Air bag light comes on making it unclear if occupants are protected or if air bag will just go off on its own. Problem is wires in back door jamb become fatigued and break causing failure of air bags. Vehicle is also considered an inspection failure as well in massachusetts.
2005 Chevrolet Colorado: airbag warning light
15 of the 356 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 98,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Airbag light remains on after starting engine bought vehicle used
Airbag light is on in the dash panel, broken wires in extended cab doors.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. While driving 70 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear air bag sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Sept of 2014 our chevrolet colorado had issues with not starting. The dealer diagnosed it as "code issues" and replaced a safety sensor. The issue was never resolved as check engine light stayed on. Oct of 2015 while driving, the airbag light came on and never went off. Also oct 2015, about the time the airbag light came on, we received a letter stating that a wire harness in this make, model and year of vehicle could cause code problems and or the airbag light to illuminate, and that gm would fix it at no cost to us, if the vehicle was within 10 yrs old or had 120,000 or less miles. Last year when this started our vehicle was 9 yrs old, yet gm will not pay for it saying it's not a safety hazard. I completely disagree as the light stays on all the time, how am I suppose to know if it's really not airbag failure as opposed to the faulty wire and harness? This letter was dated oct 2015 yet gm is saying the offer on this expired oct 29 2014 yet we didn't receive a letter until 2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the camshaft sensor and the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. While driving various speeds, the air bag indicator illuminated and the brakes were difficult to engage. The failure has occurred for the past three weeks. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
My airbag light came on. The code said it is my driver seat saftey belt.
Air bag light came on for no apparent reason.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the extended cab driver side rear door wiring harness that included the radio speaker, seat belt, and air bag wires was broken. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 79,300 and the current mileage was 79,400.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. The contact noticed the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. Whenever the front driver seat was occupied and the seat belt was not engaged, the fasten seat belt warning indicator failed to chime. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they informed the contact that the air bag and seat belt pre tensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. Updated 06/26/12
Air bag warning light is lite on our 2005 chevrolet colorado exended cab pick up truck, caused by the wiring between the cab and the driver extended cab back door. This rear door is used every time the operator uses the vehicle.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado?
15 of 356 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado (4%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado
ABS 53Grinding brakes 18Adaptive cruise 16Check engine light 15No deployment 12Stalling 12Won't start 11Door locks 9Seat belt 8Fire or smoke 6Misfire 6Loss of power 5Overheating 5Tire blowout 5
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