2005 Chevrolet Colorado

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END WOBBLED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THE FRONT END SHOULD BE ALIGNED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE BALD. THE DEALER MADE CORRECTIONS BASED ON A SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AT NO CHARGE. *NM

ON OR AROUND MARCH 21, I WAS DRIVING MY 05 COLORADO TO WORK. WHEN I ALMOST ARRIVED I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING VERY FORCEFUL AND JUMPY. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY TRUCK, IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING, BUT EVENTUALLY DID. THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WHEN I GOT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SAID POWER FAILURE AND IT STALLED OUT. THE NEXT DAY, IT STARTED OK ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE SOLENOID VALVE AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. IT DROVE FINE UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 11TH WHEN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS. *NM

DURING NORMAL DRIVING MY TRUCK WILL SHIFT INTO 4WD-HIGH. I CANNOT DETERMINE IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH), I ONLY NOTICE IT WHEN I GO TO TURN. THE OCCURANCE IS INTERMITTEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2005. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO HAVE A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING CAR AND A BUILDING BECAUSE THE TURNING RADIUS IS AFFECTED WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO 4 WD. SINCE THE TRUCK HAS PUSH BUTTEN CONTROL TO CHANGE TO 4 WD, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I THOUGHT I BUMPED OR PUSHED THE BUTTON BY ACCIDENT, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, THE 4WD CONTROL HEAD HAS BEEN CHANGED (FAULT INDICATED), TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED (INTERNAL FAULT INDICATED), ALL ELECTICAL WIRE HARNESSES TO THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE-CONTROL HEAD WERE CHECKED FOR SHORTS. PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIED OR SOLVED AND GM SERVICE TOLD DEALER TO QUIT TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE VEHICIAL IS STILL UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTRY. IN ANOTHER DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING INTO 4WD IS A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 4200 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT BECAUSE NO NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AVAILABLE IN N. DAKOTA. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. *NM

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR OF INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. SINCE VEHICLE WAS AT 13000 MILES THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER COVERED FOR ANY REPAIR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT GOING TO COVER ANYTHING. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE A $40 FEE JUST TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT THE FEE WAS WAIVED AND WAS CHARGED $59.95 FOR THE ALIGNMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE AND PAID FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES FOR A TOTAL REPAIR OF OVER $200. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEM. COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH MANUFACTURER SAME DAY. *JB

I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4 DOOR 4X4 SINCE NOV. 2004 I HAVE HAD TIRES THAT PUCKERED, 3 RADIOS INSTALLED,BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH REPLACED 1 TIME AND IS NOW OUT AGAIN, A LEAK IN THE FIRE WALL THAT HAS BEEN IN 2 TIMES TO BE FIXED AND STILL LEAKS IN HARD RAINS, A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. AND THE WORST GAS MILEAGE OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 30 YEARS. MY 71 MONTE CARLO WITH A 400 BIG BLOCK AND 3:73 REAR END GEARS GOT BETTER GAS MILEAGE. CHEVROLET SAID TO WAIT TILL IT HAD ABOUT 10,000 MILES WELL IT HAS 52,000 AND STILL CAN'T GET PAST 16.5 MPG. AND ONLY 11 IF TOWING ANYTHING. THE RADIO HAS BEEN FIXED AND THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED I STILL HAVE LEAKING FIRE WALL AND VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE. I DRIVE A NICE STRAIGHT SHOT 71 MILES ONE WAY WITH ONLY 2 STOP SIGNS BETWEEN START AND FINISH OF MY DRIVE EACH DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 140 MILES OF PURE OPEN INTERSTATE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA! SHAME ON YOU CHEVROLET! *JB