2005 Chevrolet Colorado: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Jun 28, 2014 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · IN

Upon starting the vehicle and driving at low speeds the ABS starts grinding for about five minutes, after five minutes the brakes stop and an ABS fault appears disengaging the ABS system. The system restarts after the car is restarted and then the same issue will occur. Sometime when the truck needs to make a quick stop this will begin to activate the fault issue. Some times the issue is serious enough to engage a total failure of the system and the parking brake light will also come on.

Filed May 19, 2014 · Steering · 55,000 miles · MA

The power steering rack in this vehicle has failed 3 times in a little over 2 years and over a period of less than 6k miles. Each time, the steering suffers severe grinding noise, severe lack of performance and eventually fails. The 3 failures have occurred over less than 6k miles (this vehicle currently only has 63k miles in total). I consider this to be a safety hazard across the original and gm certified replacement parts which have been provided and installed at a gm dealership service department. Note: this vehicle was purchased as 'new' off showroom floor in 2006.

Filed May 31, 2012 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · PA

My truck started grinding everytime I used the brakes and the brakes would not stop you. I took it to a gm dealer ([xxx]). The hooked it up to a computer and it showed both ABS sensors were bad in the front hubs. They said it would be around &1200 to fix them since it will take up to 8 hours for the type of sensor inside the hub. I feel this is a safety issue since you are unable to stop, and there are lots of other people on edmunds.com complaining to gm about the exact same problem with the chevy colorado. Please take a look at all the complaints. Thanks! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Apr 6, 2012 · Brakes · 36,800 miles · IA

Problem with my chevy colorado. There is a grinding sound every time I brake. It even does it when I go five miles an hour. It does it every time that I take a turn in the streets even if I do not use the brakes. This fault in the ABS system worries me a lot, because I think it's a serious safety issue.

Filed Mar 18, 2011 · Brakes, Visibility · 33,000 miles · IN

2005 chevrolet colorado 4dr crew cab 2wd . 33,000 miles. Abs errors, trac errors and brake errors for no apparent reason. Today all three errors at same time, one after the other. Happened after driving down street to child's school and back, never going over 25 MPH. Trac grinds first, and then ABS engages at low speeds thus far. Known problem for other colorado owners on edmunds.com site. Chevrolet needs to recall these trucks before someone is hurt. Also heat sensors only allow heat and air to work on high. This happened around the same time we had the initial ABS problem during summer of 2010, although the first time we received no errors for ABS and were clueless as it is intermittent.

Filed Nov 17, 2010 · Brakes · 18,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that the ABS brake sensor for the front wheels failed intermittently; the brakes made a grinding noise when the failure occurred. The contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it; the light would turn off for a few days. The dealer replaced a part (name of the part was not given) in 2008 and august 2010. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000 and the current mileage was approximately 26,000. Updated 01/31/11 *bf updated 02/03/11

Filed Nov 17, 2009 · Brakes · 85,967 miles · WV

I have a 2005 colorado crew cab 4x4. On several different occasions the brake pedal had to be pumped to stop the vehicle. On wet roads it is like driving in the snow, it will slide in what ever direction you are traveling. I took it to the chevrolet dealer and they had to replace the right hub and right sensor and put on new brake pads and shoes and it cost me $1,181.80 and I still have no idea what caused the problem. When the brakes work they are very good but when they don't work it presents a big problem for me and my family. The brakes have always squeaked since the first day I drove it off the dealers lot and they are still squeaking today. I would take it back and have it looked at again, but I can't afford it !!!!!!!

Filed May 18, 2009 · Brakes · 27,000 miles · NJ · crash · 1 injury

On way to work, I started braking while slowly coming to a red light. My brakes did not stop me and I crashed into another truck. I had extensive front end damage,while the other vehicle had none. When I applied the brakes, they went to the floor.also noticed pulling to the right....had new tires and alignment at sears(well after the accident) and, they said brakes were fine and did an alignment. When I had the accident damage repaired, I asked the dealer ship to check the brakes. They said they pulled the wheels and checked the brakes and road checked the truck, the braking incident failed to happen for them. So they claimed. I have also had other incidences where the wheels will spin upon acceleration from a stop on wet roads and also locking up on wet roads, and a grinding noise. Des someone have to get killed in order for gm to send out a recall notice for this defect? My truck now has 37000 miles o it but the problems have been persisting for several years. I also had to replace the two front tires at 20,000 miles( which I had done at sears after the accident) as they went completely bald. These what recourse do I have?

Filed May 18, 2009 · Brakes · 27,000 miles · NJ · crash · 1 injury

Brake problems, grinding, pedal to floor, rubbing and grinding noise, squealing, had accidents 2 6 08 and 2/15/08 rear end collisions due to brake seizing up , non stoppage while coming to a rolling stop. Also, the parking brake line hangs below the frame, when I asked dealer if this is a problem, they stated no. My parking brake sometimes does not hold or engage.

Filed Oct 8, 2008 · Brakes · 26,000 miles · KY

Purchased truck in november 2007 with 17,000 miles. Truck now has 26,663 miles. No problems occurred with the braking system until september 2, 2008. While on vacation, stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, traffic began to move due to a green light. When the light turned red again, I pressed brakes to stop. Experienced a horrible grinding noise and brakes would not work to stop the vehicle. Very close to a collision. The ABS light then came on and "ABS fault" began to scroll. Pulled off of the road, husband looked at brakes and could see no visible problems. Shut the truck off and restarted it a moment later and the light and scrolling were gone. Truck has done this everytime it has been driven since then. Got a mechanic to read the code and he says the ABS speed sensor on the left front wheel is bad and needs to be replaced. I have seen many complaints on the site reporting the same problem. Also, several gmc trucks have been recalled for the same problem. This is a very dangerous issue. Do we have to wait for someone to get killed for a recall to be issued?

Filed Sep 7, 2007 · Brakes · 57,000 miles · IA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. On july 5, 2006, while applying the brakes, the vehicle began grinding, stalling, and driving as if it were towing heavy equipment. The contact stated that the grinding has worsened over time and an indicator illuminated stating that the parking brake was in use, when it was not. At 33,000 miles, the engine temporarily seized. After a diagnosis was performed, the contact was informed that the passenger side rear cable was frozen, the rear brakes were glazed and squealing, the passenger side rear drum was egg-shaped and blue, the passenger side rear brake cable needed to be replaced, and the front cable was stuck. The passenger side rear brake drums and parking brake actuator were replaced and the rear brakes were adjusted. The contact stated that the failures have recurred. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 57,000.

Filed Aug 31, 2007 · Suspension, Tires · SC

Abnormal tire wear and suspension noises on chevrolet colorado 4 x4 2005 model. With less that 20,000 miles both front tires were worn into the steel belts. I replace both tire and had the front end aligned by a local tire store. 5000 miles later the insides were wearing again. This time I took the truck to the local chevrolet dealer in anderson,sc. I had several items to be addressed before my original warranty expired. One of these items was the front end assemby- squeaks and rattles plus the tire wear. The local dealer kept my truck overnight and reported that I probably needed to get the front-end aligned and I would have to pay for this service because the original tires were not on the truck. The original tires were not on the truck because they were worn out. I had visited my car stats.com to read problems associated with 2005 colorado. One complaint number 10156778 told of a gm service bulletin concerning torsion bar setup on the colorado. I asked the chevrolet dealer to check service bulletin 1686447. They reset the entire front end. I will not know whether or not this fixed the situation until enough miles have been placed on the truck to check for wear. I really appreciate the " mycarstats.com "website. Without this information my local dealer would have done nothing to fix this problem.