Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10282991September 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF RECALL # 05V379000 ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES RESULTING IN REDUCTION OF BRAKING ABILITY AND MULTIPLE NEAR ACCIDENTS. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DEFECT EXISTED ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR OF MY TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282374August 31, 2009
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ROTORS RUSTED, SEPARATED AND CHIPPED, DESTROYING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281712August 25, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED ALL BULBS AND FUSES ARE CHECKED TO BE OK RECALL ON SIMILAR CHEVY TRUCKS NEAR CRASH TWICE WHEN THE PERSON COULD NOT TELL I WAS STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281565August 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ON 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR THEM. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SITUATION ON THE RECALL FOR 1999-2002 SILVERADOS. THIS OLD RECALL IS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281437August 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL SWITCH ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO, 4.3L V6 4WD TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281245August 20, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED CONTINUOUSLY. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS MADE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS UNLESS THE CONTACT ASSUMES THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS NOW 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281202August 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280882August 18, 2009
WHEELS
CHEVY 2005 SILVERADO 68,000 MILES. BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT OUT ON LEFT SIDE. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC SAID WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AND CALLED IT "CATASTROPHIC" FAILURE. NOW 4 WEEKS LATER OTHER SIDE IS GOING OUT. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, ONLY REASON I DISCOVERED IT WAS BECAUSE I DROVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN AND HEARD THE NOISE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME IF I HAD THE AIR ON AND WINDOWS UP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279517August 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
WHILE PARKED THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE CLIMATE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO RUN. THE KEYS WERE REMOVED, ENGINE OFF. UPON DISCOVERY I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE BLOWER. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. BEFORE I COULD LEAVE THE PARKING LOT THE CAB WAS FULL OF A THICK WHITE SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT THOUGH AS THE DEALER IS NOT REPORTING THE OCCURRENCES TO GM SO NOBODY IS AWARE OF THE FREQUENCY. AN EASY INTERNET SEARCH RETURNS MANY OCCURRENCES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279345August 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. 2005 CHEVROLET 2500HD 4X4. SOMETIMES SAYS I'M DOING 50 AT A STOP SIGN. IT MIGHT READ 25 WHEN I'M DOING 35 (LIKE THE TICKET I JUST GOT). CHEVY SAYS I NEED A NEW IPC AT $1100 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF LATE MODEL CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OR DOES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED..? THE SPEEDOMETER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SAFE DRIVING AND READING THE NUMBER OF FAILURES SHOWS THAT HIS IS NOT A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. DO AN INTERNET SEARCH OF "ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER ON CHEVROLET" AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS. GOT A SPARE $1100 TO FIX AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM ON YOUR VEHICLE..? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276520July 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING CIRCUITS UNDER THE DASHBOARD WERE HEATING UP EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD CRACKLE AND SPARKLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 22,588.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276307July 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAN MOTOR RESISTOR MELTED CAUSING PLASTIC TO BURN AND SMOKE BADLY PART COST $100 FOR THE WIRING $80 FOR THE RESISTOR $160 LABOR. WITH ALL THE TAX DOLLARS GIVEN TO GM THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHANGE THESE EVERYDAY. THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM SITTING ON THE PARTS COUNTER READY TO BE REPLACED FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHEN I WALKED IN. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM AND WE WOULD LIKE SOME HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275819July 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET STARTED SMOKING, FROM EXCESS HEAT WITHIN THE WIRING TO THE HARNESS OR RESISTOR. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE HARNESS AND RESISTOR, BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. HOPEFULLY THIS FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IS THE ONLY ONE IN THESE MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275506July 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED 2005 BRAND NEW FROM DEALER. I AM FAMILIAR WITH WHAT TO DO TO BREAK-IN A NEW VEHICLE. I OCCASIONALLY CROSS A MOUNTAIN, AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES LIGHTLY, THEY IMMEDIATELY START TO PULSATE VERY NOTICEABLY. TO GET THEM TO STOP PULSATING, I MUST APPLY THE BRAKES FAIRLY HARD. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON HILLS/MOUNTAINS. I WAS HOPING THAT THIS WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT WITH TIME. I PRESENTLY HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER SINCE NEW AND IT HAS NEVER SEEN WINTER HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. I ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES AND THAT HASN'T MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOOK FINE. THE BRAKES ARE VERY STRONG ON THIS SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275143June 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST PURCHASED A GSA PICKUP JUNE 26. JUNE 27 WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING IT AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 30 MPH. WENT THROUGH TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ LESS THAN 0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275013June 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
MY BLOWER MOTOR WIRING MELTED AND ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. 15 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AM SMART ENOUGH TO DISCONNECT IT BEFORE IT CAUSED A FIRE BUT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PULLED THE KEY. HAD I NOT KNOWN HOW TO DISCONNECT IT MY TRUCK SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274877June 24, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS AT A SPECIFIC AREA WHEN IT IS TURNED MOSTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONDUCTED A POWER STEERING PRESSURE TEST AT THE COST OF $90, BUT THEY STILL COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT WHATEVER THE DEALER STATED WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274763June 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BLOWER MOTOR (FOR HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING) STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED ON OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500. WITH IN A YEAR IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTION WE ALONG WITH RAYMOND CHEVROLET IN ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT AND THE RESISTER HARNESS WAS BURNT. AS IF IT WAS ON FIRE. THANKFULLY NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE BESIDES THE BURNING OF THE MOTOR, WIRES AND HARNESS. THIS WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON 10-30-08 AND NOW ON 06-23-09 AGAIN THE MOTOR HAS BURNT OUT AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND BEING AWARE OF THIS WE MAKE SURE NOTHING IS CLOSE TO THE DASH PREVENTING A SPREAD OF FIRE IN CASE IT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN, WHICH IT HAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274103June 17, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON A FRONT END CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273137June 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL PULSATES. BEGAN JUNE 2008, 22000 MILES, REPLACED PADS, ROTORS, SPEED SENSORS, SYMPTOM STOPPED. MAY 2009 STARTED AGAIN 26000 MILES, STILL LOOKING FOR CURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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