2004 Chevrolet Colorado Engine Problems

TRUCK HAS 25,000 MILES. I DO NOT DRIVE IT OFTEN BECAUSE FUEL ECONOMY HAS NEVER BEEN AS ADVERTISED, NO BETTER THAN 15 MPG. WHEN IT WORKED, IT WAS FUN TO DRIVE. NOW FAILS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED, MY TRUCK IS NOW UNSAFE. NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR, I HAVE TO SELL AS SCRAP. RADIO REPLACED ONCE. BLOWER WORKS BUT VERY NOISY. ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 10,000 MILES AND NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AFTER 21K MILES. I HAVE REPLACED GAS TANK GASKET AND EXTERIOR CAB BRAKE LIGHT. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE DUE TO RUST. TUBE ON RACK AND PINION RUSTED AND REPLACED. TINY COOLANT LEAK THAT I CANT FIND. ALL I CAN REMEMBER. MOST FAULTY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. NEVER BUY A FIRST YEAR MODEL OF ANY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11174634

Incident

Feb 5, 2019

IDLE CONTROL VIA ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY RAISES RPM VERY HIGH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE DURING COASTING OR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WITH THE KEY IS THE ONLY ACTION THAT HAS RESULTED IN A CESSATION OF EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SYMPTOM IS GONE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THIS BEHAVIOR IS ERRATIC AND INCONSISTENT, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE DURING DIAGNOSIS. ALL TESTING AND INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WIRING HARNESS, CONNECTORS, AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPUTER HAS SHOWN NO DEFECT OR INDICATION THAT A WIRING FAULT, DIRTY THROTTLE BODY, OR OTHER "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM IS THE CAUSE OF THIS INTERMITTENT REVVING AT IDLE. THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 9TH 2017. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, ON AVERAGE ONCE A MONTH IN FREQUENCY.

NHTSA ID

11030226

Incident

Aug 9, 2017

Mileage

182,500 mi

EVERYDAY NOW WHEN I TRY TO START THE TRUCK IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START, WAIT 15 MINUTES THEN IT WILL START. TODAY WHEN I TRIED IT THE FIRST TIME IT TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START SO WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AT THE KEY IT STOPPED THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 SECS. THE STARTER TURNED THE ENGINE OVER WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH IT THEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECS THEN TRIED TO START ON ITS OWN AGAIN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE KEY, IT DID THIS START SEQUENCE 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TERRIBLY DEFECTIVE AS REPORTED BY ALL THE REPORTS ONLINE AND I BELIEVE MY PROBLEMS ARE A RESULT OF THIS SYSTEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700963

Incident

Jan 2, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

I RECENTLY TOOK MY CHEVROLET COLORADO IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THIS WAS COMMON FOR A COLORADO. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED AND ASKED TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK THAT I NEEDED TO SEE. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS TAKEN OUT TO SEE MY TRUCK ON A LIFT AND SHOWN A FRAME THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER POKED A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE FRAME CAUSING PIECES OF RUST TO FALL TO THE FLOOR EXPOSING A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I WAS ALSO SHOWN WHERE THE FRAME WAS CRACKED RIGHT UNDER THE GAS TANK. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT FOUND THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. ALL IN THIS PAST YEAR A THE SAME DEALERSHIP, I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS WITH NO MENTION ABOUT MY RUSTED FRAME. THEY BLAMED THE RUSTED FRAME ON THE SALT BRINE USED ON MAINE ROADS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS. WHEN I ASKED WHY CHEVROLET DIDN'T BUILT FRAMES TO BETTER RESIST THE SALT BRINE THEY OFFERED NO ANSWER. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE CAR SHOPS WHERE THEY REPORTED THEY SEE THIS FREQUENTLY AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS EITHER SELL MY TRUCK FOR PARTS OR REPLACE THE FRAME WHICH WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $15,000. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY TRUCK IS AN ANOMALY AND WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS ALMOST NEW LIKE MY TRUCK DOES BUT HAS A ROTTED FRAME. TOYOTA RECALLED THEIR TOKOMA TRUCKS DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM HOPEFUL SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. OTHER THAN THE ROTTED FRAME ON MY TRUCK THE REST OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS PRETTY MUCH PRISTINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10650030

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

Mileage

111,000 mi

THE IGNITION WILL NOT START AT FIRST. IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. ONCE THE IGNITION DOES CAUSE THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AS THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF (AS IF THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN). THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING ACTIVITIES, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS WHICH LUCKILY HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY CRASHES TO DATE, BUT MAY VERY WELL RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL ONE SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO OCCUR. ENGINE HAS BEEN TESTED AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECK OUT, EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH -WILL- HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10638276

Incident

May 6, 2013

2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 12, 2014, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH AND THE DASHBOARD READ REDUCED POWER. AFTER WAITING THREE MINUTES, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE PCM COMPUTER WAS BAD.

NHTSA ID

10609385

Incident

Apr 12, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WELD BECAME FRACTURED AND SEPARATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000. MA 10/25/15

NHTSA ID

10576803

Incident

Sep 10, 2009

Mileage

102,000 mi

WITH THE REVELATION OF THE GM IGNITION RECALL PROBLEM, THERE ARE MUCH MORE IGNITION PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE PASSLOCK OR PASSKEY SENSOR. MY PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS A $1000.00 REPAIR. I CAN NOT AFFORD $1000. SO I HAVE LIVED WITH IT. BECAUSE OF THE MISALIGNMENT IT CAUSES THE IGNITION TO THINK THAT THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN AND DISABLES THE FUEL INJECTORS, IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED QUITE A FEW TIMES ALONG THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE COMPUTER TO MANUALLY RESET AFTER 10 MINUTES, IT HAS ALSO COST ME SEVERAL TOWING BILLS UNTIL I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OUT HOW WIDESPREAD THIS ISSUE IS. IF THE MISALIGNMENT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN WHAT WILL IT AFFECT AS THE PROBLEM WORSENS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT RECALL BUT DESERVES INVESTIGATING . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10568922

Incident

Jun 17, 2009

Mileage

34,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

NHTSA ID

10416634

Incident

Jun 17, 2011

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-65 MPH WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND RESETTING THE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

NHTSA ID

10351331

Incident

Mar 29, 2004

Mileage

12 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVES WERE STRAINING AND ALL FIVE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE INTAKE VALVES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10327724

Incident

Mar 16, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VECH. ONCE IT GOES UNDER 10MPH IT WILL STALL OUT. I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN N AND RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. EVER SINCE IT ABOUT 40-45,000 MILES...I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT HAS A FAULTY COIL SYSTEM AND CHEVY DOES KNOW ABOUT IT BUT WHEN THEY CHOOSE TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE IS THERE CHOICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227824

Incident

Jul 1, 2006

Mileage

45,000 mi

2004 COLORADO PICKUP 2.8 FOUR CYL. LEAK ON LOWER RADIATOR HOSE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN, HOSE RUBS ON SHARP EDGE OF FRAME IN CURRENT ROUTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10224434

Incident

Apr 12, 2008

Mileage

46,500 mi

TRUCK WIL STALL AND LOOSE POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES AT LOW RPM (IN TURNS OR WHEN STOPPING ) HAVE RECIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTUER ABOUT PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219078

Incident

Feb 25, 2008

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE, HOWEVER; NO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID WAS FOUND. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HIM $75.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION FROM GM CORP STATING NO COST FOR THE DEFECT. UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10200918

Incident

Aug 17, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO HAS HAD REPEATED A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE AT ALL WHILE DRIVING. IN ALL CASES THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMING UP FROM A COMPLETE COLD START IN THE MORNING. WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO IDLE SPEED AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES NOW AND CAN NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE NO CODES SET IN THE COMPUTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. THE PROBLEM WILL CLEAR ITSELF AFTER 20 TO 30 SECONDS AND MAY NOT OCCUR AGAIN FOR WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10191843

Incident

May 7, 2007

Mileage

32,000 mi

EXHAUST MANIFOLD COMPLETELY CRACKED. AT THE CYLINDER CLOSET TO THE FIREWALL, THE MANIFOLD COMPLETELY CRACKED ALL AROUND AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH. STRANGE BECAUSE RELATIVELY NEW AND THE MANIFOLD WAS STEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10187016

Incident

Feb 1, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. VEHICLE IDLE DROPPED TO 500 RPMS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACT SLUGGISH AND ACTED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF AT IDLE. DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN SLUGGISH. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD THE CODES RUN. IT CAME BACK AS AN ENGINE LOW RPM CODE. I DON'T RECALL THE ACTUAL CODE NUMBER. HAD THEM DO A MOTOR VACUUM TO CLEAN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND RESET CODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE AWAY AND HAS NOT COME BACK ON. VEHICLE DOES FROM TIME TO TIME ACT AS IT IS GOING TO BOG DOWN. I THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT SEEMS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186999

Incident

Oct 28, 2006

Mileage

41,000 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGINE MISFIRE DUE TO WEAK EXHAUST VALVE SPRINGS WHICH MUST BE REPLACED. RECENTLY GMC ISSUED A BULLETIN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ADVISING MECHANICS ON THE ISSUE, AND RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE SPRINGS AND HOW TO FIX IT, BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN ALL CHEVROLET COLORADOS 2004-2006, GMC CANYONS 2004-2006, AND THE HUMMER H3. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS ABOUT $2000, QUOTED BY THE DEALER MECHANIC. NOT ONLY DOES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON, IT ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE IN OPERATION. THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY YOU WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY WHEN YOU START YOUR CAR, IT WILL MISFIRE AND YOU MAY HAVE TO RESTART AGAIN. THIS WILL BEGIN TO HAPPEN REGULARLY UNTIL YOU DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE DIFFERENT MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE LAST STEP WAS A DEALER MECHANIC THAT HAD JUST RECEIVED THE ABOVE MENTIONED BULLETIN. THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE SPRINGS, INSTEAD THEY RESET THE COMPUTER TO STOP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM OCCURRING. THE MISFIRING AND STALLING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186482

Incident

Jan 10, 2007

RATTLE OR VIBRATION AT 2000 RPM. DEALER REPLACED PART(S) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10174118

Incident

Oct 1, 2006

Mileage

32,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RACED AND ACCELERATED AS IF IT WAS ENGAGING TO 50 MPH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROHIBIT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS ALSO A SULPHUR SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DISCOVERED TWO TROUBLE CODES ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FIRST WAS A PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. THE SECOND WAS A P1133 FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR SLOW AND SWITCHING CODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM THE PANEL WAS ALSO CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUES HAVE GRADUALLY WORSENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.

NHTSA ID

10160450

Incident

May 4, 2004

Mileage

7 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.

NHTSA ID

10158581

Incident

May 30, 2006

Mileage

63,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10156230

Incident

Apr 1, 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 ACCELRATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. VEHICLE STALLS BUT NEVER DIES, COASTED TO NEARBY PARKING LOT AND CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR A WRECKER, TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER CUSTOMER INVOICE: AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN. OPERATING AS DESIGNED. NO CODES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10150647

Incident

Jul 20, 2005

Mileage

25,615 mi

ODI 10150645, ODI 10150645: 3RD RECURRING PROBLEM. CUSTOMER INVOICE: DRIVERS WINDOW INOPERATIVE, SCREWS BACKED OUT OF WINDOW MOTOR CAUSING IT TO BIND R & R WINDOW MOTOR AND REINSTALLED BOLTS. NOISE GONE AFTER REPAIRS. UPON ENGAGE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, FAILURE TO OPERATE VISIBLE TURN INDICATION. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ALSO INOPERABLE, BULB NOT WORKING. CUSTOMER INVOICE: DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUN LIGHT INOPERATIVE. LF TURN SIGNAL BULB BURNT OUT. REPLACED BULB UPON ENGAGING BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKES EXHIBIT HIGH FREQUENCY SQUEAKING, MORE ON LEFT THAN RIGHT. EXTREME TIRE WEAR IS APPARENT ON THE INSIDES OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. CUSTOMER INVOICE: BRAKES NOISY AT STOPS ALL THE TIME. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF MUD UNDERNEATH. ENGAGING 4WD HIGH, VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN 4WD. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN CONDITION UNTIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OPENED FOR THE WEEK. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BECAME OPERATIONAL INTERMITTENTLY. CUSTOMER INVOICE: AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL, VEHICLE STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ONCE. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME. NO CODES & WORKING AS DESIGNED. ENGAGING A/C & HEATING OPERATION THE AC DIMINISHES BLOWER POWER AND BEGINS BLOWING SMOKE-LIKE COOLANT FROM DASH VENTS. DASHBOARD CONDENSATES EXTENSIVELY. CONDENSATION MUST BE WIPED DRY TO DETER INTERIOR DAMAGE. AFTER RUNNING A/C AT MAXIMUM POWER FOR 20 MINUTES OR LONGER, OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS DISCONTINUE UNTIL VEHICLE IS STARTED 'COLD'. CUSTOMER INVOICE: A/C CUTS OFF AND BLOWS SMOKE OUT OF VENTS ALL THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN. CHECKED PRESSURES. ALL OK, WORKING AS DESIGNED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10150646

Incident

Jul 20, 2005

Mileage

25,615 mi