Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10379483January 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ALSO HAVE A 2005 SILVERADO AN THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 120 IT HAS GONE DOWN AS FAR AS 60 BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE IT PEGS OUT AND REMAINS THERE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS JUST HAPPENED AROUND 82,000 NOW AT 86,000 AND 6,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MY SPEED BUT I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GPS TO DO THAT. I LOOKED AT GM WEBSITE BUT THEY SAY I AM OVER MILEAGE FOR REPAIR AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF AN FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE IT IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM OF THEIRS AND THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378776January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING TO WORK ON I-80. SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT TO ZERO. STOPPED AT REST STOP AND CALLED MY MECHANIC TO ASK IF POSSIBLE BLOWN FUSE. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER. NEEDED TO GET TO WORK AND STARTED AGAIN AND SPEEDOMETER WAS NOW WORKING AGAIN. I NOW HAVE A GPS SYSTEM THAT SHOWS MY SPEED BECAUSE I CANNOT GO 30 MILES BEFORE MY SPEEDOMETER ETHER GOES TO ZERO OR NOW INDICATES THAT I'M GOING 120 MPH. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378781January 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT AND TRYING TO DECELERATE THE BRAKES WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND WOULD SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376943January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. 2. APPEARS TO BE PERMANENT BREAKAGE. 3. GM AGREED TO REPLACE FAULTY PART, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. THEY AGREED THAT THE PART IS FAULTY YET STILL HOLD THE CUSTOMER FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR UNSAFE MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375570January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP. ODOMETER FAILURE. DEALER WANTS $475.00.WARRANTY PER DEALER NOT AVAILABLE AS MILEAGE TOO HIGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375582January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR WIRES WERE SEVERELY MELTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376288January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NOT SHOWING CORRECT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376294January 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL EVAP SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING NOT ALLOWING FUEL SYSTEM TO VENT THUS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375480January 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE HEATER/COOLER HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HEATER RELAY AND THE WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE THE FINGERS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER RELAY MELTED AND PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS AS WELL. UPDATED 04/27/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373967January 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING, THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE ABS LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED WHICH THE CONTACT STATED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE PULSATION. THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE LINE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ANTI-LOCK BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15. UPDATED 3/1/11 *CN UPDATED 12/14/11*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373235December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES READS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, SOMETIMES READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WILL SIMPLY "FREEZE" AND NOT RESPOND TO CHANGES IN VEHICLE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372772December 22, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING COMPLAINT AGAINST GM CONCERNING SEAT OVERHEATING CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO A PARAPLEGIC MAN. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10371915December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO1500 HD.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAVE INCORRECT SPEED INDICATIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THERE WAS A SPECIAL MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,374.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370481December 13, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DOES NOT READ ACCURATE SPEED. WHEN NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE, THE MOTION IS NOT CONSTANT. THE NEEDLE INSTEAD "TICKS" UP UPON ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370399December 13, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED A MONTH BEFORE THE CRASH AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,147.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10369757December 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHILE TURNING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO STEERING THE VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOSE LEAKING WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V455000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369445December 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V055000-POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR)BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369501December 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO GAUGE CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE AND IS MALFUNCTIONING AT 75,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CREATES AN INABILITY TO DETERMINE SPEED OR OPERATION ACCURACY OF THE VEHICLE. NO NOTICE FROM GM CONCERNING RECALL. MY RESEARCH INDICATES MULTIPLES OF THIS DEFECT OCCURRING NATIONWIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369553December 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY LOSING COOLANT EVERY THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING AS HE LOCATED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE FAILURE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368281November 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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