Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10258539February 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALMOST STRUCK A CHILD. AFTER FINALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSORS FAILED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A TEMPORARY SENSOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. HE FOUND A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS MODEL YEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DESIGN WAS NEVER CHANGED AND THE NEWER MODELS HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 03/19/09*JB
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#10258588February 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAULTY INCORRECT AT TIMES TO FAST AND TO SLOW OTHER TIMES, ONE TIME IT SHOWED 120+ WHILE CARS WERE PASSING ME ON THE FREEWAY 0 OR SLOWER AT 65 (STAYING WITH TRAFFIC?) NEVER KNEW THE SPEED I WAS GOING HAD HAVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED AT A COST OVER $600.00 AT 43000 MILES ON TRUCK 05 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD DURAMAX. *TR
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#10258379February 11, 2009
STEERING
CHEVY HAS A RECALL #05010 ON THE SECONDARY STEERING SHAFT FOR THE 2005 SILVERADO 1500 SERIES TRUCK. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER DIAGNOSED MY TRUCK AS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SINCE THE VIN CODE DID NOT MATCH THEIR RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. TRUCK HAS 41000 MILES AND HAS 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHEVY CORP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR.(87.50). TO ME THIS SHOWS CHEVY DOES RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM BUT NOT WILLING TO OWN UP FOR ALL THE REPAIR COST..THIS I CONSIDER TO UNJUST AND THINK THE SHOULD PAY FOR THE TOTAL REPAIR BECAUSE THE HAVE STATED THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH EXITS ON OTHER VEHICLES.. *TR
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#10258404February 11, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AT 20,000 MILES . EVEN AT THESE LOW MILES GM WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY 5/05. BUT THEY WOULDN'T PAY BECAUSE I USE THE TRUCK FOR PLOWING I.E TRUCK CAME FROM FACTORY SET UP TO HAVE PLOW INSTALLED. SAID PLOW WAS REASON FOR PUMP FAILURE. *TR
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#10258087February 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH 79,000 MILES STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPING AND STICKING. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD $538 TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIX MYSELF, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS A LAWSUIT PENDING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10257771February 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO QUIT WORKING, OR WILL REGISTER INACCURATE SPEEDS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE "EXTENDING" THE COVERAGE ON THE 03-04 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2005'S. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY CAUSE SPEEDING TICKETS OR WORSE, ACCIDENTS. GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY NEED TO CORRECT IT. I AM TRYING TO GET MINE FIXED THROUGH GM BUT THEY WILL LIKELY ONLY PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
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#10257459February 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 45MPH AT A STOP, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN A 65-70MPH ZONE THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASE TO 110-120MPH. *TR
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#10257377February 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING 3 MONTHS AGO, MILEAGE APPROX. 60,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. NOW I GET ON LINE AND READ LOTS OF COMPLAINTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OURSELVES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SO NOW WE DRIVE IT AND HOPE WE ARE GOING SPEED LIMIT OR UNDER. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT KIND OF COMPANY WILL ASK US TO HELP THEM WITH BAILOUTS BUT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS THEIR VEHICLES HAVE? *TR
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#10257085February 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. STUCK ON 120MPH. *TR
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#10257089February 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY 2500HD 4X4 GAVE OUT AT ABOUT 27000 MILES TWO MONTHS AGO. WE WERE PULLING A TRAILER ON MOUNTAIN ROADS AT THE TIME. KNOWING YOUR SPEED IN THE MOUNTAINS IS IMPORTANT AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY PROBLEM. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I UNDERSTAND DID A "SPECIAL POLICY" ON 2003 AND 2004 VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE HELP US OUT AND DO NOT LET THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT GAME CONTINUE JUST TO MAKE OR SAVE GM MONEY AT BUYERS EXPENSE AND SAFETY. *TR
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#10256537January 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING FINE THEN STARTED TO SPEED UP WHEN I WASN'T. IT HAPPEN EVERYDAY. I TRY TO GET MY CRUISE SET BEFORE IT STARTS SO NOT TO GET A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL GM, WHO IN SO MANY WORDS SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I DON'T THINK THAT A PART LIKE THIS IS NOT LIKE A BATTERY OR TIRES THAT WEAR OUT OVER A GIVING AMOUNT OF TIME. GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. I HAVE ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. JUST GOT THE PRICES LAST WEEK,$400 TO $500 TO FIX. LETS SAY IT'S NOT FIXED YET. *TR
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#10256283January 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT. THE SOLENOID EVAP VENT WENT AN IT COST ME 171.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. TURNS OUT THAT THEY MODIFIED THIS PART BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AN IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I THINK CHEVY SHOULD REPLACE THIS FOR FREE. *TR
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#10256231January 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
BOUGHT 2005- 2500 4X4 CHEVY. SILVERADO 4 DOOR TRUCK NEW FROM HERNDONS CHEVY. IN ORANGE,VA. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I STARTED HEARING A KNOCK WHEN I STOP OR TAKE OFF OR ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. IT DID NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME AND THE KNOCK WAS NOT REAL LOUD. HERNDONS HAS CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND SAYS IT IS A SLIPPAGE AND IS NORMAL. IT NOW HAS GOTTEN MUCH LOUDER. IT IS NON STOP NOW. EVERYTIME YOU ACCELERATE FROM A SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED POSITION AND IT CAN BE HEARD FROM PEOPLE STANDING OUT AWAY FROM THE TRUCK. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO HERNDONS NEXT WEEK BUT I BOUGHT THEY WILL SAY IT IS ANYTHING WRONG AS BEFORE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD A VEHICLE SOUND LIKE THIS. IT IS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE. IT HAS APPROX. 34000 MILES ON IT NOW,BUT THE PROBLEM BEGAN A FEW YEARS BACK. HERNDON SHOULD HAVE IT DOCUMENTED. VIN# IS . ALSO RIGHT AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK I STARTED IT UP AND BACKED IT TO MY SHOP CUT IT OFF. STARTED IT BACK UP PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WENT BACKWARDS. CUT IT OFF-RESTARTED IT PUT IT IN DRIVE WOULD NOT MOVE-PUT IT IN REVERSE-WOULD NOT MOVE. CUT IT OFF-CALLED HERNDONS THEY CAME OUT -I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT MOVED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TOO. IT DID IT ONCE AFTER THAT WAS A GOOD WHILE LONGER. BUT INSTEAD OF NOT MOVING IT HESITATED FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT MOVED. HERNDONS CHECKED IT BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO FAR IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. THE LOUD KNOCK IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK LOOSE AND I AM GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. *TR
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#10255900January 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
OIL GAGE READS 0, SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. *TR
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#10255500January 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS IT IS GOING 120 MPH SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SINCE 2003. MY TRUCK HAS 38,720 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. IT CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION, SINCE I CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. *TR
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#10255516January 18, 2009
VISIBILITY
A/C-HEATER FAN STOPPED WORKING ON 5, THEN 4, THEN STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. UPON REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS, I DISCOVERED THAT THE MODULE GOING TO THE FAN AND THE PLUG WERE MELTED TOGETHER. ALSO, THE WIRES ON THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE MODULE WERE MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED AND SHORTING ACROSS TO ONE ANOTHER. *TR
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#10255271January 16, 2009
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT RIGHT AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO BE DE-ACTIVATED UNTIL THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THE ISSUE IS THAT WHEN A SENSOR FAILS, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DE-ACTIVATED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED, CAUSING OWNERS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE SAFETY FEATURE. GENERAL MOTORS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR COST $275 FOR LABOR AND PARTS. A SERVICE REQUEST WAS FILED WITH GENERAL MOTORS ASKING FOR THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. I COULD AFFORD THE REPAIR, HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AND WILL END DRIVING THEIR VEHICLE WITHOUT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. *TR
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#10255239January 15, 2009
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FAILED. THE LOWER KNUCKLE BENT THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER BEFORE SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT REGARDING THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT RELEASE IT UNTIL THE CONTACT PAYS FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,075.
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#10255074January 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A SILVERADO 2005 PICKUP. MY SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 120 MPH JUST DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
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#10254817January 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 SILVERADO ACTS ERRATICALLY. READS INCORRECT SPEED. WILL STOP ON 80MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. I CAN NO LONGER RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER TO ACCURATELY DISPLAY CURRENT SPEED. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SINCE 2003. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. IT CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION, SINCE I CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. *TR
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