Oxygen sensor replaced (3 times)
Interior Door Panel broke at about 1000 miles (Literally pulled away from the exterior part of the door by my 6 year old son when pulled closed)
Transmission replaced at 25,0000 miles.
Rear Differential replaced at 41,000 miles.
Windshield wiper motor replaced twice.
Cracked/partially missing front brake pad at 8000 miles.
Several "minor" mechanical and electrical problems.
This truck is the perfect example of "you get what you pay for." A very low priced truck, with a very low build quality.
I was disappointed with the power of the new in line 5 cylinder engine. Chevy claims over 200 horsepower, but it felt severely underpowered, and could hardly get out of it's own way. I have a small jet boat that I like to tow to area lakes, and the Colorado had a very difficult time towing at highway speeds. The Colorado felt so underpowered, I eventually stopped using it for towing, and instead used my wife's Ford Ranger with a 4 cylinder/manual trans!
I had 12 warranty claims with this truck, and I just sold it as my warranty ran out.
You got a lemon!! Every manufacturer has them!!!
Your inline 5 has 220 HP vs 148 for the 4 banger in the ranger. no way does that compare power wise the the chevy. This tells me a lot about how credible your comment was.
Actually, he probably just wasn't used to 5 cyl. they do feel different. and for the get up and go, that's because it's a 5 cyl. it doesn't have as much torque as the 6 cyl. and such because it lost its one cyl.
Why does Chevy screw up on the good looking little trucks?
My 2005 Colorado had to have it's 3.5l vortex engine replaced at 40000 kms. Metal filings were found in the oil. The lobes on the camshaft were burnt and worn. Very troublesome. Most of the miles were very easy highway miles.
It seems a lot of folks got lemons when they bought the Colorado. I had not bought a GM vehicle since 1981, when I got a Grand Prix that would not run. After nearly 25 years, I thought I'd try GM again and bought 2005 I-5 Crew Cab Colorado.
Problems:
Chewed up inside treads on both front tires after 5k miles. Dealer said I'd hit something. Paid for 1 hr GM shop time. The shop that did the alignment said no way and wrote a letter which the dealer refused to honor.
Left frt speaker went out. Dealer asked if I could prove that I hadn't played too loud? I had not, but bought aftermarket speaker and fixed it myself.
Left front power window was trying to stick about midway while moving up or down. Dealer asked if anyone had leaned on the window while it was partially raised? Removed door panel and found 5 or 6 loose screws and fixed it myself.
Other problems: I've replaced every light bulb at least twice. (Dealer finds nothing wrong) ; Idle air system messed up; Bed/third brake light won't seal (dealer replace gasket 3 times, I finally smeared RTV all over it) ; numerous parts have fallen off; poor gas mileage (roughly 1/2 what my old Dakota got) and it's noisy and uncomfortable. This will definitely be my last GM.
Transmission failure, rear end failure and not happy with the power? That could indicate abusive driving. Either that or its the lemon of all time.
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