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Chevrolet Colorado Sidewall Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset
5
Years with records
2004–2010
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 8 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi1

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • September 21, 2012

    Sidewall · Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet colorado equipped continental general grabber tires, size: 215/70r15. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, he heard a loud popping sound. He moved over to the shoulder and assumed he had a flat tire. Upon further inspection, the contact discovered two blowouts in the sidewall of the tires. The manufacturer was notified and stated they would investigate the tires. The…

    ODI 10476867

    2010 records in this system

  • June 9, 2012 · 92,931 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    Side walls are starting to buldge and tire tread is wearing fast. *tr

    ODI 10461130

    2007 records in this system

  • June 23, 2007

    Sidewall

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet colorado. The vehicle has general ameri-gs60 tires (p235/75r15). While driving 45 mph, the contact heard a loud humming noise. Seconds later, he heard a booming noise and noticed that the sidewall was missing on the driver side rear tire. As of june 25, 2007, the dealer has not determined the cause of failure. The current mileage is 6,836 and failure mileage was 6,780.

    ODI 10194167

    2006 records in this system

  • May 1, 2007

    Sidewall

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet colorado. The vehicle has general, size p235r15 tires. The front tires were extremely worn on the outer edges. The dealer replaced the front tires once and rotated them twice. The dealer stated that the tires should be rotated every 3,000 miles. The cause of the failure was unknown. The vin and dot number were unknown. The failure mileage was 3,000 and current mileage was 7,300.…

    ODI 10207746

    2006 records in this system

  • August 3, 2006

    Body · Fan/Motor · Fuel System, Gasoline · Interior/Under Dash · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Sidewall · Switch

    I have owned my 2005 chevrolet colorado 4 door 4x4 since nov. 2004 i have had tires that puckered, 3 radios installed,blower motor switch replaced 1 time and is now out again, a leak in the fire wall that has been in 2 times to be fixed and still leaks in hard rains, a defective brake light switch. And the worst gas mileage of any vehicle i have owned in the past 30 years. My 71 monte carlo with a 400 big block and…

    ODI 10164424

    2005 records in this system

  • March 1, 2005

    Sidewall · Suspension

    Dt: the vehicle was taken to two different chevrolet dealers. It had a rough idle. The consumer felt that it was due to defective tires. They were not willing to replace the tires. Consumer stated there were bubbles on the tires on the sidewall. Ameritech tr general tires. This started a month or two after purchase, but the tires were getting worse with more use. The chevrolet dealership stated that it was the…

    ODI 10130425

    2005 records in this system

  • July 28, 2004

    Sidewall

    I was driving my 2004 chevrolet colorado z71 4x4 in the passing lane on rt. 460, when the rear passenger side tire ( general ameritec tr p265/75-150) blew out, the whole side blew out. I was barely able to keep the vehicle under control. The tire wrapped itself around the hub and i injured my back trying to get it off . This tire seems too light duty for a pick-up, the side walls are very, very thin. Anyway, this…

    1 injury

    ODI 10083052

    2004 records in this system

  • July 1, 2004

    Sidewall · Tread/Belt

    Tire blowout at a slow speed, defective plastic fasteners, vibration, shimming could be caused by faulty tires that have more than one crease on the sides.*ak

    ODI 10091059

    2004 records in this system