Wiring problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Colorado

Fire in the engine wiring, fuse box,battery store parking lot parked engine off GMC took truck said it wasn't a factory issue no information was given to me said it was confidentual had truck 6 weeks.

Power windows loss power, including driver and passenger windows. Wiring problem exists. Ken dixon, the dealer in waldorf, MD repaired problem on January 21, 2013 at a cost of $300 under so # 243247. But the same problem reoccurred in early Feb 2016 and the dealer refused to repair the problem without costs to the customer. The vehicle was stationary. The problem mirrors recall of the same make and model under NHTSA's campaign #14v404.

I own a 2006 chevy Colorado extended cab. The air bag readiness light stayed on after starting the vehicle. According to the manual, if the air bag readiness light stays on after you start the vehicle, it means the airbag is not in working order. The airbags may not inflate in a crash or they could inflate without a crash. This is a safety problem. I am concerned that the airbag would not deploy if involved in a crash. I am also concerned about having the air bag deploy under normal driving. There is a wiring harness that travels through the hinge of the rear door that appears to be a problem. The opening and closing of the rear doors has caused the wires to break. This rear door gets opened maybe 1 out of every 10 times the vehicle is entered/exited. Since the problem involves the airbags I thought it would be best to take it to the dealership for them to repair. Since there has not been an recall issued, I have had to pay for this myself.

Blower motor on my 2006 Chevrolet Colorado quit working except for the high position. Leaving the fan in the high position too long will cause the fan to quit working and then there is no a/c , heater or defogger that will work when needed. I took it to the dealer who told me that he knows what the problem may be, a relay or the wiring harness. At a cost of 328. 00. He told me off the record if I wiggle the wiring harness it may work for a while since the harness most likely was incorrectly routed. . I have talked to many Colorado and GMC canyon owners both in person and on internet forums who reported that they are having the same exact problem. This issue could be a safety issue especially in the winter time when the defogger is really needed to keep the windows clear for safe driving. I iknitially thought that it was just a simple burned out motor , and I would just need to replace it. But since what I was told from the dealer service writer, and what others have said in the forums, I would be wasting money especially is it is from a bad wiring harness. I think gm should look into this and make needed repairs.

Went to turn on the cabin fan on speeds 1-3 and the fan would not turn on. Speed 4 (the fan has 4 speeds), the fan would come on. After giving the truck time to warm up, sometimes the fan would then turn run on the lower speeds. This happened a many times during the summer. Sometimes, even given 20 minutes of running the vehicle, the fan would not run on lower speeds. After a month or so without doing anything, the fan worked as expected. Lately the problem started to reappear, again, the fan would only run on high. Just like before, even given 20 minutes of run time, the fan would not run on lower speeds. The fix was two fold. The root cause of the issue was a bad grounding block, that then would cause a short in a wiring harness. The grounding connection for the fan, was secured. Second the wiring harness for the fan control along with a resistor had to be replaced. . Read more...