2005 Chevrolet Colorado problems
Owners have filed 459 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 15% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 13.3%.
Complaints459
Crashes35
Fires13
Injuries22
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 15.0% · 69
Service brakes, hydraulic 13.3% · 61
Exterior lighting 12.0% · 55
Air bags 7.2% · 33
Power train 5.9% · 27
Suspension 5.2% · 24
Engine and engine cooling 5.2% · 24
Service brakes 4.4% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 35 describe a crash, 13 describe a fire, 22 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado in this data, 2005 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 27 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 52,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Ignitinion switch triggers anti-theft secure on truck so it would not start I wait for 10 minutes then it starts, dealership could not tell me a few years ago when I took it, and mechanics tell me its a defected ignition switch but only dealer can fix it, its a recall thing from what mechanics are telling me. Its a shame mechanics outside the dealership know more then dealership on what it is been recall. Electrical system · reported at 6 miles
Driving down the road, all the sudden started to get a burn smell. Had to pull over and have the truck being towed to the shop. The problem is the harness connector to the a/c- heating blower was burning. Luckily I had discover the problem on time. This problem could be a dangerous fire. We need this problem to be addressed and fixed since all the owners of this vehicle have been having the same issue. Electrical system · reported at 160,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the extended cab driver side rear door wiring harness that included the radio speaker, seat belt, and air bag wires was broken. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 79,300 and the current mileage was 79,400. Electrical system · reported at 79,300 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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