2005 Chevrolet Colorado owner complaints

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet colorado. The contact received recall notice number 09v310000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch). The manufacturer refused to repair the vehicle due to recall number 06v1390000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch) that was previously repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 20,000. The current mileage was 93,000.

Tl* - the contact took vehicle to dealer for recall 06030 repairs. The contact made an appointment ,and when she went to the dealer, the part had not come in. The dealer told her he would call her when the part arrived, which should have been within seven days. The recalled partwas the brake lamp switch. The vehicle currently has 25,000. The contact did not know if the brake light was presently functioning correctly.*ak

I was driving and someone told me that my brake lights were not working, I got home and checked all the bulbs and fuses, they were all ok. Then searching in the internet at a Chevy colorado site, I found out that there is a problem with the brake light switch. I had notice that the cruise control has not been working for at least 3 months, I had taken the truck in for a check up since, but I see that they failed to notice that the brake lights are not working. *jb

Re: NHTSA action number : pe05065 brake light switch was replaced on my 2005 Chevy colorado after I reported, to the dealership, that none of the brake lights worked and the cruise control would not activate. *jb

My brake light switch failed. No telling how many days I was driving around like this. I don't use cruise control so I didn't notice anything wrong like other people mentioned. West side Chevrolet in katy, tx did the repairs. Not sure of the exact date though. The bad thing is that I drive in stop and go traffic to and from work. There was no way for me to know they were not working other than someone on the highway yelling at me that my brake lights are not working! How am I to tell in the future that they are not working? Maybe next time I will get rear ended???:-0. *nm

Noticed after driving on freeway for a while that small vibration in steering wheel occurred with low cabin rumble. First time the vibration was enough to make me think I had a tire coming apart. What was actually happening is my front brakes had applied themselves slightly and were getting very hot. Upon braking steering wheel shook back and forth very hard. Has been going on since vehicle was new. Is 13 months old now. Dealer has replaced master cylinder, power brake booster, both rotors, brake shoes. Has made no difference, everytime I drive any distance on the freeway the brakes get very hot. I cannot hold my hand on either front wheel but a few seconds. Rotors steam and hiss if I squirt water on them. Is currently in the dealer the fourth time and they don't know what is goin

ABS fault light comes on. The ABS sensor seems to malfunction causing the ABS brakes to pulsate and then fault. This is a known problem on the edmonds forum, but the manufacture has not been any help. I have had both rotors and the ABS sensors replaced twice. The error does not occur all the time. To stop the error, you must pull over, turn the car off and restart the car. The vehicle has had the problem for the last 15,000 miles. I have been told that this is not a safety problem. I have seen reports on the edmonds site of the back brakes freezing and causing accidents. However, it has been reported the chevorlet does not believe it is a big enough problem for a recall. I think that given their is a bulletin board with many chevorlet colorado owners looking for help that shows

ABS fault problem 2005 Chevy colorado. *tr

When we would start the truck in the morning the ABS fault light would come on and when you pushed on the brake it felt like the rotors were warped then the brakes would lock up. In slick conditions the truck would lose control. *tr

In february 2015 my check engine light came on. After several repairs with my local mechanic he was unable to find the problem. I went to greenwood Chevrolet in hubbard, oh, and they reset my computer. However, before I got out of the auto lot, the check engine light reappeared. I returned to the service department and they then diagnosed a bad cylinder head and valves. The service manager reported this has been a problem with this particular engine and my online research revealed that Chevrolet recognized this problem and extended the warranty coverage to 7 years and 100,000 miles. My vehicle only had 87335 miles, but had been in service for 9 years, 7 months. I felt Chevrolet should have covered my repairs under the 100,000 miles extension even though I was over the 7 years. M

Check engine service light repeatedly was occurring; it was fixed by replacing sensors. Third time check engine service appears again this time the factory"heads" in the motor had to be replaced. It always seems to be some ongoing type of default or defect with this vehicle. *tr

About 1 yr. And 1 month after I bought a Chevy colorado, the thing shut off on me. The first time it left me on the side of I-55 and did not want to start. It did though, but the engine light was on, it soon went off. The dealer reprogrammed the computer. It has shut off on me 4 more times. The dealer will not fix the truck b/c it is not storing "codes". Also, the traction control on the truck seems to engadge itself at the oddest of times when there is really no tire slippage and this has me sputtering and jumping while I'm trying to drive in traffic. At first start up, the truck has always made this rattling ping noise out of the muffler. Every time I step out of the truck, I shocks me, I beleive due to the nylon in the fabric seats. The turn signal will only "tick tock" when it wants to

Left power window, power door locks, clock radio, dome light quit working randomly. Dealer cannot duplicate problem. Onstar doesn't work sometimes. Battery seems to go dead if it sits more than 5 days, remote for door locks range is horrible but they say it's normal to have to stand right next to the truck to unlock / lock it. *jb

2005 Chevy colorado. Blower motor failure on lowest 3 of 4 fan settings. Did online research, learned common failure was resistor / connector (melting of wires and connector). Checked mine. It showed signs of overheating (grey plastic turned brown on one of the four pins. Bought new resistor and connector from gm dealer and self-installed. Blower now works on lowest and highest settings only. Called gm hq. They said take it to dealer; no recall or service bulletin out yet. Seems to be a pretty common failure based on web searches. I'm saving receipts in hopes gm issues a recall before someone has an electrical fire. I do have pictures of my failed components I can email to you if you want and I have links to the online information I found related to this issue. The actual failu

I have had the vehicle into the dealer 7 times because it suddenly and on its own shifts into 4h from 2h. Once, this happened at 45 MPH and the vehicle's sudden shifting into 4 wheel drive threw me onto a rocky shoulder. Dealer repeatedly says he cannot do anything about it,because Chevrolet doesn't know what to do about it. Incidents are becoming more frequent. Computers have been reprogrammed, which does not solve the problem. Latest incident delineated below. *nm

Was driving my 2005 Chevy colorado and very tired veered off the county road, hit a utility pole on left side front and truck rolled over air bags never deployed

Cannot open the right door on my 2005 regular cab Chevrolet colorado from the outside. The only way to open the right door is to first open the driver's door, than lay across the front seat, reach around the baby car seat and manually push open the door lock! In case of an emergency where the driver's door cannot be opened in an accident, frozen lock, etc. There would be no way for emergency crews to open the right door! *jb

Vehicle exhibits a rough shimmy or vibration at highway speeds. Some vibration evident at all speeds but worse at 55 or faster. Intensity of vibration varies, sometimes not so bad, other times difficult to control vehicle. Dealer says no problem detected. Vehicle is new 2005 colorado with 850 miles. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that the power steering fluid was leaking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who noticed that the frame was corroded through and was fractured between the bed and cab. The vehicle was repaired. The contact called spritzer Chevrolet amherst (200 n leavitt rd, amherst, oh 44001, (440) 703-6350) and was referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Dt: the contact stated the passenger and rear seat belts tighten as soon as they are put on. They are so tight that there is not enough room for the passenger to turn on the radio. The dealer, where she purchased the vehicle, states it was the way the vehicle was manufactured. Another dealer told the contact it was made that way so that a child safety seat could be put in. She informed him there were airbags, and he then stated she could put a rear facing seat there. No repairs have been made to the vehicle. *ak