUENT. AFTER FUELING UP ETC. BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING. NOW IT HAS BECOME ALMOST A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE. AND THE DURATION FOR WAIT TIME IS LENGTHENING TO 20MIN-1/2 HR. ALL THIS TIME I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BELIEVE IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM.... IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM....OTHERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE AS WELL. IS THIS A DEFECT THAT WAS OVERLOOKED OR BLATANTLY IGNORED AND NOT SHARED WITH THE CONSUMERS? IT DOES POSE TO BE VERY UNSAFE IN MULTIPLE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THIS IS AN KNOWN ISSUE, THEN WHY ARE WE HAVING TO LEARN ABOUT IT FROM ONE OWNER TO ANOTHER. BECAUSE NO MECHANICS (DEALERSHIP OR OTHER WISE) HAS EVER MENTIONED THIS AS A POTENTIAL ISSUE.... ALWAYS THE SAME STORY. MUST BE A DIFFERENT ISSUE... ETC. BUT TO REALIZE IT IS A SECURITY FEATURE GONE WHACKY..... I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY OF YOU FEEL.... THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL SAFE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND INFORMATION.... THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START ON OCCASION, OR IN MY CASE SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NOT ONLY IS IT INCONVENIENT, BUT I ASK, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE STALLED WITH THIS VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN OTHER SITUATIONS? I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THE WEATHER CAN DROP TO -30 (F). 10 MINUTES TO WAIT FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET CAN HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. HOW MANY FATALITIES AND INJURIES WILL IT TAKE BEFORE GM AND THE NHTSA ACT? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. OUR TAX DOLLARS BAILED OUT GM, I EXPECT A PRODUCT THAT WILL NOT PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *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

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

REAR BRAKE GRAB AND PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO EXTENDED CAB. THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND STEREO SPEAKERS KEEPS BREAKING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. THE WIRES RUN BETWEEN THE CAB AND REAR DOORS. I HAD IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2008 AND AGAIN IN 2009. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED RIGHT AFTER THE SECOND FIX. I HAVE HAD TO FIX IT MYSELF TWICE SINCE THEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE AIR BAGS ARE INOPERABLE WHEN THE WIRES BREAK. I AM SURE THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS SINCE MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT FIX IT. I WOULD EXPECT CHEVROLET TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD ALSO EXPECT GM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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

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

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

LETTER FROM SENATOR SESSIONS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A PENDING GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY CLAIM ON A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A WINDOW OF AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE WRECKER SERVICE VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOOSE, LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE FORWARD POSITION. GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS WARRANTY CLAIM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WELL WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR. 50,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB

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

WE OWNED A 2005 COLORADO THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LIFTERS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT ALSO SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH, IN MOST CASES WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING PARKED OR IDLING IN TRAFFIC. STEERING AND BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT OUT OF 4WD HIGH WAS TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. AFTER A YEAR LONG BATTLE WITH OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, AND 11 TIMES IN FOR SERVICE, WE TRADED IT IN FOR A 2006 MODEL. TWO WEEKS AFTER WE GOT OUR NEW TRUCK, THE SAME THING WITH THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE HAPPENED WHILE IN LINE AT THE BANK DRIVE-UP ON A SATURDAY MORNING. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE TRUCK IN TO BE LOOKED AT. UPSET, I TOLD HIM THAT WE HAD TAKEN OUR LAST TRUCK IN COUNTLESS TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM COULD NEVER BE "DUPLICATED". WE DID TAKE IT IN AND THEY REPLACED SOME COMPUTER PART OR CHIP BUT IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN SINCE THEN. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY SERIOUS IF WE WERE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED LET ALONE ON A HIGHWAY. CHEVY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WE NEED TO MAKE THEM ADDRESS IT. *TR

FRONT END WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED CAUSING HEAVY WEAR ON INSIDE TIRE TREAD. HAVE HAD TRUCK RE ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED IT IN 2007 AND HAVE REPLACED TIRES AT LEAST 5 TIMES JUST RECENTLY REPLACED AGAIN IM NOW AT 80,000 MILES THIS TIME WENT WITH 31X10.5X15 SEE HOW THIS GOES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COLORADO. STILL PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING BAD VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NERLY TWO WEEKS AGO. THEY SAID THE TIRE TREAD IS WORN AND THE TIRES COULD BLOW AT ANY MINUTE. THE GENERAL AMERI GS60 TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 80,000 MILE WARRANTY YET NO ONE IS STANDING BEHIND THIS WARRANTY. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR GENERAL THEMSELVES. HOW DO I GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? MY TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE... THERE IS NO REASON THESE TWO FRONT TIRES SHOULD BE THE WAY THEY ARE!

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

POWER REDUCED WARNING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 MPH. DEALER IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROBLEM FOR THE FOURTH TIME. UNABLE TO CORRECTLY REPAIR OR FIND PROBLEM. VERY RUDE TREATMENT FROM DEALER. *TR UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

ENGINE LOSES POWER OVER 55MPH AND MISFIRES ON CYLINDER ONE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AFTER LOOKING AT IT AND SAYING NOTHING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED YET. THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I GUESS. *TR

WHILE ADJUSTING THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT THIS SUMMER, I INADVERTENTLY LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW BUTTON ENGAGING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO INTO LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT ON THE BUTTON CAME ON (WHICH IS NOT EASY TO SEE), NO BELL LIKE SEATBELT, DOOR OPEN, KEY IN IGNITION,ETC, CAME ON, AND WHEN I WENT AROUND A CORNER TO PARK, THE TRUCKS FRONT END LOCKED UP. I WAS TOLD THAT WILL HAPPEN IN ALL TRUCKS WHICH ARE IN CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THIS BUTTON CAN EASILY BE PUNCHED BY ANYTHING THAT COMES NEAR THE VENT, OR A PACKAGE THAT BUMPS IT, AND THERE IS NO SIGNAL TO OPERATOR THAT SOMETHING VERY SIGNIFICANT WHICH CAN CAUSE FRONT END TO LOCK UP AS WHEEL ARE TRYING TO TURN TOGETHER (AS DEALER TOLD ME). I FIND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THIS MAY HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY TO A FAMILY WHO SWERVES TO MISS A COLLISION ONLY TO FIND THE 4 WHEEL HAS BEEN UNKNOWINGLY ENGAGED AND THE STEERING IS RENDERED USELESS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS HOW ALL TRUCKS IN ALL MAKES AND MODELS ARE, AND IF I DID NOT LIKE IT, "GO AHEAD AND FILE A COMPLAINT, NOTHING WOULD BE DONE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ON SUCH A MASSIVE RECALL BASIS". MAYBE IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED THE MANUFACTURERS WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT THIS 4 WHEEL DRIVE CHANGE WHICH CAN OCCUR WITH NO NOTICE TO DRIVER TO A BELL OR SOUND WHICH OPERATOR HAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE, MUCH LIKE A KEY BEING IN IGNITION, OR SEATBELTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT 4 WHEELERS DIDN'T WANT A BELL RINGING EVERY TIME THEY PUT THEIR TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL WHEN OFF ROAD. I THINK 4 WHEELERS WOULDN'T MIND THE SAME REMINDER AS MENTIONED ABOVE (BELL SOUND) WHEN ENGAGED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IF IT MEANS IT WOULD PROTECT MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE FROM POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENTS. *TR