2005 Chevrolet Colorado electrical system problems
69 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Loss control of vehicle on black ice; car spun and rolled at least one time. Air bags did not deploy; person had to be cut out of vehicle due to the doors not being able to unlock.
On saturday morning my truck would not start. I went to jump it, and with no keys in the ignition and not jumped yet the windshield wipers and interior light went on. This went on for over an hour. I replaced basically a new battery. The radio did not work and dash lights did not either. On tuesday, april 17 after I picked up my son from school, the car started to make a loud scrunch noise and started to stall off and on. When I pulled into my drive way and shut off the engine I smelled something burning.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado
- Brakes 98 complaints
- Lighting 55 complaints
- Air bags 33 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints