2004 Chevrolet Colorado

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATES THAT GM SPECIFIES A FRONT END ALIGNMENT CAN GO ON A CAMBER FROM 0.5 NEGATIVE TO .5 POSITIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP ONE SIDE WAS .2 NEGATIVE THE OTHER SIDE .3 NEGATIVE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHERE TO A POINT WHERE THIS COULD BLOW OUT A TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS TELLING HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN A FEW WEEKS AGO. GM REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER, AND THE TECHNICIAN PUT THE VEHICLE ON ALIGNMENT MACHINE AND THEY SET UP ALL THE DIAGONALS. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HIM IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DAMAGED HIS TIRES, BUT HE HAD A LOAD ON HIS VEHICLE. THE LOAD AND THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN POOR HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. THEY KEPT TELLING HIM THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF LACK OF TIRE ROTATION. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PROBLEM. DAMAGE JUST OCCURRED TO THE TWO FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS POOR FRONT END SPECIFICATION WITH A LOAD ON THE VEHICLE. HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT STARTS SHAKING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES THIS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. BUT AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE CAME OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISALIGNED. SHE HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE AT HER EXPENSE. THE FIRST TIRE TO BLOW OUT WAS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ON 6-11-05 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, GOING UPHILL. THE SECOND TIME TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. SHE SAID THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS FLOATING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD HER THE CAR CAME OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISALIGNED. THEY REPLACED ANOTHER TIRE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE FIRST TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. SHE IS STILL WAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. THEY TOLD HER THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP'S EXPENSE. ALSO ON 6-6-05 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED VALVE SPRINGS, PER BULLETIN. THE FRONT AXLE SEALS AND FRONT SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS. THIS SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 6-23 AND 6-24-05. ON 6-29-05 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHE SAYS THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING. SHE TOOK IT BACK IN 7-7-05 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A BRACKET FOR THE SQUEALING BELT. ON 7-13-05 SHE TOOK IT FOR A SIX MILE ROUND TRIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. SHE TOOK IT BACK ON 7-14-05. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT WITH THE GM ENGINEERS. *AK

DT: CHEVROLET COLORAD 2004. THE CRUISE CONTROL PICKS UP SEVERAL MILES GOING UP A HILL, GOING DOWN HILL IT JUMPS. IT WILL KICK IN REAL FAST SOMETIMES. THE VEHICLE REVVED IN PARK POSITION APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLOW DOWN IT STARTED TO MISS VERY BADLY. IT WAS LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. THE DEALER SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER AND WITH THE CRANK. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

THIS 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, 2 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR 265/75R/15. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROAD TESTED PER THE NOVEMBER 2004 BULLETIN FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH MULTIPLE BALANCES, ETC. THERE IS ABNORMAL WEAR OF THE TIRES. PURCHASE DATE 9/27/04. BEGINNING OF PROBLEM 11/22/04, AT ABOUT 2300 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING WITH DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE NEW TIRES WEAR IN A LITTLE BIT.

DT: THE TIRES WOBBLE ON THE VEHICLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE VIBRATE. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 TIRES PUT ON THIS TRUCK SINCE 9-27-04. THE TRUCK ALSO FISHTAILS ON THESE TIRES WHEN THE SPEED IS 50 AND OVER. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND KEEP REPLACING THE TIRES. GM HAS INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THESE GENERAL TIRES, GENERAL AMERITRAC TR ARE THE ONLY TIRES THAT ARE SHOWING WEAR ON THE INSIDE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON ALL FOUR LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE EXTRA TIME FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS A Z-71 SUSPENSION. THE CORRECTION: THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS CHANGING OUT THE TIRES AND GM HAS SUPPLIED A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE. THE TIRE ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR. TIRE SIZE 265/75R15.