2006 Chevrolet Colorado

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 COLORADO TRUCK, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING PLACING US IN DANGER FROM THE VEHICLES NEAR US. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. WE WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE ZONE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED. WE ARE NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE HEATED UP AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE ON FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD NOW AND THEN. CHECKED WEBSITE FOR ANY RECALLS ON ENGINE, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEEP THE TRUCK FOR 2 WEEKS, DID MACHINE WORK ON CYLINDER HEAD, COMPUTER SAID ALL CYLINDERS MIS-FIRING. PRINT OUT FROM CHEVROLET SAID 'HEAD REPLACEMENT', WHICH WAS NOT DONE. NOTIFIED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED FILE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP SECOND TIME FOR DROP IN IDLE AND MISFIRE DURING DRIVING. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING BACK IF SAID CONDITION GETS WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE HIS BRAKES CHECKED. UPON HIS ARRIVAL, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE ROTOR ON BOTH BRAKES. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF BOTH BRAKES. THEY REPAIRED BOTH ROTORS WITH NEW ONES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

2006 CHEVY COLORADO PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS AND ENGINE STUTTERING. CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAGS SENSOR CAN NOT TELL WHEN HIS WIFE OR DAUGHTER ARE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE STATES THAT THE ENGINE STUTTERS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS DECREASED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND SOMETIMES THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD SUDDENLY SHOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO MOVE; IT WENT A VERY SLOW PACE NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THEY FOUND A FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING. *JB

2006 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND CURRENT OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 06V139000, THERE IS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION WITH THIS TYPE OF GM VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS ITEM REPLACED 6 TIMES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. GM HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LOCAL AND STATE POLICE INFORMING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD A POLICE ESCORT TO THE ALLEN SAMUELS DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. GM NEEDS TO FIX THE ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE SENT LETTERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL DATES WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK CHECKED OUT. AFTER DEALER RAN HISTORY, STATED THAT I NEEDED TO BRING TRUCK IN FOR A HEAD ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS, DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY PUT ENGINE BACK TOGETHER AND GOT IT FIRED BUT WAS LOSING COMPRESSION ON THE #1 CYLINDER. THEN THE ENGINE WAS MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES. AFTER TEARING ENGINE BACK DOWN, THEN NOTICED THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, WHILE THE PISTON WAS GOING IN THE UP POSITION, IT BROKE THE PISTON IN PIECES AND BROKE THE VALVE. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM AS TO WHAT TO DO. GM IS SENDING A NEW ENGINE TO REPLACE THE BLOWN ENGINE. THERE IS ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ENGINE MISS FIRE CODE THAT CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. SYMPTOMS STARTED AT 45,000 MILES. DEALER RESET COMPUTER FIRST TIME WITH NO REPAIRS NEEDED. COMPUTER SHOWED MULTIPLE MISS FIRES THE SECOND TIME. DEALER STATED THIS IS COMMON WITH HIGH MILEAGE COLORADOS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP ON VALVES. DEALER DID CHECK TO ENSURE THERE WAS NOT A BAD COIL. SUGGESTED USING LUCAS FUEL TREATMENT. DID HELP ROUGH IDLE AND POWER. I WAS TOLD NEXT STEP WILL BE TO REPLACE THE HEAD. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS COMPLAINING OF A TERRIBLE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS HORRIBLE FROM 40-55+ MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER HAS SO FAR REPLACED THE 2 FRONT TIRES, REPLACED THE AIR INSIDE THE TIRES, ROTATED THE TIRES AND MOST RECENTLY STATED THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. AFTER THE LAST VISIT, I SAID THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND YOU OR GM ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH THIS TERRIBLE VIBRATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO. I THINK A RECALL IS IN THE CARDS, EITHER TO REPLACE THE ALL THE TIRES OR MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRUCK FRAME, ETC. *TR