Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Colorado TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado equipped with laredo tires, size p235/70/r15. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the rear driver's tire blew out. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 80,000. the vin was unavailable.

I have a 2005 chevy colorado and i cannot get the spare tire to release from under the vehicle. i have followed all manufacturer instructions and several other people have tried to remove the spare as well. this is absolutely ridiculous as i live in a cold climate and could be in an emergency situation and unable to change a flat tire because the spare will not release. definitely poor engineering. *tr

Purchased truck in november 2007 with 17,000 miles. truck now has 26,663 miles. no problems occurred with the braking system until september 2, 2008. while on vacation, stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, traffic began to move due to a green light. when the light turned red again, i pressed brakes to stop. experienced a horrible grinding noise and brakes would not work to stop the vehicle. very close to a collision. the abs light then came on and "abs fault" began to scroll. pulled off of the road, husband looked at brakes and could see no visible problems. shut the truck off and restarted it a moment later and the light and scrolling were gone. truck has done this everytime it has been driven since then. got a mechanic to read the code and he says the abs speed sensor on the left front wheel is bad and needs to be replaced. i have seen many complaints on the site reporting the same problem. also, several gmc trucks have been recalled for the same problem. this is a very dangerous issue. do we have to wait for someone to get killed for a recall to be issued? *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. the vehicle has goodyear wrangler rt/s tires, size p26570r16. while driving 45 mph, the front driver side tire exploded. the contact did not notice any differences in the vehicle prior to the failure. she examined the tires and noticed that the manufactured date for each one was five years prior to their purchase date. the tires were intended to be new. the tires have not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 55,763. updated 07/10/08. *lj updated

On way to work, i started braking while slowly coming to a red light. my brakes did not stop me and i crashed into another truck. i had extensive front end damage,while the other vehicle had none. when i applied the brakes, they went to the floor.also noticed pulling to the right....had new tires and alignment at sears(well after the accident) and, they said brakes were fine and did an alignment. when i had the accident damage repaired, i asked the dealer ship to check the brakes. they said they pulled the wheels and checked the brakes and road checked the truck, the braking incident failed to happen for them. so they claimed. i have also had other incidences where the wheels will spin upon acceleration from a stop on wet roads and also locking up on wet roads, and a grinding noise. des someone have to get killed in order for gm to send out a recall notice for this defect? my truck now has 37000 miles o it but the problems have been persisting for several years. i also had to replace the two front tires at 20,000 miles( which i had done at sears after the accident) as they went completely bald. these what recourse do i have? *tr

Abnormal tire wear and suspension noises on chevrolet colorado 4 x4 2005 model. with less that 20,000 miles both front tires were worn into the steel belts. i replace both tire and had the front end aligned by a local tire store. 5000 miles later the insides were wearing again. this time i took the truck to the local chevrolet dealer in anderson,sc. i had several items to be addressed before my original warranty expired. one of these items was the front end assemby- squeaks and rattles plus the tire wear. the local dealer kept my truck overnight and reported that i probably needed to get the front-end aligned and i would have to pay for this service because the original tires were not on the truck. the original tires were not on the truck because they were worn out. i had visited my car stats.com to read problems associated with 2005 colorado. one complaint number 10156778 told of a gm service bulletin concerning torsion bar setup on the colorado. i asked the chevrolet dealer to check service bulletin 1686447. they reset the entire front end. i will not know whether or not this fixed the situation until enough miles have been placed on the truck to check for wear. i really appreciate the " mycarstats.com "website. without this information my local dealer would have done nothing to fix this problem. *tr

Front end vibration, and very bad front tire wear.*ak

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds in normal driving conditions, there was a pronounced vibration within the front suspension. the vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop who determined the vehicle needed an alignment. afterwards, the problem persisted. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the vehicle needed another front alignment. the contact expressed concern that there may be an issue with the tires wearing prematurely on their own. the tires were general p23575/r15. additionally, the dealer determined that poor alignment caused the premature wear of those tires. the manufacturer was not notified. *ak

I have owned my 2005 chevrolet colorado 4 door 4x4 since nov. 2004 i have had tires that puckered, 3 radios installed,blower motor switch replaced 1 time and is now out again, a leak in the fire wall that has been in 2 times to be fixed and still leaks in hard rains, a defective brake light switch. and the worst gas mileage of any vehicle i have owned in the past 30 years. my 71 monte carlo with a 400 big block and 3:73 rear end gears got better gas mileage. chevrolet said to wait till it had about 10,000 miles well it has 52,000 and still can't get past 16.5 mpg. and only 11 if towing anything. the radio has been fixed and the brake switch replaced i still have leaking fire wall and very poor gas mileage. i drive a nice straight shot 71 miles one way with only 2 stop signs between start and finish of my drive each day for a total of 140 miles of pure open interstate driving in a rural area! shame on you chevrolet! *jb

Took vehicle to dealership for excessive wear of inside of the front tires. since vehicle was at 13000 miles the factory warranty was no longer covered for any repair. dealership was not going to cover anything. they were going to charge a $40 fee just to evaluate the problem. since the front end was out of alignment the fee was waived and was charged $59.95 for the alignment. took vehicle to a tire store and paid for a new set of tires for a total repair of over $200. research shows that this is a common problem but manufacturer denies any problem. complaint was filed with manufacturer same day. *jb

Took car to wal-mart service to have oil change and tires rotated. was advised that the general tires, which were o.e. tires had a belt separation (24k miles) and that they were unsafe and they refused to rotate. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated four months after purchase, the front tires were wearing abnormally. the dealership aligned the vehicle. four months later, the dealership determined the wearing was worse on the inside. the manufacturer of the vehicle was contacted and two months later the two front tires were replaced. two months later, these tires are wearing abnormally in the middle. there has been no determination as to why the wear is occurring *general tires). *nm

1. improper front end alignment, repaired at dealer under warranty. 2. five flat tires, resulting from puncture and improper wheel/tire seal-repaired free by local tire dealers.*ak

Dt: general, ameritrac tire size p265/75r15 blew out on 8-25-05 while driving at 70 mph. there were no previous problems with the tire. the location of the tire was on the rear passenger's side. the tire could not be fixed. the dealer could not find any evidence of what caused the tire to blow out. the consumer filed a complaint of general tires # 05677. *ak

225 75 r15 general ameri-gs60 tires, all 4 tires are separating on the out side tread and the first and second tread bands. these tires are standard equipment on my 2005 chevy colorado. the tire were made 0505. the truck had a bad vibration as the tread began to come apart. i told my dealer and he ordered replacement tires. this happen with 3057 miles on the truck. *jb

I have a 2005 chevrolet colorado z71 4x4 crew cab. i've had the truck since the end of february and now have the tire vibration problem. i've had it to the dealership 4 times for this problem and it hasn't been fixed yet. they've rotated and balanced the original tires, they've replaced the tires with new general tires, and still now it has a bad vibration problem that is worse now. the dealership can't seem to get it fixed. *nm

Dt contact stated the front tires wore out. this was the third set of tires on the vehicle. he contacted the dealer, they stated it was due to the poor quality tires. the tires were serviced on a regular basis. when the tires wore out to a certain point one felt vibration in the steering wheel. *ak

Dt: the vehicle was taken to two different chevrolet dealers. it had a rough idle. the consumer felt that it was due to defective tires. they were not willing to replace the tires. consumer stated there were bubbles on the tires on the sidewall. ameritech tr general tires. this started a month or two after purchase, but the tires were getting worse with more use. the chevrolet dealership stated that it was the suspension, but they were not fixing the problem although it was under warranty.*ak

Vehicle exhibits a rough shimmy or vibration at highway speeds. some vibration evident at all speeds but worse at 55 or faster. intensity of vibration varies, sometimes not so bad, other times difficult to control vehicle. dealer says no problem detected. vehicle is new 2005 colorado with 850 miles. *jb