2004 Chevrolet Colorado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AND WOULD REMAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF OR FLICKER. THE A/C AND HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWER STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY OR FOR AN ENTIRE DAY AT A TIME ONLY TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. THE A/C HEATING FAN BLOWER DOES NOT WORK ON SPEEDS 1,2, OR 3, ONLY ON SPEED 4. I HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONTINUE AGAIN. THE MECHANICS NEVER CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL WE GET TO THE HARNESS WHERE THERE IS ALWAYS A BURNED WIRE. THEY REPLACE IT AND JUST LIKE THIS LAST REPLACEMENT, WITHIN THE WEEK THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. *TR

MY ABS FAULT LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AS THOUGH I AM SLIDING ACROSS AN ICY ROAD. I JUST PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS AT A DEALERSHIP IN MARCH AND NO ONE MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HEARD THE PROBLEM CAN BE PULLING THE ABS PLUG OR SPENDING THOUSANDS AT A DISHONEST DEALERSHIP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS ABS FAULT ISSUE IS A WIDE SPREAD SERIOUS ONE. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND IT HAS LOT OF MILEAGE BUT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM ON MY CHEVY COLORADO NO MATTER WHAT SO IT SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

COULD CAUSE FIRE!!! AC SPEED REGULATOR OF MY 2004 CREW-CAB COLORADO OVERHEATED SO MUCH THAT THE ADAPTER BURNT IN THE INSIDE AND CABLES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMENT. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE! *TR

CHEVROLET HAS A KNOWN IGNITION SYSTEM DEFECT SINCE MARCH 2009. MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START AND THEN STARTS ON THE SECOND TRY. CHEVROLET'S DOCUMENT: "#PIP4575B: INTERMITTENT CLICK NO CRANK OR BRIEF CRANK NO CRANK WITH DTCS - POSSIBLE CRANK SENSOR - KEYWORDS BQMI - (MAR 11, 2009)" EXPLAINS THE DEFECT. I TOOK MY COLORADO IN FOR SERVICE ON 04-05-12 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT STARTING AT ALL. THEY ADVISED ME THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS "NOT READING THE KEY" PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMED A NEW KEY. THIS REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM BUT DID BRING THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE STATE WHERE IT WOULD START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT FOLLOWING A NO CRANK OCCURRENCE. I AM CONVINCED THE INITIAL IGNITION DEFECT WAS THE EVENTUAL CAUSE OF THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM. IF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES STALLED OUT, THE POSSIBILITY THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL TO START IMMEDIATELY, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH CHEVROLET CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THERE HAS BEEN NO NOTIFICATION OF ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW OF. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT CHEVROLET IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOW OF THIS DEFECT SINCE 2009. HOWEVER, REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMING A NEW KEY IS NOT CORRECTING THE ORIGINAL "NO CRANK" IGNITION DEFECT. *TR

NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS -ABS BRAKE INTERMITTENT. - ABS KICKS IN FOR NO REASON (VEHICLE TO SUDDEN/ABRUPT STOP) - THEN AT OTHER TIMES HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP - HUB(BEARING) AND ABS SENSORS PROBLEM - BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN PARKED - INTERMITTENT ABS FAULT CODES GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEGE THE DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. *JS

ABS TRIGGERED UNEXPECTEDLY, ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP 10/14/11 REPLACING RF WHEEL BEARING HUB AND SPEED SENSOR. SUBSEQUENTLY INCIDENT REPEATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, CA. 11/15/11 AND CA. 12/16/11 AFTER STARTING INTO A TURN AT LOW SPEED, PERHAPS WITH SLIGHT BRAKING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP 2/14/2012 WITH NO CAUSE DETERMINED. LATER SAME DAY, FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, WITH SAME SYMPTOMS: LOW SPEED WITH TURN AND PERHAPS SLIGHT BRAKING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL. DIAGNOSIS SUGGESTED FAULTY HUBS AGAIN. RESOLUTION PENDING. *TR