2004 Chevrolet Colorado

I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO FEB. 11, 2006 WITH 47,262 MILES ON IT FROM THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. IT IS NOW JULY 21, 2006 AND I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP FOR THE 10TH TIME. SO FAR THIS IS WHAT HAS GONE WRONG: HEAD LIGHT SEAL LEAKING, FRONT GRILL MISSING FACTORY CLIPS, AC FAN HOUSING HAS BAD FACTORY MOLD SO THERE IS A "TICKING" WHEN RUNNING THE AC, AC SWITCH RESISTER WENT OUT AND REPLACED THREE WEEKS AGO HAS NOW GONE BAD AGAIN, ROOF BOWS WERE BENT ENOUGH THAT CAUSED THE ROOF SHEET METAL TO POP UP AND DOWN WHEN WINDOWS WERE DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, REAR FOLD DOWN SEATS HAVE JAMMED AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM REAR CAB WALL, B-PILAR TRIM WILL NOT STAY ON, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER AND O2 (OXYGEN) SENSOR TWO MONTHS AGO, AND NOW AS OF THIS DATE, JULY 21, 2006, THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE, YET AFTER CONTACTING THEM BY PHONE, GM DENIES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM GM. 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS Z85 SELECT DIFFERENT VEHICLE 1 RECALL NOTICE THESE RECALL NOTICES MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL VEHICLES. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER FOR MORE DETAILS OR CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236). CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V139000 DATE: 2006-APR-27 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP (CHMSL) IS AFFECTED IN BOTH INSTANCES. ALSO, IF EQUIPPED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ANY TRAILER BRAKE LAMPS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMP WIRING WILL MIMIC THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMPS WHEN EITHER CONDITION OCCURS. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED AND ACCELERATED AS IF IT WAS ENGAGING TO 50 MPH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROHIBIT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS ALSO A SULPHUR SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DISCOVERED TWO TROUBLE CODES ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FIRST WAS A PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. THE SECOND WAS A P1133 FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR SLOW AND SWITCHING CODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM THE PANEL WAS ALSO CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUES HAVE GRADUALLY WORSENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS COASTED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO THE ENGINE FLOODING WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE NUMBER 5 FUEL INJECTOR FAILED, DUMPING FUEL INTO THE OIL. AFTER THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED THERE WAS A ROD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THEIR SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CLOCK IN THE STEREO WOULD NOT KEEP TIME. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU SET IT YOU CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR SO COME BACK AND THE CLOCK HAS THE WRONG TIME IN HOURS. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE "FRONT AND REAR". NOW THE DRIVER SIDE PARK-SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. AFTER YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. ALSO THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE IN SIDE. *NM

2004 COLORADO TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH WHILE GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE. *TS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 TO 15 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER LOOKS AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THAT THE DIC WAS FLASHING REDUCE POWER. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A LITTLE EMISSION PROBLEM IT SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE AN EMISSION PROBLEM BUT A COMPUTER GLITCH. *NM

2004 COLORADO CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHTS WAS INOPERABLE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. *TS ***NAR*** AFTER THE ABOVE REPAIR THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED AGAIN. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TOT HE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE DEALER'S STAFF THAT CORROSION HAD BUILT UP BETWEEN THE CONNECTOR AND SOCKET FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH UNTIL AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FAILED TO EXIST BETWEEN THE TWO. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. *NM