Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10347086August 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH A 6.0 LITER ENGINE. THE LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE MISSING 2 BOLTS EACH. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE COST IS UNBELIEVABLE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A MATTER THAT GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346092July 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I KEPT SMELLING AN ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULD NOT FIND WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN MY FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH NOT WORKING IN ALL POSITIONS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SWITCH. THE PARTS DEPT. INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE FAN RESISTOR OR THE PLUG BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL THAT NEEDED REPLACED. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE DASH I FOUND WHAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THE SMELL. THE RESISTOR SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING OVERHEATED AND THE WIRE HARNESS WAS BURNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS EITHER INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE RESISTOR/PLUG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346588July 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. DOT/I#2010-1208. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FRAME. WITHIN TWO YEAS, THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY. THE CONSUMER SUED ALLEGING BREACH OF WARRANTY. THE CASE WAS HEARD, HOWEVER GM EXPERTS TESTIFIED THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY SEA AIR AND THEY WERE NOT UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO COVER CORROSION CAUSED BY THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY ALSO TESTIFIED THAT THE CORROSION WAS PRIMARILY COSMETIC AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD DRIVING CONDITION. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS LATER, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED IN HALF, NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343721July 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CHEVY 05 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS TRUCK AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY GMC. I AM NOT GOOD AT JUDGING SPEED AND WILL BE PRONE TO BEING TICKETED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343000July 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342419July 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. OPERATED AC AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING COMING OUT OF VENTS. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IDENTIFIED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SAME ISSUE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342426July 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 SILVERADO ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS . ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AND VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP. CAN CAUSE REAR END COLLISIONS IN STOPPED TRAFFIC OR ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ENTER CROSS ROADS. VEHICLE BEHAVES THE SAME WAY THAT PROMPTED THE ABS RECALL ON OLDER MODEL PICKUPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341982July 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341557July 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS VERY ERRATIC AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED ANY MORE. SPEEDOMETER READS 30MPH + WHILE SITTING STILL. GM DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE 70,000 MILE REPLACEMENT PERIOD SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341385July 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY CREW CAB. SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. INCORRECT SPEED READING. 17 YEAR OLD SON NOW DRIVES TRUCK AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND TICKETS. IS GM GOING TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. CONCERNED PARENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340908July 1, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE DRIVERS SIDE VENT WAS RELEASING HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT CONTINUED TO RELEASE COLD AIR. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340925July 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 92,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335777June 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334932June 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
BROKEN LEAF SPRING, BOTH SIDES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331800May 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT AROUND 37,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AND AROUND 45,000 MILES IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND HAS BEEN STUCK AT 120 MPH EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND 800.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AT WHICH TIME THEY DID NOTHING BUT TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN AND GET IT REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SO FAR SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT IT. I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330907May 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, TIRES:SIDEWALL
MY BRAKE FAILURE TO STOP TWICE ONCE IN 2008,JANUARY ,15 AND SEPTEMBER 09 2009. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330710May 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330655May 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING DUE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING/RUSTING OFF ON MORE THAN ONE TRUCK, A 2001 CHEVY 3/4 TON WITH 6.0 AND A 2005 MODEL WITH A 6.0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330459May 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY DECREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT WARRANT AND SPORADICALLY STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DESPITE THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER REPLACED A PORTION OF THE FUEL LINE WITH A HYDRAULIC HOSE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LINES WERE COLLAPSING AND HE WAS HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330457May 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CALIBERS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FREEZE AND WAS WEARING DOWN THE ROUTER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIBER 3 YEARS AGO AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FAILURE RECURRENCE WAS TOO SOON SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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