general problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado

Vehicle caught fire and lost everything.

Complete shutdown of electrical system. Occurred while moving at 50 mph on a state highway and occurred 2 more times within last 48 hours while stationary and trying to start the truck. I hear a clicking sound from behind the left end of the dashboard.

Dealer refused to honor a TSB - 09v310000 - concerning a failed / malfunctioning brake light switch.

About 3 times a week my truck will not crank and I'm there having to jump it offf. I tried putting a new battery in but it still does it. I don't see this helping me out if I'm having to rush to the emergency room or if I'm somewhere and need to leave immediately.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. While driving 55 mph, the headlights and instrument panel lighting shut off. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or during the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000.

Will not start when dash padlock indicator is blinking. After waiting 10-15 minutes the indicator will stay solid and vehicle will start. Does this off and on every week or so. You do not know when it will happen. Dealership would not check it out as it did not occur when I was there. They do not acknowledge this as being a problem but checking online forums a lot of other people have had the same problem.

Has some kind of securty malfunction that wont let me start truck fo 9 minutes.

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.

Sometimes won't start without waiting 10 minutes because pass lock light is on seems to be becoming more often. Seen online it's a common problem with this model? it can be dangerous depending on the situation you are in especially where I live in indianpolis.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost power and the instrument panel dimmed. The abs and brake warning indicators illuminated. Later, the contact was unable to unlock the doors. The contact jiggled the key for a while to unlock the door. Also, it took several attempts to start the ignition. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failures. The failures recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The technician diagnosed there was a loose ground harness connector at the front passenger side inner fender, below the air filter box. The dealer cleaned and tightened the ground harness connector cable. The failures recurred after six weeks. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,289.

Driving straight at 55 mph on indiana highway 3 with cruise on engine died and would turn over but not start. Coasted off onto a country road,had the Colorado towed to a auto repair shop. Repair shop found a blown 20 amp ignition fuse, replaced fuse and engine started up ran fine. Repair shop could not get the fuse to blow again. On other internet sites people have had the same problems,but no gm service bulletins or recalls. The truck has about 80,000 miles on it. I'm concerned I may have a wreck or get killed if this happens again.

On December 6, 2015 I was driving my Colorado when I smelled an electrical fire. A few minutes later my passenger told me to pull over. There was a fire on the passenger side under the glove box. It was the ac blower fan resistor. We were able to get to a fire extinguisher and put it out but after some research found that it is a common problem in chevys starting in 2005. I called gm and started a claim. I then took it to a chevy dealer to be fixed. I was informed that because the truck was out of warranty that it was not covered by gm and I would have to pay $1700 to have it fixed. This is a factory part. I have never had any modifications done to the vehicle sine I drove it off the showroom floor.

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 truck caught fire and I was only able to get a handful of my papers and my sons car toy before the flames really took hold. I called 9-11 and they responded rarely quickly considering the station is about a mile away. But by the time they arrive the truck was fully engaged in flames. When they finally were able to put it out the fire captain said it seemed to have started u dear the hood as electrical fire and blew right the fire way. Had I been on the highway the fire would have got oxygen and I may not had had a chance to get out.

Truck starts fine except about every month on average I will go to start truck and nothing happens. At first I thought I had a dead battery. After the third time this happened I googled the problem and found out it was the passlock system. If I wait ten minutes truck starts. This first started to happen around two years ago.

This vehicle "pass lock" system is activating nearly every attempt to start. This requires the driver to wait 10 minutes with the key in the ignition, in the "on" position. After approx 10 minutes, the pass lock light will go off allowing the driver to attempt to start the vehicle again. Sometimes it will activate the pass lock system an additional time and repeat the above process. This has left me stranded on multiple occasions in areas I prefer not to be around any longer than necessary. This issue is a major safety concern.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated intermittently fails to start for 10 minutes before successfully restarting. The contact brought his vehicle to the dealer on multiple occasions. However the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. After some research the contact was made aware of other consumers having the same failure and it was determine it was a passlock failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 0. Az.

Traveling on a dark cold night when vehicle coded service engine abs and traction control came on we had no headlights brakes lights no wipers no heat or air and unable to unlock doors. We were fortunate that we git off the side if road before any collison. We were unable to get anything to come back on for a few minutes. We actually had to shut off vehicle and restart that worked until we could get home. No one cm tell us what is wrong with the truck. Now it is not running and unable to drive it. Not very pleased with this truck. We bought it new in 2009. I feel that this is a problem gm should have to fix. I still can't find a recall for this vehicle.

My truck will not start sometimes. This happens randomly. It might start fine for several months, then it will not start every other day or week for several weeks. I have found through trial and error and internet research, that it will eventually start after waiting either 10, 20 or 30 minutes. I never know which one. This not starting has, so far, only been a nuisance because I am retired and I have been able to use our other car if it is here. I have been late to some appointments and stranded for some time in parking lots. I am concerned that there might come a time when I need the truck for some emergency or to leave an area right away. I had taken the truck to the dealer twice several years back on related ignition issues when the truck was still under warranty, and the dealer was very good at correcting those issues. I don't know if they are related to this not starting issue or not, so I am uploading copies of the work orders.