2006 Chevrolet Colorado Lights Problems

Your high-mounted brake lights and cruise control aren't working. You've found recalls that describe exactly these problems (NHTSA 06V13900 and 09V310000), but when you check your VIN, the system says your vehicle isn't included—and the dealer confirmed this. Since your vehicle has the exact issues mentioned in the recalls, you may want to contact Chevrolet directly to clarify why your VIN isn't showing as eligible. The fix would likely involve replacing or repairing the brake light assembly and cruise control components.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN

STRONG GAS ODER OUTSIDE THE TRUCK.RADIO LIGHTS NO NOT WORK ON PRESETS OR SCAN TUNE.ALONG WITH WINDOW LIGHTS.CD WILL NOT EJECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK, BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN. I REPLACE THEM AND THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 CHEVY COLORADO WITH SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA E-MAIL TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST OR IF THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD END IN DISASTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LOW BEAMS WERE NOT ON AT THE SAME TIME WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT THEN REALIZED THAT BOTH THE HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS DID NOT OPERATE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

HEADLIGHT FIXTURE GETS HEAVY CONDENSATION BUILDUP INSIDE LENS DURING RAINY WEATHER WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUSES LAMP TO FAIL (BURN OUT) AND ALSO REDUCES OPERATION OF HEADLIGHT DUE TO FIXTURE BECOMING FOGGED UP BECAUSE OF CONDENSATION. UNIT EVENTUALLY WILL CLEAR UP AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRY WEATHER BUT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME PERMANENTLY STAINED (FOGGED UP) DUE TO WATER DAMAGE WHICH WILL CAUSE ONE HEADLIGHT TO BURN BRIGHTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND WOULD NOT TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN AMENDED UNKNOWN RECALL ISSUED IN WHICH THE DEALERS WERE TO INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WAS NOTIFIED IN TRAFFIC BY A THIRD PARTY. DETERMINED BULBS AND FUSES WERE ALL FUNCTIONAL. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V-310 REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY NOTED IN THE CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, CAMPAIGN STATES "COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME." CALLED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED REGARDING THIS CAMPAIGN. THEY STATED THEY WERE UN-AWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN AND REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION FAILURE AND IT WILL NOT ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS OF THE VEHICLE SLOWING AND STOPPING AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH HE WAS STOPPED BY A PASSERBY THAT ADVISED HIM THAT ALL THREE REAR LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,070. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. SHE BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALLS 06V139000 AND 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH) AND RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,351.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A REPORT; THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS (AT HIS EXPENSE). THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. WAS RECALLED IN 2006 FOR A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. IN 2008 HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT GO OUT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY, PAID TO GET IT FIXED. 2 TIMES IN 2009 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND PAID TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. NOW, MARCH 2010 I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS! *TR

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OUT AGAIN. HAD A RECALL ON THIS IN 2006. MATTER WAS TAKEN CARE OF, BUT PROBLEMS EXISTS AGAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THROUGH CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME AS THE DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MALFUNCTION THAT GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND REPAIR FOR ME AND ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. HE REPLACED THE BREAK LIGHT BULB. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE FILED REPORT 71-786235821 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS THEN ADVISED TO LET THEM NOW WHAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP HIM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE STATED THAT THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

DRIVING HOME ON DATE INDICATED... SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED... THE CAR BEHIND ME MOVED UP TO THE SIDE TO INFORM ME THAT HE ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. PULLED OVER TO CONFIRM TO FIND THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. GOT HOME SAFELY, LOCATED THE RECALL INFORMATION ON SAFERCAR.GOV AND FOUND 3 RECALLS REGARDING THE TYPE OF VEHICLE WE HAVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OF 10/5/09. THE DEALER STATED THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL AND STATED WE WOULD NEED TO FIX IT. CALL CHEVROLET AT THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE RECALL SUMMARY 800-630-2438 TO BE TOLD THAT ITS NOT THEIR ISSUE, TOLD ME THAT IT IS VIN # SPECIFIC. ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER TO DISCUSS, A SUPERVISOR CAME ON THE LINE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SHE DID OFFER ASSISTANCE, BUT WOULD NOT DEFINE THE ASSISTANCE CHEVROLET WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED WITH BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TOP BRAKE LIGHT BULB SOCKETS MELTING FROM HEAT. THEN I REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO THE TUNE OF $198.00. NOW WHEN I APPLY BRAKES IT BLOWS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SO THE POSSIBILITY OF ME BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AT ANY TIME IS VERY REAL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FROM THE LOCAL DEALER I ASKED IF HE KNEW OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE HE SAID NO. *TR

2006 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND CURRENT OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 06V139000, THERE IS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION WITH THIS TYPE OF GM VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS ITEM REPLACED 6 TIMES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. GM HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LOCAL AND STATE POLICE INFORMING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD A POLICE ESCORT TO THE ALLEN SAMUELS DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. GM NEEDS TO FIX THE ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE SENT LETTERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL DATES WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO CC CUSTOMER STATES THAT DUE TO THE UNSUCCESSFUL SERVICE REPAIR THEY WANT TO BE COMPENSATED BY A NEW CAR OR NEW PARTS**NAR**CC