Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2005)

1,185 consumer complaints on file.

#10124893June 10, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVERS-SIDE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR SHAKES EXCESSIVELY, RENDERING IT USELESS. DEALER REPLACED THE MIRROR, BUT STATED THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY WITH THE AFTERMARKET BUG SHIELD ON THE HOOD. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE MIRROR STILL SHOOK. I REMOVED THE BUG SHIELD, WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT A GM BUG SHIELD WAS DESIGNED NOT TO CAUSE THE DISTURBANCE THAT CAUSES THE MIRROR TO SHAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123857June 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
AS THE BRAKES WHERE BEEING APPLIED TO MAKE A STOP THE VEHICLE A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, STARTED TO REV HIGH WHEN IDLING INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122593May 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS UPON ACCELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, MAKING THE VEHICLE VOLURNABLE TO BE HIT. THE RPM'S RISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO AN ALMOST STAND STILL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT NO ACCIDENT OCCERED. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE CROSSING A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC FLOWING AT 65MPH. NO ACCIDENT OCCERED AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCERED. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE TO FIXING THE PROBLEM. GM WANTS TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE FIXING, AND TELLING ME NO SERVICE CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME. GM WANTS ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY HAZZARD AND PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK ON THE HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120434May 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CUT OUTS IN THE EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CAUSES BLIND SPOTS.*MR THE MIRROR HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED EACH TME THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP TO SEE CRITICAL AREAS. THEN IT HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED AGIAN FOR NORMAL DRIVING. BLIND SPOT CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A CONCRETE POST WHEN BACKING. *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119196April 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKE EQUIPMENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE MADE LEFT TURN, SHE STATED THE STEERING AND FELT SLUGGISH, SHE THEN NOTICED THE BRAKES FELT USELESS. SHE STRUGGLE FOR ABOUT 60 YARDS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER DID SUGGEST THAT THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO THE BOOST VACUUM POWER IN THE BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEM BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118189April 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CHANGE GEARS IT MAKES A CLANKING SOUND AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE LOT OF SLACK IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT JUST HAS 680 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118116April 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE A BLIND SPOT AT THE REAR BUMPER AREA. MIRROR MUST BE REPOSITIONED, FOR BACKING, EACH TIME TO VIEW AREA, AND THEN REPOSITIONED TO DRIVE FORWARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116590April 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
2005 SILVERADO LS EXTENDED CAB: EXTREME HEAT WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. EXTREMELY HOT HUBS LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT. PROIR TO TODAYS PRE-FIRE CONDITONS, I REPORTED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES SEEM TO "STICK" WHILE DRIVING AND WERE HOT WITH A BURNING SMELL. (TRUCK WAS PURCHASED LAST MONTH AND HAS ONLY 466 MILES) INTERMITTENT HOT HUBS AND BURN SMELL, BUT NO SMOKE. TODAY, REPORTING FIRE CONDITIONS WITH THE EXTREME HEAT AND BILLOWING SMOKE. LEFT A MESSAGE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND WILL PUT IN THEIR SHOP TOMMORROW THE 8TH OF APRIL 2005.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117624April 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116578April 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
IT STARTED WITH FUEL GUAGE FAILURE SEVEREL TIMES. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK BY AND THEY WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER UNTIL A BULLITIN FROM THE MANUFACTURER CAME OUT. THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AWAY FROM HOME THEN THEY HAD A BULLITIN AND MADE THE REPAIRS. TRUCK BREAKS DOWN AGAIN KANSAS SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS FUEL SYSTEM. TRUCK HAS NEW TRANSFER PUMP INSTALLED THEN GETS PICKED UP, FIVE MILES LATER FUEL GUAGE FAILS ONCE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116238April 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY 2005 SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB THAT IF THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE 'ACC' POSITION, THIS DISABLES THE LOCK THAT REQUIRES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED FULLY TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF 'PARK'. *AK I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF FRIEDNS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. ALL THESE VEHICLES (2004-2005) DO THE EXACT SAME THING. I TOOK MY CONCERN TO WEB FORUMS. THOUGH MEMBERS THOUGHT I WAS NUTS, THEY TRIED THIS ON THEIR VEHICLES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. IT SEEMS TO BE VEHICLES THAT HAVE CHANGED THE ACC LOCATION ON THE IGNITION. THE ACC LOCATION USED TO BE TURNED BACK TOWARD THE DRIVER, BUT NOW IT IS ONE CLICK TOWARD THE DASH NOW. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. IF PARKED ON ANY INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE IS KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR YOU WOULD HAVE DIFFICULT TIME BRAKING OR STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115503March 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK LOCKED UP ON ITS OWN. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT A DITCH. THEN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114381March 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AT 30 MPH IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, ON A SNOWPACKED ROAD, SOMETHING IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE AND CAUSED THE FRONT END TO LOCK UP. THIS SENT THE VEHICLE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABE SLIDE INTO THE DITCH. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES TO COLLIDE WITH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUT WOULD OPERATE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, DEATHS WOULD HAVE OCCURED. IT IS TIME THAT GENERAL MOTORS DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113680March 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END. DEALER STATED LEAF SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113065February 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FOUND THERE WAS NO GREASE IN THE REAR END. WHICH CAUSED THE DIFFERENTIAL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. IT WAS COMPLETELY WORN. WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SPIN. THE SHOCK ABSORBERS HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112031February 23, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
PICKUP CAME WITH 17 INCH TIRES. ORDERED 3 NEW 17 INCH TIRES AND WAS PLANNING ON USING THE SPARE AS THE 4TH TIRE. THE SPARE WAS A 16 INCH TIRE INSTEAD ON A 17 INCH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO DAMAGE WIL COME TO VEHICLE OR LOST OF DRIVING CONTROL WHEN USING THE 16 INCH TIRE. GM WEB SITE CLEARLY STATES "MIXING TIRES COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING." DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME BULLETING FROM GM STATING THE SIZE DIFFERENCE WILL NOT CAUSE CONCERN. WHO DO I BELIEVE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111794February 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FEATURE. CURRENTLY, EVERY TIME THERE IS AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT. THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT IS THE WAY THE FEATURE IS TO WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110515February 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO ACCIDENT YET, BRAKES FEEL WEAK AND "SPONGY". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108136January 28, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
2005 GM STANDARD CAB PICK UP TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE THE LOWER ANCHORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107820January 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
UPON ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP FROM A PARKED POSITION, AN AUDIBLE "POP" WAS HEARD BY THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND THREE BYSTANDERS. THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED MOTION AFTER ABOUT FIVE FEET OF TRAVEL AS THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. UPON VISUAL ON-THE-SPOT INSPECTION BY COMPANY MECHANIC, IT WAS OBVIOUS THE CASTING ATTACHED TO THE AXLE END WHICH ACTS AS THE SUPPORT FOR BOTH THE BRAKE CALIPER AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD "EXPLODED" WITH A LARGE PIECE SHOOTING ONTO THE GROUND AND OTHER PIECES JAMMING UP IN THE DRUM PART OF THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE LOCK-UP. VEHICLE IMMOVABLE, WAS FLATBEDED TO THE SELLING DEALER. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING ALL AFFECTED COMPONENTS WITH NEW, AND WE WERE BILLED EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS WELL WITH-IN ITS ORIGINAL WARRANTY BASED ON SERVICE MANAGERS ASSUMPTION THAT WE (THE OPERATORS) HAD SOMEHOW CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. TELECOM COMPLAINT TO GM CUST. ASSISTANCE, (FILE NO, 1-299810112) RETURNED SAME RESULTS. IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT THIS CRITICAL PART FAILED OF ITS OWN ACCORD EITHER THROUGH DEFECT OR DESIGN, AND THAT WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED IN OUR PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A VALID EXPLANATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TO A PERMANENT REMEDY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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