From what I've heard the Colorado and Canyon tend to be fairly unreliable and have poor build quality. Malfunctioning lights are just part of the overall poor design of the vehicle.

I've seen several, they always seem tough in the showroom but then in real life just don't measure up.

Too bad. It's the only truck on the market available with a four-cylinder crew cab. That's a big deal for family guys in times of high gas prices.

I like the Canyon/Colorado, including its basic, cheap interior and its economical base engine. And I would buy one, except for the reliability.

C'mon Chevy, give me a reason to get our country's tax dollars worth! I want a Chevy Colorado with good reliability!

I haven't had reliability issues with my '07......I should complain to someone about it.

In the years of stocking trucks for dealers, I have never had a worse truck than a Colorado. Horrible ride, glitches, warranty issues, and not to mention next to impossible to retail. I would have them parked next to Tacomas for thousands less, and still no one would buy one.

I was behind a Colorado the other day, no brake lights except for the 3rd tail that was on the trucks bed cap.

If it's tail lights are out that just means the driver dosn't check his/her vehicle out often enough to realise their lights are out.

If it is an electrical issue causing the light problem thats one thing, but blown bulbs fall under the owner fault.

I'VE HAD AN ISUZU I-280 (EXTENDED CAB & 6 FT BED) FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS. THE ONLY PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WERE 1 TAIL LIGHT BULB, ONE STOP LIGHT BULB AND ONE FOG LIGHT BULB. I LOVE THE TRUCK, RIDE IS NOT AS GOOD AS MY HONDA ACCORD, BUT IT IS A TRUCK!
I WOULDN'T BUY ANOTHER BECAUSE THE REAR SEATS(?) ARE TOO SMALL FOR ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 6. THE ONLY OPTION IS THE CREW CAB WHICH HAS A (USELESS) 5 FT. BED. MY NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A SILVERADO WITH AN EXTENDED CAB.
FORD AND DODGE VEHICLES ARE OUT OF THE RUNNING....BEEN THERE, HAD THEM, GOT SCREWED, NEVER AGAIN

Could the faulty switch cause false indications? All my lights work the way they should except when I use my left blinker it blinks fast indicating that the bulb is burned out (according to the owners manual) yet it works! Similarly, every time I use the brake the left turn signal indicator lights up indicating some other fault (no answers in the owners manual)? It's crazy, the system is telling me there are problems yet everything works fine. Does anyone have any answers out there?

lol typical gm product.

Sounds like all these posts except one are from people that don't own one so what the hell do you know,I have had two, first one hit from behind by a moron no trouble at all with either one.I get 18 city and 24 hwy and thats with 4wd automatic 5cyl. And the 242 hp is great.

I bought a used 2004 Canyon with 12,400 in April.Only complaint is a lack of a decent coffee cup holder.Before this truck,if anyone told me to buy GM,I would have said I rather chew on glass and wash it down with molten lead!

I have a 2006 Colorado that wore out the right front tire after 8,000 miles. Chevy folks in the shop said nothing wrong with the front end alignment and it was just a crappy tire. They gave me a new tire. Than 8,000 miles later same thing happened again. This time Chevy said I had to go to the tire manufacturer, although now the service manager said there was something wrong with the front end design of the Colorado which causes the right front tire to wear excessively.
So within the first 16,000 miles I needed brake light recall correction, front headlight replacement, right front tire replacement twice, air conditioner failure, and seat covers replaced.

I dread thinking what this will be like after 20 or 30 thousand miles. Guess who will never again buy anything from Chevy.

I have a 2005 Canyon 4X4 crew cab with the 5 cylinder. It has been great. Now have 93K miles. No problems at all.
It has never been back to a shop except for alignment and normal tire rotation and oil changes. Do my share of 4 wheeling too but no abuse, just back country driving and pulling a small camp trailer. Guess I have been lucky. Even thinking of buying a new one. Oh also get 25+ miles per gallon on the highway.

I have an '04 Colorado I bought with 31k on the odo (now has 49k) and the only problem I've had is the drivers side window/door locks quit working. Weird thing is it started working again before I got it into the shop to have it looked at (that was a little over a year ago).

My only gripe with it is sometimes the thing ratttles like crazy, have not been able to figure what the heck is rattling and it seems to come and go.

But overall for the price I paid I couldn't have found a better deal. It gets me where I'm going, pulls my boat just fine (18ft bass boat) and no major repairs.

I guess the colorado is like my 2001 jetta I had, I had no problems whatsoever with it while my cousin who had the same year was in the shop every other month. Seems to be real luck of the draw with this one.

I have a 2008 Colorado LS. I've had to deal with pealing weather stripping, upholstery issues, bent passenger seat rails, doors that leak, windshield washer that from day one would not spray higher than the bottom of the windshield over 30 mph, ventilation switch failure, etc. These are small and annoying problems that were covered under the warranty. A few months ago in late July (09), I noticed that the passenger side front tire was worn smooth on the inside edge. The wear was unusual in that it didn't go around the entire circumference of the tire. It only wore less than a third, and badly at that. the other side was worn also, but felt scalloped. I rotated the rear tires to the front and replaced the rears, (Aligned and wheel balance too...) Not more than 2 weeks later, the tires that I rotated to the front began to show the same wear as the ones I replaced. Same strange wear on the right front. The vibration and sound are very noticeable. The wear can be easily seen and felt by running a hand over the tread... Had the alignment re-checked at 3 different places, each time it checked out okay. Had Chevy check for front end problems, like worn or defective parts, they said all okay all 3 times. Meanwhile, I am ruining a second pair of front tires and have no answers. Anyone out there in Chevyland got similar issues or answers. The dealership is telling me that the problem is that Chevy shouldn't have sold the Colorado with General tires. Yet, the strange wear is only on the right front side. Help!

I also have a 2005 Canyon 4X4 crew cab with the 5 cylinder. I like it. I only have 18,000 miles. Plenty of power, no problems at all.

I have a 2005 GMC Canyon I bought new with the 5 cylinder Crew Cab. It now has 41,000 miles on it. I love my truck. I have hauled Sod, Lawn Tractors, 30 bags of mulch many times. I don't understand all the problems, I have replaced 1 brake light on the drivers side, and the horn under warranty. Never had a battery problem (7 year battery), just put 4 new tires on the truck, same as it had on it new. Ain't broke, don't fix it.
GM rocks!

I own a 05' canyon with 73,000. Steering out of wack, 3rd brake leaks, ac blower stops working, idles rough, weird noise from under bed, and head lights build up moistier. I'm a chevy/gm man, but this truck has tested me. All problems are easily fixed thanks to the guys at www.coloradofans.com. Maybe next time i'll go with a full size GM truck.
GOOD LUCK!

I own an '05 with over 160 000km without a single defect or problem. I change oil regularely (syntec) just did tranny oil and filter and will soon do the rest of the drivetrain. I've had a few trucks in my time and I love my Colorado. I live in the great white north and if you can call this truck "unreliable" then I'm a monkeys uncle!

I am having trouble finding All Terrain tires for an 07 Colorado, Z71 Package, Crew Cab 4x4, P265 75 R 15's. Some dealers are wanting to substitute 31 by 10.5's and 31 by 9.5 tires. What works best?

Well I guess the colorado bug finally bite me too. My previous post (Oct 09) stated that I had not had any issues.

As soon as the odo rolled over to 51k I had to take in the truck because the abs warning light and the display (abs fault, traction fault) both turned on.

$900 dollars later I left with two new abs sensors, two new wheels hubs and a new bearing. Why these parts failed at 51k I don't have any clue, steering feels much better then it did before and seemed to cure some of the rattles.

I don't know if its a quality issue or if the guy I bought it from beat the heck out of it but thought I should add my comments about it.

Still like the truck, just hoping thats the last of the serious failures (especially with 51k!, on the plus side the chevy dealer was extremely friendly and gave me a 2010 Buick as a loaner for the week).

I have a 2008 Colorado. Has been in the shop numerous times for a weird problem. When stopped at red light or stop sign in park, engine revs, truck jerks forward and temp gauge bounces up and down. It's a very scary problem. Finally got the dealership to recognize problem, reset two functions and worked fine for about 2 months. Now, it's back to doing the same thing. Anyone else have a demon truck with this problem?

HAVE A 2004 COLORADO. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE RPMS GO DOWN AND THEN SHOOT BACK UP TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AT IDLE. ANYBODY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM?

2005 coly, cylinder head problems, front running light assembly melted, dead battery had to jump and had the common driver side window and locks not working, fuel pump shot, pcm shot and the heat shield rattles like mad. I'm not saying I'm just saying.

i also have the idle issue at start up with the lights and blower on.

I have an 05 Canyon crew cab 4x4. On the whole very good, but it also has a few of the problems mentioned here - faulty upholstery, dead passenger's side rear brake lights, occasional, brief buzzing rattle. Then there are the annoying design flaws. Why can't GM make a reliable gas gage? Mine will say "low fuel" 3 blocks from the gas station where I just put $20 in. And what's with the signal/wiper/cruise control stalk? The design hasn't been changed since the one in my 1977 Buick! It wasn't that great then, either.

Let's hope outdated design and sub-par quality are things GM can fix with all that government money.

Picked up a crew cab Z-71 [2010]two weeks ago, have only 600 km. on it, as soon as I took it off the lot, I noticed a wind noise on the front windshield, anyone else have this problem? Also noticed my wiper switch is sticking when I flick it for mist. My other beef would be told it be in anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks, took 16 weeks. I am hoping that I will not have my share of problems as some others have.

I own a 06 GMC Canyon 4x4 crew cab with the 5 cly, I was on some slushy roads in wy (were i grew up) the truck pulled hard to the right I went in the ditch hit nothing and bent the tie rod a full ninety. went to a gmc maintance shop to get it fixed. this were i found out in mid production of this year they beffed up the tie rod from 14mm to 16mm. I guess what my question is why GM didnt recall the first sieres in this line to fix the problem. if the enginers thought it was bad enough to change midline then shouldnt all the trucks that went out before that have been recalled also.

Probably because it wasn't a safety issue, they probably strengthened it because people were bouncing their trucks around off road and bending them, the 90% of people that never take them off the highway wouldn't be bending them. It wouldn't make sense to recall (and replace at their expense) things that probably wouldn't fail.

Where do I start with all the problems with my 2008 colorado pick-up. No more than about 5000mi.into owning my truck I informed them of tire wear on all 4 tires they said nothing to worry about at approx 6000mi again told dealership something needed to be done wow imgaine that rear end had to be dropped re-aligned and shimed plus the cost of 4 brand new tires. Next was radio staying on after leaving vehicle coming back to now a dead battery. Next was a faulty low tire pressure sensor,head lamps burning out all the time, AND now for the big one they call it the phantom shift syndrome truck takes it self out of 2wd and goes into 4wd on its own the truck has been into the dealership to many tmes to mention they sent and engineer from the plant to try and fix problem still not fixed.Mean time im paying $540.00 monthly payment for what. They promised me a buy back what a jioke 2yrs late trying to find a vehicle for the same sticker price they owe us big time for this not just sticker price that wont get us anywhere with the cost of cars on the raise. We will see just how loyal chevy will be to me after being an owner of chevy cars and trucks for 28 yrs. My wife and my family deserve better than this.

Does anyone know what the cure is for the drivers side window issue. Tried battery disconnect and capacitor grounding with no luck. Thanks

I have a 2007 isuzu i290 39,000 Heater stopped working,cab floods when it rains, injectors malfunctioned, all tailights went out(recall issue) this truck sucks never again by a gmc product

I"ve owned a 2006 Colorado since Dec, 2005 and have had the pulling to the right, brake light prob, strange noises, and a left front speaker that has blown 3 times in 3yrs -- has anyone else had the latter? I want to speak to my GM dealer about that. It's a shame since the truck seems to have an amazing motor -- but so much else could have been designed better. I thought the influence from Isuzu would have made it all better.

I have a 2005 Colorado, extended cab, Z-71, 59000 miles. INNER TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS. I have inner tire wear only on inner part of front two tires. Backwindshield leaks heavy when it rains, even after I had the windshield taken out and re-installed. Does anyone know what exactly the issue with the tires is? Some of my buddies say it could be the ball joints or the tire rods.

We own a 2008 GMC Canyon, traded in a 2001 Chevy S10-extended cab, 4x4 truck. The truck had only 110 miles new. When it was to reach 8,000 miles the front tires were wore out. Took it back, GM replaced those and the dealer ship lined up the front end. The dealer ship replaced the next set of tires 2nd. Had the truck for 2 days and lined it up again. Said that the rest was on us. We then filed against GM on West Virginia's lemon law. It has been 2 yrs. with this truck and 18 months on the law case. The best thing that I have always done is keep an accurate log in the owner's manuel. While this has been going on we have replaced all 4 tires on this truck. We are now going to put the 6th set of tires on this truck. The ABS light has came on 4 months ago. There is NO dealer that will touch this truck for any reason because of the law suit. So we have had no warranty since back in January of 2009. I will not ever buy another GM vehicle. We were a GM loyal customer since 1980. We will be buying a Honda from now on. We have been given the runaroud by GM Lawyers.