2007 Chevrolet Colorado

HEATER/BLOWER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFECT IN ORIGINAL DESIGN..... 18,234 MILES(10/26/2007):HEATER/BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGH...DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR TO THE BLOWER SINCE IT WAS MELTED 51,612 MILES(6/4/2010): SAME PROBLEM: HEATER/BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGH...DEALER REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR TO THE BLOWER SINCE IT WAS MELTED. WE PAID FOR THIS ONE 73,853 MILES(11/26/2012): MORE ISSUES WITH HEATER BLOWER. BLOWER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. REPLACED THE RESISTOR. POWER TO MOTOR...REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR. 74,313 MILES (12/21/2012): MORE ISSUES: BLOWER ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. BURNED CONNECTION AT RIGHT KICK PILLAR/ POWER AT FUSE, BUT NOT TO THE BLOWER. TERMINAL FOR POWER AT CONNECTOR BEHIND KICK PANEL ON RIGHT SIDE HAD POOR CONNECTION AND BURNED CONNECTOR. DEALER HAD TO CUT WIRE OUT OF CONNECTOR AND BYPASS TO REPAIR. HAVE CONTACTED GM...EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE AND REPORTED ON OTHER WEBSITES, THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT CRASH DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE. I HAD THE BRAKE LAMPS SWITCH OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTENDED CAB REPLACED PER THE MANUFACTURER RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2010. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER BEHIND ME TO BE UNAWARE OF MY INTENTION TO STOP, WHICH CAUSED THAT DRIVER TO CRASH IN TO THE REAR END OF MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED BY THE RECALL, BUT GM IS OBVIOUSLY STILL USING FAULTY PARTS. MY ACCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN INJURY OR FATALITY, BUT OTHER DRIVERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING ON 1CYLINDER, THEN SHOWED AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO SHOWED A REDUCED POWER WARNING. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MY LOCAL GARAGE, AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED NO COMPRESSION IN #1 CYLINDER. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO FLEMINGTON BUICK CHEVROLET GMC. INSPECTION THERE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BURNT VALVES OR FAILED VALVE SEATS. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS ON 2005 AND 2006 COLORADOS FOR VALVE AND VALVE SEAT PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE HONEST AND CONSIDERATE TO INFORM ME OF THE BULLETINS ON THE OLDER MODELS, AND THAT WHILE THERE WERE NO BULLETINS ON 2007 COLORADOS, MINE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF VALVE PROBLEMS. THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS WERE REPAIRED UP TO 100,000 MILES FREE OF CHARGE. AS THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON 2007 MODELS, CHEVROLET HAS OFFERED TO PAY ONLY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW 5 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY WITH 75000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT USED OFF LEASE. CHEVROLET HAS OFFERED TO PAY HALF THE REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY 2800 DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS WAS UNUSUAL. I FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY THE WHOLE COST AS THIS REPAIR IS A CONTINUANCE OF THE 05, 06 PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYWAY TO CHECK HOW MANY 2007 COLORADOS HAVE VALVE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE 05, 06 VALVE AND CYLINDER HEAD BULLETINS. *TR

I WAS IN MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, IGNITION ON, ENGINE RUNNING, TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I THEN HEARD AN AUDIBLE SCRATCHING PLASTIC NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT LOWER REAR EXTENDED CAB DOOR. I LOOKED BACK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS (SAW NOTHING) AND NOTICED WHEN I TURNED BACK AROUND MY SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. I WAS THEN ABLE TO UN-RAVEL ALL OF THE SEAT BELT WEBBING FEELING NO RETRACTOR TENSION UNTIL IT WAS FULLY EXTENDED. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE DOOR / RETRACTOR TO THIS DAY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED NEW IN LATE 2007) IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT (MAJOR OR MINOR), IT IS WELL CARED FOR AND NOT ABUSED. I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT BELT / RETRACTOR FOR THE VEHICLE. SAFETY RESTRAINTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 4~5 YEARS ESPECIALLY NOT BEING SHOCK LOADED (IN AN ACCIDENT). WHAT IF I WAS BRAKING HARD OR COMING INTO A COLLISION, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER WITH OVER 10 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY; MOST OF WHICH HAS BEEN TESTING (SOME FMVSS). IT IS OF MY OPINION THAT THIS RETRACTOR / SEATBELT HAS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY TRUCK, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T WORK IN THE TAILLIGHT SYSTEM. THE BRAKE LIGHT ABOVE THE BACK WINDOW WORKS. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS OVER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES, ALL MY OTHER LIGHTS WORK IT IS ONLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS THAT DON'T WORK. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL. WHAT SHOULD I DO. THEY SAY ARKANSAS IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

MY TRUCK OFTEN TIMES FAILS TO START. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE TRUCK MAY OR MAY NOT START. THE LONGEST I HAVE HAD TO WAIT WAS 30 MINUTES AT NIGHT BEFORE IT HAS STARTED. MY TRUCK STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND DID NOT RESTART. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A CHILD AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS START THE ABS FAULT MESSAGE IS GIVEN AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AFTER BEING STARTED A CLICKING/GRINDING NOISE EMITS FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AREA THEN THE ABS FAULT MESSAGE IS GIVEN AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE ABS THEN WILL NOT FUNCTION OR WILL FUNCTION EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE USED EVEN IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY SHOULD NOT BE LOCKING UP. THE FAULT HAS BEGAN BETWEEN THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND 25MPH. *TR