Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10447955February 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS THIS IS CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK, NOISE, CARBON MONOXIDE, ADDED HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND WILL NOT MEET EMISSION STANDARDS. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS ISSUE TRUCKS 1999-2008 MODELS ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALSO, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447761February 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND IT. HEATS UP THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE DRIVER. POTENTIALLY A SAFETY HAZARD. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE O2 SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SOME STATES YOU CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THIS TRAGEDY. PLEASE CHECK ALL VEHICLES FROM 1999-2008 FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447034February 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NOTICED MY BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ARE RUSTING ! THESE LINES ARE NOT NEAR THE ROAD [ CHEMICALS/ ROAD SALTS ] BUT ARE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY TRUCK IS LOCATED AND DRIVEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN A WARM LOCATION [ NOT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WINTER COLD]. I WILL HAVE TO CHECK THE REST OF THE LINES AND DO SOMETHING BEFORE THEY RUST THRU AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446876February 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPEND, MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BREAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446253February 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATELY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445126January 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 70 MPH; HOWEVER, EVERYONE WAS PASSING ME. I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO LOWER THAN 30 AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT DID GO BACK TO 0 WITHIN A FEW A DAYS; HOWEVER, IT IS AGAIN SHOWING 20 MPH AT A DEAD STOP. DEALERS/MECHANICS HAVE GIVEN ME THREE DIFFERENT STORIES AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PER A LOT OF OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE. IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY FACTOR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY SILVERADO MAN BUT I'M FEELING DISAPPOINTED IN GM BY NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT LIKE THEY USED TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444630January 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS EXTREMELY DIM AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V055000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444586January 19, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ABS ACTIVATES ON ALL SURFACES AND DURING REGULAR BRAKING. IT SHOWED A CODE OF RIGHT ABS SENSOR AND REAR SPEED SENSOR.,HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT SENSOR ALL CODES SHOWED CLEAR. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. YOU THINK THE TRUCK STOPS THEN IT LEAPS FORWARD ABOUT TWO FEET. NOT SAFE!! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442127January 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. BOUGHT BRAND NEW AT THE END OF MARCH 2005. SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY. SOMETIMES READS 120, SOMETIMES READS 90, ETC.ETC.ETC. MY TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 72,000 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD, BUT MISSES THE VIN RECALL BY 9570. THIS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET. SHOULDN'T THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED TO HIGHER VIN NUMBERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442016January 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I PUSHED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO HELP ME STOP.`I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441952December 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN JUNE, 2011, I BEGAN NOTICING MY ANTIFREEZE LEVELS WERE DROPPING SLIGHTLY. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS OF ANTIFREEZE ANYWHERE. I ATTRIBUTED IT TO EVAPORATION & ADDED COOLANT. OVER TIME THE TRUCK STARTED USING MORE & MORE ANTIFREEZE. A FRIEND OF MINE NOTICED A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AFTER FINISHING UP A "B" TRICK JOB (11PM), I NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SMOOTHED OUT AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING IT. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN ( I WORK 26 MILES FROM HOME) AGAIN IT SMOOTHED OUT & I WAS JUST GRATEFUL I GOT HOME SAFELY THAT NIGHT. BY THIS TIME I KNEW THERE WERE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES & DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE & FOUND OTHERS THAT WERE EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE CYLINDER HEADS IN THE ENGINE MANUFACTURED FOR GM BY CASTECH. ACCORDING TO OTHER PEOPLE & BY GMS OWN ADMISSION, A FAULTY, WEAK MATERIAL WAS USED TO BUILD THE CYLINDER HEADS. OVER TIME THE MATERIAL WEARS AWAY CAUSING POROUS CRACKS & THE ANTIFREEZE SEEPS INTO THE OIL SYSTEM POLLUTING IT, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. (BY THIS TIME MOST EXTENDED WARRANTIES ARE UP). THE ANTIFREEZE MIXES WITH THE OIL & IS EMITTED OUT OF THE TAILPIPE AS EXHAUST. THIS IS WHY NO TRACES OF ANTIFREEZE WERE FOUND & THE REASON FOR THE WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE. GM ISSUED A BULLETIN #06-06-01-019B IN JUNE 2007 INFORMING REPAIR TECHNICIANS ON WHERE TO LOOK FOR THE DAMAGE. THROUGH OTHER PEOPLES EXPERIENCES, I AM FINDING THE ENGINES WERE RUINED IN 90% OF THE CASES & GM CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. IN MY CASE I AM DRIVING A FRIEND'S VEHICLE WAITING ON WORD FROM MY MECHANIC AS TO MY OPTIONS. THESE REPAIRS ARE COSTLY. UP TO $5000!! THIS IS NOT FROM NORMAL WEAR & TEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT & I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441966December 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS OF THE SAME TRUCK ARE OCCURRING IN MY 2005 TRUCK. THIS HAS LED TO NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS. THE BRAKES GO INTO AN "ANTI-LOCK" CONDITION AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE BRAKING, NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS ARE. YOU SHOULD EXTEND THE MODEL YEARS COVERED IN YOUR EARLIER RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL THRU 2005 MODELS AND PERHAPS BEYOND OR ISSUE A NEW RECALL BASED ON THIS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS. OBVIOUSLY GM DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IN FOLLOW ON VERSIONS OF THE SILVERADO. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441810December 30, 2011
AIR BAGS
WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 10 IN MOBILE, AL. IT WAS A FOGGY NIGHT AND THE THE ROAD WAS DAMP. THE TRUCK SPUN SIDEWAYS AND REGAINED TRACTION HEADING HEAD ON INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. IT HIT THE SOLID CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE BUMPER AND FRAME OF THE TRUCK WAS CRUSHED. THE CONCRETE BARRIER WAS NOT BROKEN. THE AIRBAGS ON THE TRUCK DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEATS HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE DASH BOARD AND WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THESE HOSPITALIZATIONS. THIS CASE IS VERY CUT AND DRY. THE TRUCK DID NOT MISS ANY SENSORS. DUE TO THE FACT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ONSTAR WAS NOT CALLED. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10441596December 29, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE IN AN UNUSUAL FASHION AND ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS WARPED BECAUSE THE BOLTS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY USING STAGE 8 BOLTS AND HEADERS. UPDATED 03/16/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440967December 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE BRAKING OFF FOR NO REASON CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440020December 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF 10 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A READING OF 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439792December 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 49 MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. G.M. HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETERS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE MID 2000'S AND HAS REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER PANELS ON MANY VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY. THE CUT-OFF IS MILEAGE AND NOT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. 85,000 IS THE CUT-OFF AND MY 2005 SILVERADO 2500 IS AT 37,076 DECEMBER 13, 2011. THIS IS A SECOND VEHICLE AND MY WIFE HAS A 2005 ESCALADE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF 85,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I TALKED TO CHRIS AT G.M. AT (866) 790-5700 X 40683 AND SHE GAVE ME A TRACKING NUMBER OF 71-1011262550. CHRIS CALLED ME BACK AFTER CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (CHAMPION CHEVROLET) AND SAID THAT SHE WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $175.00 LABOR TO INSTALL IT. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 AND WOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOMETHING ELSE IF I HAD KNOWN OF THE DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A THIRD C.D. RADIO WHICH I PAID FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL WHICH I FEEL IS THE MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM ALSO. I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING WITH THIS SPEEDOMETER.[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
#10439297December 11, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALL BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS DOOR SEVERELY RUSTED. THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR RUPTURED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK CAUSING FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439225December 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN TRYING TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKES ON MY 2500HD WITH DURAMAX DIESEL APPLIED WITHOUT DRIVER USING THE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED AT EVERY TURN WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP REPLACED THE FACTORY SEALED HYDRAULIC BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. AFTER 1500 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. WE HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL, THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. THIS SAME CONDITION HAPPENED AT 30000 MILES, BUT CLEARED UP AND NO DEALER COULD FIND A DEFECT CODE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AT HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438618December 5, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE HVAC CONTROLS, AIR DOOR ACTUATOR; PART #89018365, FAILED ON MY TRUCK ONE EVENING ALLOWING ONLY COLD AIR TO FLOW THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEFROSTER/HEATER. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE COLD AIR BLOWING ALL OF THE TIME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK BUT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD FOG UP DUE TO THE COLD AIR THUS RESTRICTING MY VISION. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAPPEN WHILE RETURNING HOME ONE EVENING FROM ANOTHER CITY. I LOOKED ON LINE AND IT APPEARS CHEVY HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PLASTIC SWITCH. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN OVER 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIX. CHEVY DEALER WANTED OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR PLUS $263.56 FOR THE PART! I HAD IT DONE ELSEWHERE FOR $510.30. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS PART? WHY DOES THIS PART FAIL SO FREQUENTLY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Silverado