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249 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 4:21 AM
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Replying to: dmathews3 (Sep 23, 2008 11:16 am)
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On my newly purchased 2008 Colorado the IPC will not dim with the dimming control knob. After more than a few discussions with the dealer sales, service and management I was told that this is "Normal Operation" and shown GM bulletin #PIT4640 that discusses this problem. To briefly state the bulletin's description of operation and problem here are two key sentences that sums it up: "Some customers may comment that their IPC back lighting may not dim with the dimming control knob" and "When the Ambient light sensor determines it is dusk/dark outside, the IPC will then dim in conjunction with the rest of the backlighting components regardless of the headlight switch position". The bulletin's recommendations/instructions are "Normal operation. No repairs are recommended for this concern." "..... the vehicle is operating as designed". This may be how it was designed but this is NOT the proper/normal operation as detailed in the operation description quoted above. I want my IPC to dim as they are supposed to and they are telling me that they can't do anything about it because this is the way it was designed. My question: Has anyone observed this problem on their Colorado or Canyon and have a solution????? |
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Replying to: robl6210 (Sep 26, 2008 12:00 pm) |
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I HAVE AN 04 COLORADO. I HAVE REPLACED THE FAN RESISTOR 3 TIMES AND THE PLUG TWICE. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT HARD TO DO YOURSELF IT IS GOOD MONEY SPENT AND NOTHING SHORT OF POOR DESIGN HAS GM DONE ANYTHING TO COME UP WITH A FIX> I UNDERSTAND FROM A GM CERTIFIED REPAIRMAN THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NEWER GM TRUCKS... GM STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM. |
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I'm having an issue with the wipers in my 08 Canyon. Periodically, the wipers will come on by themselves and make one complete pass across windshield and return to rest. This happens maybe once every two weeks or so. I haven't noticed any other electrical issues. Anyone else experiencing this? If so, have you identifed the cause and/or fix?
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Replying to: woody106 (Oct 23, 2008 12:47 pm) |
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| I have a 2004 Chevrolet Colorado. During the Winter, after sliding across the seat and touching the driver's door handle, I received a strong static electricity shock. When this happened, all power door locks and driver's power window stopped working. After doing an internet search, I discovered this problem can sometimes happen when activating the power door locks and power windows at the same time, which I did NOT do. This information also said to just wait and they would start working again. This sounded very weird to me, but, sure enough after a few hours, they starting working, again. Please explain to me what happened and how to prevent this in the future. Surely, I won't have to deal with this all Winter. Thanks for your help. | |
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Replying to: iaff_bln (Dec 18, 2007 1:29 pm)
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Replying to: flacondo (Oct 29, 2008 9:11 pm) The bottom line is they were good enough to replace a fuse bloc that had a service bulletin on it for no charge, what a great company... and my fuse block had scorch marks. The dealer agreed that in most probability the bad fuse block fried the BCM and battery. The dealer went to bat trying to get Chevy to cover it. The rep said no way. The whole fiasco including all the other electrical problems the truck has had have cost about $800 in bills. I'm never buying another GM product and once they go bankrupt, I'll not have to worry about it. From the looks of it, they're about there.
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Replying to: snaproll1 (Oct 30, 2008 4:52 am) Last night, I removed the master switch from the truck and brought it inside the house, where it's warm. I re-installed it this morning. It works perfect. In a little while, after sitting in the cold, I am sure it will stop working. I will let you know.
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