My grandfather bought Chevys, my father bought Chevys, I bought Chevys until my brand new 2005 Colorado. It will be my last Chevy I ever buy. I am here to figure out how to fix the endless problems the 2005 Chevy Colorado poses.
I hate Chevys!!!!!
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Simple solution, get rid of it. Problem solved, and enjoy life!
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I don't know. I like the OP's approach. I'm thinking about joining a Ford Ranger site and commenting on how high the build quality is on the 2021s based on the great results I had with my 1989 Ranger. I'm sure my single sample bought decades earlier is good evidence of the quality of today's product.
You mean like the 2002 Chevy Blazer I once had that developed a rear main seal leak at 30,000 miles?
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Its been nothing but problems day one. Numerous electrical, PCM, lights, power windows, various sensors, clutch, blower, AC, transmission all before 50K. Goes through light bulbs at lease once a month. Has a new problem about every 6 months. It has only 137k on it because no one trusts driving it anymore. Three times family members have been stranded in the middle of nowhere with a nonworking Colorado. Currently has a bad starter that requires taking half the engine apart to get to. 45 years of buying cars and this one has been the biggest regret. Anyone who does a little research soon finds out why Chevy no longer makes decent trucks. If you doubt that go look at resale values of Colorado's compared to Ford or Toyotas of the same year. Will never buy a Chevy again.
Rofl he responded to his own post. More importantly, looks like @Goodspike isn't dead.
Obvious troll bait, but I'll bite.
your problem is obvious. The G1 series had plenty of problems. The G2, with the exception of the initial 8spd shudder issue and some 6spd programming, the series has been very good overall.
Its just not fair to judge Chevy as a whole based on the failures of one series of vehicle.
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So you don't agree with my post 22?
Every complicated vechicle of today has its issues, most of the issues come from the owner and the dealer.
And a problem that nobody wants to work on their own stuff....
Just pass it on and pay the bill.
Did you take it to the same shop every time ?
I liked my 89 ranger I had, but speaking of a starter bolt, you should try changing all the spark plugs on a 2.4l 4 cylinder in a 89 ranger.
All vechicles today have items that are a pita to get to.
My 76 cj7 with a 304 v8 is easy to work on, but there is only a few wires on it and that is for the lights.
Wish you luck with your ford, not like there are not issues with them also.
Same with everything in life, adapt and overcome.
Get it figured out and going and move on.
If you onky think of the bad, you never have any good....
And a problem that nobody wants to work on their own stuff....
Just pass it on and pay the bill.
Did you take it to the same shop every time ?
I liked my 89 ranger I had, but speaking of a starter bolt, you should try changing all the spark plugs on a 2.4l 4 cylinder in a 89 ranger.
All vechicles today have items that are a pita to get to.
My 76 cj7 with a 304 v8 is easy to work on, but there is only a few wires on it and that is for the lights.
Wish you luck with your ford, not like there are not issues with them also.
Same with everything in life, adapt and overcome.
Get it figured out and going and move on.
If you onky think of the bad, you never have any good....
Eh, I just a car for the car, not the brand. I know I know, that's not normal... This isn't the 80's, pretty much everyone makes a good reliable car these days and every brand has it's lemons. If you buy something old with 100k miles, you need to budget repairs. If you buy the first year of a new model, congrats, you are part of the beta testing team.
As it happens, right now GM has a couple of the best vehicles in their category IMHO. Colorado, obviously, is my top pick for a truck. For full size, honestly I'd probably go Silverado. Ask me 5 or 10 years ago, it would have been Ford or Ram or possibly even Toyota. Fullsize SUV - Tahoe, no question. Sports car? I don't have a new one, but how can anyone argue against the awesomeness of the Corvette? Boring sedan? Probably Subaru.. EV? Sorry GM, until you release rwd/awd you are not even an option - I have a BMW i3, but if I were to buy new EV today it would probably be a Mustang Mach-e (horrible name BTW, never should have attached Mustang to a crossover). Small to midsize suv, probably the new Bronco, but I've owned a lot of Jeeps and depending on what I was after I could see adding another... A bit long winded, but you get my point.
As it happens, right now GM has a couple of the best vehicles in their category IMHO. Colorado, obviously, is my top pick for a truck. For full size, honestly I'd probably go Silverado. Ask me 5 or 10 years ago, it would have been Ford or Ram or possibly even Toyota. Fullsize SUV - Tahoe, no question. Sports car? I don't have a new one, but how can anyone argue against the awesomeness of the Corvette? Boring sedan? Probably Subaru.. EV? Sorry GM, until you release rwd/awd you are not even an option - I have a BMW i3, but if I were to buy new EV today it would probably be a Mustang Mach-e (horrible name BTW, never should have attached Mustang to a crossover). Small to midsize suv, probably the new Bronco, but I've owned a lot of Jeeps and depending on what I was after I could see adding another... A bit long winded, but you get my point.
My 04 had problems too. Loved the truck though. Passlock bypassed by clipping a wire while on a fishing trip. Cat replaced. Transmission had issues but got fixed. Still Loved the truck. Traded it in for a 13 Jeep JKU. It's been in the shop for 3 months trying to fix issues after my timing chain was replaced. Trading it in for a 21 ZR2 Bison. My Jeep is nickle and dime-ing me. Trust Chevy any day over this Jeep!
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He's alive!!
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You hate Chevy's? You are not alone. Not me, just sayin.
I've worked on lots of Fords, Chev, Chryslers, Toyotas, bla bla over the years, they are all junk.
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A neighbor just sold his 15 year old Ford 350 , he used it to tow his 5th wheel to Florida and back to Missouri every year.
He said it was always leaking something and brakes and other things would go bad, but was told more then once that if he would drive it more then 4 days year it would not have as many problems
My 2011 Canyon had the paslock issue but other then a left front wheel bearing , never gave me problems
He said it was always leaking something and brakes and other things would go bad, but was told more then once that if he would drive it more then 4 days year it would not have as many problems
My 2011 Canyon had the paslock issue but other then a left front wheel bearing , never gave me problems
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I had a boss who only used his large truck (I don't remember what it was) once a year to tow his huge boat about 150 miles and back. Everything was problematic. One year he had one of the two outdrives go bad, a trailer bearing and something with an exhaust or intake manifold on the truck. The next year was worse. The boat sank!
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He had to keep it for 16 years - that's how long it took him to pay it off. Wait until he finds out the Ford will take him 30 years to pay off.
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It’s hard to to get a good loan when you blow all your money on scratchers and menthols.
2018 Chevrolet Colorado Centennial Z71 V6 Crew Cab Long Bed
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You suck ass.
You probably drive a pant suit, ball less KIA with power train and
fire issues.
Disgusting display.
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