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Re: Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon: Engine Problems [j420]
by kadtek
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Mar 08, 2007 (5:50 pm)
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Replying to: j420 (Feb 28, 2007 8:37 am)
as you can see from reading these post and from owning your truck,,there are some bugs in these and this kind of stuff dose take a bit of time to get resolved,, not all of these trucks are bad seeds,,cut your dealer some slack and stop being a whine ass,,after all youve got 36000 mile warr. alot of these are repeat visits to the dealer but are resolved,,as im sure your case is,,i suspect this is the first time you have spent real $$ on a vehical and now have a case of the hee bee jee bee s,,not to worry though,,keep in mind these are just machines and are designed to break down and wouldnt ya know,,as yours has proven,,they do,,cut your dealer some slack,,they are going out of there way for you and only want to get this problem resolved and keep you on the road,,if they were willing to swap you into an 07 with carpet and an auto trans and 100k warr. i would have foregone the spray in liner and taken the deal,,thats just plain stupid not to,,after all,,you could have taken the teuck with 0 miles on it and better equipted and traded it in for the truck you really want,,stop your whinning and enjoy the ride!!!!!
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Re: Should I buy on 07 or not? [horsethief]
by nathaninc
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Mar 09, 2007 (11:38 pm)
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Replying to: horsethief (Mar 03, 2007 7:21 pm)
I had the engine problems with my 04 canyon too. I was 2k miles over the factory warranty. Luckily the dealer and GMC agreed to pay for the repairs. I got it back and it felt rough and had no pickup. I drove it to carmax and sold it that same day. I went and replaced it with a honda ridgeline RTS. Originally paid 22k for the truck. The ridgeline cost me 256000. the extra 4k got me power seats, 6 cd changer, 4wd, dual climate control, and most important of all reliability.
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Re: Engine I5 head [ramle717]
by jtenpas
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Mar 10, 2007 (6:53 am)
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Replying to: ramle717 (Mar 07, 2007 9:54 pm)
GM is covering all of the repairs and the cost of a loaner car even though my warranty was expired. I did not even have to put up a fight. They have not given me a timeline yet for the repair.
Meanwhile i am debating if i should get rid of the truck as soon as it is repaired. It seems this issue is the case of replace the broken parts and not solve the problem from happening again.
KEEP IT or TRADE IT??? 
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Re: Engine I5 head [jtenpas]
by ramle717
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Mar 12, 2007 (3:39 pm)
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Replying to: jtenpas (Mar 10, 2007 6:53 am)
Good for you! Anyway, as I've said before, I traded the Colorado and got the more dependable Silverado. I asked the dealer the same question. Their response, "no guarantee."
I don't want to influence your decision. It's your choice.
Good luck.
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Re: Engine I5 head [jtenpas]
by tm4
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Mar 12, 2007 (8:40 pm)
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Replying to: jtenpas (Mar 10, 2007 6:53 am)
I would say keep it for a few hundred miles and see if it acts up again. Most people that have had this problem fixed have either gone on without any more problems, or had all kinds of problems right off the bat. So before you make any costly trade-ins, drive it around for a few weeks. If t starts to fall apart, or if you notice problems with the powerband, then get rid of it. But if you don't see or feel any problems, you might as well drive it and enjoy it.
So far I've put over 1,000 miles on my 06 Colorado since the fix, and I havent had any problems. In fact my truck feels and idles smoother than it did when it was new. So not everyone's truck is falling apart after the fix.
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2004 GMC Canyon I5-----**REDUCED POWER**
by i5guy13
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Mar 23, 2007 (4:31 pm)
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i bought my 04 canyon in 2004 with 7 miles on it. about 3000 miles after having it i came across a problem where my truck idles very hard to the point where it sounds like it has cams and it displays "REDUCED POWER" on my lsd screen. when i try to give it gas it will not rev above 1,000 rpm's and its bad. ive brought it to the dealership several times and told them to problem and they told me a whole bunch of bs. They replaced the whole ignition system, rewired my headunit for some reason and stuff and everytime they said the problem has been fixed, it has never been fixed...my truck stalls out, runs like crap and is not a good truck anymore, i just want them to fix it im tired of them saying they fixed it when they never have. I now have 51,000 and ive contaced the lemon law services and i meet with them next week to see whether or not im getting a new truck or what?........please reply with any comments or details
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Re: 2004 GMC Canyon I5-----**REDUCED POWER** [i5guy13]
by jtenpas
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Mar 23, 2007 (6:21 pm)
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Replying to: i5guy13 (Mar 23, 2007 4:31 pm)
i would take it to a different dealer to investigate or talk to the manager and have them investigate all GM bulletins regarding this issue. the dealer i took it to is following the protocal of a GM bulletin. my truck is currently being repaired for a similar problem. mine was not as bad as yours. i only had a rough idle and check engine light. i took it in directly to the manager of the dealership and starting working on it at no cost to me even though my warranty was expired. my valve in my 5th cylinder was stuck open causing miss fires.
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Re: 05 Colorado with a strange stuttering problem [islandcorner]
by d_creed
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Mar 27, 2007 (8:16 pm)
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Replying to: islandcorner (Dec 08, 2006 1:37 pm)
My 05 Canyon Has Just over 30k miles and did the same thing. I took it into my private mechanic and they found a misfire on the #4 Cyl. GM Had the truck for 2 weeks and did not find the misfire. I took it back and had the GM service notice from my mechanic stapled on the Steering wheel. They require all the valve springs replaced to correct the problem a 6.1 hour job and it requires a special tool that breaks when they try to fix your truck. Still haven't gotten my truck back after 3 weeks now.
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Re: 05 Colorado with a strange stuttering problem [d_creed]
by pmurray
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Mar 30, 2007 (2:13 pm)
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Replying to: d_creed (Mar 27, 2007 8:16 pm)
I had the valve problem in my '05 Colorado (got it back this time last year). I had about 20k and they replaced the head, which took 3 weeks. I have put another 10k since and the truck has been mostly fine since but I am afraid it will break again and won't be covered. I tried to find out what the problem exactly is and how it was addressed. Like, were there some bad parts? was it a design problem? Whatever it was did they just put the same junk on or was the part/design corrected. The dealer treats you like an idiot and I could not find anyone to give me a straight answer. I bought a second one of these trucks for my father in law and worry if he will have a problem. This is my first american car. I have had Honda and Toyota, mostly Toyota trucks. My last 3 Toyota trucks I put 170K, 230K and 160K on each one and have never had any problems at all. I like the way the Colorado looks and it drives fine for me.
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05 Colorado Misfire #3
by texvel22
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Apr 02, 2007 (4:04 pm)
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Like others out there my engine has begun its decent. After figuring out what exactly has to be done to fix the misfire ($4400) later, GM is deciding wether or not they want to help. Problem began at 52,000 miles and not being covered by warranty has caused a serious altimatum of wether or not to stick this out. If GM does not pick up the tab then I am swearing off Chevy for the rest of my life. I feel that this is a defect and should be a recalled.
Any advice out there
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