Chevrolet COLORADO engine problems
210 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
3,593 owner complaints analyzed
29 distinct recall campaigns
45,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,099 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
210 of 3,593 complaints match this topic (5.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10088652 · 2004-08-26 (August 26, 2004)
2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO, NEW PURCHASE, DROVE 568 MILES ENGINE IDLE ERATICALLY, ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, SINCE THAT I LOST 1.6 MPG AND ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE RPMS DO NOT DROP BETWEEN SHIFTS LIKE IT DID BEFORE REPROGRAMMING AND VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED IF NOT CAREFULL OR GIVE IT EXTRA TIME FOR THE RPMS TO DROP FOR A SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEN YOU NEED TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR KEEPS GOING LIKE YOU ARE STILL ACCEL…
Owner-reported narrative. 568 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088652 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10141882 · 2005-11-06 (November 6, 2005)
2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO Z71 - RANDON STALLING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10141882 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10142363 · 2005-11-10 (November 10, 2005)
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED, PROBLEM PERSISTED EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SAID AIR BAG CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED, CURRENTLY UNAWARE IF AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE RPM'S FLUCTUATE DOWN TO 500 WHILE VEHICLE IS SLOWING TO A STOP DURING COLD WEATHER. DEALERSHIP WAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN AND PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BUT RETURNED WITHIN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES, DURING SEVERELY COLD WEATHER VEHICLE IS ABLE TO STALL THE ENGINE WHILE IN MOTION…
Owner-reported narrative. 27,125 miles reported. Look up ODI 10142363 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10150647 · 2006-02-20 (February 20, 2006)
AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. ENGAGING REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH POWER AND THEN JUMPS IN REVERSE AS IF TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR MISSING REVERSE GEAR. VEHICLE STRAINS TO SWITCH GEARS TO REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. CSTMER INVOICE: AT TIME VEHICLE LUNGES AND JUMPS IN REVERSE. REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATE. START VEHICLE IDLE 5 MINUTES OR MORE, ENGAGING D GEAR, ENGAGE A/C OPERATION AND THEN ACCELERATING IN 80-95 DEGREE F ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WILL LOOSE TORQUE, RPMS REDLINE WHILE APPLING NORMAL ACCELRAT…
Owner-reported narrative. 25,615 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150647 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10156230 · 2006-04-12 (April 12, 2006)
2004 COLORADO TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH WHILE GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE. *TS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 TO 15 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER LOOKS AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THAT THE DIC WAS FLASHING REDUCE POWER. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A LITTLE EMISSION PROBLEM IT SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE AN EMISSION PROBLEM BUT A COMPUTER GLITCH. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10156230 at NHTSA ↗