Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10568655March 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF FLOOR BRAKES CAUGHT AT LAST MINUTE AVOIDING A REAR END CRASH INTO CAR SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING. ALL BRAKING WAS LOST WITH SEVERAL BRIEF PUMPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOTICE LOW MILEAGE. ALL BRAKE ROTORS WEE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OF SERVICED. BRAKE SYSTEM IS JUNK AND GM NEEDS TO REPLACE AT THEIR COST. UNCONSCIONABLE THAT GM HAS NOT BEEN CALLED TO TASK FOR THIS UNSAFE BREAK DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568160March 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED TOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED SEVERELY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567378March 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND REQUESTS VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PUSH BUTTON 4-WHEEL DRIVE BUTTON HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566869March 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO COVER CHEVROLET WINDBER PA. 15963 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566182February 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE LINES CORRODED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565716February 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT A 2005 SILVERADO FROM MY MOTHER, AND SHE BOUGHT THE TRUCK OFF OF A USED DEALER LOT PURCHASING FOR 12,500 FOUR YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS HAD AN AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED AND IT ONCE AGAIN SHOWING THE AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICED, WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUCK OWNERS IN SITUATIONS OF A CRASH. WAS TOLD THEY GO OUT COMMONLY. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD AN ABS ISSUE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON THE LOT, WE SENT IT BACK TO BE FIXED, AND THE ISSUE WAS NEVER SOLVED, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THREE TECHNICIANS. THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD IF THE ABS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE GEAR SELECTOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, IN WHICH CASE SOMEONE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT GEAR THEY ARE IN AND CAUSE AN INCIDENT, THE HEADLIGHT, TAIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND MARKER LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS BLOWING BULBS, THE DASH CLUSTER DOESN'T ALWAYS WANT TO ILLUMINATE EITHER, THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ESPECIALLY AT DARK WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE THE RPM, SPEEDO, OIL PRESS, TEMP, OR ANY OTHER GAGE PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565515February 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED A FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY NON WORKING. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564723February 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED FOR THE STORE. WENT ONE BLOCK AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKE INDICATOR WARNING. LUCKILY DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. RETURNED HOME AND THEN DROVE IT UP TO MY MECHANIC LATE AT NIGHT (NO TRAFFIC). HE DIAGNOSED IT AS A RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE WHICH HE REPLACED. BUT HE DID INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE REMAINING LINES ARE ALSO BADLY RUSTED. I'VE HAD PREVIOUS YEAR CHEVY TRUCKS WITH MANY MORE MILES AND LONGER TIME ON THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. I LIVE IN NORTHERN VA. WHERE WE DON'T GET A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE , CONSEQUENTLY NOT MUCH SALT. I THINK GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO STALL AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WILL THERE HAVE TO BE BEFORE THE NHTSA DOES SOMETHING. REMEMBER THE GOV. BAILED GM OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564577February 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. ODOMETER MILEAGE WIPED CLEAN. DISPLAY READS "ODOMETER ERROR". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562851February 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
UPON STARTING THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I LET IDLE FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES TO WARM UP. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP, I LOOKED DOWN ONTO THE DASH AND NOTICED THE WARNING TEXT "SERVICE AIR BAG". ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED, TO THIS DATE I HAVE YET TO FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF THE TRUCK HOWEVER IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I GUESS I AM WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK AS A TRIP TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE AIR BAG ISSUE WILL RESULT IN A BILL OF OVER $200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562846February 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WITH THE HEATER ON HIGH (SETTING 5), THE FAN STOPPED BLOWING HEAT. I THEN SET THE BLOWER TO SETTING 4, AND THE FAN WORKED FINE. AS SOON AS I THEN PUT THE FAN BACK TO 5, I WOULD HEAR A CLICK BUT THE FAN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I THEN BEGAN TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THE CONNECTOR THAT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH WHICH POWERS THE FAN. IF I MOVE THE ONE WIRE AROUND, THE FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK WHILE ON SETTING 5. I UNPLUGGED THIS CONNECTOR FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, NOTICED THAT THE ONE WIRE SEEMS AS IF IT WAS CAUSING A SHORT (THE WIRE WAS SOMEWHAT BLACK FROM OVER CURRENT). I REMOVED THE PIN FROM THE CONNECTOR, RECRIMPED AND SOLDERED IT. WORKED FINE UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE FAN ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO STOP ONLY ON SETTING 5. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE PROBLEM IS ONCE AGAIN THE CONNECTOR THAT GOES TO THE BLOWER MOTOR POWERING THE FAN RESISTOR. I SAW A FEW REPORTS OF THIS ON HERE ABOUT VEHICLE FIRES ALL OF WHICH POINT TO THIS CONNECTION BEING BAD. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT THIS AS WELL DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562802February 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET, APPROXIMATE SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH. AFTER THE LEFT TURN WAS MADE, I PROCEEDED ABOUT 200 FEET TO MY DRIVEWAY. UPON PULLING IN, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HIT ABRUPTLY HOWEVER THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. MOVING AT 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRUCK DID NOT SLIDE BUT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK, 20 MINUTES LATER I DECIDED TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL THE SAME OR IF THIS WAS JUST A "FLUKE" (NO THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN PARKING). SO AS I OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE SNOW WAS A GOLDEN/BLUISH COLOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING SLOWLY ONTO THE GROUND. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, NEAR WHERE THE GROUP OF BRAKE LINES IS LOCATED. I CHECKED OUT POSSIBLE FIXES ONLINE AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. IT WAS SUGGESTED I FILE THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH I AM GLAD I DID SO. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS NOT AS LUCKY AS I WAS (PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED). THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561368January 24, 2014
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEATER BLOWER WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. NOW BOTH PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THIS PART WAS A RECALL ITEM IF MADE FROM A CERTAIN MANUFACTURE. APPARENTLY, OUR PART WAS A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. SINCE OUR PART FAILED, PERHAPS, IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT OR THE OTHER MANUFACTURERS WERE DELINQUENT DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS AS WELL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF WE MAY QUALIFY FOR A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560592January 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS VISITING MY PARENTS AND I LEFT TO GO TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE DOWN THE STREET FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK AND STARTED TO HEAD TO MY PLACE. I WAS APPROACHING THE FIRST STOP SIGN IN MY PARENTS NEIGHBORHOOD AND I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. MY WIFE AND ONE YEAR OLD SON WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. THANK GOD IT WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TURNED RIGHT AROUND USING MY PARKING BRAKE AS A WAY TO STOP SO I COULD GET BACK TO MY PARENTS HOUSE TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHEN I GOT THERE MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW AND I SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND HAD MY FATHER PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING OUT OF MY BRAKE LINE THAT IS ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR INFO ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS/WAS A INVESTIGATION ABOUT 99-03 GM TRUCKS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY OTHER GM TRUCKS THE SAME YEAR AS MINE THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND IF SO THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560387January 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559290January 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK I HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE IT HELD AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I THEN PROCEEDED TO SHIFT BACK TO PARK AND INVESTIGATE, AND FOUND ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT AND A PUDDLE OF FLUID LAY ON THE GROUND UNDER THE PROPORTIONAL VALVE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 8YRS OLD AND LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. GM MUST BE USING SOME REALLY POOR MATERIAL IN THEIR BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559233January 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. TRUCK FAILED TO STOP WITHIN A SAFE DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. BRAKE LINE GAVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY NO WARNING AT ALL. JUST A SOFT, NON FUNCTIONING PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NO ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558784January 7, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED A SENSOR INSIDE THE FRONT BUMPER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND RUPTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558595January 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558374January 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT CRASHED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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