NHTSA Complaint #11074525 — 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO

GM HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS RANGE OF TRUCKS IN REGARDS TO THE PASS-LOCK ANTI-THEFT MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY THINKS ITS BEING CAR JACKED AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES, LEAVING YOU STRANDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES, FIRST HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP JUST FOR IT TO START RIGHT UP. I WAS CURIOUS TO WHAT GM IS DOING ABOUT THIS WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND WHY IT HAS NOT MADE THE LIST FOR RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS AS OF YET. THIS ISSUE IS A VERY COSTLY RECURRENT REPAIR (DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT PART BEING THE SAME DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT MODULE). MANY GM FORUMS ALONG WITH YOUTUBE VIDEOS HAVE SHOWN THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO GM WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTION. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT NOT STARTING PROBLEM DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT MODULE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. AS A LONG-STANDING CHEVY CUSTOMER I FEEL OBLIGATED TO SEEK RESOLUTION ALONG WITH REIMBURSEMENT NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT TO THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.