2005 Chevrolet Colorado problems
NHTSA has received 459 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado, and 21% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (15%) and lighting (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 459 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 361 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 | 81 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 62 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 54 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 51 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 52 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 361 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 52,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 51,000 miles (84 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 35 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 22 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 2005 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado with enough data (299 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.
Was driving my 2005 chevy colorado and very tired veered off the county road, hit a utility pole on left side front and truck rolled over air bags never deployed
I was hit from behind in my new chev.colorado 2005 pickup. I was hit by a vehicle at 40 miles per hour and no air bags deployed. My dealer said there are no air bag sensors on the back of this vehicle. Is this true? I was badly traumatized physically, emotionally, and mentally. I am under a doctor's treatment
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet colorado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH on an icy road, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch where the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver and the passenger sustained injuries and required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.
I would like to report a recurring 'stuck throttle' problem I have experienced with my 2005 chevrolet colorado ls crew cab z71 4x4 with a 3.5 liter I5 engine and automatic transmission. On 6/28/06 while slowing and turning into a parking spot, my engine raced to full throttle. I nearly crashed into the car in front of me, but was barely able to apply enough brake pressure while turning off the key. The dealership towed it in, could not find any problems, and blamed the floormats.
As per NHTSA campaign id number: 06v139000 and NHTSA campaign id number: 09v310000 brake lamp switch assembly was replaced. Since replacement (approx. 10,000 miles) brake lights and cruise malfunctioned. This left driver without operable brake lights. Driver was not involved in an accident. However, safety was compromised. Manufacturer refused to replace brake lamp assembly at cost, because the safety recall was already performed once.