2009 Chevrolet Colorado electrical system problems
36 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado, which is 41% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 41% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 fires.
What owners wrote
On friday morning at 8:10am I was driving on my way to work down auburn way when my chevrolet colorado began to smell like something electrical was burning seconds later I noticed smoked coming from under my glove box on the passenger side. A few second s later I saw flames dripping down to my floor board. It all happened very quickly and soon as I pulled into a side road I tried to look around to see where the fire was coming from and I even attempted to put out the fire started on my floor mat but in second the…
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet colorado. Once the vehicle was shifted into the on position, the vehicle was not operable for ten minutes. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the passlock sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.