2005 Chevrolet Colorado

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AS SOON AS THEY WERE ENGAGED. DUE TO THE LOCKING OF THE BRAKES THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO CRASH INTO A DITCH WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED; HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33000. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO 2WD. I HAVE A ABS PROBLEM, THE ABS FAULT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CHECKED CODES GETTING C0035 C0040 C0220. I FOUND BAD WHEEL HUB ON LEFT SIDE. REPLACED HUB AND ABS SENSOR. STILL HAD PROBLEM CHECKED CODES AGAIN,TOLD ME THE RIGHT SIDE ABS SENSOR BAD. I HAD REPLACED HUB AND SENSOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PROBLEM STILL THERE, SPOKE WITH A GM REP. TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FOR ME EXCEPT BRING IT IN AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC SO I DO ALL MY OWN WORK. WITH THIS PROBLEM I HAVE ABS STOPS WHILE DRIVING ON DRY NORMAL SURFACE ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL DART ACROSS THE ROAD AND NOT STOP UNTIL YOU PUMP THE BRAKES . THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY FOR A MONTH. I HAVE 75,550 MILES ON THE TRUCK, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT ONLY DID IT WHEN THE ROADS WHERE WET.NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE ISSUE EXCEPT GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE ISSUE. I HAVE OVER $650.00 TIED UP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK ONLY BECAUSE I DO MY OWN WORK, IF I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WOULD COST ME. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. I BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS BECAUSE THE HUB BEARING AND WHEEL SENSORS ARE RUBBING AGAINST ABS LIGHT WIRE TO CAUSE IT TO TURN ON. AND THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NOT MY PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM WITH HUB BEARING RUBBING MY ABS LIGHT WIRE. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON MY ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THIS CANT BE SAFE THE ABS COMING ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS #PIT3460N ABS LIGHT ON WITH EBCM DTCS C0035 C0040 C0220 AND OR C0221. ABS AND OR BRAKE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AT TIMES. *TR

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN IT IS SANDY,WET,SLIPPERY OUT I GO TO APPLY MY BRAKES IT MAKES A ERRN NOISE AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP FOR 8-10 FT AFTER THAT I HAVE BEEN IN 3 MINOR FENDER BENDERS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS HOW IT WORKS(NOT STOPPING ? ) IS THERE A PLACE I CAN GO TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT. *TR

ON WAY TO WORK, I STARTED BRAKING WHILE SLOWLY COMING TO A RED LIGHT. MY BRAKES DID NOT STOP ME AND I CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE,WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD NONE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR.ALSO NOTICED PULLING TO THE RIGHT....HAD NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AT SEARS(WELL AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AND, THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE REPAIRED, I ASKED THE DEALER SHIP TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY PULLED THE WHEELS AND CHECKED THE BRAKES AND ROAD CHECKED THE TRUCK, THE BRAKING INCIDENT FAILED TO HAPPEN FOR THEM. SO THEY CLAIMED. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER INCIDENCES WHERE THE WHEELS WILL SPIN UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP ON WET ROADS AND ALSO LOCKING UP ON WET ROADS, AND A GRINDING NOISE. DES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IN ORDER FOR GM TO SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT? MY TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES O IT BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT 20,000 MILES( WHICH I HAD DONE AT SEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT) AS THEY WENT COMPLETELY BALD. THESE WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? *TR

PURCHASED 2005 COLORADO WITH 33,000 VEHICLE MAY 2008. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ABS LIGHT FLASHING ON DIC. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT STILL NO RECALL, SOME RESULTING IN CRASHES. SPOKE WITH CHEVROLET YESTERDAY BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THERE HAS TO BE MORE CRASHES OR SOME DEATHS TO GET A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION! THERE IS NOW 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

PURCHASED TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 17,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 26,663 MILES. NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. WHILE ON VACATION, STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE DUE TO A GREEN LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED AGAIN, I PRESSED BRAKES TO STOP. EXPERIENCED A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VERY CLOSE TO A COLLISION. THE ABS LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND "ABS FAULT" BEGAN TO SCROLL. PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, HUSBAND LOOKED AT BRAKES AND COULD SEE NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT A MOMENT LATER AND THE LIGHT AND SCROLLING WERE GONE. TRUCK HAS DONE THIS EVERYTIME IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN. GOT A MECHANIC TO READ THE CODE AND HE SAYS THE ABS SPEED SENSOR ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SITE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SEVERAL GMC TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED? *TR

AFTER RE-LINING REAR BRAKES THEY LOCK UP AND GRAB AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES. RELINING HAS BEEN DONE TWO TIMES BY REPAIR SHOP, SAME CONDITIONS AFTER NOTED MILEAGE. BRAKES ARE EVEN WORSE WHEN IT RAINS OR DURING HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. LOCK UP AND/OR GRABBING TENDS TO CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL ON WET SURFACES. REPAIR SHOP HAS INQUIRED TO MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS CONDITION, MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS, BUT STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY TSB'S OR RECALLS. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, THEY TOO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME CONDITIONS. INCIDENTS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN PREVALENT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR