2006 Chevrolet Colorado

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF THE 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS THE INNER BRAKE PADS CAN FAIL TO FUNCTION. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2006 COLORADO SHOWED THE OUTER PADS HAD NORMAL WEAR WHILE THE INNER PADS SHOWED VIRTUALLY NO WEAR (PADS WERE ALMOST FACTORY SPEC THICKNESS). THIS WAS AFTER 80,000 MILES (85% HIGHWAY DRIVING) WHICH INDICATED THE INNER PADS WERE NEVER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE INNER SIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE BADLY CORRODED WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE ROTORS BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NO SCORING OR WARPAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFETY INSPECTED IN PENNSYLVANIA 4 TIMES (2006-2009) BY A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO NEVER NOTED THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD MISS THE FACT THAT ONE THE BAKE PADS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROTORS WERE GETTING THINNER WHILE THE INSIDE PADS NEVER CHANGED IN THICKNESS. DURING THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE I NEVER HAD PROPERLY OPERATING FRONT BRAKES. I'VE OWNED 14 VEHICLES, VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS, THAT HAD FRONT DISC BRAKES AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I'VE TALKED TO TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES IN NEW JERSEY WHO TOLD ME THAT OUT OF 17 COLORADOS THEY COLLECTIVELY HAVE SERVICED 14 HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (>80%). THAT SEEMS LIKE AN ABNORMALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAILURES FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM. THE REMEDY PROPOSED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A CHEVY DEALER IN NEW YORK WAS TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES INSPECTED EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS (AT $40 A POP) FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH HE WAS STOPPED BY A PASSERBY THAT ADVISED HIM THAT ALL THREE REAR LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,070. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS. INEXPLICABLY AND RANDOMLY, IT SHIFTS ITSELF INTO 4WD HIGH. OFTEN THIS IS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. CHEVROLET STOPPED SERVICING MY VEHICLE, TELLING ME THERE WAS NO CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. THE MOST RECENT DATE THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO MY POST OFFICE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THE RECORDED MILEAGE WAS 2,109. RECORDS WILL SHOW THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR SERVICE BY GM AT LEAST 15 TIMES. INCIDENTALLY, THIS IS A REPLACEMENT TRUCK FOR A 2005 COLORADO THAT HAD PRECISELY THE SAME PROBLEM. BEFORE THE DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT GM DETROIT HAD TOLD HIM NOT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM ANY LONGER AS GM HAD NO CURE FOR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. SHE BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALLS 06V139000 AND 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH) AND RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,351.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A REPORT; THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS (AT HIS EXPENSE). THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

FEB 2009 TOOK FOR OIL CHANGE, WAS ADVISED NEEDED BRAKES. BRAKES INSTALLED. BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE GRABBING EVER SINCE.... I WILL NOT DRIVE ON WET ROADS/RAINY DAYS. BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY- CANNOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAVE HAD AT FIRESTONE AUTOMOTIVE REPEATEDLY FOR THEM TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES..... NOW DEALING WITH GM... TODAY IS THE 3RD TIME IN THEIR SHOP (PATRIOT CHEVROLET IN DADE CITY, FL) HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PATRIOT CHEVROLET THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO EXCEPT KEEP ADJUSTING THEM WHEN THEY GET TOO TIGHT. I HAVE TO TAKE TO SHOP EVERY 2-5 WEEKS FOR ADJUSTMENT. *TR