2004 Chevrolet Colorado

I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TODAY AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME CAME UP TO MY WINDOW AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NOT EVEN THE CENTER LIGHT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I HAVE NO CRUISE CONTROL. THE BULBS ARE NEW. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM IF THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IT ON THE COLORADO. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY DIRECTED ME TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION ON THE MATTER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE TRUCK FOR $95 BUT THEY WOULD ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE IS THERE IS A RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. *JB

6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO ZQ8 3.5L EXTENDED CAB I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR AS IF THE DOOR WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT WAS SO LOUD I HAD TO TURN MY RADIO OVER HALF VOLUME JUST TO LISTEN TO MY RADIO. I HAD THE TRUCK SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAUSE WAS MISALIGNED. THE B4000 DOOR ASSEMBLY FRONT RIGHT ALIGN 9635 W5 0.30. THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR AND FOR 2 MONTHS THERE WAS NO WIND NOISE. THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING NEEDING ALIGNMENT. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SCREWS COMING LOOSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUSING A METAL BINDING SOUND EVERYTIME I OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. EACH TIME I OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR THE SCREWS ARE LOOSE ENOUGH TO WERE I CAN HAND TIGHTEN THEM. I ALSO HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. A YEAR AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE OUT OF NOWHERE AND NO WARNING MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INVOICE STATES: SCAN COMPUTER CODES P2610 STORED IN PCM. MANDY CODES STORED IN BCM. RAN BULLETIN SEARCH. FOUND PCM FAILURE REPLACE PCM. REPROGRAMS AND CLEAR CODES RECHECK OK. HOWEVER SINCE THE NEW COMPUTER WAS PLACED IN THE TRUCK THE ALARM LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. *NM

AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. ENGAGING REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH POWER AND THEN JUMPS IN REVERSE AS IF TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR MISSING REVERSE GEAR. VEHICLE STRAINS TO SWITCH GEARS TO REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. CSTMER INVOICE: AT TIME VEHICLE LUNGES AND JUMPS IN REVERSE. REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATE. START VEHICLE IDLE 5 MINUTES OR MORE, ENGAGING D GEAR, ENGAGE A/C OPERATION AND THEN ACCELERATING IN 80-95 DEGREE F ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WILL LOOSE TORQUE, RPMS REDLINE WHILE APPLING NORMAL ACCELRATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. VEHICLE STALLS BUT NEVER DIES, COASTED TO NEARBY PARKING LOT AND CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR A WRECKER, TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER CUSTOMER INVOICE: AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN. OPERATING AS DESIGNED. NO CODES. *NM

ODI 10150645, ODI 10150645: 3RD RECURRING PROBLEM. CUSTOMER INVOICE: DRIVERS WINDOW INOPERATIVE, SCREWS BACKED OUT OF WINDOW MOTOR CAUSING IT TO BIND R & R WINDOW MOTOR AND REINSTALLED BOLTS. NOISE GONE AFTER REPAIRS. UPON ENGAGE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, FAILURE TO OPERATE VISIBLE TURN INDICATION. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ALSO INOPERABLE, BULB NOT WORKING. CUSTOMER INVOICE: DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUN LIGHT INOPERATIVE. LF TURN SIGNAL BULB BURNT OUT. REPLACED BULB UPON ENGAGING BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKES EXHIBIT HIGH FREQUENCY SQUEAKING, MORE ON LEFT THAN RIGHT. EXTREME TIRE WEAR IS APPARENT ON THE INSIDES OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. CUSTOMER INVOICE: BRAKES NOISY AT STOPS ALL THE TIME. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF MUD UNDERNEATH. ENGAGING 4WD HIGH, VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN 4WD. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN CONDITION UNTIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OPENED FOR THE WEEK. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BECAME OPERATIONAL INTERMITTENTLY. CUSTOMER INVOICE: AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL, VEHICLE STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ONCE. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME. NO CODES & WORKING AS DESIGNED. ENGAGING A/C & HEATING OPERATION THE AC DIMINISHES BLOWER POWER AND BEGINS BLOWING SMOKE-LIKE COOLANT FROM DASH VENTS. DASHBOARD CONDENSATES EXTENSIVELY. CONDENSATION MUST BE WIPED DRY TO DETER INTERIOR DAMAGE. AFTER RUNNING A/C AT MAXIMUM POWER FOR 20 MINUTES OR LONGER, OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS DISCONTINUE UNTIL VEHICLE IS STARTED 'COLD'. CUSTOMER INVOICE: A/C CUTS OFF AND BLOWS SMOKE OUT OF VENTS ALL THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN. CHECKED PRESSURES. ALL OK, WORKING AS DESIGNED. *NM

RECURRING INCIDENCE OF FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS ON BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PAD INOPERABLE AT INDETERMINATE PERIODS OF TIME. ODI 10150643: RECURRING NARRATIVE COMPLAINT #1 DEALER RESPONSE; DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: LEFT FRONT WINDOW INOP, WINDOW WORKS EVERYTIME, NEVER DUPLICATED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE WITH REMOTE LOCKS WORKING EVERYTIME. WE TRIED. NEVER DUPLICATED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. CD PLAYER/RADIO POWER WILL SHUT ITSELF COMPLETELY OFF. UPON PUSHING POWER KNOB, AND SELECTING CD AUX BUTTON THE CD PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY, EJECT, OR LOAD 6-DISC CD PLAYER. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: SOMETIMES CD PLAYER WILL NOT TAKE OR EJECT CD. CD PLAYER NOT TAKING OR EJECTING CD. FOUND CALIBRATION FOR RADIO. RECALIBRATE RADIO WITH TECH 2. CD WORKING OK NOW. UPON ENGAGING ABS SYSTEM ON DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS THE DRIVER MUST APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WITH EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE, BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE ENGAGED TO THE FLOOR AND PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK WITH RESISTANT AND THEN FAILS TO RESPOND. RESULTING IN CAR TAKING LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TIRES TO LOCK UP WITHOUT SHIFTING POWER TO ALTERNATE TIRE. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: WHEN YOU STOP REAL HARD FEELS LIKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. TEST OPERATION OF BRAKES. OPERATING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME. ADVISE CUSTOMER OF ABS OPERATION NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH BRAKES. DRIVING ON IDEAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND/OR OFF ROAD CONDITIONS, BACK OF BED RATTLES AND LOUD RATTLING NOISE IS OBSERVED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: BED OF TRUCK RATTLES. TEST DROVE FOUND TRAILER HITCH RATTLING. ALSO FRONT LICENSE BRACKET LOOSE AND MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. REMOVE BRACKET AND INSTALL BIGGER PUSH IN TABS. ADJUST HOOD, IT WAS A LITTLE LOOSE AND MAKING NOISE. LUBE HOOD LATCH ALSO. COURTSEY TRANSPORTATION-RENTAL- TOTAL INVOICE... 0.0. *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL BUTTON CONTROL PAD INOPERABLE AT IRREGULAR AND INCONSISTENT INSTANCES. UPON PUSHING DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ELECTRICAL BUTTON, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S BACK, PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, AND PASSENGER BACK SIDE ELECTRICAL KEYPAD WINDOW BUTTONS REMAIN OPERABLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRICAL KEYPAD BUTTONS ARE INOPERABLE. UPON TURNING OFF ENGINE, REMOVING KEY, EXITING VEHICLE, CLOSING ALL DOORS, AND PUSHING THE KEYLESS ENTRY LOCK AND/OR UNLOCK BUTTONS RESULT IN RESPONSE FROM KEYLESS LOCKING MECHANISM. WHEN KEY IS LEFT IN IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING, UPON PRESSING EITHER THE LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OR PRESSING THE KEYLESS ENTRY LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS RESULT IN A DOUBLE "DINGING" SOUND FROM THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY BUT NO OTHER INDICATION IS PRODUCED FROM DASHBOARD. DEALER RESPONSE; CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: OPERATE WINDOW, CHECK CONNECTOR ON SWITCH. WINDOW OPERATES NORMALLY, CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY FOR AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME. NORMAL AND CORRECT OPERATION OF ABS DASHBOARD DISPLAY LIGHT INDETERMINATE. RESULTS IN CUSTOMER CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS RELYING ON CORRECT FUNCTIONING OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: SCAN COMPUTER CODE C0040. RUN FLOW CHART, FOUND RIGHT FRONT HUB AND SENSOR HAD INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND SPEED SENSOR. UPON STARTING VEHICLE TO WARM UP ENGINE IN 40-50 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, INSIDE MANUAL HEAT-DIRECTIONAL KNOB WILL NOT TURN UNLESS EXTREME PRESSURE IS APPLIED. DEALER CUSTOMER COPY INVOICE: COMPARE KNOB OPERATION WITH ANOTHER COLORADO TENSION KNOB IS THE SAME. CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME. TOTAL LABOR... 0.0 TOTAL PARTS... 0.0 TOTAL SUBLET... 0.0 TOTAL G.O.G... 0.0 TOTAL MISC CHG... 0.0 TOTAL MISC DISC... 0.0 TOTAL TAX... 0.0. *NM

I HAVE CHEVY COLORADO TRUCK THAT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT END REALIGNED AT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE DID NOT TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE DID NOT THINK WOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE BUT HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS AN THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE NOT HAD ANY HEAVY LOADS ON THE TRUCK MY WIFE DRIVES IT TO WORK AND HOME EVERY DAY. *NM

A FRIEND WHO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BEHIND ME MADE ME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES TAILGATE ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NOW I KNOW WHY. ALTHOUGH I AM ENTERING DEC 16 05 AS THE INCIDENT DATE, THIS IS THE DATE IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO HOW LONG IT WAS LIKE THIS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 12-19-05 AND I LEFT IT THERE UNTIL THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON 12-20-05 (BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GET ONE FROM ANOTHER DEALER). THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AS TO A RECALL, ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!! I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPEAT AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T GET REAR-ENDED OR END UP DEAD BECAUSE OF A FAULTY SWITCH. I NOW WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT UNTIL A PERMANENT FIX IS RELEASED, WHICH I HOPE IS VERY SOON. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *NM