general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado

The frame on my 2004 chevy Colorado has rusted/rotted to the point that it snapped, causing the bed to rub against the cab. Mechanic said it is not fixable.

Frame rust.

Frame of my vehicle is rotting away causing to fail inspection. Just finding out that Toyota did a recall on one of there pick up models replacing their frame due rotting frames that may be a safety factor if it gets into an accident. Does chevy Colorado have a recall as such? just had my frame recently welded on a piece of heavy metal to reinforce my frame in order to pass a safety inspection.

Mechanic had the truck on the lift raised up to check the brakes for squeaking and while under the truck the mechanic inspected the frame because he noticed a lot of rust and called me to come look at it and pointed out that the frame has rotted to the point that he should not be driven and could break in half and cause major problems for the safety of the occupants and other drivers on the road. I looked up online if other Colorado owners had the same issue and others have the same problem. I’m am forced to junk this vehicle even though the rest of the truck is in very good condition.

Frame rusted out like the toyotas did and is no longer safe to drive.

I sold this truck last spring with 243,829 on the odometer, it is now for sale with 155,000 on it.

I own a 2004 chevy Colorado extended cab. This truck has 110,xxx miles on it. The problem is the frame on the vehicle, it broke in 2 pieces where the cab meets the bed. The frame is completely rusted and ruined. There are a lot of forums online with people with the same issue in the same spot of the frame. It is very unsettling knowing even if I dont drive this truck again another chevy Colorado on the highway could rip in 2 peices causing an accident due to the faulty frame on these trucks. This is an obvious issue that chevy will not address. When my frame broke into 2 pieces inward driving down the road. The bed came free on the driver side and smashed in the back corner of my cab. Luckily I was not on the high way because if I was it would have caused an accident. I hope chevy makes right by this.

Noticed severely rusted frame on 2004 chevy Colorado just in front of leaf springs both sides of vehicle. Driver side more severe as part has rolled into frame. Pictures attached.

Noticed the frame is rotting out and needs to get fixed before it causes a serious accident and possibly death . It was sitting still when notice.

Rear doors locks continue to lock and unlock while in motion. Safety hazzard to both children personal sitting in rear seats. Child could open door during traveling and fall out. This serious problem may cause the death an individual child or person if the door handle is pulled and the rear door opens while in motion? this is happening all of the time while in motion? it has happened every time the vehicle is in motion. Day or night.

The frame is rotted needs replaced or its gonna get me killed it the only truck I have I still owe $9000 on it please help me thanks.

Vehicles bcm-body control module is defective or the system in its self is defective. Vehicles will not start or may shut off at random from time to time. Scan tools will not be able to recognize the problem as the bcm. So repairs made may make it seem like it fixed the problem but a couple hours/days/weeks later the problem will disguise it self as something else or even come back as the same problem. I myself was told it was the starter and hey it worked, until 3 hours later. Then told the ignition passlock was defective, got it fixed until 1 hour later. Now I have narrowed it down to what controls the whole system, the bcm. Many people have complaints about this same issue all over the web forums, I dont know if any has been reported to NHTSA. So I figured I would start. I have this system effects 2004-2012 models of chevy Colorado, GMC canyon and hummer h3.

The frame is rotting out--I've had to have it repaired--welded--each of the last three years after failing inspection or being told it would. Suspension attachment areas, under and around shackles, cab mounts, long sections of primary frame from front to rear.

We took the truck out for a ride and noticed some noises that were unusual, put the truck on the lift and found that the frame has rotted out. Talked with gm, they requested we take it to gm service to have it checked out, which we did and it has been noted that the truck is unsafe to drive, due to the rotted frame. Placed a call back to gm and all we heard was that we did not purchase the extended warranty and without that there was nothing they could do. This vehicle has 71k for miles and has been well maintained, one owner.

I have recently realized that my 2004 Chevrolet Colorado with under 140,000 miles has a severely rotted out frame. The body on my truck is in great condtion and has been kept in fantastic condition. The frame has multiple fist sized holes in the frame and I am learning that I am not the first person to be faced with this problem. With that being said repairs for this issue which would include replacing the frame have been quoted between $9,000-$15,000. I truly believe this should be a safety recall to protect the traveling public especially because I am sure there are other Colorado owners out there who are not aware of their problem. Thank you.

Heater blower mortor stoped working 3 times resistor 2 times and still don't word dealer charge me 280. 00 and want to just change parts hope you can help.

I took this Colorado 4 door vehicle to the dealership yesterday for scheduled "detail" work, and they discovered the cabin carpeting to be saturated with liquid and mold growing on the underside of the carpeting with free flowing "water" under the carpet throughout the entire floor front to back of the cabin. I have not driven the vehicle for several months because I currently am healing from a knee injury, but I noticed yesterday that there was condensation on the inside of the windshield when I drove it to the dealership. Only two dealerships owned the vehicle prior to my purchase of the vehicle from the second dealership owner in 2005, and it has been under good care by me. I was not aware of the wet carpet when I took it for the detail work yesterday; I had a rubber mat under my feet. The vehicle has always had rubber matting front and back. When the dealership reported to me yesterday the wet conditions described above, I researched the internet and discovered that there is documentation related to this issue that has been determined to be a structural defect in the Colorado. Other than this problem, the vehicle is in outstanding condition.

The air bag light would not go off. The power window on the drivers side rear would not operate from the drivers door master switch panel. The passenger side mirror stopped working. The airbag light remains on, the inoperative power rear window continues to be operational but only from the rear door switch and continues to be non responsive to the drivers door master panel. The all the power windows ceased to function and I found a blown fuse which when replaced allowed the three working windows to resume operation. I had a certified mechanic troubleshoot the airbag system with a computer program. He told me the airbag system would not reset due to a fault with the drivers side door airbag located in the "a" pillar. As there are already recalls on gm pickup truck driver side master window,mirror switch and these above stated failures the risk of safety may have to be investigated and a recall expanded.