2006 Chevrolet Colorado: sudden loss of power

6 of the 236 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Colorado describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 109,235
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 97 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

2026
2
2024
3
2023
2
2022
3
2021
5
2020
6
2019
10
2018
13
2017
11
2016
123
2015
100
2012
1
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
3
2007
3
2006
6
2005
5
2004
5

What owners say

Filed May 31, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 180,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet colorado. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost power and shut off without warning. The contact called for assistance and had the vehicle towed to her residence. The vehicle restarted the next day. The failure recurred and the vehicle restarted after a couple of minutes. The failure recurred several more times and the vehicle restarted each time. The contact called tom gibbs chevrolet at 386‑206‑8097 (located at 5850 e, fl-100, palm coast, fl 32164) and scheduled a diagnostic appointment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed Feb 22, 2016 · Electrical · 109,235 miles · MD

Power windows loss power, including driver and passenger windows. Wiring problem exists. Ken dixon, the dealer in waldorf, md repaired problem on january 21, 2013 at a cost of $300 under so # 243247. But the same problem reoccurred in early feb 2016 and the dealer refused to repair the problem without costs to the customer. The vehicle was stationary. The problem mirrors recall of the same make and model under the federal safety agency's campaign #14v404.

Filed May 6, 2013 · Steering · 123,546 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH and experienced a complete loss of power steering assist without warning. In addition, a clicking noise emitted inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and force was applied to the steering wheel. The contact was able to regain power steering after restarting the engine numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the power steering motor was replaced. The manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering) however, the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 123,546.

Filed Apr 5, 2011 · Engine · 67,000 miles · AR

2006 chevy colorado 4 cyl. 2.3l camshaft position actuator went bad at 68,000 miles causing rough idle, some stalling, and loss of power. Originally changed camshaft solenoid due to missing screen. Problem came back immediately, dealer tore apart engine and said the actual camshaft actuator needed replaced. Cost $1200. Truck was bought brand new, and serviced on schedule. Have been told this is a common problem for the colorados, and must be because there is even a technical service bulletin about it. Gm refuses to pay for it unless still under bumper to bumper warranty, which for my year expires at 36,000 miles or 3 years. At 67,000 miles, parts in the engine should not be tearing up. It is poor quality and dangerous to be driving.

Filed Dec 16, 2009 · Steering · 32,000 miles · OH

Loss of power steering when at low engine rpms or idle pulling into or out of parking spaces.

Filed Jun 13, 2009 · Engine · 29,000 miles · OH

Truck will go into reduced power mode while driving. When it does this it will chime a few times and then drop the speed you are driving at to whatever it wants usually it's 40 to 20 MPH, you cannot go any faster, and there is no warning to this at all, and no pattern as to when it will do this. But it has always done it while I have been driving. This is not the first time that this has happened and luckily no one hit me that was behind me. I have had my truck into a dealership five times, the first two times was to mills in richwood, which they had no idea what to do with the truck as the engine wasn't throwing a code, and they thought it was a bad sensor but didn't know which one so they sent me on my way. The third and fourth time I took it to roby's. The third time they replaced the battery and said that was it, the fourth time they called gmc and said my engine needed a new code in it. Two weeks after that the reduced power light comes on and I almost get killed on the freeway. I then took it to chesrown and they replaced a sensor in the accelerator pedal. No one knows what the problem really is and I'm scared to death I'm going to get killed because my truck does this all the time without warning and the problem is getting worse as before it would be almost half a year to a few months between problems, now it's getting to be every couple of weeks. This has been going on since I bought the truck in may 2006 and I am terrified to drive for fear that the reduce power is going to kick in and someone will be behind me when it happens and hit me and kill me.