2008 Chevrolet Colorado

THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS ARE FAULTY ON THE 2008 CHEVY COLORADOS. GM HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE #07-05-24-001B. THE SYMPTOMS ARE SQUEALING REAR BRAKES, HIGH REAR BRAKE WEAR, RUSTING ON DRUMS AND MORE. THE TSB IS ONLY GOOD UNTIL 36,000 MILES. MANY DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT PERFORM THE TSB REPAIR WHICH IS FREE. THEY WILL INSTEAD CHARGE THE CUSTOMER FOR A REAR BRAKE CLEAN AND ADJUST WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY ELIMINATES THE SQUEAL UNTIL THE ADJUSTS FAIL TO ADJUST THE SHOES PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL UNDER BRAKING, ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 INSTANCES SEEN IN MY FLEET OF 92 COLORADOS-SO FAR . ISSUE OCCURS AT ANY MILEAGE. DOCUMENTED RANGES ARE FROM 10,000 TO END OF WARRANTY. VEHICLES HAVE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A QUESTION ON REGARDING MY 2008 CHEVY COLORADO. I RECENTLY HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE REAR AXLE PROBLEMS I FEEL NEED ATTENTION. DURING MY OBSERVATION. THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SPACE BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CANNOT STICK MY HAND IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER I CAN STICK MY HAND AND ARM IN. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT IS SO BECAUSE THE AXLE IS ONE WHOLE PIECE. I FEEL THAT WHEN I DRIVE THE AXLE SOMEWHAT SLIDES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. MY COLORADO WAS BOUGHT NEW. CURRENTLY IT HAS 20,300 MILES ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A COLORADO ONE WEEK LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT. AND I MANAGED NOT TO GET IN A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT . THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE SITS ON THE LOTS 4 MONTHS AND MONTHS AND STUFF MIGHT WIGGLE LOOSE. OK I FIGURED . THREE WEEKS LATER WHICH WOULD BE 3/5/09 I LEFT WORK AND IT WAS A NICE DAY I TURNED MY AC ON AND NOTICED MY BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON 2 AND 3 MY 1 AND 4 WOULD NOT WORK SO I DROVE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY AND TALKED TO THE GUY AND HE TOLD ME ITS PROBABLY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SWITCH. WHICH THE PART WAS ONLY 20 BUCKS BUT HE CONVINCED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER . BECAUSE IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THINGS LIKE THIS CAN SHORT OUT AND CAUSE FIRES. SO I LEFT THE STORE AND ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD STUFF STARTED SHORTING OUT ON MY TRUCK . THAN MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THAN WITHIN 1/2 MILE STUFF WAS CRAZY THERE WAS SMOKE EVERY WHERE SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES WHICH THEY DIDN'T WORK SO I TRIED PULLING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY STEERING WAS LOCKED UP.AND THAN SOMETHING EXPLODED UNDER MY DASH THAN I STARTED SEEING SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF MY HOOD WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO FLAMES . KEEP IN MIND THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS GOING ON MY TRUCK IS GOING 60 MPH AND I HAVE NO BRAKES. SO THAN I STARTED SEEING FLAMES UNDER MY DASH THAN MY FLOOR THAN EVERYTHING ON MY FLOOR STARTED CATCHING ON FIRE AND I STARTED THROWING THING OUT THE WINDOW AND THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS GOING ON I AM TRAPPED IN MY TRUCK WHILE ITS ON FIRE MY DOOR LOCKS ARE SPACING OUT AND IM TRAPPED. ABOUT 1 MILE AFTER MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH FULLY ENGULFED THAN SOME HOW I MANAGED TO GET Y DOOR OPEN AND JUMP OUT BEFORE I LOOKED DOWN MY SPEDO SAID 35 MPH AND WHEN I JUMPED OUT I MANAGED TO LAND ON MY FEET AND MY TRUCK SLID IN THE MUD 4 ABOUT 50-75 FT WITHIN MINUTES 4 POLICE AND 18 FIREFIGHTERS WHERE THERE AND 2 OR 3 FIREFIGHTERS GOT HURT FROM SHRAPNO . WHAT SCARED ME WAS I WAS TRAPPED IN MY TRUCK WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE. I ONLY SUFFERED VERY MINOR INJURIES. *TR

WITH LESS THAN 150 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED...IT SORT OF PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN IT WAS GIVEN A JERK IT CAUGHT LIKE IT SHOULD AND THEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AGAIN. THEN THE TIRES CAUGHT AND THE TRUCK WENT TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S PATH AND IT VEERED INTO A DITCH, HIT A TREE, AND FLIPPED OVER. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE DRIVER TURNED OFF OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND TRAVELED ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE ON THE ROAD HE TURNED ONTO. *TR

REAR BRAKE ISSUES NO PROBLEMS FOUND AT DEALER 2 TIMES I HAD TAKEN IT TO THEM. REAR BRAKE NOISE SCREECHING SQUEALING, LOCK UP WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT, AND IN AN EMERGENCY STOP THE PEDAL GETS REAL STIFF AND IS HARD TO STOP. I PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AFTER TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH EMERGENCY STOPPING. PLEASE HELP ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT HAS TO REPEATEDLY PURCHASE NEW TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT END ALTERED THE TIRE ALIGNMENT, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A FAILURE EXISTS; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

THE VEHICLE PPS FAILS TO WORK WHEN MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND SEAT BELT ALARM FAIL TO FUNCTION, MY WIFE IS A SLIGHT WOMAN WEIGHING APPROX. 95 LBS. DEALER CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND NO FAULTS IT WAS WENT TO ZERO BUT STILL FAILS TO WORK, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT MINIMUM WEIGHT IS REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE SYSTEM. CHEVROLET SAYS NHTSA HAS THAT INFO CAN YOU HELP? *TR