Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE KEEPS MY VEHICLE FROM STARTING THINKING IT'S BEING STOLEN.. DISABLING THE FUEL PUMP.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS ALSO MADE ME LATE FOR WORK SEVERAL TIMES AND STRANDED. IT STARTED OCCURRING THIS YEAR JULY 22, 2017 WITH NO PRIOR INCIDENTS. IT'S OCCURRING ON A REGULAR INTERVAL AND IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT THAT I CANT RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO START AS NORMAL. PLEASE LET THERE BE A RECALL ON GETTING THE MANUFACTURER GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX THIS ON MY COLORADO AS IT'S THE ONLY FAULT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEMS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM SINCE IT WILL DISABLE THE FUEL PUMP AND HAVING TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE THE SYSTEM TO RESET AT UNKNOWN OR UNSAFE PLACES. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO KIDS AND I RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND WORK. LUCKILY THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AT WORK, AT HOME, AT WALMART PARKING LOT.. BUT WHO KNOWS WHEN THE SYSTEM DECIDED AS IT GETS WORST. MY SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD SON HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE OUT AND I'M ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THIS SAFETY DUE TO THIS FAULTY PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAS 181,450 MILES, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS SHOW ON DASH.. OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE.. IT'S THE ONLY REASON THE VEHICLE IS MOSTLY PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.. ONLY MYSELF WILL TAKE THE DRIVE IT FOR SHORT DISTANCES. I WISH AND HOPE TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER RENDER A NEEDED RECALL ON THIS PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE SYSTEM... .UPDATED 10/04/17 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,918.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. SMELLED GAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. OBSERVED FUEL DRIPPING FROM FRONT OF FUEL TANK. APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM TOP OF TANK AND FLOWING OFF FRONT OF TANK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FOUL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY; HOWEVER, IT HAD CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000...UPDATED 09/20/16 *BF *CN
[XXX][MAILTO:[XXX]] TO: SAFE CAR. GOV SUBJECT: FIRE HAZARD 2007 CHEVY COLORADO TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO PICK-UP TRUCK, WITH 86,000 MILES. RECENTLY I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE VECHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, I OBSERVED A STREAM OF GAS SPRAYING FROM THE METAL ELBOW COMING OFF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE FUEL LINE. AFTER REMOVING THE GAS TANK, I SAW THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY RUSTED. TO ME, THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD CAUSED BY PREMATURE RUSTING OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE MATTER. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
RE: FUEL - NIPPLE (MALE) COMING OUT OF TOP OF GAS TANK DISCONNECTED FROM )FEMALE) GAS LINE LEADING TO ENGINE. FIRE HAZARD. RE: ELECTRONICS - VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (VATS) THIS IS A CONSTANT REOCCURRING PROBLEM, CAUSING NUMEROUS UNEXPECTED DELAYS IN CRANKING VEHICLE. SHOULD BE ELIMINATED, DISCONNECTED, RECALLED BY GM. BOTH ISSUES HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS STATIONARY AND DURING CRANKING.RE:
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.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALERT YOU TO A DESIGN FLAW CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY COLORADO TRUCKS. ON THE PRE-DAWN MORNING OF MAY 9, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 15 MILES TO WORK WHEN I BEGAN SMELLING A VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CAB. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND GASOLINE DRIPPING HEAVILY BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK AND LEFT IT WHERE IT WAS. UPON LATER EXAMINATION, I FOUND WHERE THE PRESSURIZED PLASTIC FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED. THE RUPTURE WAS ON THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK. OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TOP BED OF THE TRUCK WHENEVER THE TRUCK WENT OVER A BUMP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER CHEVY COLORADO TRUCK SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, SOME CAUSING VEHICLE FIRES AND PERSONAL BURN INJURIES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TRUCK WILL NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES DUE TO FAULTY PASSLOCK. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND GM SHOULD FIX IT ASAP. GM ACTS AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY AND ONCE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. *JS
MY TRUCK OFTEN TIMES FAILS TO START. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE TRUCK MAY OR MAY NOT START. THE LONGEST I HAVE HAD TO WAIT WAS 30 MINUTES AT NIGHT BEFORE IT HAS STARTED. MY TRUCK STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND DID NOT RESTART. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A CHILD AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR
2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND GAS TANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. PULLED OVER AND ENTIRE AREA AROUND GAS TANK AND PART OF CAB ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAD TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. BURNT LEFT ARM AND SIDE OF FACE. FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE. WAS NOT THE RESULT OF PURCHASING GAS. HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. DON'T KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATING CAUSE. SCARY, DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. WILL NOT EVER PURCHASE A SMALL TRUCK AGAIN. *TR
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