2008 Chevrolet COLORADO problems and owner complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE EMITTING A FINE FIBER LIKE MATERIAL, WHICH IS GETTING ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THE FENDER, AND THE ROCKER PANEL. THE FIBER IS BLOWING IN THE AIR AND ENTERING INTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE BLACK FIBER TO ENTER THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE FIBER MATERIAL IS PRESENT THE MOST DURING CITY DRIVING. THE CONTACT MUST CLEAN THE WHEELS ONCE A WEEK. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB THAT MENTIONED THE FIBER WAS DAMAGING TO CHROME AND DYE CAST WHEELS. THE FAILURE MILEGE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10223583 at NHTSA ↗

REAR BRAKE ISSUES NO PROBLEMS FOUND AT DEALER 2 TIMES I HAD TAKEN IT TO THEM. REAR BRAKE NOISE SCREECHING SQUEALING, LOCK UP WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT, AND IN AN EMERGENCY STOP THE PEDAL GETS REAL STIFF AND IS HARD TO STOP. I PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AFTER TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH EMERGENCY STOPPING. PLEASE HELP ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10245623 at NHTSA ↗

THE BRAKES DRAG AND SQUEAL ALL OF THE TIME. THEY GRAB SOME OF THE TIME, AND HAVE TEMPORARILY LOCKED UP ON 6 OCCASIONS. BEING ABS; THEY DON'T ACTUALLY LOCK UP BUT DO GRAB HARD ENOUGH AND LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TIRES "CHIRP". THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT THE LOWER THAN EXPECTED MPG AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VARIATION IN MPG MAKES ME THINK THEY OCCUR AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVING NO DOUBT THAT THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE WORRIES ME. I'M ANXIOUS ABOUT WHEN THEY WILL FAIL AND AT WHAT SPEED. ON FOUR OF THE SIX "LOCK UP" OCCASIONS TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10371726 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10416691 at NHTSA ↗

WITH LESS THAN 150 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED...IT SORT OF PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN IT WAS GIVEN A JERK IT CAUGHT LIKE IT SHOULD AND THEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AGAIN. THEN THE TIRES CAUGHT AND THE TRUCK WENT TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S PATH AND IT VEERED INTO A DITCH, HIT A TREE, AND FLIPPED OVER. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE DRIVER TURNED OFF OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND TRAVELED ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE ON THE ROAD HE TURNED ONTO. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 149 miles reported. Look up ODI 10253400 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A COLORADO ONE WEEK LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT. AND I MANAGED NOT TO GET IN A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT . THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE SITS ON THE LOTS 4 MONTHS AND MONTHS AND STUFF MIGHT WIGGLE LOOSE. OK I FIGURED . THREE WEEKS LATER WHICH WOULD BE 3/5/09 I LEFT WORK AND IT WAS A NICE DAY I TURNED MY AC ON AND NOTICED MY BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON 2 AND 3 MY 1 AND 4 WOULD NOT WORK SO I DROVE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY AND TALKED TO THE GUY AND HE TOLD ME ITS PROBABLY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SWITCH. WHICH…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10261085 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING A LEASED 2008 CHEVY COLORADO WITH 15,000 MILES, ALWAYS TRAVEL A VERY SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE N FRONT, CARS AHEAD WERE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SO EASED UP BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AT A SLOW RATE. WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOPPED I FELT MY ENGINE RACING A BIT, SO I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARDER, AND AS I APPLIED MORE AND MORE FORCE TO THE BRAKE THIS CONTINUED ON AND ON. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF THE CONTEST, I PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL WHICH STOPPED THE EPISODE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURREN…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10310299 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM A FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE, DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS ARM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP ANY FURTHER ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT ANY TIME DURING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CON…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10343474 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER (SANBORN CHEVROLET, 1210 S CHEROKEE LN, LODI, CA 95240, [phone removed] EXT 8655) DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE GUIDES IN THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED HAVING THE DEALER REPAIR THE VE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11104502 at NHTSA ↗