2006 Chevrolet Colorado Owner Complaints

The high mounted stop lights and the cruise control do not work. A recall for this was issued (NHTSA 06V13900 and NHTSA 09V310000) but when I enter my VIN it says I'm not included in the recall. Also, a dealer said my vehicle was not in the recall. If I have the problem stated in the recall why am I not included? I am the original owner. First noticed problem about six months ago. Did not know about the recall until yesterday.

NHTSA ID

11671995

Incident

Jan 10, 2025

rear brake lights flash or sometimes don't come on while pressing the brake pedal. while driving at night dash cluster goes black cant see speedometer, or anything on instrument cluster.

NHTSA ID

11608634

Incident

Mar 16, 2021

Rear leaf spring mounts and frame rusting through causing a safety hazard. Chevrolet doesn't offer a repair part nor does the aftermarket. The internet is ripe with other owners experiencing this or similar issues. The consumer stated there is frame corrosion specifically rear frame shackle mounts and lateral supports. The contact believes that the failure comes from the frame being made with the wrong metal thickness or metal that is not rust-proof. The vehicle was taken to a specialty shop to weld the frame, but the contact believes that is not the best way to fix the issue.

NHTSA ID

11513576

Incident

Mar 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started to shake. The contact was able to drive back to the residence. The contact stated that several independent mechanics diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the cylinder head needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer or the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 216,000.

NHTSA ID

11470832

Incident

May 24, 2022

Mileage

216,000 mi

The contact called on behalf of a customer looking to purchase a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that he is a certified mechanic. While performing a vehicle safety check, the contact noticed that the subframe was completely rusted and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was not repairable. The contact had not contacted the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,172.

NHTSA ID

11434879

Incident

Sep 29, 2021

Mileage

73,172 mi

WILL NOT START,TO HOT TO START!!!!!

NHTSA ID

11413690

Incident

Dec 30, 2016

Mileage

56,000 mi

I TRY TO CRANK THE TRUCK AND IT WON'T DO ANYTHING BUT I CAN WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND TRY IT AGAIN AND IT WILL CRANK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

11377584

Incident

Jun 20, 2015

Mileage

28,500 mi

FIRE IN THE ENGINE WIRING, FUSE BOX,BATTERY STORE PARKING LOT PARKED ENGINE OFF GMC TOOK TRUCK SAID IT WASN'T A FACTORY ISSUE NO INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO ME SAID IT WAS CONFIDENTUAL HAD TRUCK 6 WEEKS

NHTSA ID

11366353

Incident

Jun 6, 2020

Mileage

88,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS AN INHERANT PROBLEM WITH IT IGNITION SAFTY MODULE.KNOW AS PASS LOCK SECURITY. THIS KEEP MY CAR FROM STARTING. IT AN ISSUE THAT 100,000 AND MORE HAVE SUFFERED. IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME MAKING IT LETHAL TO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. IT IS FIXABLE BUT ONLY AT THE DEALER FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS

NHTSA ID

11364096

Incident

Sep 1, 2020

Mileage

103,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUBFRAME AND BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAUMANN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC INC (2291 OH-18, TIFFIN, OH 44883) WHERE HE WAS PROVIDED THE NUMBER TO NHTSA AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BAUMANN OFFERED THE 888 NUMBER AND KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF $10,000 OR 3 TO 5 IF FRAME IS RUSTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

11360220

Incident

Sep 11, 2020

Mileage

154,000 mi

ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH MY HUSBAND PULLED THE TRUCK INTO THE DRIVEWAY GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. CAME OUTSIDE AND THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED WHILE IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE HE INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11348806

Incident

Aug 7, 2020

Mileage

128,298 mi

TRUCK ELECTRICAL CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO. VEHICLE ENGINE AND HEADLIGHTS KEEP RUNNING

NHTSA ID

11277994

Incident

Nov 3, 2019

Mileage

130,000 mi

AIR BAG LITE KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED 10/1/2019

NHTSA ID

11265615

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

181,500 mi

PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM.WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM SHUT MY VEHICLE DOWN LATE AT NIGHT AROUND 11PM.I WAS STRANDED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE LOCK WAS SHOWING ON THE DASH GAUGES.I RECENTLY HAD MAJOR OPEN HEART SURGERY AND I AM 62 YEARS OLD.I WAS STUCK ALL NIGHT LONG OUT IN THE COUNTRY HERE IN NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THIS IS BEAR COUNTRY HERE.I HAD TO WALK ABOUT 8 MILES THE NEXT MORNING AS THERE ARENT MANY PEOPLE DRIVING OUT HERE THAT TIME OF DAY.I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE OUT THERE IN THE WOODS.I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.I DONT CARRY ALL MY HEART MEDECINE WITH ME AS I THOUGHT I WOULD BE GONE FROM HOME MAYBE AN HOUR OR TWO AT THE MOST.THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE STARTED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THIS SECURITY SYSTEM.IT COST ME A FORTUNE TO HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY $250 AND HAVE HAD 3 CHEVY MECHANICS WITH THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES TELL ME NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE EXCEPT PASS LOCK SYSTEM AND IT COULD NOT BE RESET BY THEM,AT A COST OF $125 EACH.NOW THE DEALER SAYS TOW IT TO THEM AND THEY WILL PUT THEIR COMPUTER ON IT TO FOR $125 BUT WONT GUARANTEE THEY CAN RESET IT EITHER.I WILL NEVER BUY A NOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT EVER AGAIN OR ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF SECURITY SYSTEM ON IT.I JUST THANK GOD I WAS ALRIGHT AFTER ALL THIS CRAP HAPPENED TO ME.

NHTSA ID

11265227

Incident

Aug 2, 2019

Mileage

221,746 mi

ABS FAULT LIGHT REMAINS ON. SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE ERROR MESSAGE DID NOT GO AWAY.

NHTSA ID

11245650

Incident

Aug 7, 2019

Mileage

70,900 mi

I TOOK MY 2006 COLORADO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE SHOP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT MY FRAME WAS CRACKED. COME TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T CRACKED BUT IT HAD A GIANT HOLE ALONG THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A GUY THAT IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HE SAID IT LOOKED JUST LIKE A TOYOTA FRAME. SO NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TOTAL THIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT ONLY HAS 102000 MILES ON IT. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE FRAMES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

NHTSA ID

11244842

Incident

Aug 17, 2019

Mileage

102,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED THE NEXT DAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM GIBBS CHEVROLET AT 386-206-8097 (LOCATED AT 5850 E, FL-100, PALM COAST, FL 32164) AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

NHTSA ID

11217051

Incident

Apr 22, 2019

Mileage

180,000 mi

2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXTENDED CAB 4X4 WITH ONLY 115K MILES ON IT HAS A FRAME THAT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND SNAPPED ON THE DRIVER SIDE JUST BEFORE THE LEAF SPRING WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP ON A LOCAL MUNICIPAL ROADWAY.

NHTSA ID

11196218

Incident

Apr 8, 2019

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES BY PHIL SMITH CHEVROLET (1640 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, LAUDERHILL, FL 33313). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,074.

NHTSA ID

11183400

Incident

Feb 14, 2019

Mileage

134,074 mi

THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT. IT HAS BROKEN AS A RESULT AND IS BEYOND REPAIR. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN PRIME CONDITION. THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

NHTSA ID

11182867

Incident

Nov 26, 2018

Mileage

130,805 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" AND BRAKES

NHTSA ID

11166763

Incident

Aug 2, 2017

FIRSTLY THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS A HUGE ISSUE, IF THE PARTS IN THE SYSTEM IGNITION SYSTEM BREAK DOWN OR TRIP YOU CAN BE STUCK HIGH AND DRY ON A WHIM. PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS PRIME REASON FOR MY WORRIES WHEN DRIVING MY TRUCK WILL CUT FUEL OUT AND SHUT DOWN AND STALL WHEN I'M DRIVING OR NEED TO START UP MY TRUCK AGAIN ALSO THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND CABLE ARE FAULTY AS ARE OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BUT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS OUTRIGHT A FIRE HAZARD THAT CAN MELT OR BURN OUT. GM NEEDS TO STOP (#ING) AROUND WITH PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND OTHER ISSUES I WILL NOT BE DRIVING OR OWNING ANOTHER GM IN MY LIFETIME AFTER MY TROUBLES WITH THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM NOBODY SHOULD BE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM 3RD PARTY OR HAVE REPEATED SERVICE OR PARTS INSTALLED TO SILENCE THIS ISSUE FOR A TIME. JUST THINK OF HAVING BEEN STUCK HIGH AND DRY THREW NOT FAULT OF YOUR OWN OUTSIDE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THERE ARE QUITE A FEW VERY VERY NEGATIVE PROBLEMS MANY HAVE HAD WITH THESE 2 SYSTEMS ABOVE I WOULD LOVE GM TO PAY ME FOR MISSED WORK DAYS AND PERSONAL EXPENSES FOR HAVING HAD TO FIX MEND AND MAKE THIS SYSTEM WORK AS I STRIGHT UP BOUGHT A NEW ECM/PCM TUNED IT REMOVED PASSLOCK BECAUSE THE RISK AND ISSUES WERE TO GREAT NOBODY NEEDS THIS PROBLEM HANGING OVER THEIR HEADS THIS ISSUE PISSES ME OFF AS I'D SPENT DAYS DOING RELEARN PROCEDURES 40 MIN PER PROCEDURE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL ONE STUCK AS PER INSTRUCTIONS GM WONT EVEN RESPOND OR NOT (X) THIS UP IF YOU NEED SERVICE TOO I WILL NOT BE OWNING ANY MORE GM OR CHEVY AGAIN. IF YOU NEED TO FIX THIS SYSTEM JUST REMOVE IT. SO SAD DEALERS ARE GREEDY AND GM IS TOO RATHER THEN MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH LONG STANDING ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND BLOWER MOTOR AND A FEW OTHER THINGS NEED RECALLS NO IFS ANDS OR BUTTS THIS IS EXACTLY HOW YOU WILL GO BANKRUPT AGAIN (@)ING CUSTOMERS WHO PAID FOR YOUR BROKEN SALES PITCH TO BUY YOUR SNAKE OIL *PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*

NHTSA ID

11145182

Incident

Sep 19, 2018

Mileage

164,000 mi

ON JULY 1, 2018, MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2006 CHEVY COLORADO ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT COMBUSTED IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE AREA. THANKFULLY, HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME FULLY ENGULFED! THE PICKUP BURNED ENTIRELY, VERY HOT AND VERY QUICK. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS. I DID CONTACT GM, AS I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLAIMS OF FIRE IN THESE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, GM WAS UNWILLING TO PUT EFFORT INTO TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE THAT ENDANGERED MY SONS LIFE!! I HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWERS, NO COMPASSION, NO FOLLOW THROUGH. IT IS BEYOND DISAPPOINTING FOR A COMPANY SUCH AS GENERAL MOTORS TO NOT BE DOING A BETTER JOB FOR THEIR CONSUMERS.

NHTSA ID

11112120

Incident

Jul 1, 2018

Mileage

124,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH IS STUCK ON. NO OBD CODES NOTED. AIR BAGS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS AND I THINK GM SHOULD FIX AT NO COST!

NHTSA ID

11072851

Incident

Feb 12, 2018

Mileage

124,900 mi

P0017 CODE , MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN MALFUNCTION. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURCUIT (12V) STEADY DESIGN MALFUNCTION, ACTUATER PART DESIGN MALFUNCTION. HIGH RATE OF SPEED ENGINE REV/OR POWER LOSE. LOW RATE OF SPEED RPM NOT CONSISTENT, UN CONTROLLED REV/POWER LOSE. THE ELECTRONICALLY COMPONENTS POWERING AND MONITORING THE SPECIFIC CURCUIT ARE FAULTY. DESIGN IS CONSISTENTLY AN ISSUE ON 2005-2017 MAKE MODELS. PUBLIC RECORD CAN SHOW THESE ENGINEERING DESIGN FAULTS. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/RH77JBYOZSE , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/OA9AANGCD64 , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/0PKIZKYS2CE , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/DVFMS-DG38U , HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/YDFHUE2HAVO .

NHTSA ID

11040372

Incident

Nov 9, 2008

Mileage

15,000 mi