2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,270.

THE REAR DOOR ON THE EXTENDED CAB FAILS TO COMPLETELY LATCH ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE IN AND OUT WHEN TRAVELING ON UNEVEN SURFACES.

BROKEN WIRES INSIDE DRIVERS REAR DOOR AFFECTING THE AIR BAG WARNING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAD SLIGHTLY DETACHED BECAUSE THE SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT SLIGHTLY DETACHED AND THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE PARKING LAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON STEADY. I WENT TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IT WAS FOR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER. IT WAS IN A FAULT SITUATION. IT WAS GIVING 2 CODES FOR THIS BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT THEY WERE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT HAD 2 BROKEN WIRES INSIDE A RUBBER BOOT THAT LEADS FROM THE EXTENDED CAB REAR DOOR TO THE BODY. I WAS TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR EXTENDED CABS AS THE WIRING IS TO SHORT AND IS PINCHED WHEN THE REAR DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS. THE WIRES EVENTUALLY FAIL AND CAUSE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO GO INTO A FAULT SITUATION AND NO LONGER WORK. ALSO I WAS TOLD THAT THE OTHER WIRES IN THE RUBBER BOOT WILL ALSO EVENTUALLY FAIL INCLUDING THE SPEAKER WIRE AND INTERIOR LIGHT SENSOR WIRES. I WAS TOLD THIS IS AN EXTENDED CAB ISSUE NO OTHER MODELS SEEM TO DO THIS.

15% OF THE TIME MY 2011 CHEVY COLORADO WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT IS COMPLETELY SPORADIC. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, MAKING ME LATE TO WORK. SOMETIMES, I GET ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION, OR TO A GAS STATION AND WHEN I TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WON'T TURN OVER. EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE, MY RADIO, MY AIR CONDITIONING, ALL MY LIGHTS FUNCTION JUST AS THEY SHOULD BUT MY MOTOR WILL NOT TURN OVER. THERE ARE NO CLICKING NOISES, OR OTHER STARTING NOISES WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE KEY. I HAVE SAT AND TRIED TO START THE CAR 5-100 TIMES, NOTHING. I THOUGHT MAYBE IS WAS USER ERROR, NOPE. NOTHING I HAVE DONE WILL START MY TRUCK. AFTER WAITING 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IF I TRY TO START IT, IT STARTS RIGHT UP LIKE THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. I WORK IN ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN AMERICA. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS HAVING AN UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 9 DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 6 MONTHS, AND IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 7 WEEKS NON-CONSECUTIVELY. WHEN I BRING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT "RECREATE THE PROBLEM" WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE THEY DO NOT CARE TO RECREATE IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS, THEN THE SECOND I GET IT BACK IT IS STILL NOT STARTING 100% OF THE TIME. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY STORIES SIMILAR TO MINE. THEY ALSO ALL SAY THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I HAVE GOTTEN THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INVOLVED IN MY CASE, AND I AM DREADING CONTACTING AN ATTORNEY JUST BECAUSE I LOVE GM. I WILL NEVER BUY A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT GM. I JUST NEED A RELIABLE TRUCK. *TR

SHIFTING LINKAGE BROKE LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR (DRIVE) AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT AT ALL. THIS FAILURE HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I TURNED MY TRUCK ON AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED THIS IS DUE TO BAD CONNECTORS/ HARNESS FOR THE DOORS ON EXTENDED CABS, THERE SHOULD BE RECALL FOR THIS, I'M NOT THIS FIRST TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, THIS DEEMED UNSAFE AND AIR BAGS CAN DEPLOY OR IF IN AN ACCIDENT THEY MAY NOT DEPLOY THERE FOR CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE MOTORIST. *TR

THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER LARGER TRUCK IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HEAD ON, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY TO MYSELF. *TR

MY VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM BEGAN TO REPORT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WAS NOT LATCHED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS. I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR AT MY LOCAL GM DEALER (BOB HOOK CHEVROLET, 4144 BARDSTOWN RD., LOUISVILLE KY 40218). HOWEVER, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PART (DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, WITH LATCH & WIRES) QUICKLY FAILED THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST ONE DID. THEREFORE, I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE A SECOND TIME AND THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED AGAIN. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE MAY LIKELY BE THE SAME ONE THAT A RECALL ON THE 2012 COLORADO TRUCKS WAS ISSUED FOR ' REFER TO THE INFO. AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2011/11/GM-RECALLS-2012-CHEVROLET-COLORADO-AND-GMC-CANYON-PICKUP-TRUCKS-FOR-FAULTY-SEAT-BELT-ELECTRONICS/INDEX.HTM. IF IT IS, THEN I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2011 COLORADO TRUCKS, PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING MY EXPERIENCE WITH A FAULTY REPLACEMENT PART. IF THIS MAY INDEED BE DETERMINED TO BE THE CASE, I FEEL THAT I SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER (GM) FOR THE AMOUNT I WAS CHARGED FOR A REPLACEMENT SEATBELT (~$200). *TR