Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10244551October 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT 26,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO STARTED TO SLOWLY DOWN. IS HAS HAPPENED 5X IN THE PAST 6 TRIPS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE TWICE I WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE SPEED IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. TOO MUCH SPEED AND OFF A CLIFF WE GO. A RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS AD HAS BEEN A MAJOR CHEVY ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO RECALL IT AND PAY PEOPLE BACK WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244374October 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKET FOR SPEEDING OR EVENTUALLY ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE VEHICLES. FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM FOR ME TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY IS THERE NOT A VEHICLE RECALL FOR 2005 MODELS WHEN THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME? MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 69,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244393October 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEATER RESISTOR,AND WIRING CONNECTOR BOTH MELTED TO POINT THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS ON GOING PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AFIRE OR WORST. I TALK TO GM SERVICE PEOPLE AND COULD NOT GET ANSWER. I CHECK INTERNET FOR PART BECAUSE GM WANTED TO MUCH FOR THEIR. THAT WHEN I READ ABOUT ALOT MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WONT HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244230October 2, 2008
VISIBILITY
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. SMELL FROM HEATER/A/C BLOWER. FIRST TOLD BLOWER MOTOR. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION FOUND THAT BLOWER MOTOR WAS OK BUT RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED/BURNED. DAMAGE WAS LOCAL TO HARNESS AND RESISTOR. DEALER WILL NOT COVER DAMAGE. SERVICE BULLETIN EXIST BUT WILL NOT HELP PAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244089October 1, 2008
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN MAKING RUMBLING SOUNDS. RECALL BY NHSTA POSTED ON INTERNET, HOWEVER, MANUFACTURE STATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS OF SUCH. TRUCK IS JUST OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 MODELS IN THIS CLASS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM PERMANENTLY, AND NOT JUST TEMPORARILY LIKE I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CHARGE FOR A FIX AND THE PROBLEM JUST COMES BACK AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BY CHEVROLET AND GM AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. IF MY STEERING GOES AWAY, AND A CRASH FOLLOWS, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM, THEY WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING SUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244006September 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. MY FATHER IN LAW HIT THE EXPOSED HEATING/COOLING FAN MOTOR WIRING WITH HIS FOOT WHEN ENTERING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WIRING OR HARNESS IS NOT COVERED TO PREVENT ENTANGLEMENT OR OTHER OBJECTS FROM CONTACTING THE WIRING. THIS DISLODGED THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR TO THE FAN MOTOR RESISTOR. 2. A CONSEQUENCE IS THE WIRING SHORTED IN THE CONNECTOR AND THE FUSE DID NOT FAIL. THE CONNECTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED TOGETHER. THE FAN MOTOR WAS SHUT DOWN AT THE SIGN OF SMOKE ( BOTH VISUAL AND BY SMELL). FAN MOTOR WOULD NOT OPERATE FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. 3. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS AMAZED THAT THEY STOCKED THIS PARTICULAR HARNESS PN 15862656 AS A REPLACEMENT KIT COMPLETE WITH THE SPLICE CONNECTORS ($95.00). I ALSO PURCHASED THE RESISTOR (PN 89019088, COST $54.97), WHICH ALTHOUGH PROBABLY FUNCTIONED WAS MELTED TO THE HARNESS OF THE CONNECTOR RENDERING IT USELESS. I INSTALLED THE KIT AND REROUTED THE WIRING TO ELIMINATE CONTACT BY A PASSENGERS FOOT OR A TOOL BUCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243889September 29, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION, AS WITH OTHER YEARS COMES ON AT LOW SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243495September 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WORKTRUCK IN APRIL OF 2005. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING INTERMITTENT SPEEDS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ACTUAL SPEED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHOW ZERO MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT STREET OR FREEWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES SHOWING LESS THAN OR GREATER THAN PERCEIVED ACTUAL SPEEDS, AND CURRENTLY FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS HAS STAYED AT ZERO REGARDLESS OF ANY MOVING SPEED. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES AS SHOWN BY THE ODOMETER. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED/SEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243385September 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER IS DEFECTIVE AND THE CAUSE IS DUE TO A BAD STEPPER MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243064September 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 SILVERADO PICK UP WITH 77000 MILES PULLING EMPTY TRAILER( WORK) BLOWS HOLE IN #7 PISTON NO WARNING, MAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALER TAKES THEM 2 WEEKS TO DECIDE ENGINE RUINED BUT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, THEY SAID BY THERE ( GENERAL MOTORS) PAPERWORK IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A POWER ADDER( CHIP) THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM( WHICH I DID NOT HAVE). AFTER OBTAINED THERE ( TSB) INFORMATION IT STATES THAT ONLY IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PISTONS DAMAGED THEN THERE IS A POWER ADDER, IF ONLY ONE IS DAMAGED IT IS A BAD INJECTOR, THEY REFUSED TO PAY AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THERE $16000+ BILL TO PUT A NEW ENGINE SO TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD ANOTHER ENGINE PUT IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242694September 17, 2008
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STEERING HYDRAULIC GEAR BOX. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V455000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST, HOSE, PIPING AND CONNECTIONS) AND 05V018000 (STEERING: GEAR BOX: SHAFT SECTOR); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241967September 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR FREE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 10025462 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 11/10/08 *BF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED 2 DAYS PRIOR. UPDATED 11/13/08. JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241407September 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, IE. WHEN IT SAYS I'M GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, I AM FLYING PAST OTHER CARS, IT READS ABOUT 20MPH LOWER THAN I AM REALLY CRUISING AT. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY 38K MILES, GM IS AWARE AND WON'T REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. AS I UNDERSTAND, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2005'S AS WELL AS 04 AN 03 MODELS. GM WILL REPLACE 03 AND 04'S (SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) WHY NOT THE 05'S?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241223September 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
HEARD A NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY AN ABS WARNING INDICATION, DROVE TO NEAREST DEALER. FAILURE OF LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING, REPLACED PART NUMBER 15863441. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240932September 4, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK HIS VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS POINTING TO THE LEFT. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS POINTED FORWARD IN THE DESIRED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240628September 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS BURNED WIRES AT 14,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED CHEVY MECHANIC. REPLACED HARNESS AND RESISTOR CAUGHT FIRE A 65,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240528September 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING MY A/C, DEFROSTER, OR HEATER ON BETWEEN SETTING 3, 4, AND 5 A CLICKING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING. WHEN I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR TO THE HEATER/A/C WAS BURNED UP. SEEING THE MELTED PLASTIC SURPRISES ME AND MAKES ME WONDER IF IT WAS CLOSE TO CATCHING ON FIRE. NOW I HAVE NO A/C, HEATER, OR DEFROST. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE WIRE HARNESS CHANGED AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. I WILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239954August 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ON MY TRUCK READS INCORRECTLY. THIS MORNING I STARTED MY TRUCK AND WAS INSTANTLY GOING 25 MPH, WHICH THEN INDICATED I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A 35MPH ROAD. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY SPEEDOMETER READING WILL SLOWLY DROP UNTIL IT REACHES 0MPH. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN JULY AND DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS UNTIL I WAS INCREASING MY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY AND FLYING PAST CARS AT PROBABLY 90MPH, BUT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 60, THAT IS WHEN I LOOKED AND JUST SAW THE SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY CREEP DOWN TO 30. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AT 64000 AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL DAYS AFTER. LATELY THE SPEEDOMETER ALMOST ALWAYS ADDS 20-30 MPH IN THE MORNING WHEN I START IT. (ITS REALLY FUN TO BE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT DOING 100MPH). I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I JUST CALLED THE DEALER TO DAY AND THEY SAID BECAUSE MY MILEAGE IS OVER 70000 MILES THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO FIX IT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IF YOU LOOK ONLINE APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES. I ALSO DISCOVERED THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ABOUT THIS BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANY OF THIS BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JULY AND WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALER OR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY RECALL OR SERVICE NOTICES YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240022August 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR. IT ALSO STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 10 MPH TO 0 MPH. TALKED TO SERVICE REP AT LOCAL DEALER, HE WAS AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM ALREADY AND TOLD ME GM "MIGHT" DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. I HAVE HEARD THE WARRANTY ON THIS WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEAR 70,000 MILES FOR '03 AND '04 MODELS. HOW CAN GM PUT A MILEAGE RESTRICTION ON THE PART THAT MEASURES THE MILEAGE. IF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE ODOMETER SHOULD NOT BE READING ACCURATELY EITHER. WHAT IF THE ODOMETER SAYS YOUR VEHICLE HAS 75000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE REALLY HAS 67000. GUESS WHAT? YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED IN GM'S EYES, EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMITS. A SPEEDOMETER IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. GM SHOULD RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS NO MATTER WHAT MILEAGE THE VEHICLE HAS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239762August 26, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V018000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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