2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIP

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP (CHMSL) IS AFFECTED IN BOTH INSTANCES. ALSO, IF EQUIPPED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ANY TRAILER BRAKE LAMPS WHICH AR

CHILD SEAT

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY

There apparently was fuel dripping onto the starter and soaking the starter so when we went to start the truck. It caught on fire 🔥🔥 And my truck is a total loss

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 2 HEATER BLOWER RESISTORS DUE TO A MELTDOWN, THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE PUT ON A RECALL NOTICE. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME .

Mileage: 85,000

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NO LESS THAN 4 RESISTORS AND CONNECTORS DUE TO MELTING AND BURNED CONNECTIONS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE A SINGLE FUSE. MY HVAC IS ONCE AGAIN INOPERABLE AND I HAVE OPENED AND INSPECTED EACH CONNECTION POINT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE CONNECTORS TO BE BURNED OR MELTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FLAGGED BY THE NHSTA IN THE HUMMER H3 VEHICLES WHICH USE THE SAME HVAC SYSTEM. THE CHEVROLET/GMC/ISUZ

Mileage: 130,000

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING IF YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THEY WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND COMPLAINT, THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AT WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE FAN MOTOR. THE FAN WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM,

Mileage: 73,060

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING IF YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THEY WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND COMPLAINT, THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AT WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE FAN MOTOR. THE FAN WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM,

Mileage: 73,060

PERIODIC ABS SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN A FAILURE FOR FOUR YEARS MADE EFFORTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CALLING THEM AND NO SATISFACTION. I'VE ASKED OTHER COLORADO OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE 05, 06.. I HIT INTO A SCHOOL BUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I PUT KEY INTO ON POSITION AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HIT ME IN FACE. MY FACE WAS RED & SWOLLEN ON RIGHT SIDE WHERE I WAS HIT BY BAG. MY TRUCK NOT MOVING WAS PARKED MY SEATBELT WAS OUT SIDE I WAS GETTING IT ON WHEN BAG DEPLOYED. GM IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME! I KEEP GETTING 1800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS THEY GAVE ME A PAC # BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH ME OR DEALER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD 101,000 ON IT HAS 176,000 ON IT NOW. GM ONLY AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF IT AFTER I TOLD THEM I WAS IN

Mileage: 176,000

I PUT KEY INTO ON POSITION AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HIT ME IN FACE. MY FACE WAS RED & SWOLLEN ON RIGHT SIDE WHERE I WAS HIT BY BAG. MY TRUCK NOT MOVING WAS PARKED MY SEATBELT WAS OUT SIDE I WAS GETTING IT ON WHEN BAG DEPLOYED. GM IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME! I KEEP GETTING 1800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS THEY GAVE ME A PAC # BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH ME OR DEALER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD 101,000 ON IT HAS 176,000 ON IT NOW. GM ONLY AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF IT AFTER I TOLD THEM I WAS IN

Mileage: 176,000

TRUCK LEFT ROAD HIT EMBANKMENT THEN ROLLED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

COULD CAUSE FIRE!!! AC SPEED REGULATOR OF MY 2004 CREW-CAB COLORADO OVERHEATED SO MUCH THAT THE ADAPTER BURNT IN THE INSIDE AND CABLES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMENT. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

COULD CAUSE FIRE!!! AC SPEED REGULATOR OF MY 2004 CREW-CAB COLORADO OVERHEATED SO MUCH THAT THE ADAPTER BURNT IN THE INSIDE AND CABLES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMENT. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

COULD CAUSE FIRE!!! AC SPEED REGULATOR OF MY 2004 CREW-CAB COLORADO OVERHEATED SO MUCH THAT THE ADAPTER BURNT IN THE INSIDE AND CABLES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX COMPARTMENT. IF THIS IS LEFT UNATTENDED COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

ON SAT OCT 1ST 2011 I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. THE STEERING BECAME RATHER SLUGGISH AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT OUT CHECKED ALL THE TIRES AND THEY ALL LOOKED OK, SO I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE. MY GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND WERE IN THE BACK SEAT IT WAS A CREW CAB. I NOTICED THAT THE 4WD INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS ON BUT I HAD NOT SWITCHED IT FROM 2WD IT HAD DONE IT ON IT'S OWN . I TRIED TO SWITCH IT

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL BUT EVERY 20,000 MILES, THE SWITCH WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE AC RESISTOR WIRES WERE MELTED, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO ONLY OPERATE ON LOW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR BUT TH

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RESISTER FOR THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 96,000

DRIVER/OWNER TRAVELLED INTO A PARKING LOT, PARKED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TURNED THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF. WITHIN SECONDS, THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THEN LEANED OVER TO RETRIEVE THE KEY WHICH WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. AS THE DRIVER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL BURNS. PARAMEDICS AND FIRE RESPONDED. LATER, HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 92,364

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT A VEHICLE HAD RAN OUT OF GAS, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND REAR ENDED THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THEN A TRUCK HIT ME. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN MY VEHICLE. SINCE 2004, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE FAULTY WIRING IN MY VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS ALSO MADE AWARE BY LOCAL FIREMEN AT THE SCENE THAT THEY'VE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FIRES WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE JUST IN MY AREA ALONE. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF S

THE FIRST AND ONGOING PROBLEM GRINDING IN FRONT LEFT, DRIVER, SIDE WHEEL AREA. MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THEY STARTED OUT CHANGING THE WHOLE FRONT END, ALONG WITH ALIGNMENTS, AFTER SOME ADJUSTING THE PROBLEM WILL SEEM TO GO AWAY ONLY TO RETURN WITH IN 2 MONTHS SECOND, TIRES WORN FROM INSIDE OUT ALIGNMENT, NEW TIRES, I WAS TOLD ONE REASON WAS THE TRUCK WAS DIRTY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A REASON FOR TIRE WEAR. NEW TIRES SAME PROBLEM. THIRD, TRUCK NOT ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTE

Mileage: 15

THE FIRST AND ONGOING PROBLEM GRINDING IN FRONT LEFT, DRIVER, SIDE WHEEL AREA. MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THEY STARTED OUT CHANGING THE WHOLE FRONT END, ALONG WITH ALIGNMENTS, AFTER SOME ADJUSTING THE PROBLEM WILL SEEM TO GO AWAY ONLY TO RETURN WITH IN 2 MONTHS SECOND, TIRES WORN FROM INSIDE OUT ALIGNMENT, NEW TIRES, I WAS TOLD ONE REASON WAS THE TRUCK WAS DIRTY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A REASON FOR TIRE WEAR. NEW TIRES SAME PROBLEM. THIRD, TRUCK NOT ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTE

Mileage: 15