NHTSA Complaint #10588332 — 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10588332 |
| Vehicle | 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 65,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT THIS PICK UP TRUCK FROM LOCAL DEALER 2010.IT STARED MAKING TROUBLE VERY EARLY DAYS,SHAKING AND MISFIRING,ENGINE CHECK LIGHT SHOWED UP,I TOOK TO LOCAL AUTO SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAS A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURE(CHEVY)AND MISFIRING THE ENGINE AND SHOWING AN INTERNAL LEAK,CAUSING ALL PROBLEM,I SPEND A LOT OF MONEY BUT NOT ABLE TO FIX,IT WAS FAILING ON SMOG TEST AS WELL.FINALLY I TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER,THEY ASKED ME TO PAY $150.FOR DIAGNOSE,I AGREED TO PAY..FORTUNATELY DEALER FOUND IN THE SYSTEM THAT THIS MODEL TRUCK IS IN THE LIST OF ENGINE TROUBLE,ALL THE SYMPTOMS MY TRUCK WAS SHOWING,BUT GM NEVER SEND ME RECALL NOTICE,I COULD HAVE KILLED BY BIG ACCIDENT AS IT WAS STALLING ON THE FREEWAY WITH LOT OF PROBLEM...GM MISLEAD ME AND COVERED THIS DEFECTED TRUCK AND MODEL,AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS LIKE ME..PL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND UPDATE ME......[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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