2005 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL. A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. IN 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,244 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,258.

THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR PACK FOR THE HVAC BURNS AND IS MELTED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ELECTRICAL HVAC PROBLEM. IT IS A GROUNDING PROBLEM, AND CAUSES ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS, BLINKERS, AND STOP LIGHTS ALL STOPPED WORKING ON MY TRUCK. MOST OF THE DASH WOULD GO OUT INTERMITLY. THE AUX PLUGS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY, WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR PACK TWICE. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE GMC CANYON, AND THE ISUZU I-280 PICK-UP TRUCKS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO TURN SIGNALS, FIRE/SMOKE IN THE CAB, ETC. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DURING ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V139000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. SINCE REPLACEMENT (APPROX. 10,000 MILES) BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE MALFUNCTIONED. THIS LEFT DRIVER WITHOUT OPERABLE BRAKE LIGHTS. DRIVER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY AT COST, BECAUSE THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ONCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING, BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE BRAKES LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89842.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) IN JULY, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN NEED OF THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.