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2004 Chevrolet Colorado drivetrain & axles problems

18 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
18 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
24,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Colorado Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 24,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 24,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The first and ongoing problem grinding in front left, driver, side wheel area. Many attempts have been made to fix this problem, they started out changing the whole front end, along with alignments, after some adjusting the problem will seem to go away only to return with in 2 months second, tires worn from inside out alignment, new tires, I was told one reason was the truck was dirty. I do not feel this is a reason for tire wear. New tires same problem. Third, truck not engaging when shifted into gear.

Reported at 15 miles, August 2008 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet colorado. While the gear shifter was placed in reverse, the shift linkage failed and the shift cable snapped. Upon further inspection, the dealer noticed that the frame was rusted and corroded. The contact was informed that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and that the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 115,440.

Reported at 115,440 miles, November 2017

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