2007 Chevrolet Colorado

2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND GAS TANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. PULLED OVER AND ENTIRE AREA AROUND GAS TANK AND PART OF CAB ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAD TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. BURNT LEFT ARM AND SIDE OF FACE. FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE. WAS NOT THE RESULT OF PURCHASING GAS. HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. DON'T KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATING CAUSE. SCARY, DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. WILL NOT EVER PURCHASE A SMALL TRUCK AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT AS SOON AS YOU LET GO OF THE BRAKES IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE DEALER OR GENERAL MOTORS WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER STATES MALFUNCTION WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM *TGW ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE PASSLOCK IS A THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK ENABLES FUEL OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IF TURNED WITH A VALID KEY. IF AN INCORRECT KEY IS USED OR THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IS TAMPERED WITH, THE FUEL SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WHAT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IS THAT THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS EVEN WHEN A VALID KEY IS USED AND OR THE LOCK CYLINDER HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE SYSTEM FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE FINALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER AND HAD TO BE SERVICED AT THE DEALER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT A REST STOP. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AGAIN SEVEN DAYS LATER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,045.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT DIDN'T WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. I DIDN'T KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. IT WASN'T UNTIL I GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND A MAN TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE TOLD ME THAT MY 2007 CHEVY COLORADO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. HE SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS BEGAN TO DISCOLOR AND PEEL. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN WASHING THE WHEELS WITH A PRESSURE WASHER, THE CHROME COMPLETELY PEELED AWAY AND THE WHEELS LOOKED AS IF THEY WERE CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEELS WERE JUNK. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

HAVE A 2007 COLORADO AND NOTICED WHEN REPLACING A BURNT BULB THAT MY TAILLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON EVERYTIME I PRESSED THE BRAKE PETAL. SEARCHED ONLINE, FOUND THE RECALL, CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF, THEY CALLED ME 2 HOURS LATER, INFORMING ME THE WORK WAS DONE, BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL AND OWED THEM 70+ DOLLARS. I BROUGHT A COPY OF THE RECALL IN AND STILL WAS INFORMED THAT NO SEARCH RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. ANYONE TAKING THEIR VEHICLE IN FOR THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT GMC IS NOT FIXING FOR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INITIAL STARTUP, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START BETWEEN 5-15 MINUTES. THE DEALER CLEARED THE LOCK CODES IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED HE HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE WHENEVER HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE OVER 16 SENSORS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE IGNITION AND HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE EVERY SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 33,917 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,241. UPDATED 4/27/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED SQUEALING SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FULLY STOP.

HELLO I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COLORADO AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHAT SO EVER I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE RECALL ON THIS AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ME THEY STATED THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. I HAD TO PAY FOR AND REPLACE THE PART MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO TRUCK. HE STATED THAT OVER A YEAR AGO HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE SINCE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; THEREFORE, SOMETIME WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL HIS FOOT ALSO STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO ADJUST THE PEDALS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. UPDATED 08/11/10*JB