2004 Chevrolet Colorado problems
NHTSA has received 502 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado, and 18% of them involve electrical system. Next are body & structure (12%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 502 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 396 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 93 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 62 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 57 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 49 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 40 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 35 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 396 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (72 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado with enough data (271 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40 MPH impact. Driver's side seat belt failed to hold the driver in place , and the driver's side air bag failed to deploy. Driver sustained injuries, and was transported to the local hospital by an ambulance. Dealer was contacted, and the vehicle is at the body shop.
While pulling into a parking space my foot was on the brake pedal. As I was putting the gear shift into park the truck lunged forward hitting a concrete post and building. Air bags deployed causing injury to driver on both arms and stomach. Truck is to be repaired as there is front end damage from crash.
No crashes or injuries yet. My complaint is about the ABS wheel sensor on my 2004 chevrolet colorado 4x4 ls z71. It is not functioning correctly. After I start the truck the ABS light will come on with a tone plus a message in the d.I.c. "ABS fault". I have discussed this problem with my local chevrolet dealer. They have informed me that my ABS wheel sensor is not working properly. As far as I can tell that means that my ABS brakes (safety feature) is not working. My truck is up for inspection in february 2009.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet colorado. The contact was driving approximately 45-65 MPH when a total loss of engine power occurred with the illumination of the engine warning indicator. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after waiting a few moments and resetting the codes. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired. The failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times with no resolution. In addition, the battery was replaced. The vehicle was not further repaired.