2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO Complaints

AC BLOWER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW DOES NOT WORK. OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB HAVE HAD SMALL FIRE MELTED WIRES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COLORADOS. I HAD 2004 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SO AS YOU SEE IT IS A 4 YEAR OLD PROBLEM. WHEN ARE YOU FOLKS GOING TO ADDRESS IT WITH GM SINCE WE AS THE PEOPLE HAVE SOME MUCH INVESTED IN THEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH. ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS NOT OPERATING, AND AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL IT IS CORRECTED. FOUND THAT DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR THAT 2 WIRES WERE BROKEN IN THE HARNESS IN THE BETWEEN DOOR AND BODY IN BOOT. GM PART NUMBER 15214393. I HAVE PICTURES. *TR

AT THE TIME OF MY THIRD TIRE ROTATION, MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE WEAR BARS AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS ONLY 19,474. GM WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACEMENT OR PARTIAL RE-IMBURSEMENT OF THE GENERAL P225/75/R15 TIRES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE FACTORY-INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK AS PURCHASED IN 2008. THE TIRES EITHER WERE DEFECTIVE, OR GM CHOSE TO PUT VERY POOR TIRES ON THEIR NEW COLORADO TRUCKS AS A WAY OF CUTTING COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, DISRUPTING MANNER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ALSO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE TWO WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP, WHERE IT WILL NOT WORK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS TO HAVE THE SAME RESULT. ALSO REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE LT HEADLAMP WITH SAME RESULT. THE LEFT HEADLAMP WILL WORK IN HIGH BEAM MODE BUT NOT IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I TRIED MANUALLY SWITCHING ON, SAME RESULT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COLORADO WITH 28 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS THREE OF THE AMERISG60 GENERAL TIRES HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE. THE FOURTH WILL MOST LIKELY GO THIS WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, IT WOULD HESISTATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENGINE WIRES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

MY VEHICLE ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST ALL OF IT'S BRAKES. UPON SHORT INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, I FOUND THE GROMMET THAT SEALS THE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECK VALVE TO THE POWER BOOSTER ALMOST COMPLETELY RIPPED INTO TWO PIECES. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, NO MAINTENANCE OR ANY OTHER UNDER HOOD MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THIS PART IS NOWHERE NEAR THE AREA REQUIRED ACCESS FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO THERE IS NO WAY THIS WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE PART.

FOR MORE THAN 10,000 MILES (STARTING AROUND 33-34,000 MILES) AND OVER A YEAR MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE. WITHOUT WARNING THE IDLE WILL BECOME ROUGH AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRUCK HAS ALMOST STOPPED RUNNING. THESE EVENTS DO NOT TRIGGER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST 6 TIMES AND I AM LOSING MY PATIENCE. THE STANDARD EXPLANATION IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN THE PROBLEM IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ANY HELP. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL FIND MYSELF PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION OR CROSSING A STREET AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT RUN! I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE GAS STATIONS AND I DID TO NO EFFECT. I HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED BY THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE TRUCK. AFTER GOING TO A COLORADO TRUCK OWNERS FORUM ON THE INTERNET I NOW KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE. MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT ABLE TO GET IT RESOLVED THROUGH THE DEALER OR CHEVROLET. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,500 MILE ON IT AND IS PAID FOR. I LIKE THE TRUCK BUT IT IS NOT SAFE AND IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HAS CONDENSATION IN IT. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER TWICE IN 18 OR SO MONTHS. NOW IT HAS CONDENSATION IN IT AGAIN. IT IS A CHEVROLET COLORADO 2008. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED OR DAMAGED. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN IN FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THIS PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN THE LAST 8 MONTHS AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON IT. *TR