2004 Chevrolet Colorado Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“When you slow to about 20 miles anhour and start to turn on a street it locks up some times. Have to rev it up and jerk on the wheel to free it up. Does it worse in cold whether. When I slow down to turn a corner on a street the steering locks up...I have to rev it up and jerk on the wheel then it loosens up. Does it worse in cold whether.”

“The first and ongoing problem grinding in front left, driver, side wheel area. Many attempts have been made to fix this problem, they started out changing the whole front end, along with alignments, after some adjusting the problem will seem to go away only to return with in 2 months second, tires worn from inside out alignment, new tires, I was told one reason was the truck was dirty. I do not feel this is a reason for tire wear. New tires same problem. Third, truck not engaging when shifted into gear. …”

“On sat oct 1st 2011 I was traveling east on the interstate at about 75 MPH when all of a sudden it felt like I had blown a tire. The steering became rather sluggish and I pulled over to the side of the road. I got out checked all the tires and they all looked ok, so I got back in the vehicle. My grandson and his friend were in the back seat it was a crew cab. I noticed that the 4wd indicator on the dash was on but I had not switched it from 2wd it had done it on it's own . I tried to switch it back into 2wd but upon moving the vehicle it still felt like it was in 4wd. …”

“Immediately after purchasing a 2004 chevy Colorado reg cab 5 cyl, I have experienced a noticeable vibration and rough ride. Dealership balanced my tires and tried temporarily swapping tires but the problem still exist. I also test drove another truck at the dealership that had the same vibration problem. It is very noticeable on rough pavement regardless of speed, and at speeds around 45-55 intermittently on the highway. Feels like the rear end is not balanced. …”

“I bought a 2004 Colorado in march of that year,on dec. 31st 2004 I had to replace the two front tires at my expense. They had worn from the inside out the tires had 23,000 +miles on them. I complained to the dealer and they told me that there was not anything wrong. In march 2005 I had to bring it in for the same thing with less miles on those tires 17,000 miles and they still insist that there is nothing wrong. I soon will have to replace these tires before winter. The dealer tells me tires need to be rotated more often. …”