Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10704764April 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE, IT WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH. I WAS PULLING INTO A WALMART AND CROSSING 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. UPON IMPACT I PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FROM HER INSIDE LANE. THE AIRBAG ON MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE IMPACT WASN'T HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THAT IS WHY I NEVER REPORTED THE ACCIDENT UNTIL NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW FRONT BUMPER IMPACT SENSOR FOR $549.00. I HAD CONTACTED GM ABOUT AND THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS OVER 100,000 MI. THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THERE HAVE BEEN MYRIAD COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME THING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE AMPLE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR THE NHTSB TO ORDER A RECALL. I PLAN ON DOING THE REPAIR MYSELF. THE PART COSTS $90. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704469April 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT AND COAST TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, EXT CAB, 4X4. TRUCK IS NOW IN SHOP GETTING FIXED. $1000 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. STAINLESS STEEL LINES ($40 MORE FOR GM) WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ISSUE. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA WHERE OTHER CARS COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704019April 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703783April 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE AND I WERE LEAVING HOME TO GO IN TO TOWN TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS WITH THE TRUCK. WHEN APPROACHING THE ROADWAY SHE APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO STOPPING. THE EMERGENCY MECHANICAL BRAKE WAS USED SO WE WOULD NOT GET HIT. AFTER GETTING OUT AND SEEING FLUID DRIP, I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND A CRACKED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS TRUCK SPENT MANY YEARS IN WISCONSIN BEFORE WE LOCATED LAST FALL TO WASHINGTON STATE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THIS FAILURE DOES NOT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. BRAKE FAILURE IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702933March 31, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCKS BRAKES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME TWO WEEKS AGO. LUCKILY THESE FAILURES HAPPENED IN A DRIVEWAY OR LOW SPEED WITH NO ACCIDENT RESULTS. THE LATEST BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A WEEK AFTER HAULING MY LOADED HORSE TRAILER THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE IF THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED A WEEK EARLIER. WHILE BACKING UP, ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM HITCHING THE TRAILER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AUG. 2014. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PAST FIXING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SENSORS, BRAKE LINES, ET AL. THIS TRUCK JUST TURNED 100,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, EVER! I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST, LOTS OF SALTED ROADS BUT THESE PARTS MUST BE JUNK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND GM HAS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM ASAP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN RECALLING THE '05 AND NEWER TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700604March 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS SLOWING DUE TO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME THAT WERE TURNING. AS I STARTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. IN ORDER TO GET STOPPED I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON STOPPING IN A SAFE LOCATION TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE BRAKES, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695278March 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ACCURATE. IT EITHER READS 15 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR GOES WAY HIGH SUCH AS 120 MPH AT 55 TO 60 MPH. SOMETIMES AT THE HIGHER READING, IT WILL READ 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED, IN PARK, AND IGNITION OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A STEPPING MOTOR BUT HARD TO CHANGE AND EXPENSIVE TO CHANGE. I HAVE READ THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694909March 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY INCREASE TO 75 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE TO AND REMAIN AT 100 MPH UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694434March 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES CORRODED THRU CAUSING ACUTE BRAKE FAILURE. ALMOST CAUSED BAD WRECK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND GMS UNWILLINGNESS TO CORRECT I WILL BE SURE TO NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694244March 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I JUST GOT HOME AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES ON THE PARKWAY, AND I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO PICK UP MY FIANC KIDS FROM SCHOOL WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK AND APPLIED THE SERVICE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I CRAWLED UNDER TO TAKE A LOOK AND THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE WHERE THE PLASTIC BRACKET WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRAME. THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED AND BRITTLE AND JUST BY TOUCHING THEM THE RUST FLAKES OFF. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AT HOME AND NO ONE GOT HURT OR KILLED. I LIVE ON A MOUNTAIN AND THE ROAD DOWN IT IS A 25% INCLINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL OR SERIOUS HAPPENS. IF YOU HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT SO THIS GETS RECALLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IS GM THIS POWERFUL AND WILL NOT FESS UP TO THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD BE FATAL?? PLEASE JOIN ME AND SPEAK UP... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690516February 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FLUCTUATED AT INITIAL START UP AND WHENEVER DRIVING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689918February 23, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A CAR WITH NO LIGHTS (AT NIGHT) CAME UP AND THE DRIVER OF THE 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAD TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP TO GET OUT OF HIS WAY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE DITCH. THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, AND THE CAB IS NOW SITTING INCORRECTLY ON THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689864February 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 1/8/2015 AT ABOUT 5MPH MY BRAKES FAILED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A CAR MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES .I HAD THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR, DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. THE COST WAS 1200 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689414February 19, 2015
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683617February 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FRAME IS ROTTED,WONT PASS INSPECTION,BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO ROTTED HAD TO REPLACE TWICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683053February 12, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 120 MPH AND FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680840February 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679280January 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES LOST FLUID NO BRAKES DUE TO RUST THROUGH.WHY AT ONLY 40K MILES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671521January 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKING-UP INTO MY GARAGE IN REVERSE MODE, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671238January 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY FOR MYSELF OR OTHERS. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODEL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY REAL SAFETY THREAT AND GM SHOULD REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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