2007 Chevrolet Colorado problems
Owners have filed 199 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 22.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of exterior lighting at 9.5%.
Complaints199
Crashes13
Fires6
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 22.6% · 45
Exterior lighting 9.5% · 19
Engine 9.0% · 18
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.0% · 14
Air bags 6.0% · 12
Vehicle speed control 5.0% · 10
Structure 5.0% · 10
Fuel/propulsion system 4.5% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado in this data, 2007 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 59,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle started to shake violently and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 31,313. Electrical system · reported at 25,000 miles
Once every month or so the truck will not start. Makes no difference if the truck has been in the garage all night or shut off for 10 minutes. The lock indicator light on the dash flashes. After waiting for 15 min. The truck will start. I am using the same key had two dealer (old glenway chev.) And andy's chev. Several times however they could find no problem. Electrical system · reported at 2,500 miles
Engine will not start turns over let sit for 10 minutes to 2 hours will start had checked on computer several times nothing shows up was told it was crank sensor replaced with no change now im told it is security sensor truck has done this since it was new randomly now has 78k miles getting sick of being stranded and late to work gm should have a recall on this Electrical system · reported at 78,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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