2005 Chevrolet Colorado: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Sep 28, 2010 · Electrical, Fuel system · PA

2005 chevy col 3lt. After3yrs and 2 months of having it I had the problem with the drivers side window and door lock not working. Also fuel gauge would drop to empty. Fuel float was sticking! Now at 4 1/2 yrs the fuel pump has 'shorted out'. Truck would not start.

Filed Mar 7, 2010 · Electrical · 7,500 miles · OH

Changed the battery. Causes the door switch to go out. The driver's side window, the door locks and keyless entry will not work. You need to hope the window is not down if you change batteries or have a dead battery needing a jump start. The dealer charged me $400 for a new switch. A check of the internet shows many many people have had the same problem.

Filed Apr 4, 2009 · Electrical, Locks · 14,200 miles · WA

I have a 05 colorado. Extended cab 4x4 w/ 14,200 miles. I am the original owner. More than once I have had trouble with the driver side window won't go down and the door locks do not work. This problem is very annoying, frustrating and time consuming. It is not an uncommon problem, check out the on line forms related to colorado's. My dealer checked for recalls and tsbs with out help. I am very disappointed in gm as they know this is an issue, but they don't want to or seem to have an answer. Four years ago I had the option to by foreign but bought american instead.

Filed Mar 14, 2009 · Electrical, Locks · OH

I have an 05 four door colorado. In my years of owning it, I have s had several episodes in which the driverside window won't go down and the door locks do not work. This problem has taken up to a month or so for the truck's computer or what ever to work out the problem and start working normally. I have been to the dealer and they say they can't help except for a new switch which costs $200.00. I have also checked out various automotive forums and found multiple people having the same issue and having it multiple times. I have checked for recalls and tsbs with out help. Gm knows this is an issue, but they don't want to or seem to have an answer. I paid good money for this truck and did not expect a four year old to have multiple electric episodes like this.

Filed May 15, 2008 · Body, Suspension · 53,000 miles · CA · crash

I have a 2005 chevrolet colorado 4x4 truck. I was getting over in left hand lane to avoid a truck and trailer that had stopped about 4 car lengths ahead of me when the front passenger tire snapped off the spindle and sent the truck down into the road. The hole tire snapped off and flew by the window taking the mirror and door handle with it. The tire was not flat and still had lugnuts fully locked on it when I picked it up off the other side of the road. My auto body guy said it looked like the metal , spindle, and axel just broke in half .

Filed Apr 26, 2007 · Locks · NY

Upon delivery of my vehicle, when I got home I noticed that there was no keyhole on the passenger side of my truck. I do not have keyless entry. I consider this a safety issue for a number of reasons (e.g., a possible assailant near the driver side door), not to mention having to wait until the person who parked six inches off my driver door moved, because I couldn't get in the passenger side. What really irks me, though (along with the ny attorney general's office), is the fact that gm shows a picture of the passenger side of my truck, a 2005 chevy colorado, on the first page of their brochure, right through the middle of 2006, with a keyhole in the passenger door handle. When I contacted them, they said they were not responsible for mid-year equipment changes that differ from the brochure. However, I found that there were no 2005 models produced with passenger side keyholes. The attorney general's office says that is misrepresentation. I have not yet pursued that avenue. Thanks for your attention.

Filed Dec 12, 2006 · Locks · 15,556 miles · MO

Cannot open the right door on my 2005 regular cab chevrolet colorado from the outside. The only way to open the right door is to first open the driver's door, than lay across the front seat, reach around the baby car seat and manually push open the door lock! In case of an emergency where the driver's door cannot be opened in an accident, frozen lock, etc. There would be no way for emergency crews to open the right door!

Filed Dec 20, 2005 · Electrical · 1,000 miles · WA

Left power window, power door locks, clock radio, dome light quit working randomly. Dealer cannot duplicate problem. Onstar doesn't work sometimes. Battery seems to go dead if it sits more than 5 days, remote for door locks range is horrible but they say it's normal to have to stand right next to the truck to unlock / lock it.

Filed May 23, 2005 · Locks · FL

The handle was set into the door. When the handle was lifted to exit the door,the door lock button was barely grazed which engaged the door locks. The owner had several spare keys made but was concerned if involved in a panic situation. The door lock buttons were too close to door handle. The owner was informed that there were other chevrolet models with same design. *ak the door locked up over 20 times, 7 times from the inside and the remainder as the consumer opened the door. The passenger door had no outside entry and or no key entry. *sc