2007 Chevrolet Colorado problems
NHTSA has received 199 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado, and 23% of them involve electrical system. Next are brakes (13%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 199 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 157 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 | 25 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 31 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 157 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 59,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 59,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado with enough data (104 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.
2007 chevrolet colorado caught on fire around gas tank while driving down the street. Pulled over and entire area around gas tank and part of cab engulfed in flames. Had to crawl out passenger side door. Burnt left arm and side of face. Fire dept came and put out fire. Was not the result of purchasing gas. Had 1/2 tank of gas when this took place. Don't know what started the fire. Insurance company investigating cause. Scary, don't want this to happen to anyone else. Will not ever purchase a small truck again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet colorado. While driving 44 MPH with a small trailer in tow, the vehicle was pulled into a ditch by strong winds. The contact slammed on the brakes, but the air bags failed to deploy. He feels this is a safety issue because he could have been seriously injured beyond the back injury he sustained. The contact is currently seeking treatment from a doctor for his injury. According to the insurance company, the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet colorado. While making a left turn, the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle on the driver's side door. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact paid extra to have air bags placed all around the vehicle. He sustained back and neck injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. A police report was filed. The contact was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. The air bags have not been serviced. The failure mileage was 30,000.
The vehicle won't start, then will start like ten to twenty minutes later. First it turns over and makes the sound like you started it while it was running then it tries to start on its own, but can't! It turns over fine like it will start after that but can't start. Battery seems to be fine, just won't ignite the engine. This happened two days in a row. I can't plan around this. My kids are getting to school late! I don't want to get stuck somewhere I'm not safe either!
I was slowing down at an intersection to make a right hand turn. As I made the turn, my engine died. I lost power steering, and my vehicle was extremely difficult to control. I nearly hit another car. My engine restarted immediately after I placed the truck in park. The next day, my truck died again while slowing to enter an intersection. I immediately took it to a mechanic, who replaced the throttle body. On the way home, it died while make a right hand turn.