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#36 of 79 2005 Canyon Crew cab, 2WD, I-5, Z71, SLE by sullylang Apr 06, 2007 (4:39 pm)
I've had my Canyon for two and a half years. I average 19 MPG around town, and 23 on the highway. I traded a 2002 FX4 F-150 extended cab to get better mileage in Oct 2004. This truck has run great. It is quiet, smooth, and efficient. I towed a 2500lb trailer from Florida to Michigan in June 2005, and averaged 17mpg the whole way. The traction control has worked beautifully during the last two winters in Michigan. I recently drove a 2001 F-150 crew cab 4WD lariat w/5.4 triton. The seats were nice, but the truck felt like a dog compared to my Canyon in performance, and handling. I hear all the people with complaints, how about a few more that enjoy this beautiful little truck. Replies to this message: pondscum (Apr 07, 2007 1:16 pm)
#37 of 79 Re: 2004 Colorado remote lock problem, Please Help [jimmyjamjim] by mjd5 Apr 07, 2007 (9:04 am)
Replying to: jimmyjamjim (Mar 14, 2007 2:05 pm) Today, April 7, 2007, I encountered the SAME EXACT thing.....every word of your symptoms above are exactly the same as mine. I took apart the controls, checked the wiring and the fuses and nothing was apparently wrong. I reconnected the controls and everything was working again, but for only one time and then the problem reoccured (thankfully with the window up this time). I then went online and found your problem on the first search I made. I will let you know what I find out, hopefully my window and locks will work in a little while. I also have had the rear passenger (I have a crew cab Colorado 2004) window periodically not work from time to time and it seems to work itself out and function again.
#38 of 79 Re: 2005 Canyon Crew cab, 2WD, I-5, Z71, SLE [sullylang] by pondscum Apr 07, 2007 (1:16 pm)
Replying to: sullylang (Apr 06, 2007 4:39 pm) I have had my Colorado now 27 months, not single glitch, with anything, I am happy to say.. 2005 Z71, 5 cyl auto, 2WD, I live somewhat rural so my "local" MPG is around 21, interstate as much as 25+. Seemed like the mileage significantly improved AFTER I towed a trailerful of furniture (maybe 3500lbs trailer and contents) for about 750 miles, then 750 empty trailer. Maybe I'm lucky, but the only complaint I have is the seat belt on the passenger side rattles against the side when not in use.
#39 of 79 my paint!! by goody4u May 22, 2007 (12:20 am)
I've had my colorado(2005) for not quite a year yet and my paint is starting to bubble up on the passenger side and down along my faring, its coming off! For the most part i'm happy with the truck as far as it meeting my needs. But the paint becoming an issue, and is really starting to make me mad! Does any one else have this problem? Replies to this message: nosirrahg (May 22, 2007 9:21 am)
#40 of 79 Re: my paint!! [goody4u] by nosirrahg May 22, 2007 (9:21 am)
Replying to: goody4u (May 22, 2007 12:20 am) What color if your truck? I know there have been some folks on the Impala board complaining about problems with red paints (inc. maroon) chipping and bubbling.
#41 of 79 2005 Colorado review after 60K by jeepin May 25, 2007 (5:26 am)
I didn't make it through all of the posts but it sounds as if I have one of the higher mileage ones here, at 60,000. I have the 2005 extended cab 5 cyl, 2wd, and love it. With 60K on a 2 year old truck, obviously I do a lot of highway driving. My only issues have been a fluke O2 sensor back under warranty, and a dash panel that twice now in 2 years, has lit all up when I started it, concerning me, then I shut the car off, turned it back on and gone. I change oil when it says to, no more frequent (which scared me for a while), have not yet replaced anything other than tires, and swapped out for a K&N air filter, and I consistently get 22 mpg. No fuel filter yet, no premium, no additives. I'd say my highway is up towards 25, for trips, and recorded once as high as 27 for a very smooth 5 hour trip.
#42 of 79 Re: 2004 Colorado remote lock problem, Please Help [mike2250] by arnott1j Nov 16, 2007 (5:51 pm)
Replying to: mike2250 (Feb 19, 2007 5:34 pm) Just had the exact same problem occur on my '04 crew cab. Would definately like to nip this in the bud, as it were. When you say the electric clips on the bottom of the control module, are you talking the control switches that are located on the arm rest of the door? Thanks for the tips, I appreciate your input.   Justin Replies to this message: bobad (Dec 02, 2007 10:27 am)
#43 of 79 About to Buy a Colorado... I Think! by bobad Dec 02, 2007 (10:27 am)
Replying to: arnott1j (Nov 16, 2007 5:51 pm) Unless one of the other manufacturers come up with something that fits my needs in a hurry, I'm about to buy an '08 Colorado. With all the problems I'm reading about on the 04-06 models, can I expect that most of these problems to be resolved on the '08 model? Would it be wiser to grab an '07 to save some money, or are there substantial improvements in the '08?   Thanks,,,
#44 of 79 Re: 2004 Colorado remote lock problem, Please Help [jimmyjamjim] by davididaho Dec 09, 2007 (9:13 am)
Replying to: jimmyjamjim (Mar 14, 2007 2:05 pm) I have an '05 Colorado and just this morning my power locks would not function as well as my driver side window. All other windows were fine. The advice you received from GM seems to make sense to me in that if the power window button and the power lock button were pushed at the same time it would cause an overload. I had left my dog in the car while I went into the store and she must have been standing on both buttons or held one of them down for a while. I have noticed in the past that she has inadvertently unlocked the truck.
#45 of 79 2005 driver window and door lock problem by davididaho Dec 10, 2007 (6:16 pm)
My window and locks are now working! Let me share my experience, maybe it will save someone else some frustration. Based on everything I have read online I do believe that my dog was holding down the lock button until the on board computer shut down the circuit as it is designed to do. I waited most of the day and it still was not working. I tried all the advice I read; I checked the fuse box, I unscrewed the control board from the arm rest, disconnected the wires and plugged them back in securely. Nothing! I removed them again and applied the electrical grease as someone suggested. Nothing! I disconnected the battery as someone suggested. Nothing! The last thing I tried made no sense to me but I did it anyway, I removed the control panel, disconnected the wires, removed the screws that hold the circuit board in place and removed it. The way it is constructed prevents anything getting held down incorrectly, nothing was out of place, it is very simple and straightforward. Anyone who removes this will see how simple it is and that there is no way it could be damaged by holding down one, two or all the buttons at once for a hundred and fifty years straight. Yet, when I put it back together the window and locks worked!   I would have been happier if it just blew a fuse. We can all be thankful GM doesn't build airliners.

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