Front end collision on freeway at about 20-30 miles per hour when driver ahead stopped suddenly. Applied brakes and they failed to work... Truck did not stop. Truck is totaled (happened on 9-26-07 - preliminary estimate of insurance adjuster). In addition, the driver air bag did not deploy, even though front end damage was extensive. Seat belt protected the driver from serious injury. The brake light recall notice I received was acted on and a dealer did fix it recently.
2005 Chevrolet Colorado brakes complaints
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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.
Front rotors has gouges at approimately . 28000 miles. Dealer turned rotors. Why were the rotors getting gouged? Turning them did not solve the problem. One time rear brakes locked. Dealer fixed them. Rear brakes rubb ed all times when stopping. Dealer turned the drums. On 6/28/07 rear brakes locke d again. Dealer stated vechicle in 4h, may be a switch, to keep an eye on it if it happened again they will replace. All this took place in approximately one month period. As of yet problem wa snot corrected. Note: owner did not put vehicle in 4h.
Rubber brake lines going to rear of vehicle is run and connected to bottom of frame with slack in line hanging down. This is an off road vehicle and if it was not it still does not make common sense. Ntsb and epa should have interest in this matter. This is a chevrolet colorado and to my knowledge all are like this.
16000 miles on vehicle rotors are warped and dealership will not replace. Brake pads are in excellent condition hardly no ware. Dealer wants to turn and I feel not a good sign with a vehicle that only has 16000 miles. The warranty is 36k miles bumper to bumper, dealer states only 12k miles allowed on rotors. Vehicle has hesitation when brakes are being applied.
Emergency brake hangs down below
2005 chevy colorado, emergency brake cable is hanging 3 inches, below the frame rail, a clearance of 11 inches. I caught a piece of rebar steel sticking up from a cattle quard on a dirt road, and my vehicles slammed to a stop, throwing me out of the drivers seat, and against the door on the passenger side, dislocating my shoulder, a putting my vehicle in the ditch, with damage, to the wind=deflector, fog lamp, dent in bumper. My phd. Major is in construction equipment engineering, this routing of the emergency brake cable, in such a manner is an extremely poor design, a bad idea, and consistent with the use of intern level engineers that gm uses on lower priced production vehicles. I want my routing redesigned, and repaired, so that this does not happen again, just march your fat [xxx] out and take a look, at one of your colorado's for yourself, and you will see the emergency brake cable hanging down, below the frame rails, and measure the clearance for yourself, unloaded vehicles 11 in. Loaded vehicle 7 in. Tell me the name of the engineer, who is so [xxx] stupid. So, I know who's [xxx] to kick. *jb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
On october 18th in the morning I was driving by chevrolet colorado 2005, and the brake fluid light came on during driving. Within minutes, I lost all ability to break. The vehicle had around 50k miles on it at the time. Upon inspection at the nearest place of repair, my entire right rear break drum (the piston) had burst and leaked all of the fluid from the break lines into the drum. The resulting metal fragments had ground into the drum and caused massive failure of the entire system. This all resulted in my being unable to brake while driving, and I almost wrecked the vehicle into another vehicle at 50 miles per hour. I had to roll my vehicle into a nearby shop and have it fixed. There is no way this should have happened. I am a mechanic and failures like this at such low miles are unheard of. Chevrolet didn't even have the parts (at any dealership in sc) to deal with the repair, and the gentleman at the dealership couldn't believe it had happened because they haven't even replaced any brake pads for these vehicles yet. Please help. Thank you, [xxx]. *nm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Excessive wear rear brakes, and glazed front rotor and pads.
Brakes lock and grind when the truck is stopped at slow speeds. Steering wheel turns somewhat to one side when this happens. Happens mostly in wet weather but also happens in dry weather. Have taken it to the chevrolet dealership numerous times and they say nothing is wrong.
Dt*: the contact stated the brakes felt soft, and there was a metal-on-metal squealing while braking normally. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer and the brakes were replaced 17 times. The dealer determined there was premature wear on brakes. The most recent time the vehicle was repaired, the brakes were worn after 2 weeks. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the wear.
2005 chevrolet colorado 2wd pickup with 3.5 litre engine and manual transmission. Regular cab. This vehicle is poorly designed and supported. There has been a hesitation and backfire since it was new in may 2005. Numerous attempts to have gm fix it have met with stoney indifference and total non suport of their (gm) suposed warrranty. It also has a foot operated parking brake and this on a manual transmissioned vehicle is in my opinion an accident waiting to happen.
Dt*: the contact stated while braking at various speeds in the rain, the brake pedal has to be pumped to stop the vehicle. The dealership sent a service man to the contact's residence, who determined the brakes are locked. The vehicle has not been inspected at the dealership.
Applied brakes at stop sign, brake pedal went to floor, truck failed to stop, truck went out onto busy state route, had to throw truck into reverse, in order to prevent hitting another car. Sure glad our son who just got his permit decided not to drive. Had towed to local dealership for inspection, they said the right front brake hose had burst, truck only has 10,446 miles on it.
2005 chevrolet colorado truck has been experiencing the same problems as the gm trucks recalled for brake defects. *ts the brakes on the consumers vehicle grab, lock up and grind.
Dt*: the contact stated after the vehicle had 2,000 miles the brakes began to grab and would not stop at the intended stopping point. The vehicle has been to the dealership multiple times, the rear drums, cylinder pistons, pads, and shoes have been replaced, but the problem persists. The manufacturer suggested the vehicle be taken back to the dealership for further repairs.
Back brakes were gone. Replaced on this day. On june 19 2005 brakes were leaking fluid, cylinder was gone and entire back brakes was replaced. July 2005 back brakes were gone again, replaced again. October 2005 both back and front brakes were gone and replaced again. Jan. 16th 2006 back brakes are gone again.
Noticed after driving on freeway for a while that small vibration in steering wheel occurred with low cabin rumble. First time the vibration was enough to make me think I had a tire coming apart. What was actually happening is my front brakes had applied themselves slightly and were getting very hot. Upon braking steering wheel shook back and forth very hard. Has been going on since vehicle was new. Is 13 months old now. Dealer has replaced master cylinder, power brake booster, both rotors, brake shoes. Has made no difference, everytime I drive any distance on the freeway the brakes get very hot. I cannot hold my hand on either front wheel but a few seconds. Rotors steam and hiss if I squirt water on them. Is currently in the dealer the fourth time and they don't know what is going on. I get lots of black powder on my wheels after driving on freeway 60 miles.
Dt:the contact stated the brake pedal and accelerator pedal are too close together. When he moves foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal the soul of his shoe hangs on the brake pedal. There is not enough room between the two pedals. The manufacturer stated the vehicle is designed for someone with smaller feet. The brake pedal has a curved arm and this needs to be moved about one inch. This happens 25 to 50 percent of the time.*ak updated 11/29/05.
The braking system in colorado try to stop and the brakes grab and seem to let go and grab again to stop speed about 30 to 35mph there is problem with the brakes I hit someone.
The brakes (with ABS) lock up, mostly when it's wet out, but will also do it when dry. The dealer replaced the ABS computer, and has made adjustments, but it still does it.
Rattling noise that appears to be coming from the bed or the frame. Noise is mostly heard in cooler temps/lightly heard when temp reach above 85 degrees//when putting foot on brake; it feels like the brake has some resistance and truck doesn't want to stop.
Contact states: stepped on brakes and they failed, never slowed down ,and crashed into another vehicle. Speed was approximately 30-35 MPH in stop and go traffic. This was the first incident of this sort with the vehicle. It had extensive damage to front end with no repairs, is currently in shop awaiting an inspection from gmc within the next 14 days.
A.b.s. Failure at 450 miles.
Front brakes showed wear at 7000 miles oil change, parts had to be special ordered , told to drive vehicle til they arrived,, on 1/4/2005 part installed and mechanic test drove, and rear drum drum brakes failed,(pistons "blew out" of cylinders) I have never seen a brake system that was designed so if the shoes wore out and "scored" the drums the pistons would leave the cylinders ,, causing the loss of brake fluid and even with antilock braking system , cause very poor braking, (think if this happened at high speed on an expressway,, with a family in the vehicle),.,.suddenly no rear brakes,,,,,,,,and in my opionon,, just a couple of milimeters more length on the cylinders and pistion could solve the problem,.. But chevy although replacing the parts , says it was due to wear. (I am a us postal rural carrier) I say it is a design fault, mine just happened sooner , and maybe in time to save some lives if they "fix" the problem.
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