There are 3 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT LET THE TRUCK START HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY TIMES. HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING ON 1, 2, & 3 SETTINGS. BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND PLUG WERE BURNT, STARTED A MINOR FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT MAKES A LARGE VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN CAN'T GET IT TO TURN BACK ON.
THE VEHICLE WILL GO FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. I STOP AND PUSH THE BUTTON TO RETURN TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND IT GOES BACK TO 2 WHEEL. I DID NOT DO ANY INPUT WHEN IT CHANGES TO 4 WHEEL SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE MOVING AT 20 TO 30 MPH AND THEN TURNING A CORNER, THE WHEEL STUTTERS, I LOOK AT THE DASH AND IT'S IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, DISRUPTING MANNER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ALSO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE TWO WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.