Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10860038April 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,188. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852811March 31, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE PICKUP HAS ABOUT 62000 MILES ON IT IS WELL MAINTAINED. LOCATED IN VIRGINIA AND DURING THE WINTER I TAKE THE PICKUP TO THE CARWASH SEVERAL TIME PURPOSELY TO HAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED. WHEN MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT HIS RESPONSE WAS "I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE PAPER THIN FROM RUST. I AM FORTUNATE IN NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE A COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849640March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED, ONLY HAVING LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. HAS NEVER BEEN OFF BLACKTOP, AND KEEP IN GARAGE. WHILE TOWING MY BOAT MY BREAKS WENT OUT, COME TO FIND OUT MY BREAK LINE WAS RUSTED INTO AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALSO RUSTED WHERE THE BREAK LINES CONNECT. I WAS TOLD BY CHEV DEALER THAT ALL FOUR BREAK LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. $1,400.00, THIS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES THAT WAS NOT DRIVEN IN THE RAIN FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON SALT TREATED ROAD. I HAVE ANOTHER 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK THAT I DRIVE IN BAD WEATHER. THIS IS THE ONLY NEW VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN BREAK SERVICE AND CHEVY WELLNESS TO ADMIT THERE I IS A DEFECT WITH THE BREAK SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838493February 25, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 57000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED INTO. I WAS GETTING READY TO HOOK MY TRAILER UP AND WAS BACKING AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS POURING FLUID OUT UNDER THE DOOR WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED INTO. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT SEEN THAT MUCH SALT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I HEAR THAT GM DOES NOT WHAT TO RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE I BEG TO DIFFER. I HAVE A 1971 CHEVY PICKUP THAT HAS SEEN YEARS OF SALT AND WATER AND NONE HAVE EVER RUSTED LIKE THIS 2005 HAS. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW MANY WILL DIE BEFORE THERE IS A PROBEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836973February 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF 1ST GEAR/TRUCK STARTS IN 2 OR 3RD GEAR/INTERMITTENT TROUBLE CODES P0758 AND P0740 THEN CODES CLEAR/EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN MOVING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP/ DON'T KNOW WHEN TRUCK WILL STALL OR FAIL TO PICK UP SPEED/TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAY CAN'T HELP UNTIL CODES ARE SET/EMAILED CHEVROLET REGARDING PROBLEM/ VEHICLE HAS 45000 MILES AND IS NOT DUE FOR SERVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL 50000 MILES/TRUCKS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT START FAILING AT ONLY 45000 MILES/ CHEVY'S RESPONSE IS VEHICLE PAST WARRANTY PERIOD NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836619February 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE STEEL FUEL LINES AND STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODING AND LEAKING. ON OCTOBER 8TH 2015 MY TRUCK BEGAIN TO LEAK DIESEL FUEL FROM THE RUSTED FUEL LINES. WHILE FIXING THE FUEL LEAK THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICES THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO STARTING TO RUST AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACES SOON BEFORE THEY FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825082February 9, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLES BRAKES ARE CORRODING AND FAILED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON 2/09/2016 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (AT THE INTERSECTION OF IL ROUTE 34 AND WOLFS CROSSING)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824594February 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE IS 4WD. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ELECTRIC SHIFT TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821799January 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON THE MILAGE WAS ABOUT 65000 MILES ITS LOOKS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK IT IS A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LS, YOU WOULD THINK CHEVROLET WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816342December 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
PEDAL GOES ON DOWN WHEN PRESSED -- SEEMS LIKE ABS ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811814December 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE U-JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,708.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809496December 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER A RECENT TRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 05/09/18*JB *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808616December 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVLING AT 3 MPH IN A CAMPGROUND AND TOWING A #7000 CAMPING TRAILER. I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK SOME DISTANCE TO STOP. I GOT OUT AND FOUND THAT ONE OF MY BREAK LINES HAD A LEAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION . ALL THE BRAKES LINES HAVE HEAVY AND SEVERE RUST CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE WEAKEN AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS TRAVILNG AT 3 MPH AND STILL HAD NOT REACHED THE MAIN WINDING COUNTRY ROAD WHERE I WOULD OF WRECKED AND POSSIBLE DEATH OF ME OR OTHERS. . THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS #14500 POUNDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807786December 1, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TIRES AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,083 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807596November 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BREAK LINES CORRODED THROUGH TO FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED JUST AFTER EXITING A HIGHWAY. ABS ENGAGED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS THE NEXT TIME I DEPRESSED THE BREAK PEDDLE IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE BREAKS ENGAGING. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NO WARNING LIGHT WAS PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BREAKS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND RESULTED IN ME RUNNING A RED LIGHT. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795273November 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON DISABLING DRIVERS AIR BAG. AFTER CHECKING THIS OUT I FOUND THIS WAS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS AGE SILVERADOS. PROBLEM IS A SENSOR THAT COST 400$ TO REPAIR AT DEALER. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SHOULDN'T GM FIX THE DEFECT AT THEIR COST? HOW MANY OWNERS OF THIS AGE TRUCK OPT NOT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED DUE TO COST? THIS ENDANGERS OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AND GM SHOULD BE LIABLE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790722November 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER SET ON LEVEL FIVE, THE BLOWER INTERMITTENTLY CLICKED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL LEVEL FIVE AND FOUR SETTINGS NO LONGER WORKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE CONNECTOR SW/POWER ST ADJUSTER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONNECTOR AND RESISTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER AND THE RESISTOR FOR THE HEATER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790118November 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
SITTING AT BURGER KING DRIVE THRU WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND 130,000 MILES. HAD BRAKES CHECKED OFTEN AT SERVICE CENTERS, NO MENTION OF PROBLEM. GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS BARRELING DOWN THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY WITH A FULL LOAD IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. NHTSA AND GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR ALLOWING THIS TO CONTINUE. I AM SURE PEOPLE ARE DYING DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE AND FAULTY MATERIALS BEING USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789004November 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RUSTING BRAKE LINES IN HARD TO REACH AREAS OF THE VEHICLE THAT NORMAL WASHING DOESN'T CLEAN. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC GETTING OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE E-BRAKE TO GET HOME AND WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND FOUND WHERE THE HARD LINE GOES TO THE FLEX LINE OVER THE REAR END IT HAD SPLIT. I REPAIRED THAT AND NOW RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAS TANK IN SPLIT AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786994October 29, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THEN .THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING WHILE IT WAS IN GAUGED MY SPEED DROPPED WITH A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME AND I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY A BIG TRUCK. THIS IS NOT GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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