Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10262786March 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ALLOWS SALTY WATER TO ENTER, ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS EVERY STOP EVERY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262677March 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BAD SPEEDOMETER. STICKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262502March 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. BEGAN TO FAIL JUST AFTER IT REACHED 70,000 MILES AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262382March 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR MOVING. GM HAS RECALLED 2003 AND 2004 MODELS BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE 2005 MODELS. MY LOCAL DEALER QUOTED $700 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262396March 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 24 HRS AGO. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. READS 120 AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS , ALSO ILLEGAL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. GM SHOULD HAVE QUALITY PRODUCT ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261878March 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON A 2005 TRUCK WITH 20,000 MILES ON AND IT'S A BABIED TRUCK THE BRAKE ROTORS APPEAR WARPED AS IT HAS A WAVE LIKE BRAKING. EVEN WORSE WHEN BRAKING ON A SURFACE WITH POOR CONTACT, SANDY, SAND ON CONCRETE OR BLACKOP, WET CEMENT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COMPLETELY RELEASE AND THE TRUCK JUMPS FORWARD LIKE NO BRAKES ARE APPLIED 15 FT. OR SO. I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE NO ANTI-LOCKS BECAUSE AT LEAST I CAN USE A STABBING MOTION IF NEEDED. THESE BRAKES DON'T WORK LIKE NORMAL ANTI-LOCKS. IT FULLY RELEASES AND THERE'S TOO MUCH LAG TIME BEFORE THEY RESUME BRAKING. I CAN LIVE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING WRONG AT TIMES, THE KNOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED, EVEN THE WARPED ROTORS THAT STARTED AT 12,000 MILES BUT THESE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SPANNING SEVERAL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261893March 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD WHEN I NOTED THE SPEEDOMETER READING >90 MPH (I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST...TOWING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER). THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO CORRECT OPERATION SINCE. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND APPARENTLY IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH MANY 2002-2005 CHEVY VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. ISSUE IS NOT YET REPAIRED AS IT HAPPENED ONLY YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261808March 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. IT STARTED AROUND 45,000 MILES AND ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IT IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACK UP. THIS ONLY RESETS IT ABOUT 5MPH EACH TIME I RESTART THE VEHICLE SO I WILL HAVE TO DO IT AS MANY AS 10 TO 15 TIMES TO GET IT BACK TO ZERO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261536March 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISIONS WHEN ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 10 MPH) WHEN APPROACHING OTHER STOPPED VEHICLES AT INTERSECTIONS. THE ABS HAS ACTIVATED 6 TIMES, INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS PRESENT ON THE OTHER 4 OCCASIONS. WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ALWAYS GOOD WITH DRY ROADS. TEMPS. VARIED FROM COLD, <32 DEG. F TO SEASONAL 40-60 DEG. F I HAVE RESEARCHED THE TSB ON THIS ITEM AND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH RECALLS ON EARLIER CHEVROLET MODELS, YET, GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY CRITICAL ITEM. DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AS I AM PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS VEHICLE (41,000+ MILES, MODEL YEAR 2005). PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261539March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. IT IS FROZEN AT 30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261584March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY 2500 SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4X4 SINCE NEW. LAST YEAR IN LATE MARCH THE WIRING PLUG AND RESISTOR FOR THE HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT, CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED RIGHT AT THE RESISTOR. THIS IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PICKUP, UNDER THE DASH, VISIBLE FROM BELOW. THE SAME THING, ONLY NOT AS SEVERE THIS TIME, (I CAUGHT IT EARLY) JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK THE PICKUP TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND FIX IT. THEY REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND SEMI-MELTED PLUG, THE SAME FIX I DID MYSELF THE FIRST TIME. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED. WITH MINIMAL SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER CHEVY PICKUP OWNERS. WHEN THESE RESISTORS FAIL, THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR FIRE, PERSONAL INJURY. I BURNED MY FINGERS PRETTY BAD THE FIRST TIME.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10261481March 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD WORK SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260731March 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. SUDDENLY, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260451March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD - SPEEDOMETER STUCK/INOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260463March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 120 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD USUALLY CORRECT ITSELF OR RESET AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS; HOWEVER, IT RECENTLY BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO RESET. THE DEALER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259798February 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO DOES NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT MAY READ ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE INACCURATE READINGS WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT AN INDICATED 72 MPH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING THE FEW OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS DOING SO I CHECKED THE SPEED READING ON MY GPS AND FOUND THAT I WAS DOING ALMOST 100 MPH. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM ALSO AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND ALSO THAT THE 2003 AND 2004 GM TRUCK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IDENTICAL PART FOR WHICH GM HAS INSTITUTED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259811February 24, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STICKS AND INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES ITS SHOWS ME DRIVING 120 MPH WHEN GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE LEFT IT COOL DOWN, THEN START THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR IT TO RESET IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS UNTIL IT RETURNS TO 0 MPH. SLUGGISH GOING TO 0 MPH WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ETC. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OTHER THAN GOING WITH THE FLOW, IT IS CONSISTENTLY DOING THESE SYMPTOMS ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259832February 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE THE TRUCK (2005 2500 HD DIESEL) SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ENGINE POWER. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE SES LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD RUN. IT WENT ABOUT 2 MORE MILES AND DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE #7 INJECTOR HARNESS HAD SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259494February 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AND CONSTANTLY SHOWS THE INCORRECT SPEED OF TRAVEL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO WEEKS. HE FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,640. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259346February 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER GOING CRAZY. JUMPING FROM 0-180 MPH GETTING STUCK ON DIFFERENT MPH. SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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