Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10239641August 25, 2008
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SLIGHT RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND IT MADE A METAL ON METAL RUBBING SOUND WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND WOBBLING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEEL CAP/COVER/HUB). THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $330. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239231August 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. SOUND WAS ONLY OCCASIONAL AT FIRST THEN BECAME LOUDER AND MORE PREVALENT OVER TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS FAULTY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SEALED BEARING THAT CAN NOT BE LUBRICATED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE INTERVALS PER THE SERVICE ADVISER. TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS BEARING COULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND/OR GENERATE A GREAT AMOUNT OF HEAT CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT OR FIRE. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER AT A COST OF $631.00. OLD PARTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO ME. THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE NOW AND THERE IS NO NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRUCK/ SILVERADO 2500/PU WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE AND DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD 54,370 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238746August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH GAUGES HAVE BEEN MESSED UP FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW AND I CAN NOT GET GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS ON AN 05 SILVERADO AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO ANY TRUCK AFTER 04. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238362August 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS FAILED AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH SLOW SPEED ABS SENSORS AT THE COST OF $212 EACH. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237871August 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT LIGHTLY RELEASES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY DIM. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVEN THOUGH HIS FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE STATED THAT A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND HIM WILL NOT REALIZE THAT HE IS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, IT COULD CAUSE A REAR END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS AN UNADJUSTABLE SHIFT. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, IT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF AN CRASH WITH THE VEHICLES IN THE REAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237519August 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLAMPS , EXTERIOR LAMPS , ALL LIGHTS ON DASH , WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK SWITCHES , RADIO , A/C SWITCHES AND GAUGES FLICKER. THE GAUGES , IE.. FUEL , WATER TEMP , TACH , VOLTAGE METER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATE. IM AFRAID THEY WILL PERMANENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I'VE TRIED DIMMING THE HEADLAMPS , ADJUSTING THE RHEOSTAT AND OTHER THINGS WITH NO CHANGE. MY TRUCK IS NOW PAST WARRANTY ON THE MILEAGE. I NOTICED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY INSURANCE WEBSITE. THE BULLETIN IS 1001986 . ACCORDING TO THIS SERVICE BULLETIN GM HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS THE BULLETIN WAS SENT JAN. 2001 AND STILL HAS 2005 MODELS [WHAT I HAVE] INCLUDED IN THAT BULLETIN. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND REQUESTED INFO ON THE SPECIFIC BULLETIN SO THAT I COULD MAKE REPAIRS AND WAS FIRST TOLD BY THE SERV. WRITER THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SERV. BULLETINS. I TOLD HER THAT I HAD BEEN A SERVICE MANAGER FOR A TOYOTA DEALER AND KNEW THAT IF SHE WAS A SERVICE WRITER THEN SHE DID INDEED HAVE ACCESS TO BULLETINS SHE ADMITTED SHE DID . I THEN ASKED AGAIN FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN AND SHE THEN SAID SHE WASN'T AUTHORIZED TO GIVE THAT INFO. I PAID ALMOST 40K FOR THIS TRUCK AND THAT'S THE SERVICE YOU GET FROM GM. IT SEEMS THAT IF SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS YOU GUYS SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MANDATE A RECALL AS YOUR DRIVING LAMPS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE SAFETY WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237516August 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ACTUATOR FOR SPLIT CLIMATE CONTROL (DRIVE/PASSENGER) BLOWS HOT WHEN A/C IS ON AND TEMPERATURE SHOWS THAT CAB SHOULD BE COOL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237401August 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
2005 SILVERADO TRUCK, INTERIOR OF TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN FAMILY IS SLEEPING. BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN POWER SEAT MOTOR ONLY DAYS AFTER A NEW BATTERY REPLACED. WIRING PROBLEMS VERSUS DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT THAT DREW POWER OFF THE BATTERY TO BEGIN FIRE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236817August 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES PREMATURELY ACTIVATING AS I AM COMING TO A STOP. I SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I'M ALMOST TO A STOP THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE PEDAL DROPS DOWN LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS NOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I'M SENDING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/5/08 TO JOE ROMANO CHEVY IN SYRACUSE, NY. MY UNDERSTANDING IT THAT CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL FOR THIS IN EARLIER MODEL YEARS. IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236526July 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS GOING 55 MPH AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 55 MPH. WHEN I SPED BACK UP THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 150 MPH AND STAYED THERE. SOMETIMES IT DROPS BACK DOWN TO 90 MPH AND THE GOES BACK UP TO 150 MPH WHEN I SPEED BACK UP. IT NORMALLY STAYS STUCK AT 150 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236520July 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. INSTEAD OF THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING DOWN TO ZERO IT STAYED A 60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCED UP AND DOWN FOR AWHILE AND NOW IT JUST STAYS STUCK ON 150 MPH. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE IT WILL DROP DOWN TO 90 MPH, BUT THEN GETS STUCK BACK ON 150 MPH WHEN I START DRIVING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236248July 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2005 DURAMAX CHEVROLET 3500 TRUCK, WHEN THE ENGINE OVER HEAT LIGHT COMES ON IT SHUTS THE TRUCK OFF....VERY DANGEROUS GOING UP A MOUNTAIN WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. THIS OVER HEATING IS VERY COMMON FOR THE CHEVY DURAMAX DIESEL TRUCKS FOR 2004-2005 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236287July 29, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WOULD FALL AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HE COULD FEEL MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THIS FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND INSTALLED A CURRENT VERSION OF THE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2008 ONE HOUR AFTER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235295July 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. HE LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND DISCOVERED A RED, GLOWING, BURNING WIRING HARNESS, WHICH HE THEN UNPLUGGED. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,357 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234849July 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WIRE HARNESS, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT THE EDGE BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS A COMPONENT THAT ENHANCES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AT THE CONTACT'S REQUEST AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234573July 16, 2008
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS SHOWING THAT I WAS GOING 10MPH WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL. THEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 85MPH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234370July 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAUGES NOT WORKING IN TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232232June 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SHORT IN GAUGE CLUSTER LACK OF ODOMETER READING PENDING NEW GAUGE CLUSTER INSTALL, VALUE OF $450.00 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 AND 2004 MODELS, NOT FOR 2005? SAME PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231963June 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ODOMETER READ 47,000 THEN A WEEK LATER READ 7,000 A WEEK AFTER READ ERROR AND IS ERROR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230277June 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THERMOSTAT DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED AT 5-6,000 MILES. WATERPUMP WENT AT 40,000 MILES. PARTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. WATER PUMP REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC AT MY COST. 40,000 MILES SEEMS LIKE A LOW AMOUNT FOR A WATERPUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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