This is a long post, so apologies in advance. I'm trying to help an elderly relative figure out wtf happened to his truck. Unfortunately, a lot of important details in this story are missing because trying to get coherent information out of him is a challenge due to his age.
This all started when he brought his 2007 Colorado to the local gas station in September for its yearly inspection sticker. At that time, they stated that his brakes were shot and gave him a rejection sticker. He brought it back a day or so later to have them do the work. He doesn't remember anything they said, but the receipt he dug up has written "Brand new front pads and rotors and front left caliper" for $370.
Immediately after they did the work, he noticed problems. When pulling away from a stop there's a strong vibration. (He says this feels like the antilock breaks are engaging). He says it seems to happen more often/be stronger when he pulls out turning right, not as bad when going straight, and he can't remember it ever happening when pulling out left. It doesn't happen when just driving down the road and rarely happens when coming to a stop.
He brought it back to the gas station a second time to have them figure it out. They apparently drove it around for a bit and did "something". He got the truck back, but the problem was still there, so he brought it back to them a third time. On this third visit the guy(s) working there said something about it "needs a new sensor bulb". I don't know if this is what what was actually said or if it got lost in translation.
At this point he gave up on the gas station and brought it to the local Chevy dealer. As is typical the dealer says the sky is falling. According to the printout they found it has "DTC codes C0045, C0030, and C0221", "DOC ID 2319397", and that there is/are bolt(s) missing from the front left hub bearing. They claim the wheels are about to fall off (literally) and that it's not safe to drive. They want over $2K to replace both front hub bearings and sensors (after already charging him $200 for the diagnostic). He refused the work and drove it home anyway, where it now sits.
Can anyone help figure out what's actually going on here? I can't find any information on those codes or the "DOC ID". Should he bring it to yet a third place to get another opinion? Neither of us are sure where to go from here.
This all started when he brought his 2007 Colorado to the local gas station in September for its yearly inspection sticker. At that time, they stated that his brakes were shot and gave him a rejection sticker. He brought it back a day or so later to have them do the work. He doesn't remember anything they said, but the receipt he dug up has written "Brand new front pads and rotors and front left caliper" for $370.
Immediately after they did the work, he noticed problems. When pulling away from a stop there's a strong vibration. (He says this feels like the antilock breaks are engaging). He says it seems to happen more often/be stronger when he pulls out turning right, not as bad when going straight, and he can't remember it ever happening when pulling out left. It doesn't happen when just driving down the road and rarely happens when coming to a stop.
He brought it back to the gas station a second time to have them figure it out. They apparently drove it around for a bit and did "something". He got the truck back, but the problem was still there, so he brought it back to them a third time. On this third visit the guy(s) working there said something about it "needs a new sensor bulb". I don't know if this is what what was actually said or if it got lost in translation.
At this point he gave up on the gas station and brought it to the local Chevy dealer. As is typical the dealer says the sky is falling. According to the printout they found it has "DTC codes C0045, C0030, and C0221", "DOC ID 2319397", and that there is/are bolt(s) missing from the front left hub bearing. They claim the wheels are about to fall off (literally) and that it's not safe to drive. They want over $2K to replace both front hub bearings and sensors (after already charging him $200 for the diagnostic). He refused the work and drove it home anyway, where it now sits.
Can anyone help figure out what's actually going on here? I can't find any information on those codes or the "DOC ID". Should he bring it to yet a third place to get another opinion? Neither of us are sure where to go from here.
