2004 Chevrolet Colorado Electrical System

Body Control Module, BCM. Controls everything. Air bag can deploy, breaks can lock up. Mine, the hazards were staying on. Chevy Dealer says they are on National Back Order and GM is canceling those orders after so long placed. “We can get you one from a junk yard for $350 but GM won’t let us properly program them with correct codes, and so many times they won’t take, and I can’t return the part”. My response to GM already and to Congressman Westerman, BBB, and the WH. A part such as the on board computer, SAFETY first, should never come from a junk yard and if GM doesn’t want to supply the part AS we all know they need them for newer cars right now….. You, the NHTSB and all of us are in danger. There is an expiration date on our cars, but we’re not being told. A computer that controls EVERYTHING in a vehicle is more important than a safety belt. Me not wearing it kills me. Me being told by the dealer I could leave my fuses out and put my arm out the window. Boy I hate being a retired SGM, cause I ain’t allowed to put my boot in a six.

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 .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, DOOR CHIME, AND RADIO DID NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAYSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (2032 S ELLIOTT AVE, AURORA, MO 65605) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES RUNNING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOT ALWAYS COMING ON AT NIGHT ONLY ODOMETER LIGHTS UP.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2014 WITH ONLY 86000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE BRAND NEW KEY CUT AND PROGRAMMED WHEN I PURCHASED IT. STARTING IN JULY OF 2016 I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT NOT STARTING AND CUTTING OUT. NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT IS THE THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING IT TO START. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER MANY DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES. SOME NEARLY CAUSING WRECKS, STRANDING PEOPLE WITH KIDS , ETC. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE BEEN LET GO FOR SO LONG. DOES GM NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CHEVY RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. WE GOT RID OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING.

THE IGNITION KEY HAS TWICE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THE KEY ITSELF SEEMS TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. I ASSUME THAT THE KEY WEARS OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH BOTH TIMES AND HAVE A NEW KEY MADE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A PARKING LOT.

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/ISUZU COLORADO/CANYON (GMT355) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON THESE CONNECTIONS SHOULD GET HOT ENOUGH TO BUBBLE AND BURN PLASTIC BEFORE BURNING OUT A FUSE. I CAN PROVIDE IMAGES UPON REQUEST. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A FAILED CONNECTOR IN THE HVAC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION. I HAVE SET THE "FIRE" FLAG ON THIS REPORT AS THERE HAS BEEN EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FIRES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT BACON CHEVROLET IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. I AM STILL GETTING LETTERS TO THE EFFECT THAT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. I PERSONALLY SAW NEW PART ON VEHICLE.

TURN IGNITION TO OFF POSITION AND PARK INDICATOR LIGHT AND RADIO STAYS ON. HAVE TO JIGGLE KEY TO GET TO GO OFF. COME OUT SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND PARK INDICATOR LIGHT AND RADIO ARE BACK ON./ ALSO, HEAT AND AIR CONTROL FAN ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RESISTOR ,I REPLACED RESISTOR AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I CAN REACH DOWN AND JIGGLE THE RESISTOR AND IT WORKS ON ALL SPEEDS FOR A SHORT WHILE ONLY. HAVE A FRIEND WITH GMC CANYON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE HIS WAS NEW ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED, BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

SOME TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT START IF THE IGNITION KEY LOCK LIGHT BLINKS. I HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES SO THAT IT STARTS I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT HAS A FAULTY IGNITION HOUSING, OF COURSE THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME A LOT TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE IS A FACTORY DEFECT. MY TRUCK HAS A SALVAGE TITLE, SO THE WARRANTY ON IT WAS VOIDED. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER CHEVY COLORADO TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED, HE PAID TO HAVE HIS IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. HE STATED THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 20-30 MINUTES. OVER SEVERAL YEARS, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINING THE PROBLEMS, WITH TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME HE WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSE. EVENTUALLY, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. HE NO LONGER EXPERIENCED STARTING PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IN SEPTEMBER 2013, HE DECIDED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE. *JB

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I LET THE CLUTCH OUT A LITTLE TOO FAST WHICH STALLED THE ENGINE. I WENT TO RESTART AND ENGINE JUST CRANED OVER AND OVER WOULD NOT START. THAT IS WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT. HAD TO PUSH TRK THRU INTERSECTION .I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH IT NOT RESTARTING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I GO TO START IT DOES NOT START. IT JUST CRANKS OVER.THE BOOK SAYS ITS AN ANTI-THEFT SWITCH.I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING.I HAVE SEEN ON CHEVY COLORADO TRK SITES THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

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

HEATER FAN DOES NOT WORK. IT IS WINTERTIME AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AGES 4 1/2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. FAULTY WIRING FOR THE FAN. *TR

VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AT IDLE OR AS YOU ARE SLOWING TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, DRIVE THRU'S... ACTS AS IF IT ISN'T CHARGING PROPERLY. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY, PLUGS, BELT TENSIONER, DRIVE BELTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! I ALMOST GOT HIT AGAIN IN MORGANTOWN! BRAKE LIGHTS, HEAD & TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AS WELL!!! MY HUSBAND RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. I AM HAVING TO DRIVE HIM BACK & FORTH TO WVU HOSPITAL IN THE COLORADO. IT IS DANGEROUS HAVING TO DRIVE THIS THING LIKE THIS! TALKING TO OTHER COLORADO OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEMS! TRUCK DOES GREAT ON HIGHWAY, EXCEPT FOR LIGHTS GOING OFF & ON. PLEASE HELP!!! TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 119,000 MILES. *TR

CHEVROLET HAS A KNOWN IGNITION SYSTEM DEFECT SINCE MARCH 2009. MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START AND THEN STARTS ON THE SECOND TRY. CHEVROLET'S DOCUMENT: "#PIP4575B: INTERMITTENT CLICK NO CRANK OR BRIEF CRANK NO CRANK WITH DTCS - POSSIBLE CRANK SENSOR - KEYWORDS BQMI - (MAR 11, 2009)" EXPLAINS THE DEFECT. I TOOK MY COLORADO IN FOR SERVICE ON 04-05-12 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT STARTING AT ALL. THEY ADVISED ME THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS "NOT READING THE KEY" PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMED A NEW KEY. THIS REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM BUT DID BRING THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE STATE WHERE IT WOULD START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT FOLLOWING A NO CRANK OCCURRENCE. I AM CONVINCED THE INITIAL IGNITION DEFECT WAS THE EVENTUAL CAUSE OF THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE INTERMITTENT NO CRANK PROBLEM. IF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES STALLED OUT, THE POSSIBILITY THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL TO START IMMEDIATELY, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH CHEVROLET CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THERE HAS BEEN NO NOTIFICATION OF ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW OF. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT CHEVROLET IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOW OF THIS DEFECT SINCE 2009. HOWEVER, REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMING A NEW KEY IS NOT CORRECTING THE ORIGINAL "NO CRANK" IGNITION DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO CREW-CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BATTERY DIED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB ENTRY BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE AND COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SWITCH WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE VEHICLE FAN CONTROL FAILS TO FUNCTION ON SETTINGS 1, 2, OR 3. SETTING 4 FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THE CONNECTOR PLUG AT THE FAN HOUSING AND WIRING HARNESS SHOWS SIGNS OF CHARRING. *TR

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.

CRUISE CONTROL STILL NOT WORKING HAD IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED THEY REPLACED THE RECALL THAN I TOOK IT AND STILL DID NOT WORK THAN TOOK IT BACK THAN THEY REPLACED ANOTHER SWITCH THAN THEY SAID THE CRUISE WAS COMMANDING ON THAN I TOOK IT AND TRIED IT AND NOTHING WORKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,600.

SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE THE DOOR LOCKS WILL STOP WORKING. FOR EXAMPLE, USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY WON'T LOCK AND THE SECURITY ALARM (HORNS) WILL GO OFF IF YOU OPEN THE CLOSED DOOR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THINKS THE DOOR IS LOCKED SENDING SECURITY SYSTEM INTO TAMPER MODE. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AS THEY NORMALLY DO WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. ALSO SOME LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE SUCH AS THE LEFT FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMP/TURN SIGNAL. EVENTUALLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RESET AND THE DOOR LOCKS WILL WORK NORMALLY. IT ISN'T JUST DURING COLD WEATHER THAT THIS HAPPENS BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN DURING COLDER WEATHER. GM DEALER REPLACED A COUPLE OF SWITCHES WHEN I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT IN SINCE THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY AND IT STILL DOES IT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS. *TR

THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY MELTED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE UNIT IS SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE CONNECTOR AND DEGRADE THE WIRES TO BRITTLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. A NUMBER OF CO-OWNERS HAVE FOUND THE SAME DEFECT. THE CONNECTION IN QUESTION TERMINAL (C) GOES TO A GROUND DISTRIBUTION BLOCK THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT.

MY 2004 CHEVY COLORADO LS 4X4 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT SHUTS MY TRUCK OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS EVENT HAPPENS I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS NO FIX. THE CHEVY DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO REAL DEFINITIVE SOLUTION. *TR