Blower control failure, intermittent. failure of the controls in the first three levels and at times all levels of the control resulting failure does not allow the windshield to defrost or clear in inclimate weather. full function may return upon restarting the engine. *tr
Went to dealership in san angelo tx, did diagnostic for engine light being on dealership said problem was p0017 (cam actuator) did not have the money to fix it at the time dealership said it would be ok to drive it as is. did research online and looked it up on book at auto parts store and p0017 says this "crankshaft position camshaft position correlation - bank 1 sensor b" what ever that means. but now i have major problems i still have that and a few more codes i have p0014 exhaust camshaft position timing over - advanced (bank 1), and p0300 random misfire detected. *tr
I own a 2006 chevy colorado i had the brake light switch replace due to recall on march 2006 three years later the same problem happen again the brake switch went out. chevy corp said since the repair/recall was already performed i would have to take it back to the dealer ship to get it look at again and the same part that failed was going to be an out of pocket expense. i don't think i or anyone else having the same problem should have to pay for a defective part. this poses a serious problem because it caused me to loose my brake lights and almost got rear ended four times. this poses a very high danger because when you are driving you do not even know when you loose your brake lights there is no indications or messages from the dash board that your lights are out. this is just an accident waiting to happen hopefully there are no deaths involved. thank you for taking the time to read this complaint. *tr
The blower motor started to only work on the high setting, 4, all other settings, 1,2,3, were not working, i thought the blower control switch may have been bad. i checked with the dealer, the part to replace the switch is the whole control panel, $200. i wanted to make sure that was the problem before spending the money. i checked on the internet and found this is a common problem with colorado's. it turns out that the blower motor resistor block and connector are suspect. i did in fact check this out and found evidence of over heating on the connector. i can get the fan control to work properly by moving the wires on the connector to the resistor block. i think this is a safety concern due to the fact that others have reported the connector actually being melted from over heating. gm does not have any service bulletins or recalls out for this issue. on the internet search there was additional information concerning the grounding block in the engine compartment that has led to several electrical problems. i also found my grounding block to have had some corrosion build up that may have caused problems with my electrical system. my passenger side power window was intermittent. i cleaned the corrosion on the grounding block and everything is working properly. *tr
Went to turn on the cabin fan on speeds 1-3 and the fan would not turn on. speed 4 (the fan has 4 speeds), the fan would come on. after giving the truck time to warm up, sometimes the fan would then turn run on the lower speeds. this happened a many times during the summer. sometimes, even given 20 minutes of running the vehicle, the fan would not run on lower speeds. after a month or so without doing anything, the fan worked as expected. lately the problem started to reappear, again, the fan would only run on high. just like before, even given 20 minutes of run time, the fan would not run on lower speeds. the fix was two fold. the root cause of the issue was a bad grounding block, that then would cause a short in a wiring harness. the grounding connection for the fan, was secured. second the wiring harness for the fan control along with a resistor had to be replaced. pictures of the burned resistor and wiring harness can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrambi/sets/72157622545918308/ . as shown, there is burnt plastic where the wiring harness connects to the resistor. the resistor is inside the cabin near carpet and other flammables and posses a fire hazard. *tr updated 07/10/2012 *js
The back lighting of the instrument panel just failed. no intermittent failure, one second it was working the next it did not. all instruments within the instrument panel appear to still be working, but you cannot read the instrument cluster at night, which makes it impossible to determine speed. the dealer checked it out and determined that this failure was common in this model, and that the entire instrument panel ($$$) has to be replaced (you can't just replace light bulbs). this is a manufacturing defect the dealer refuses to repair under warranty. *tr
Intermittent no starts after driving and stopping for 30 min. or so eventually re starts after several attempts has occurred 6x in 36,000 miles. *tr
P0017 code , mechanical engineering design malfunction. electrical engineering curcuit (12v) steady design malfunction, actuater part design malfunction. high rate of speed engine rev/or power lose. low rate of speed rpm not consistent, un controlled rev/power lose. the electronically components powering and monitoring the specific curcuit are faulty. design is consistently an issue on 2005-2017 make models. public record can show these engineering design faults. https://youtu.be/rh77jbyozse , https://youtu.be/oa9aangcd64 , https://youtu.be/0pkizkys2ce , https://youtu.be/dvfms-dg38u , https://youtu.be/ydfhue2havo .
The passlock system is an issue with this vehicle. the vehicle will not start on occasion, or in my case several occasions. not only is it inconvenient, but i ask, what has happened to people who have stalled with this vehicle at stop lights or in other situations? i live in an area where the weather can drop to -30 (f). 10 minutes to wait for the system to reset can have detrimental effects. how many fatalities and injuries will it take before gm and the nhtsa act? this is a safety issue and it needs to be addressed. our tax dollars bailed out gm, i expect a product that will not put me in a dangerous situation. thank you for your time. *tr
I own a 2006 chevy colorado extended cab. the wiring harness that controls the air bags, interior lights, and stereo speakers keeps breaking. i was told that it was a defect from the factory. the wires run between the cab and rear doors. i had it fixed under warranty in 2008 and again in 2009. my warranty expired right after the second fix. i have had to fix it myself twice since then. this is a safety issue since the air bags are inoperable when the wires break. i am sure there are several hundred of these trucks on the road with defective air bags since most people will not fix it. i would expect chevrolet to extend the warranty to 100,000 miles for this problem. i would also expect gm to correct the issue so it doesn't happen again. *tr
Truck misfiring on all cylinders since around june 2007. check engine light on some, off some. june 19 dealer said misfiring on all cylinders and they were stumped. they first guessed bad gasoline then said computer needed reconfiguring. still misfiring when i left shop. on july 19 returned to dealer. they said it was a gm problem that gm was aware of...possibly crankshaft sensor and for me to come back in two weeks. on aug 18 i took truck back to dealer after engine quit in a rolling turn in middle of intersection. dealer replaced fuel pump and spark plugs and said they thought water was in fuel. don't go back to same gas stations they said. i haven't. truck still was misfiring when i left. on 9-26 i went back to dealer. truck engine shut off while i was doing 70mph down busy interstate. made it to side of road, restarted and continued on my way. dealer said it was computer loosing communications internally and had clogged fuel injectors. left dealer and truck still misfiring. drove it for a day or two and when friend who went to lunch with me wondered if we were going to make it back from lunch i decided to call dealer. called dealer and was told it was a software problem and that gm is working on it. groan! truck is almost out of warranty and i am wondering when next time engine will quit running and under what driving conditions. thanks....roger dowdy *tr
On occasion, my vehicle will not start. it appears that the anti-theft system comes on and will not allow the vehicle to start. letting the vehicle sit for ten minutes tends to fix the problem. my vehicle has approximately 65k miles and this occurs roughly six times a year. when the dealer tries to identify the problem, they cannot find anything wrong with it.
2006 chevrolet colorado - 4 door - 5 cylinder engine - 4 wheel drive truck has shut down while driving it with no warning. this has happened 5-6 times. dealer cannot find problem as it is always running when they get it. it has been towed to the dealer once. this problem is extremely dangerous as there is no warning. the engine just quits. once the engine quits and you get the truck off the road, you simply cut the key off and restart the truck. one time i could not get it to run again and it had to be towed. i cannot begin to tell you how scary this is when you are in traffic and have no place to go. the dealer tells me to keep driving the vehicle as the computer shows no problems. *nm
Vehicle purchased new on 05/2006. less than a month after purchase the vehicle would not start due to passlock system believing the car was in the process of becoming stolen. owner would unlock vehicle with key fob and place key in ignition to start, but red lock icon on dashboard would blink and engine would not turn over. original key and original key fob used at all times of occurrence. owner would have to wait ten minutes and try again if vehicle would not start for passlock system to disengage. while under warranty, customer brought vehicle into gm dealer multiple times and the problem could not be verified. this left customer stranded in multiple locations at times and in situations that could have left owner in a dangerous situation based on area. at one point, customer could not start vehicle after a half hour, he than called gm and had the vehicle towed under warranty, the gm dealership stated problem was fixed or corrected. now, no longer under warranty vehicle has same issue occurring intermittently. cost to replace passlock sensor is too costly for owner to afford. other vehicle maintenance is properly done according to owner's manual by local mechanic. owner has uploaded video of issue experiencing; please visit youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfdjho_hiy4&feature=youtu.be. *tr
My chevy colorado has the same electrical problems that i have been hearing about. the dealer can not find the problem as it is intermittent. you never know when it will happen, but the motor will not start. i have changed the start relay, and run relay., but that does not help after sitting awhile it will start. it is dangerous as you could be anywhere when this happens. also at any time the abs warning light comes on for no reason, and then goes away. i wanted a truck that i could trust. it looks like a will never buy a chevy again unless i get this resolved. *tr