2004 Chevrolet Colorado

I RECENTLY TOOK MY CHEVROLET COLORADO IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THIS WAS COMMON FOR A COLORADO. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED AND ASKED TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK THAT I NEEDED TO SEE. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS TAKEN OUT TO SEE MY TRUCK ON A LIFT AND SHOWN A FRAME THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER POKED A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE FRAME CAUSING PIECES OF RUST TO FALL TO THE FLOOR EXPOSING A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I WAS ALSO SHOWN WHERE THE FRAME WAS CRACKED RIGHT UNDER THE GAS TANK. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT FOUND THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. ALL IN THIS PAST YEAR A THE SAME DEALERSHIP, I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS WITH NO MENTION ABOUT MY RUSTED FRAME. THEY BLAMED THE RUSTED FRAME ON THE SALT BRINE USED ON MAINE ROADS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS. WHEN I ASKED WHY CHEVROLET DIDN'T BUILT FRAMES TO BETTER RESIST THE SALT BRINE THEY OFFERED NO ANSWER. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE CAR SHOPS WHERE THEY REPORTED THEY SEE THIS FREQUENTLY AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS EITHER SELL MY TRUCK FOR PARTS OR REPLACE THE FRAME WHICH WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $15,000. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY TRUCK IS AN ANOMALY AND WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS ALMOST NEW LIKE MY TRUCK DOES BUT HAS A ROTTED FRAME. TOYOTA RECALLED THEIR TOKOMA TRUCKS DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM HOPEFUL SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. OTHER THAN THE ROTTED FRAME ON MY TRUCK THE REST OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS PRETTY MUCH PRISTINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-65 MPH WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND RESETTING THE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVES WERE STRAINING AND ALL FIVE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE INTAKE VALVES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VECH. ONCE IT GOES UNDER 10MPH IT WILL STALL OUT. I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN N AND RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. EVER SINCE IT ABOUT 40-45,000 MILES...I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT HAS A FAULTY COIL SYSTEM AND CHEVY DOES KNOW ABOUT IT BUT WHEN THEY CHOOSE TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE IS THERE CHOICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE, HOWEVER; NO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID WAS FOUND. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HIM $75.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION FROM GM CORP STATING NO COST FOR THE DEFECT. UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS HAD REPEATED A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE AT ALL WHILE DRIVING. IN ALL CASES THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMING UP FROM A COMPLETE COLD START IN THE MORNING. WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO IDLE SPEED AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES NOW AND CAN NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE NO CODES SET IN THE COMPUTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. THE PROBLEM WILL CLEAR ITSELF AFTER 20 TO 30 SECONDS AND MAY NOT OCCUR AGAIN FOR WEEKS. *TR