2012 Chevrolet Colorado Electrical System
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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That truck started on fire. Burnt up. Total . It started on the front passenger side near the motor where the ground plug is located. It had drizzled that day and the ground plug is not water proof. Burnt down a huge 120 long barn with other farm equipment inside. About $250,000 in losses.
VEHICLE RANDOMLY DOES NOT START AND HAVE TO SIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTS UP AGAIN. IS CONSIDERED A NON RUNNING VEHICLE!
THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT. I GOOGLED IT AND SEEN THERE ARE TONS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WENT TO START TRUCK AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I HAVE A 12 MONTH OLD CHEVY COLORADO, BOUGHT NEW. FOR 9 MONTHS, NO ISSUES. THEN IN OCTOBER, IT SIMPLY WON'T START. DEAD BATTERY. I DROVE IT REGULARLY TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY, SO IT'S NOT FROM NON-USE. I TOOK IT TO SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BATTERY. THEY REPLACED IT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, SAME THING. DEAD BATTERY AND CAR WON'T START, BUT LIGHTS WORK, RADIO WORKS. I TAKE IT IN AGAIN, AND THEY CAN'T FIND A REASON. THEY KEEP IT A WEEK (STATIC) AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. BUT IT WORKS WHEN I LEAVE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THREE WEEKS LATER, SAME THING. CAR WON'T START AND I'M TIRED OF GETTING STRANDED. AND I DRIVE IT REGULARLY. THEY TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERS SERVICE AND THEY RUN TESTS BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY CALL CHEVY WHO GIVES THEM DIRECTION, BUT CHEVY DOESN'T LET ON THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM. BUT I GO ONLINE AND FIND MANY ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS THE 3RD ATTEMPT TO FIX IT, I'M GOING TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. *TR
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The 2012 Chevrolet Colorado has 4 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.