Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10464072July 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. I CONTINUED AND THE SERVICE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM HOME I CONTINUED CAREFULLY. WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY. I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE HARD LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS CORRODED. THIS IS THE LINE THAT RUNS ABOVE THE GAS TANK. IT WAS CORRODED THERE AND LEAKING FLUID. LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED OR STRANDED FAR FROM HOME ! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463981July 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES, ALL LINES NEED REPLACEMENT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, UPON EXITING THE SYSTEM WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461754June 14, 2012
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 35 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER, ABOUT 10 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER RESET AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WORKED PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES, AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON AND IS STILL ON AT 123,000 MILES. DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWED NUMBER 1 AIR BAG SENSOR FAULT. REPLACED SENSOR. AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ON. I SENT THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC IN MINNESOTA, AND IT NOW WORKS FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460903June 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AT 60MPH AND THEN IF THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD GO BACK TO 0 AND START WORKING AGAIN AND THEN WOULD STICK AGAIN LATER. WELL NOW IT'S JUST STUCK AT 0 AND DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES WORK PROPERLY THOUGH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459288May 22, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 110MPH WHEN I'M JUST DOING APPROXIMATELY 34-40. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457046May 1, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FRAME BED OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE CONTACT THEN PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SPRING SHACKLES TO THE FRAME WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,617.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455466April 17, 2012
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK, HERE ARE SOME. ALTERNATOR, AIR BAG, BRAKES, ABS, STEERING BOX, WATER PUMP, BLOWER SWITCH, SPEEDOMETER, HORN. WHEN THE BLOWER SWITCH STARTED SMOKING MY GRANDSON TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS MOVING. MY DASH IS ALWAYS LIT WITH SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454408April 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS AFFECTED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP PEDAL SINKS AND VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD. I FIND THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL FOR 2001,2002 BUT NOT FOR MY 2005 2500HD. HAVING WORK DONE AT A REPAIR FACILITY. RUSTED ABS SENSORS AND RUSTED WHEEL HUBS. REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $700. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT SINCE 2001 THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BEFORE 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453416March 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A BAD SEAL WHERE THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS A COMMON PART THAT HAPPENS TO LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452873March 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 6.0L VORTEC V8 ENGINE AND HAS DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE AT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS! THE LEAK IS FROM THE PORTS WHERE THE BOLTS SECURING MANIFOLD TO CYLINDER HEAD ARE BROKEN! GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, DOES NOT WANT TO RECALL THE ISSUE OR WARRANTY THE REPAIRS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF GM VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES INCLUDING THE 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L ENGINES. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN MANY OF WAYS, MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES ARE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND CAN ENTER THE CAB OF THE VEHICLES! INSPECTION LAWS REQUIRE THAT EXHAUST FUMES EXIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE REAR WHEEL! THE OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE THE FACT THAT THIS LEAK WILL AFFECT READINGS TAKEN FROM THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSORS AND CAN THEREFORE CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER DEFICIENCIES TO SYSTEM LEAN CONDITIONS. ALSO HAVING AN EXHAUST LEAK WILL FAIL SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND EMISSIONS TESTING. GM IS VIOLATING EPA LAWS BY ALLOWING THIS TO GO ON! THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS PAST DUE FOR INSPECTION AND EMISSIONS AS WE ARE A PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED AT A DEALER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452115March 18, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK ,WOULD NOT CRANK HAD TO KEEP PUMPING GAS PEDDLE WHEN IT DID CRANK I HAD TO KEEP PUMPING GAS PEDAL TO KEEP CRANKED ,CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING REALLY BAD THEN IT BACK FIRED HARD AND I MADE IT HOME THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH,IT RAN FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK,PULLED OUT RELAY SWITCH AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT WILL CRANK FOR 2 OR 3 TIMES,THEN IT WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451324March 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAB FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. I HAD TO EVACUATE MY YOUNGEST SON AND FOUND THAT THE WIRES ON THE BLOWER/RESISTOR WHERE ON FIRE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS AND I AM SURPRISED THAT NOBODY HAD BEEN KILLED SO FAR. LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL WAS DONE IN CANADA? HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO/ELECTRICAL_SYSTEM/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450953March 9, 2012
AIR BAGS
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO CK1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISABLING THE SWITCH FOR THE DRIVERS' AIRBAG OR IF SHE CAN OBTAIN A WAIVER SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN DISABLE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS TO HAVE THE SEAT UP ALL THE WAY, IN ORDER TO REACH THE PEDALS; PARTICULARLY THE CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WAY SHE CAN BACK FURTHER THAN THE RECOMMENDED 10 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO HER HEIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450705March 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE BRAKING ON ALL PAVEMENT CONDITIONS, AS VEHICLE SLOWS, BRAKES GO INTO ABS MODE AND VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PEDAL FORCE TO STOP. OCCURS AT 5 MPH OR LESS EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. OCCURS WITH ALL PEDAL PRESSURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450794March 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. 2005 SILVERADO 2500HD. SIX AND A HALF YEARS OLD 147036 MILES MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I ALWAYS WASHED THE TRUCK AND THE FRAME ETC. AFTER DRIVING IT ON SALTED ROADS SO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. THE PROBLEM IS IT APPEARS THESE ARE BARE STEEL LINES WITH NO APPARENT COATING ON THEM TO KEEP THEM FROM RUSTING. AS EVERYONE KNOWS ANY BARE STEEL WILL RUST EXTENSIVELY WHEN NOT COATED WITH A PAINT OR SOME FORM OF CORROSION PROTECTION. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT TREATED I WOULD HAVE SPRAYED UNDERCOAT OR SOMETHING ON THEM TO KEEP THEM FROM RUSTING. THE GM DEALER THAT HAS DONE ALL MY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS NEVER LEFT ME KNOW THEY WERE RUSTING WHILE IT WAS UNDER THE 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR MY BRAKE LINES, THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL TRUCKS NO MATTER HOW NEW OR NOMATTER HOW OLD THAT HAS THESE CHEAP STEEL LINES ON THEM. I TOOK A 700 MILE ROUND TRIP AND I DIDN'T KNOW MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNTIL I GOT HOME AND SAW THE FLUID RUNNING DOWN THE FRAME ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKE FLUID GUSHED OUT REAL BAD. MY RESERVOIR WAS HALF EMPTY AND NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS TOWING A SNOWMOBILE TRAILER AND WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY I DIDNOT HAVE A SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450819March 8, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY BEGINS TO "SHIMMY" AT ABOUT 50MPH. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, AND BRAKES CALIPERS BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE NOT RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH A "CLUNKING" FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448281February 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448178February 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR US TO FIX. GM MECHANICS SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK IN TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448020February 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE,MESSES UP THE O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CANNOT PASS EMISSION STANDARDS IF NEED BE.THIS IS IN GM TRUCKS 1999-2008. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND GM IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE ISSUE. TOO MANY TRUCKS THIS WAY TO BE CO-INCIDENTAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448065February 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF IN TO THE HEAD THIS IS CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOISE, CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE ENGINE AND CAB AREAS, ADDED HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND WILL NOT MEET THE EMISSION STANDARDS OF SOME STATES. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND GM IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS ISSUE IN THE TRUCK WITH V-8 ENGINES YEARS 1999-2008. ALMOST ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS. ALSO, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR. MAKE THEM STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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