2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. WAS RECALLED IN 2006 FOR A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. IN 2008 HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT GO OUT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY, PAID TO GET IT FIXED. 2 TIMES IN 2009 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND PAID TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. NOW, MARCH 2010 I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS! *TR

FEB 2009 TOOK FOR OIL CHANGE, WAS ADVISED NEEDED BRAKES. BRAKES INSTALLED. BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE GRABBING EVER SINCE.... I WILL NOT DRIVE ON WET ROADS/RAINY DAYS. BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY- CANNOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAVE HAD AT FIRESTONE AUTOMOTIVE REPEATEDLY FOR THEM TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES..... NOW DEALING WITH GM... TODAY IS THE 3RD TIME IN THEIR SHOP (PATRIOT CHEVROLET IN DADE CITY, FL) HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PATRIOT CHEVROLET THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO EXCEPT KEEP ADJUSTING THEM WHEN THEY GET TOO TIGHT. I HAVE TO TAKE TO SHOP EVERY 2-5 WEEKS FOR ADJUSTMENT. *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

FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB WHICH HOUSES THE SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE HEAT IN HER VEHICLE THE BLOWER FAN WILL ONLY OPERATE ON CERTAIN FAN SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44000. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED TO BE A SHORT WITH THE FAN. UPDATED 02/17/10

HAD TO REPLACE TIE ROD ENDS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COLORADO PICKUP TRUCK. THE TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT AFTER 51000 MILES. TRUCK WOULD STEER POORLY. NOT USED OFF ROAD OR HEAVY USE, NORMAL DRIVING! DON'T HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OUT AGAIN. HAD A RECALL ON THIS IN 2006. MATTER WAS TAKEN CARE OF, BUT PROBLEMS EXISTS AGAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THROUGH CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME AS THE DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MALFUNCTION THAT GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND REPAIR FOR ME AND ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. HE REPLACED THE BREAK LIGHT BULB. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE FILED REPORT 71-786235821 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS THEN ADVISED TO LET THEM NOW WHAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP HIM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE STATED THAT THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN AT LOW ENGINE RPMS OR IDLE PULLING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES. *TR

ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO THE ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. ALSO YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS MOTOR ENGAGE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE !!!! YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY WILL THE ABS SYSTEM WORK OR FAIL? THE TRUCK HAS LESS TEN 29,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR