2007 Chevrolet Colorado Engine Problems

Pass lock. Sometimes vehicle doesn't start

NHTSA ID

11664200

Incident

May 21, 2025

THROTTLE BODY OR FUEL PEDDLE STICKING AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY, STEERING IS LOUSY

NHTSA ID

11184711

Incident

Mar 6, 2019

Mileage

71,500 mi

TAKTA RECALL- BRAKE LIGHTS, JUST STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, ALSO OUTSIDE TRUCK BED LIGHT. SWITCH IGNITION LOCKS. LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET. IGNITION WHEN TRING TO START VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11113416

Incident

Jul 2, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER (SPITZER CHEVROLET NORTHFIELD, 333 E AURORA RD, NORTHFIELD, OH 44067, (330) 800-5163) DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED EXTENSIVE SERVICING AND MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONTACT STATED THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER VALVE BROKE IN TWO PLACES AND THE NUMBER 2 WAS DAMAGED. *TT

NHTSA ID

11101096

Incident

May 4, 2018

Mileage

127,000 mi

TRUCK STARTS FINE THEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT WILL NOT START, CALLED AAA BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE, TRUCK STARTED, HAD TO CANCEL AAA THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, TOO ME IT ACTS LIKE THE FUEL FILTER HAS A CLOG, BUT YET IT STARTS MOST OF THE TIME. NOW I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS.

NHTSA ID

11099004

Incident

Jan 15, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDLED ABNORMALLY AND BEGAN LEAKING OIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FOUR CYLINDERS IN THE ENGINE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 06/14/17 *BF *AS

NHTSA ID

10979578

Incident

Apr 19, 2017

Mileage

107,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLASP FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATING AND COOLING FAN WERE FRACTURED THE FAN WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10862180

Incident

Apr 10, 2013

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING IN MOTION AFTER 10 MINUTES (STICK SHIFT ) THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHEN I SHIFT IT IN NEUTRAL MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY ,WHEN I PULL OFF THE EXIT AT AND IDLE (AT A LIGHT ) THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES.I BROUGHT IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES TO BE FIXED.IM GOING ON MY 5TH.

NHTSA ID

10823907

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

Mileage

36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TEN MINUTES OF WAITING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

10786730

Incident

Oct 12, 2010

Mileage

35,000 mi

STARTING IN 2014, THE VEHICLE HAD WIDELY SPACED AND RANDOM ISSUES OF NOT STARTING, BUT WOULD START FINE AFTER AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. AT THE TIME, I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW A RESTART FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 12 OR MORE TIMES AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF TO SAVE FUEL IN A TRAFFIC JAM, OR AT A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ETC, IT MAY NOT RESTART WHEN THE ROAD THEN BECOMES OPEN, LEAVING YOU STRANDED IN A TRAFFIC LANE. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS TOTALLY INTERMITTENT, YOU CAN'T TROUBLESHOOT IT BECAUSE BY THE TIME YOU TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND IT WILL RESTART FINE. THE PROBLEM CAN BE IN THE IGNITION MODULE (ICM), THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) OR A CONNECTOR OR WIRING AT ANY POINT IN BETWEEN AS WELL AS SOME OTHER REMOTE POSSIBILITIES. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO LATE ALMOST EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING PARTS PIECEMEAL STARTING AT THE CHEAPEST AND WORKING UP WHICH CAN LEAD TO EXPENSES OVER $1000.00 AND WILL STILL NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10777853

Incident

Sep 25, 2015

I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS I MADE THE TURN, MY ENGINE DIED. I LOST POWER STEERING, AND MY VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK. THE NEXT DAY, MY TRUCK DIED AGAIN WHILE SLOWING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. ON THE WAY HOME, IT DIED WHILE MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILING WITH THE CHEVROLET COLORADO, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705956

Incident

Apr 13, 2015

Mileage

111,000 mi

PASLOCK SYSTEM SHUTS OFF FUEL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND TRUCK WILL START. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 35% OF TIME WHEN TRY TO START THE TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662635

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10658642

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

NHTSA ID

10637443

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10575977

Incident

Mar 31, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT AND TRUCK CAME TO DEAD HALT, LOOKED DOWN AND THE 4 WHEEL LOW HAD ENGAGED. VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AND MADE AWFUL GRINDING NOISES FINALLY GOT IT BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE.(NOTE THE 4 WHEEL HAD STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AT THE END OF FEBRUARY DURING A COLD SNAP AND LOTS OF SNOW) WENT TO DRIVE HOME AND TRUCK AGAIN ENGAGED INTO 4 LOW AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY SLOWING ME DOWN TO 20 AND ALMOST THROWING ME OUT OF CONTROL. HAVE NO IDEA IF IT MADE GRINDING NOISES THEN AS I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. THERE WAS AN OFFICER BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST HIT ME BUT HE FOLLOWED ME HOME TO MAKE SURE THE TRUCK GOT THERE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER LITTLE ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK LIKE NOT STARTING,REAR BRAKES BLOWING APART,U JOINTS WENT OUT AT 25,000 MILES, ENGINE NOT SEALED PROPERLY PER MECHANIC AS GOT WATER IN IT LAST YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10572703

Incident

Mar 16, 2014

Mileage

77,499 mi

SOME TIME THE ENGINE FAILS TO START, CRANKS OK, VOLTS AT BATTERY 10.5V WHILE CRANKING, INSTALL NEW BATTERY, NO HELP, NO CHECK ENGINE LITE, NO CODES IN COMPUTER. AFTER 15 OR 20 MIN. IT WILL START. THE DEALER SAYS HE CAN NOT HELP UNTIL IT HAPPEN AT THE DEALERSHIP,THE FUEL PUMP IS RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPEN.I CANNOT CHECK THE SPARK BECAUSE I CANNOT FIND THEM. PLEASE HELP.THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT FILED, THE FIRST ONE HAD THE WRONG TRUCK( 2005( AVALANCHE) DO NOT USE THAT ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564587

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

Mileage

29,000 mi

THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING ON 1CYLINDER, THEN SHOWED AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO SHOWED A REDUCED POWER WARNING. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MY LOCAL GARAGE, AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED NO COMPRESSION IN #1 CYLINDER. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO FLEMINGTON BUICK CHEVROLET GMC. INSPECTION THERE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BURNT VALVES OR FAILED VALVE SEATS. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS ON 2005 AND 2006 COLORADOS FOR VALVE AND VALVE SEAT PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE HONEST AND CONSIDERATE TO INFORM ME OF THE BULLETINS ON THE OLDER MODELS, AND THAT WHILE THERE WERE NO BULLETINS ON 2007 COLORADOS, MINE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF VALVE PROBLEMS. THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS WERE REPAIRED UP TO 100,000 MILES FREE OF CHARGE. AS THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON 2007 MODELS, CHEVROLET HAS OFFERED TO PAY ONLY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW 5 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY WITH 75000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT USED OFF LEASE. CHEVROLET HAS OFFERED TO PAY HALF THE REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY 2800 DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS WAS UNUSUAL. I FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY THE WHOLE COST AS THIS REPAIR IS A CONTINUANCE OF THE 05, 06 PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYWAY TO CHECK HOW MANY 2007 COLORADOS HAVE VALVE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE 05, 06 VALVE AND CYLINDER HEAD BULLETINS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10474558

Incident

Aug 28, 2012

Mileage

75,300 mi

A/C ONLY WORKS ON SETTING 4 (HIGH). NO AIR COMES OUT AT SETTINGS 1,2, AND 3. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ON SETTINGS 1,2, AND 3 WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10421262

Incident

Aug 23, 2011

Mileage

47,234 mi

BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE CHAFING. WE HAVE TWO 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO'S AS PART OF OUR FLEET VEHICLES. COLORADO #1 OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE CAUSED BY CONSTANT RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME RAIL. COLORADO #2 BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE WAS INSPECTED AND IT ALSO WAS DAMAGED DUE TO FRICTION FROM THE FRAME RAIL. LUCKILY WE DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE IN TIME AND HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278038

Incident

Jul 10, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ONGOING FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A HARD VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE AND BRAKE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 18 DAYS. THERE WAS ALSO UNEVEN TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURES ARE SAFETY HAZARDS THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,700.

NHTSA ID

10252686

Incident

Dec 18, 2008

Mileage

23,700 mi

2006 CHEVY COLORADO 4 DOOR. 5 CYLINDER. 4 TIMES THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT OR GARAGE FOR A DAY OR 2 HOUR BEFORE USING. ONE TIME I WAS IN A DANGEROUS PART OF TOWN SHOPPING, WHEN I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO GO THROUGH SOME DANGEROUS STREETS TO A PAY PHONE. FINALLY AFTER 40 MINUTES OF WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, I TRIED IT AND IT STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245746

Incident

Jul 25, 2008

Mileage

27,000 mi

2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH MULTIPLE SAFETY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT WAS TAKEN BACK FOR THESE REPAIRS. FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH, HOOD LATCH, BRAKE CABLE REPOSITIONED, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HINGE. THE NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE MAIN BODY FRAME, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE DEALER STATED THE SEAL WAS MISSING, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE GLAZED AND LAST, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARDER THAN NORMAL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10215007

Incident

Apr 10, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PLACED A RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TWICE AFTERWARDS AND THE RECORDER WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE TWO SNAPSHOTS OF THE SYSTEM. THE DEALERS THEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. FROM THE DATA THAT WAS RECEIVED, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHUT OFF WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM. HE WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. PRESENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,796 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,647. UPDATED

NHTSA ID

10212491

Incident

Sep 23, 2007

Mileage

6,796 mi