Holden Colorado Problems

The two I would suggest are the Ford Ranger and the Holden Colorado.

Being new there’s little history to tell you about any issues, it’s simply too early to make any predictions. When Carsguide reviewed the Colorado it was rated at 7.5/10, a pretty good score. It’s clearly on the money when it comes to utes. One thing I would point out is that the diesel engine has a cam timing belt, and while Holden says it’s maintenance-free I remain sceptical. Overall, I don’t think you have anything to be concerned about.

Holden updated the Colorado for the 2017 model year so it will likely be a few years before the current generation is updated with large scale improvements.

Removing the grille from an RG-series Holden Colorado is fairly simple. First, get hold of a T20 Torx bit and a 10mm socket. There are seven fasteners on top of the grille, which you can remove by opening the bonnet. To remove the entire front bumper assembly, you need to remove the T20 Torx bits holding the bumper to the inner guards on the left and right (in front of the wheels). There are also three 10mm bolts holding the bottom of the bumper to the undertray which need to be removed, before slowly prying the bumper away from the car. Take note of a clip under the outside edge of each headlight, prying those clips away slowly.

The Holden Colorado, and the final series of the Holden Rodeo before it, have been built in Thailand by Isuzu since 2002. Sharing a platform with the Isuzu D-Max the Colorado is built under licence in Isuzu's Samut Prakan factory.

Since its launch in 2008 the Holden Colorado has been built in Rayong, Thailand. Interestingly, the Isuzu D-Max it shares its platform with is built in different factories all over the world, including Chile, China, Ecuador, Egypy, Nigeria, The Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand (Samrong-Samutprakan), and Tunisia. Produced in Wentzville, Missouri, the Chevrolet Colorado is an American market vehicle. It features different engine options as well as front-end sheetmetal to look more like the full-size Chevy Silverado pick-up.

Because it is so new you need to take it back to the Holden dealer, and ramp up the pressure on them to fix it.

If need be contact Holden customer service directly and tell them the dealer can’t seem to fix it to your satisfaction, and ask that their regional service manager assess the car.

It's not an unusual requirement with a diesel with a DPF. The DPF normally cleans itself automatically without you even knowing, you don't have to do anything. But if you don't do the sort of driving that invokes the automatic regeneration you then have to take action as recommended by Holdens to do it. Diesels don't work at their best when tooling around the ‘burbs at low speed, and anyone buying one with that sort of driving routine should ask their dealer about the suitability of the vehicle for them.

You're getting into the Colorado at about the right time, when they've done around 100,000 km. If you're going manual check the clutch, that's a bit of a weak point, but other than that go for the best car you can find. One thing to focus on is wear and tear from use as a work vehicle. Look at damage in the bed, dents and scrapes on the body from being worked hard on the job site. Overall they're a pretty good thing.