2007 Chevrolet Colorado Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. SMELLED GAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. OBSERVED FUEL DRIPPING FROM FRONT OF FUEL TANK. APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM TOP OF TANK AND FLOWING OFF FRONT OF TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FOUL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY; HOWEVER, IT HAD CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000...UPDATED 09/20/16 *BF *CN

[XXX][MAILTO:[XXX]] TO: SAFE CAR. GOV SUBJECT: FIRE HAZARD 2007 CHEVY COLORADO TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO PICK-UP TRUCK, WITH 86,000 MILES. RECENTLY I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE VECHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, I OBSERVED A STREAM OF GAS SPRAYING FROM THE METAL ELBOW COMING OFF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE FUEL LINE. AFTER REMOVING THE GAS TANK, I SAW THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY RUSTED. TO ME, THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD CAUSED BY PREMATURE RUSTING OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE MATTER. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ALERT YOU TO A DESIGN FLAW CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY COLORADO TRUCKS. ON THE PRE-DAWN MORNING OF MAY 9, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 15 MILES TO WORK WHEN I BEGAN SMELLING A VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CAB. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND GASOLINE DRIPPING HEAVILY BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK AND LEFT IT WHERE IT WAS. UPON LATER EXAMINATION, I FOUND WHERE THE PRESSURIZED PLASTIC FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED. THE RUPTURE WAS ON THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK. OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TOP BED OF THE TRUCK WHENEVER THE TRUCK WENT OVER A BUMP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER CHEVY COLORADO TRUCK SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, SOME CAUSING VEHICLE FIRES AND PERSONAL BURN INJURIES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRUCK WILL NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES DUE TO FAULTY PASSLOCK. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND GM SHOULD FIX IT ASAP. GM ACTS AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY AND ONCE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. *JS

MY TRUCK OFTEN TIMES FAILS TO START. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE TRUCK MAY OR MAY NOT START. THE LONGEST I HAVE HAD TO WAIT WAS 30 MINUTES AT NIGHT BEFORE IT HAS STARTED. MY TRUCK STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND DID NOT RESTART. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A CHILD AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR