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i bought a 2005 colorado new it now has less then 8000 miles on it has been in shop 16 times i cant seem to hold a brake light fuse in it gm says everything checks out good i have no fog lights and the cruise control never works i have been to the dealer so much last time they told me dont come back we cant fix it
i got a lawyer and am suing gm for money back under the lemon law and if you still got yours i suggest you do the same
jere
"Check engine light" on at 2732 miles - Reprogramed PCM module
Back on at 2784 miles - replaced O2 sensor
Back on at 2911 miles - replaced a different O2 sensor
Back on at 3273 miles - replaced fuel regulator
Back on at 3565 miles - replaced air flow sensor, air filter
Back on at 3805 miles - who knows what they will blame it on this time.
Seems like the tech at the dealer is very lazy old-schooler who doesn't use computers to check things or do complete analysis of the situation, they just swaps out parts. Good for generating revenue for the dealer, bad for customer service and GM. Let us know what the result is.
Bad dealers are going to drag down the domestics if they don't watch it.
DD
or just a concept.
I think I like my Colorado.
We have had many of these tires with vibration and/or thumping. GM says we have to wait for the customer to put on 500 miles to see if they sort themselves out from sitting on the lot. After that, we have replaced quite a few, if we are unable to balance the problem out. I imagine some service managers are more responsive to this problem than others.
My only complaint so far is a squeeky vent fan when on the lowest setting which I've not had time to get fixed yet. I certainly understand the frustrations of folks that get a lemon but overall I can't complain.
When I went to see the dealer last fall about the noise GM said to bring it back after 10K, so I'm soon to bring it back and will let everyone know what they said.
Please respond to jfallonedmunds.com with your daytime contact information and a few words summarizing your opinion no later than Wednesday, June 8, 2005.
Thanks,
Jeannine Fallon
The Colorado/Canyon has a 100mm diameter hub. This is approximately 3.9 inches, whereas most of the GM trucks are 88-89mm, that's why older wheels won't work.
There are a couple of things you can do. What I did was to purchase a set of 16"x8" MB Motoring "Rocker" wheels. They have a +25mm offset, which gives them 5.5" of backspacing, so there's still about .250" of clearance at the upper ball joint. I'm running 245/75/16 tires, which are the same diameter as the OE tires. The only downside to these wheels is that they aren't "hubcentric", so the centerbore of these wheels is a "universal fit" 4.25".
The second choice is to use American Racing wheels. They have 2 wheels for the Colorado/Canyon. One is the 15"x8" "Baja", the other is the 16"x8" "Chamber". The plus side of these wheels is that they're "Hubcentric". The minus side is that they're only +20mm offset, so the tires will stick out at least 1" more than OE, depending on the tires used.
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The second choice is to use American Racing wheels. They have 2 wheels for the Colorado/Canyon. One is the 15"x8" "Baja", the other is the 16"x8" "Chamber". The plus side of these wheels is that they're "Hubcentric". The minus side is that they're only +20mm offset, so the tires will stick out at least 1" more than OE, depending on the tires used.
By the way, I own the exact same truck as you. Did you get a 5 speed or auto? What color is yours? Mine is black and 5-speed. Very sporty looking truck. I get compliments on it all the time. Love it and plan on keeping it a long time.
A higher numerical ratio rear-end gear will typically provide faster acceleration and more pulling power than a lower numerical gear. Drag cars and larger HD trucks use higher numerical gears for example. The trade off is fuel milage. When people say high gear and low gear its actually the inverese to the numerical gear number being relatively high or low.
Your driving experience could be where you live, your average payload and what you are used to driving.
If you want max performance from your truck, the 4.10 gear ratio is the one to get. The 3.42 would make the truck even slower. The 3.73 is the best compromise between power and fuel economy.
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button for several seconds and it will program the clock.