2005 Chevrolet Colorado

MY 2005 COLORADO BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHEN COLD. ESPECIALLY AFTER SOME MOISTURE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE, I HAVE GOOTEN CLOSE TO GETTIJNG REAR-ENDED WHEN THEY LOCK UP. *TR THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO INVALIDATE MY ABS. THE TRUCK STARTED DOING IT AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED, AND THEY ARE FINE. MY 1993 S-10 DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I EVENTUALLY GOT RID OF THE S-10, BUT NOW I HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS COLORADO. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HELP. HELOP. HELP. HELP.

I AM STATIONED OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND AND ROAD GET VERY SLIPPERY. THERE ARE DEALERSHIPS OVER HERE, BUT THEY DON'T MESS WITH AMERICAN TRUCKS. EVERYTIME I GET GOING, MY ABS KEEPS FAULTING OUT AND THERE IS NO ERROR CODE POPPING UP, BUT YET MY BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT AND I AM WONDERING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN ALL THE BRAKES GO OUT AND I CAN'T STOP OR EVEN INJURE SOMEONE ELSE OR EVEN WORSE MY KIDS. *TR

FAULTY CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID CAUSES LOSS OF POWER AND ROUGH IDLING. COMMON TO 2005-2006 CHEVY COLORADO/GMC CANYONS. THIS FAULT ALSO RELEASES DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. OCCURRED AT 70K MILES ON MY VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. REPLACEMENT OF THE SOLENOID AND AN OIL CHANGE IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE (THAT GM IS AWARE OF SINCE THEY'VE REDESIGNED THE SOLENOID SINCE THIS EDITION). *TR

THE COOLING/HEATING BLOWER FAN SPEED RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS ON THE 2004-2009 CHEVY COLORADO HAS A SHORTING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO HAVE A SMOKE SMELL AND MAY LEAD TO A FIRE IF NOT CHECKED ON. I FOUND MINE AFTER SMELLING SMOKE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STARTED CHECKING WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I FOUND THE FAN SPEED RESISTOR CONNECTOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING HARNESS BURNT AND SLIGHTLY MELTED. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT WANT TO PAY THERE HIGH LABOR COSTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME CHANGING THIS OUT IN THE LAST YEAR AND I FOUND THAT THERE IS A COMMON GROUNDING POINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WALL WHICH OVER TIME BECOMES CORRODED AND MAKES A BAD GROUND MOST LIKELY CAUSING THE SHORTING PROBLEM. IF THIS IS NOT WORTHY OF A RECALL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST HAVE A WARNING NOTICE SENT TO OWNERS SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR IF THIS HAPPENS TO THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CONTACT HIT A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER DUE TO AN INACCURATE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN UPDATED EVOQ 04/26/11 UPDATED 09/13/11 UPDATED 07/12/12. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/30/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE USING THE KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM BEGAN SOUNDING ABNORMALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND WHEN STARTING, THE ALARM CEASED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOCK THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR EXAMINATION OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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.

THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 05 CHEVY COLORADO FAILED THIS WINTER LEAVING ME STRANDED OUT IN THE COLD FOR A HALF HOUR OR MORE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TO RESET IT YOU MUST TURN THE KEY FORWARD AND WAIT TEN MINUTES, THEN REPEAT THAT TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RESET AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START. HOWEVER IT TAKES A SPECIAL TYPE OF SCANNER THAT A DEALERSHIP MUST PLUG INTO THE INTERNET TO RESET THE CODE SO UNLESS YOU PAY A DEALERSHIP TO DO THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO START YOUR CAR (UP TO A HALF HOUR OF TRYING) FOR THE NEXT 100 IGNITION CYCLES. I HAD TO DO THIS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY THIS YEAR IN -10 TO -30 DEGREE WEATHER AND NO CHEVY DEALERSHIP WOULD RESET THE CODE FOR LESS THAN $90. *TR

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.