Parking Brake Pad Failure - 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Long-Term Road Test

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Our long-term 2015 Chevy Colorado's parking brake pad refuses to remain attached to the pedal.

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  • allthingshondaallthingshonda Member Posts: 878
    It's things like this that remind me why I stay away from GM products. Never major engine failures or anything but little things like this. A lot like Chrysler.
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    Aah, that legendary GM quality.
  • daryleasondaryleason Member Posts: 501
    I wonder if you can really blame GM though. I'd bet it's a third party contractor who ships the pedal assembly all as one piece. A machine is probably the only thing that handles it once it gets to the assembly plant. They probably have a certain percentage of "trim failures" that the sub-contractor can have without being penalized.
  • csubowtiecsubowtie Member Posts: 143
    Yeah, that lousy GM quality! Let's all stand in our yards and shake our fists like cranky ignorant old men. Only one of them snooty foreign cars is good enough for us! Like that fancy Jaguar, that needed new shift paddles. Or that fancy Mercedes that spent more time at the shop than on the road. Or that little Mercedes, that no one really liked to begin with because they botched the suspension. Or that Audi with a plastic oil pan. Nothing says quality like a plastic oil pan.
  • squarefoursquarefour Member Posts: 24
    daryleason said:

    I wonder if you can really blame GM though. I'd bet it's a third party contractor who ships the pedal assembly all as one piece. A machine is probably the only thing that handles it once it gets to the assembly plant. They probably have a certain percentage of "trim failures" that the sub-contractor can have without being penalized.

    Oh, blame depends on the fanboy. For example, some can't quit crowing over Toyota's rusting Tacoma frames even though those frames were supplied by Dana, who was found at fault for their rapidly rotting nature and had to pay Toyota damages for the debacle. If you hate Toyota, it's Toyota's fault. If you don't care one way or the other, it's obviously Dana's fault.
  • allthingshondaallthingshonda Member Posts: 878
    csubowtie said:

    Yeah, that lousy GM quality! Let's all stand in our yards and shake our fists like cranky ignorant old men. Only one of them snooty foreign cars is good enough for us! Like that fancy Jaguar, that needed new shift paddles. Or that fancy Mercedes that spent more time at the shop than on the road. Or that little Mercedes, that no one really liked to begin with because they botched the suspension. Or that Audi with a plastic oil pan. Nothing says quality like a plastic oil pan.

    The only way to change is to admit something is wrong and then do something about it. Hyundai/Kia used to be the industry example of how to build garbage cars. Hyundai didn't make excuses they acknowledged they had poor quality, made it a company wide goal from the CEO to their suppliers backed it up with a 10 year/100,000 mile warranty and now are in the top 10 for quality. GM refuses to publicly admit they need to step up their quality but then REDUCES their warranty from 100,000 miles to 60,0000 miles. Hmmmm I wonder why they would have to do that?

    Edmunds has had numerous Ford products and off the top of my head I don't remember parts falling off the Raptor, Flex, F-150, Mustang or the Focus ST. I do know parts fell of the Dodge Dart and now the Jeep Cherokee. I guess when Ford advertised "Quality is Job 1" in the 80's they meant it.
  • oachalonoachalon Member Posts: 12
    Ummm, the F-150 just had a handle repaired because it broke off on the rear seat. I would take a rubber emergency brake cover come off anyday of the week over a handle breaking off. So I am not sure what you are talking about.
  • allthingshondaallthingshonda Member Posts: 878
    oachalon said:

    Ummm, the F-150 just had a handle repaired because it broke off on the rear seat. I would take a rubber emergency brake cover come off anyday of the week over a handle breaking off. So I am not sure what you are talking about.

    I guess you're right. I stand corrected all domestic automakers have horrible quality control.
  • jstrauch81jstrauch81 Member Posts: 64
    oachalon said:

    Ummm, the F-150 just had a handle repaired because it broke off on the rear seat. I would take a rubber emergency brake cover come off anyday of the week over a handle breaking off. So I am not sure what you are talking about.

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure that handle didn't just "fall off". If I remember correctly there was something that lead to it breaking... aka the operator.
  • cranestevecranesteve Member Posts: 8
    mine popped off once also, it was easy enough to wiggle back on
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