2008 Chevrolet Colorado problems
NHTSA has received 130 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado, and 25% of them involve electrical system. Next are brakes (12%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 118 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 | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 118 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado with enough data (69 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
The pick up, traveling in on a two lane road went off the roadway on gentle curve in the road, struck the end of a guardrail went down an embankment and struck a large tree, there was no debris or skid marks on the pavement, it was discovered the following day by a passer by. The driver, my son 33, was deceased. He died of head trauma. The air bags did not deploy and the on-star system did not call, the keys were in the ignition.
My son was driving my pickup on a two lane county road in the evening, after dark, the truck crossed the center line and went off the roadway on a gentle curve in the roadway. The truck struck the end of a guardrail, went down an embankment and struck a large tree. There was no debris or skid marks on the pavement. The accident was sighted the following day by a passerby. The driver and only occupant, my son, was deceased inside of the truck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet colorado. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the blower motor wire harness caught fire. The contact did not disclose if a police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet colorado. While driving 35 MPH, the brake pedal required excessive force in order to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear brake drums failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.