2007 Chevrolet Colorado

THIS VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON, I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ON OCTOBER 16, 2015 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CODE FOR THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WERE THE PROBLEM AND THE COST WAS $1288. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED OCTOBER 2015 WHICH OUTLINED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND I HAVE CALLED THEM AND THE CASE#8-1632849396 THEY REFUSE TO COVER THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MILES ON THE TRUCK IS 135,000 MILES AND THEY STATED THAT THE COVERAGE IS ONLY UP TO 120,000. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT LIMITED TO MILES AS THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO WITH THE LETTER. I HAVE NOT HAD TRUCK REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TEN MINUTES OF WAITING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS BRAKES FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS ON MY 07 COLORADO. TOLD THAT THE RIGHT SENSOR WAS BAD AND HAD REPLACED FOR $400. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE ABS WARNING WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ALL DAY. YOU COULD ALWAYS HEAR THE SYSTEM MAKE NOISE AND YOU KNEW THAT THE FAULT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOP BACK TO DEALER, COULDN'T SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNTIL IT WENT OUT FOR GOOD. DROVE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HAD ENOUGH AND JUST TOOK IT IN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE ABS HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST $741 TO REPLACE. ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK. SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS.

STARTING IN 2014, THE VEHICLE HAD WIDELY SPACED AND RANDOM ISSUES OF NOT STARTING, BUT WOULD START FINE AFTER AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. AT THE TIME, I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW A RESTART FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 12 OR MORE TIMES AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF TO SAVE FUEL IN A TRAFFIC JAM, OR AT A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ETC, IT MAY NOT RESTART WHEN THE ROAD THEN BECOMES OPEN, LEAVING YOU STRANDED IN A TRAFFIC LANE. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS TOTALLY INTERMITTENT, YOU CAN'T TROUBLESHOOT IT BECAUSE BY THE TIME YOU TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND IT WILL RESTART FINE. THE PROBLEM CAN BE IN THE IGNITION MODULE (ICM), THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) OR A CONNECTOR OR WIRING AT ANY POINT IN BETWEEN AS WELL AS SOME OTHER REMOTE POSSIBILITIES. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO LATE ALMOST EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING PARTS PIECEMEAL STARTING AT THE CHEAPEST AND WORKING UP WHICH CAN LEAD TO EXPENSES OVER $1000.00 AND WILL STILL NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE (MANY 2007 COLORADO'S AT LEAST FROM REVIEW OF THE NHTSA COMPLAINT PAGE & DISCUSSION WITH OTHER USERS) FAILS TO START, SOMETIMES ONCE, SOMETIMES TWICE, AND I HAVE HAD 4 OCCASIONS IN A ROW WHERE THE TRUCK FAILED TO START. IT APPEARS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON RESULTING IN A 10-15 MINUTE "TIME OUT" BEFORE YOU CAN AGAIN ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUS AS THE ANTI-THEFT ICON IS FLASHING WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS AT FIRST WAS SIMPLY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT NOW IT IS NOT ONLY FRUSTRATING, IT IS DANGEROUS SHOULD YOU HAVE TO NEED THIS VEHICLE IN A EMERGENCY (EVACUATION FROM YOUR HOME OR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY). THIS HAD FIRST STARTED TO BE ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS, AND NOW THAT I'M AT 61,500 MILES, IT HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT (ONCE IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A ROW) ALMOST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. YOU CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO CHANGE YOUR SCHEDULE TO GO TO WORK OR JUST USE THE VEHICLE TO CARRY ON YOUR LIFE 30-40 MINUTES EARLIER THAN YOU ALREADY DO JUST IN CASE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START; OR BE ABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANY RELIABILITY IN AN EMERGENCY. SPOKE WITH A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER REPAIR SHOP ON THE PHONE MONTHS AGO AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND MOST LIKELY COULDN'T RESOLVE IT AS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.

I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS I MADE THE TURN, MY ENGINE DIED. I LOST POWER STEERING, AND MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK. THE NEXT DAY, MY TRUCK DIED AGAIN WHILE SLOWING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. ON THE WAY HOME, IT DIED WHILE MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILING WITH THE CHEVROLET COLORADO, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THIS HAPPENED TWICE PREVIOUSLY, ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 59K AND AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. IT APPEARS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM OTHER 2007 COLORADO OWNERS HAVE IDENTIFIED. VEHICLE CRANKS, BUT DOES NOT FIRE AS THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FUEL FLOW. AGAIN AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES IT WILL START. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION FOR ANY VEHICLE OWNER, IF THERE SHOULD BE AN EMERGENCY THAT THE OWNER NEEDS TO GET AWAY FROM, WAITING TO GET YOUR VEHICLE STARTED IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ACTIVITY FOR ANYBODY. I AM A SAFETY OFFICER WITH A STATE DOT AGENCY AND MUST BE ABLE TO RESPOND AFTER HOURS FOR EMERGENCY EVENTS, SHOULD MY VEHICLE NOT START, WAITING IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER FOR MY DELAY. *TR