2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED FUNCTIONING INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND USED HIS SHIRT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A SPECIALIST WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

I HAVE A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS IMPACTING MY SMOG CERTIFICATION AND SAFETY.

I WAS COMING HOME ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 45 MPH I TURNED ONTO MY HOME STREET AND I HAD NO BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS 200 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND I COASTED AND TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND FOUND OUT ALL MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET THE BLEEDER SCREWS OFF THE CALLIPHERS BECAUSE THE SCREWS WERE ALSO RUSTED OUT. WE ALWAYS UNDERCOAT OUR VEHICLES WHEN WE BUY THEM BRAND NEW SO NOTHING WOULD RUST OUT UNDER THERE. IN 2005 WE WERE TOLD BY OUR DEALER THAT IF WE UNDERCOAT WE WOULD LOSE OUR WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD US THAT THE NEW BRAKE LINES ARE ALL POLY COATED NOW, SO THEY WON'T RUST OUT ANYMORE. WHY WEREN'T THEY POLY COATED TO BEGIN WITH . THE EXPENSE WAS 1200.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES PLUS THE TOWING FEE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US HE SEEN THIS IN 2002,2003,2004,2005 AND 2006 TRUCKS. 2007 HASN'T COME IN YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS GREASED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEATER FAN ACTIVATED AND AN ODOR OF BURNT PLASTIC EMERGED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. IN ADDITION, THE DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM REFLECTED THE ENTIRE TIME AND THE AREA AROUND THE VENTS BECAME REALLY HOT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

$ WHEEL DRIVE AUTOTRAC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED . BOUNCES BETWEEN 2 WHEEL AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE 2013 AND 2015 .HAD DEALER DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM. DID NOT FIX. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALL LOOKING FOR HELP AND MOST CANNOT GET PROBLEM RESOLVED BY G.M.

VECHICLE GEAR SHIFT MECONISIM DOESN'T LIGHT UP TOO SHOW GEAR SHIFT.

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.REPAIR SHOP SAID BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHEEL SPECIFICATIONS WERE CHANGED TO MATCH THE TIRE SIZE, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 02/08/17*LJ *CN

I HAD JUST DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL WALMART TO GET SUPPLIES BEFORE THE FREEZING RAIN AND ICE GOT HERE. IT WAS 15:50, ABOUT AN HOUSE BEFORE THE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER WORK CHRISTMAS RUSH WOULD BE RUSHING HOME. AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK, AND LETTING IT WARM A LITTLE SO THE HEAT FROM DEFROSTER WOULD MELT THE ICE AND CLEAR THE FOG ON THE WINDOWS WHICH ENABLES ME TO DRIVE SAFELY. IT IS ALSO AGAINST STATE LAW TO DRIVE WITH UNCLEAR WINDOWS. WELL, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY 5 SPEED MANUAL SELECT BLOWER SWITCH DOES NOTHING. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I TOLD THEM SPEEDS 4 AND 5 DON'T WORK. I KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THAT THE RESISTORS CAN GO OUT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX. WELL NOW, ALL ARE OUT. I MANAGED TO GET A LITTLE HOT AIR ON WINDSHIELD BUT DECIDED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RETURNED TO GET TRUCK THE NEXT DAY. AFTER GOOGLING "BLOWER MOTOR FAN RELAY SWITCH" I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR DECADES. BEFORE I RETIRED, I WORKED FOR AT&T AS A TECHNICIAN. WE DEAL WITH CORRODED WIRES AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BY WATER ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER REMOVING THE RESISTER MODULE, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS IT WAS DAMAGED BY WATER. NOT ONLY THAT, IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE PROTECTED FROM WATER BY HAVING TWO SEALS, ONE FOAM, ONE RUBBER BUILT INTO IT. OF COURSE THESE WERE PROBABLY PLACED INTO THE MODULE BY A MACHINE BECAUSE YOU COULD THEY DIDN'T FIT PROPERLY INTO THE SLOTS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO FIT IT. NOT ONLY THAT, THE WIRES THAT WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SODERED (SP) TO THE RESISTORS MUST HAVE BEE

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW MY SPEED AS I WAS ENTERING A CONGESTED AREA NEARING A TOWN. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GEARED IT DOWN MANUALLY WITH MY GEARSHIFT AND TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A SELF-CAR WASH. AFTER LOOKING UNDER VEHICLE, I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL AROUND DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. AFTER FURTHER DETAILED INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYL TO REAR OF VEHICLE TO A UNION MOUNTED ON FRAME THAT CONVERTS SOLID LINE TO FLEX HOSE TYPE HAD CORRODED AND CRACKED. TRUCK WAS JUST INSPECTED 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT DEALER. IN MY 45 YEARS OF DRIVING PROFESSIONALLY, I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL FOR NO REASON, AS IT WAS UNTOUCHED AND SECURED JUST AS IT WAS WHEN IT LEFT FACTORY. ITS OBVIOUS TO ME AND EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT THE BREAK LINE IS MADE OF A LOWER QUALITY STEEL OR NOT AS THICK AS ONES PRODUCED IN THE PAST BY GM. I HAVE HEARD THAT THRU THE GRAPEVINE THAT A CERTAIN SOMEONE WHO DECIDES FAULTS IN THESE CASES SUGGESTED THAT SALT PUT ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS IF THE TRUCKS UNDERSIDE WERE NOT WASHED OFF AFTER WINTER DRIVING TO REMOVE THE CORROSIVE SALT. WHILE I WOULD AGREE TO THAT TO SOME EXTENT, BECAUSE I AM ONE WHO DOES TAKE PRIDE IN MY $ 32,000 VEHICLE, I NOT ONLY POWER WASH THE UNDERSIDE SEVERAL TIMES A WINTER, BUT ALSO UNDERCOAT IT AS WELL. WHAT MAKES THIS SO DANGEROUS, IS THAT BRAKE FLUID THAT LEAKS CAUSES MAJOR DAMAGE TO EVERYTHING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. MY FUEL TANK, WIRING, INSULAT

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE NEW. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME ON. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO FORK OUT MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK.

TAKATA RECALL: REDUCED ENGINE POWER COME ON AND TRUCK WILL ONLY RUN AT 20-40 MI/HR,THIS IS 3TH TIME IT HAPPENED. TOOK TWICE TO DEALER CHARGE 6 TO $800.00 NEVER FIX. CHECK ON IPAD AND THOUSAND HAVING SAME PROBLEMS EFFECTS 2003-2009 TRUCKS MAYBE MORE. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME.DANGER WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75/ HR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU DROP TO 20/HR CHECK UTUBE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LOT OF COMPLAINTS,UNDER HOW TO FIX HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS HITS LAST TIME IT HAPPEN 12/07/2016.

RUST CORROSION HAS WORN THROUGH TO AFFECT ELECTRICAL LINES - REAR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE ELECTRICAL. GAS FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH IS RELATED TO THE CIRCUITRY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AFFECTS "SMOG" SYSTEM. MAIN PROBLEM IS, RIGHT NOW, THE SAFETY AND DRIVEABILITY OF THIS TRUCK DUE TO RUSTING THROUGH UNDERBODY TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND AXEL/BRAKE SYSTEM (NEVERMIND THE REAR LIGHTS NOT WORKING) WILL THIS TRUCK FAIL ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING? *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, PULLING A 16 FT STOCK TRAILER AND THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL RUPTURED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT COULD NOT HAVE IF I'D BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER HELPED. TOOK TO CHEVY SERVICE AND ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND EATEN THROUGH. PISTONS CORRODED AND STUCK ON BOTH FRONT CALIPERS. ALL LINES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CALIPERS. TOTAL COST WAS $1647.94 PARTS WERE $484, THE REST WAS LABOR. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE REAR PADS AND DRUMS BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO BRAKE FLUID, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW.

WHEN I PURCHASED MY TRUCK THE DEALERSHIP PROMISED TO HAVE IT FIXED,I THEN WENT TO THE NC DMV WHO HANDLES VEHICLE. I HAD BEEN RECEIVING THE RUNAROUND FROM EVERYONE. I AM SURE IT HAS BEEN IN A FLOOD THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT DUE TO ALL THE RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PURCHASED IT WAS STATIONARY AT A PRIVATE DEALERSHIP IN A CITY NEXT TO A HIGHWAY. *TR

WELL I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOSS OF COOLANT HAVE ADDED DYE TO COOLANT TO DETECT LEAK NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW ADDING COOLANT I HAVE PERFORMED 2 OIL CHANGES SINCE NOTICING ISSUE. I JUST CHANGED MY OIL TODAY AND NOTICED ALOT OF GUNK(FIRST TIME EVER) I KNEW ABOUT CASTECH HEAD ISSUE REMOVED MY VALVE COVERS AND FOUND WHAT WAS ALMOST LIKE CARAMEL ORANGE IN COLOR. CHECKED FOR CASTING MARK AND THE HEADS ARE INDEED CASTECH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHAT ARE MY COURSE OF ACTIONS TO TAKE?

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, I STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING AT STARTUP AND SOMETIME AN EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB. I FOUND 2 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN ON EACH SIDE. IT CAN GET BAD ENOUGH TO OPEN A WINDOW AT TIMES. DEALER SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON A EMISSIONS AND SAFETY ISSUE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I SEE IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 1999.WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR? IF I HAVE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR WOULD GM EVER COVER IT OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE DONE BY A HIGH COST DEALERSHIP? THEY GOT VW FOR EMISSIONS WHAT ABOUT GM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A BRAKE LINE MAY HAVE PREMATURELY FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 11/21/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SPEEDOMETER NOT DISPLAYING CORRECTLY. GAUGE SITS AT 30MPH WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING GOES TO 70+MPH. TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND ON DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. THERE WAS NO RECALL ALTHOUGH I AM SEEING THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS THAT HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS. LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER STATES APPROXIMATELY $600.00 TO FIX. HAVE NOT FIXED AS OF TODAY. I FEEL THIS IS A A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM/CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX.

HE HVAC BLOWER AND RESISTER WENT OUT CAUSING A WIRING HARNESS TO MELT- A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH OCCUPANTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR AT IDLE, THE "CLIMATE (DUEL) CONTROL ON DRIVER'S SIDE SUDDENLY STOPS BLOWING COLD AIR AND BLOWS PURE HOT AIR. THIS BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S CONTROL. HOWEVER, WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AIR CONDITIONER STARTS BLOWING COLD AGAIN BUT SOONER OR LATER WILL BEGIN BLOWING HOT. THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE OPERATOR DOES TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND EMBARRASSING WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. BY THE WAY I HAD A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT DONE THE SAME THING. THIS IS HAPPENS ANY TIME THE CONTROL IS SET TO COOL.

ON JULY 23RD I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BREAK FOR A TURN THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. A RUSTY BREAK LINE BLEW OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I AM LUCKY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD WITH ME.

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNTING CROSS MEMBER HAS CORRODED OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD CAUSE A RECALL AS ROTTING FRAME PARTS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS. THIS TRUCK HAS 88000 MILES. RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS TRUCK AS WELL. BRAKES WERE LOST LUCKILY IN THE DRIVEWAY. HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING IN THE REAR AND FOUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT HAD ROTTED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE CONTACT "FELT A CRUNCH" ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE WHEEL SLUMPED AND THE CHROME WHEEL COVER FELL OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRACTURED WHEEL WAS RUSTED OUT. WITH SOME HELP, THE CONTACT MOUNTED A SPARE WHEEL, DROVE HOME, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT COST. THE CONTACT REFUSED AND DROVE HOME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE WHEEL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. ...UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED IT IS MY ASSESSMENT THAT THE ATTACHED WHEEL COVER TRAPS WATER BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE WHEEL, ALLOWING EXTENSIVE RUST TO OCCUR OVER TIME. THESE CHROME COVERS ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. UPDATED 06/11/18*JB

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS LOOSE AND MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHILE DRIVING

FUZION TIRES SIZE 265/70R/17 BOTH BACK TIRES WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE TREAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED

BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR NO PRESSURE. LOST ALL PRESSURE DURING SNOWSTORM. LUCKY TO PULL OVER INTO DRIFTED SNOW TO PREVENT CRASH. 61000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. MARYLAND AREA. UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE SUPPLY LINES ARE RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. VERY DIFFICULT TO REPAIR ONESELF. VERY COSTLY REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. THIS SHOULD BE A SFETY RECALL. RIDICULOUS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE GEAR POSITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ....UPDATED 08/29/16 *BF

TAKATA INFLATORS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

RUST RUST RUST. FRAME IS SO BAD TRUCK WILL NOT PASS NYS SAFETY INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. I HAVE TO SELL IT FOR SCRAP/SALVAGE AS GM WON'T OFFER ANYTHING BUT A "POSSIBLE" CREDIT IF I BUY A NEW CHEVY TRUCK. NO WAY I'LL DO THAT:(. TRUCK ONLY HAS 25,500 MILES AS IT IS A SECOND VEHICLE. IT WAS NEVER USED OFF ROAD OR FOR SNOW PLOWING. JUST RUSTED AWAY SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE PICKUP HAS ABOUT 62000 MILES ON IT IS WELL MAINTAINED. LOCATED IN VIRGINIA AND DURING THE WINTER I TAKE THE PICKUP TO THE CARWASH SEVERAL TIME PURPOSELY TO HAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED. WHEN MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT HIS RESPONSE WAS "I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE PAPER THIN FROM RUST. I AM FORTUNATE IN NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE A COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF 1ST GEAR/TRUCK STARTS IN 2 OR 3RD GEAR/INTERMITTENT TROUBLE CODES P0758 AND P0740 THEN CODES CLEAR/EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN MOVING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP/ DON'T KNOW WHEN TRUCK WILL STALL OR FAIL TO PICK UP SPEED/TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAY CAN'T HELP UNTIL CODES ARE SET/EMAILED CHEVROLET REGARDING PROBLEM/ VEHICLE HAS 45000 MILES AND IS NOT DUE FOR SERVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL 50000 MILES/TRUCKS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT START FAILING AT ONLY 45000 MILES/ CHEVY'S RESPONSE IS VEHICLE PAST WARRANTY PERIOD NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS

THIS VEHICLE IS 4WD. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ELECTRIC SHIFT TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON THE MILAGE WAS ABOUT 65000 MILES ITS LOOKS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK IT IS A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LS, YOU WOULD THINK CHEVROLET WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER A RECENT TRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 05/09/18*JB *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TIRES AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,083 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

THE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON DISABLING DRIVERS AIR BAG. AFTER CHECKING THIS OUT I FOUND THIS WAS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS AGE SILVERADOS. PROBLEM IS A SENSOR THAT COST 400$ TO REPAIR AT DEALER. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SHOULDN'T GM FIX THE DEFECT AT THEIR COST? HOW MANY OWNERS OF THIS AGE TRUCK OPT NOT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED DUE TO COST? THIS ENDANGERS OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AND GM SHOULD BE LIABLE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RUSTING BRAKE LINES IN HARD TO REACH AREAS OF THE VEHICLE THAT NORMAL WASHING DOESN'T CLEAN. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC GETTING OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE E-BRAKE TO GET HOME AND WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND FOUND WHERE THE HARD LINE GOES TO THE FLEX LINE OVER THE REAR END IT HAD SPLIT. I REPAIRED THAT AND NOW RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAS TANK IN SPLIT AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THEN .THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING WHILE IT WAS IN GAUGED MY SPEED DROPPED WITH A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME AND I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY A BIG TRUCK. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATIC SINCE MAY 2012. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. THE DEALER FOUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VENT SOLENOID BAD IN JUNE 2014. COSTING ME NEARLY $800, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE GM SPEEDOMETER RECALL.

REAR SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK DURING NORMAL USE. SB 05-09-40-002E ID# 10037184. NHTSA #05V163000. 2ND ROW CENTER SEATBELT NOT SAFE.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE STARTER AND THE RELAY WERE BAD. IT COST ME OVER $700. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. MA 10/1

FRONT TO REAR 5 CAR COLLISION, CAUSING ME TO HIT A VEHICLE AND THEN A HIGH CURB AND DRAINAGE GRATE, FRONT DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK IS SEVERE AND MY TRUCK WILL REQUIRE OVER $8,000, MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PROBABLY CALL THE TRUCK A TOTAL LOSS...MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, 2005 SILVERADO Z71 FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN DECEMBER 2014. I LOVE THE TRUCK. I LIVE IN MAINE. WE HAVE STATE INSPECTION LAWS THAT ARE ENFORCED BY THE POLICE. WHEN THE INSPECTION STICKER RAN OUT IN JANUARY 2015, I WAS UNABLE TO GET A NEW ONE, DUE TO THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND HE BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GET BENT AND THAT IT WASN'T HIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH HE ASSURED ME I WOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE GETTING AN INSPECTION STICKER WHEN THE TIME CAME, AT THE TIME OF THE SALE (I COULD ONLY ASSUME HE WAS RIGHT, BECAUSE THE TRUCK LOOKS PERFECT). I UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING, LIKE THE REST OF US, AND DO NOT HOLD IT AGAINST HIM. I DO NOT, HOWEVER, UNDERSTAND HOW GM CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING VEHICLES THAT CANNOT LAST 10 YEARS. THE TRUCK IS PERFECT, INSIDE AND OUT, IT RUNS GREAT, YET YOU CAN TAKE PIECES OF THE FRAME OFF WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. I NOW HAVE A $260/MONTH PAYMENT FOR THE NEXT 3 1/2 YEARS THAT I AM STUCK WITH. I CANNOT SELL THE TRUCK FOR NEARLY WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR 8 MONTHS AGO. I WENT AHEAD AND CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF CHEVROLET YESTERDAY, AND AFTER 3 SEPARATE CALLS, I WAS PUT IN CONTACT WITH A HIGHER-UP AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP ME, AS THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HE ALSO SAID THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT HE HAS HEARD, "I MEAN, COME ON, THIS IS A 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK". DOUBT IT. ANYWAYS, THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN, AS I DON'T THINK MY TRUCK WOULD FARE TO

THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK I APPROACHED A T INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED FROM GREEN TO YELLOW AS I APPROACHED IT. I PRESSED AND THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, "NO BRAKES". THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND I HAD TO TRY TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE CORNER AT TO MUCH SPEED, ALMOST ROLLING THE TRUCK. ONCE I SLOWED TO A STOP. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK, AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR WHERE ALL THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES RUN ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR GM TO NOT HONOR THEIR VEHICLES OR RESPECT THE BUYERS OF THOSE VEHICLES ENOUGH TO PUT STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES ON THEM. HOW DOES GM EXPECT TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY GM PRODUCTS WHEN WE ARE KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF RUSTED,RUPTURED BRAKE LINES. I EXPECT THE LOCAL STEALERSHIP TO QUOTE ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THE MANUFACTURERS ERROR. I TELL YOU ONE THING I HAVE PRAISED GM ABOUT MY TRUCK, BUT IF THIS DOESNT GET RECALLED OR FIXED I WONT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING, I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. NARROWLY MISSING 2 CARS IN FRONT OF ME. UPON REVIEW AFTER TOWING HOME, ALL 4 FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE CONSIDERABLE "FLAKING CORROSION", WITH ONE BLOWN LINE AND ONE LINE SEEPING. I USED THE E-BRAKE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AS IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AS WELL. GOT AHOLD OF GM DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $1100 TIME AND MATERIAL TO "FIX". I CHOSE TO FIX MYSELF WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINE. THIS IS THE LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.