2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

VEHICLE WAS SOLD WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE AN ILLEGAL CALIFORNIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS HAD FOR THREE MONTHS DRIVESHAFT FLEW OFF OF VEHICLE A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING DEALER SHIP FIX BUT BUT A DRIVESHAFT THAT WAS TO SHORT FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENT SECOND INCIDENT CAUSE COLLISION INTO BRICK WALL BECAUSE VEHICLE LOST STEERING BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE BY SAFETY ISSUES DEALERSHIP RETIRED TO PASS OFF AS AN "AS IS " VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING , MY BROTHER AND I WERE BACKING UP THE TRUCK TO ATTACH THE BOAT FOR TOWING. HE WAS BACKING UP MY TRUCK WHILE I GUIDED HIM BACK TOWARDS THE HITCH OF THE BOAT. WE GOT THE BOAT HITCH ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK AND I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO DRIVE . THANK GOD HE REFUSED TO DRIVE, ONCE I GOT IN THE TRUCK , I APPLIED MY BRAKES BEFORE PUTTING THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR TIRE . I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A BOAT BEHIND ME????? I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT BROKE . I ALSO HAVE SEEN SOME RUST ON THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES NOW AND AM WORRIED ABOUT THE THE CONDITION OF THOSE LINES.

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, MIKE

LIGHT COMES ON WHICH READS "CHECK PASSENGER AIR BAG". THIS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THEN REMAINS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS HAVE INDICATED THAT PARTS FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE SAME REPAIR LOCATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED ON AN ON RAMP, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROAD AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK. THE DRIVER'S BUMPER ATTACHED TO THE 18 WHEELER TRUCK AND THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED FOR A FEW MILES UNTIL THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL ASSISTED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND ABDOMINAL BLEEDING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAD TO BE SENT TO A TRAUMA UNIT IN ANOTHER HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKES GOT PROGRESSIVELY "SOFT" ON THE WAY HOME, UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MADE HOME BY GOING SLOW AND DOWNSHIFTING TO DECELERATE WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TO BE THE MASTER CYLINDER.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME PULLING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER FROM A WEEKEND OF CAMPING. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MY SELF AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. BOTH LANES OF VEHICLES CAME TO A QUICK STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ABS STARTED TO KICK IN, I LET OF THE BRAKES AND REAPPLIED AGAIN THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO HOP THE CURB WITH THE TRUCK AND TRAIL TO AVOID HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. IT TOOK 5 OR MORE VEHICLE LENGTHS TO GET COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE 6 OR SO MILES HOME USING THE TRAILER BRAKES ONLY. ONCE THE TRAILER WAS UNHOOKED I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK IN TO MY DRIVE WAY TO WORK ON IT. THE BRAKES WOULD HOLD THE TRUCK, THE PEDDLE WAS TO THE FLOOR BUT I'M DOUBTFUL THEY WOULD STOP IT AT ANY SPEED.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN MAKING IT TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. IT STARTED HAPPENING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW OR AS I AM SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP, THEN THE ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THAT NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE YOU THINK YOU HAVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IS NOT THERE. THIS PROBLEM IS IN PERFECTLY DRY CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT WEATHER RELATED AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT'S BEEN SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TODAY. TURNING WHILE STOPPING USUALLY CAUSES THE ISSUE TO HAPPEN THE MOST, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. COMING TO A STRAIGHT STOP DOESN'T ALWAYS CAUSE THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE WAS THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 1999 - 2002 CHEVY TRUCKS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. APPARENTLY CHEVY HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE SO WE ARE SEEING IT AGAIN, I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS OR DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IS THERE A DEATH TOLL WE NEED TO HIT? I'VE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THAT BECAUSE FEW HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS IS HAPPENING AT LOWER SPEEDS ONLY INSURANCE ISSUES HAVE ARISEN AND THE CONSUMERS WIND UP PAYING FOR THOSE IN THE END. ONE WOULD HATE TO DIP INTO CHEVY'S YEAR END BONUS MONEY. *TR

NOTICED UPPER BRAKE LIGHT ON WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. TRUCK WOULDN'T START. TRUCK WOULDN'T ACCEPT AN EXTENDED JUMP. TRUCK TOWED.MECHANIC FOUND THE UNDER DASH FUSE BOX MELTED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. TRUCK NEEDED NEW FUSE BOX. PLUGS AND INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD BEEN MADE TO THIS VEHICLE. PARTS HAVE BEEN SAVED. $1,745.00 TO FIX. I SEE MANY REPORTS OF ELECTRICAL FIRES IN GM, CHEVY PRODUCTS ON THE WEB WITH NO APPARENT ACTION TO FORCE A FIX. VEHICLES ARE BEING DESTROYED, SEVERELY DAMAGED, PEOPLE AND PROPERTY ENDANGERED BECAUSE THEY ARE APPARENTLY USING CHEAP, INFERIOR GRADE PRODUCTS. PEOPLE WOULD NOT MIND PAYING A FEW DOLLARS MORE TO ENSURE THEY WON'T DIE IN A FIRE OR HAVE THEIR HOUSE BURN DOWN. I'M NOT A FAN OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS BUT IF THESE COMPANY'S WON'T VOLUNTARILY DO THE RIGHT THING PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO MANDATE SPECIFIC GAUGE WIRING AND CONTACTS. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/26/17*LJ *JS

I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE, IT WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH. I WAS PULLING INTO A WALMART AND CROSSING 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. UPON IMPACT I PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FROM HER INSIDE LANE. THE AIRBAG ON MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE IMPACT WASN'T HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THAT IS WHY I NEVER REPORTED THE ACCIDENT UNTIL NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW FRONT BUMPER IMPACT SENSOR FOR $549.00. I HAD CONTACTED GM ABOUT AND THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS OVER 100,000 MI. THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THERE HAVE BEEN MYRIAD COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME THING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE AMPLE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR THE NHTSB TO ORDER A RECALL. I PLAN ON DOING THE REPAIR MYSELF. THE PART COSTS $90. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT AND COAST TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, EXT CAB, 4X4. TRUCK IS NOW IN SHOP GETTING FIXED. $1000 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. STAINLESS STEEL LINES ($40 MORE FOR GM) WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ISSUE. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA WHERE OTHER CARS COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

MY WIFE AND I WERE LEAVING HOME TO GO IN TO TOWN TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS WITH THE TRUCK. WHEN APPROACHING THE ROADWAY SHE APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO STOPPING. THE EMERGENCY MECHANICAL BRAKE WAS USED SO WE WOULD NOT GET HIT. AFTER GETTING OUT AND SEEING FLUID DRIP, I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND A CRACKED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS TRUCK SPENT MANY YEARS IN WISCONSIN BEFORE WE LOCATED LAST FALL TO WASHINGTON STATE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THIS FAILURE DOES NOT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. BRAKE FAILURE IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

MY TRUCKS BRAKES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME TWO WEEKS AGO. LUCKILY THESE FAILURES HAPPENED IN A DRIVEWAY OR LOW SPEED WITH NO ACCIDENT RESULTS. THE LATEST BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A WEEK AFTER HAULING MY LOADED HORSE TRAILER THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE IF THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED A WEEK EARLIER. WHILE BACKING UP, ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM HITCHING THE TRAILER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AUG. 2014. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PAST FIXING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SENSORS, BRAKE LINES, ET AL. THIS TRUCK JUST TURNED 100,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, EVER! I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST, LOTS OF SALTED ROADS BUT THESE PARTS MUST BE JUNK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND GM HAS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM ASAP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN RECALLING THE '05 AND NEWER TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY INCREASE TO 75 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE TO AND REMAIN AT 100 MPH UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,300.

BRAKE LINES CORRODED THRU CAUSING ACUTE BRAKE FAILURE. ALMOST CAUSED BAD WRECK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND GMS UNWILLINGNESS TO CORRECT I WILL BE SURE TO NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE EVER. *TR

I JUST GOT HOME AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES ON THE PARKWAY, AND I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO PICK UP MY FIANC KIDS FROM SCHOOL WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK AND APPLIED THE SERVICE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I CRAWLED UNDER TO TAKE A LOOK AND THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE WHERE THE PLASTIC BRACKET WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRAME. THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED AND BRITTLE AND JUST BY TOUCHING THEM THE RUST FLAKES OFF. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AT HOME AND NO ONE GOT HURT OR KILLED. I LIVE ON A MOUNTAIN AND THE ROAD DOWN IT IS A 25% INCLINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL OR SERIOUS HAPPENS. IF YOU HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT SO THIS GETS RECALLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IS GM THIS POWERFUL AND WILL NOT FESS UP TO THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD BE FATAL?? PLEASE JOIN ME AND SPEAK UP... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FLUCTUATED AT INITIAL START UP AND WHENEVER DRIVING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

A CAR WITH NO LIGHTS (AT NIGHT) CAME UP AND THE DRIVER OF THE 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAD TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP TO GET OUT OF HIS WAY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE DITCH. THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, AND THE CAB IS NOW SITTING INCORRECTLY ON THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

ON 1/8/2015 AT ABOUT 5MPH MY BRAKES FAILED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A CAR MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES .I HAD THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR, DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. THE COST WAS 1200 DOLLARS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER READS WRONG BUT ODOMETER IS OK? STOP AND TURN OFF IT WORKS OK FOR A TIME. TRY TO START SOMETIMES IT WILL CRANK OTHER TIME IT DON'T GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE DASH PANEL BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR ANYONE THAT I KNOW OF I FOUND IT ONLINE AFTER TIME HAD EXPIRED (SPEEDOMETER) AND WILL ALSO CONTROL ENGINE CRANKING . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE COOLANT FAN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE RESERVOIR AND THE LOWER WATER HOSE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE HEADS TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. ONE NEXT TO A PLASTIC SENSOR WHICH MELTED. ( CANT THAT CAUSE A FIRE )? HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI SERIOUSLY THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANKS! *JS

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND LETTING OFF THE GAS WHILE MAKING A TURN THE TRUCK STARTED SPEEDING BACK UP, BRAKING DID STOP THE TRUCK AND NO REVVING OCCURRED. AFTER BREAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND LETTING OF THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD START MOVING FORWARD AS IF THE GAS IS BEING APPLIED-SPEEDING UP GRADUALLY. PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND SAME THING HAPPENED. TURNED TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS TO DOCUMENT BRAKE LINE FAILURES ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE BLEEDING MY BRAKES IN JUNE OF 2011, ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES BURST AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BURST WAS IN A SECTION OF THE LINE ACCESSIBLE FOR ME TO REPLACE. THEN, IN AUGUST OF 2013, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP SUDDENLY AFTER SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH. WITH SOME MANEUVERING, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE PERSON BUT DRIFTED WELL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE COMING TO A SLOW STOP. THANKFULLY NO ONE ELSE WAS THERE. FORTUNATELY, I COULD LITERALLY SEE MY HOUSE (AND MY CHILDREN WHO WERE WAITING FOR ME TO RETURN FROM WORK), AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE SHOP REPLACED A SECTION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND FELT THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES WERE STILL SAFE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE BREAK WAS IN A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN THE FIRST BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2014 WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER CAME INTO MY LANE WITHOUT WARNING. AGAIN I WAS TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH AND NEARLY RAN HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER DRIVER AFTER MY TRUCK DRIFTED SLOWLY TO A STOP (PROBABLY TOOK 3 TIMES THE DISTANCE IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY TAKEN TO STOP). AT THE TIM

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. ROLLS ABOUT 5 FEET FARTHER THAN EXPECTED. SEEMS THE BRAKES JUST QUIT BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPS. ABS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE LINES AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

NOTICED A NEED TO TOP OFF BRAKE RESERVOIR DUE TO DASH WARNING LIGHT. BRAKE LINES FAILING DUE TO CORROSION, FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT HAS BEEN THE RESULT SO FAR. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S READ "CHECK AIR BAG" FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. NO INCIDENT BUT THE CHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AUGUST 2014. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING MY HOME THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER CHECKING I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION. I HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS AS ALL VEHICLES NOW HAVE A DUAL LINE MASTER CYLINDER. I THEN REMEMBERED I HAD SEEN A OILY SPILL AND TRAIL UP THE SHARED GRAVEL DRIVE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY I HAD LOST HALF THE BRAKE SYSTEM MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR DIFFERENT FEEL TO THE BRAKES DURING THIS TIME. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND WHILE CHECKING WHAT WAS NEEDED FOR REPAIR I DISCOVERED THAT EVERY SINGLE BRAKE LINE ON THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ANOTHER CHEVROLET PICKUP THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 1989 AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE 2005'S. *TR

PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE BURST. IF I GOT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEADED DOWN THE HILL TO THE STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES FAILED, I WOULD FIND MYSELF IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOING 40MPH+ DURING RUSH HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND NO BRAKES AT ALL!!! THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED, WASHED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE ROAD INSTEAD OF IN THE DRIVEWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE MULTIPLE DEATHS AND/OR INJURIES. AT LEAST A LETTER TO OWNERS TO INSPECT THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND USED A FUEL CLEANER TREATMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

IN JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WENT BACK TO 0 WHEN GOING 65 MPH. SINCE THAT INCIDENT IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. ADDITIONALLY THE TACHOMETER DOESN'T REGISTER RPMS ACCURATELY FOR OVER TWO YEARS, ALSO SOMETIMES GOES TO 0. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND HAVE OWNED TRUCK SINCE 2006. THE SPEEDOMETER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER SAID IMPACT SENSOR WAS BAD AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK IF IN A FRONTEND CRASH. TRUCK HAS ONLY 73000 MILES ON IT. COST $350.00 TO $400.00 TO FIX. DEALER SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAVE THERE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,400.

TAIL LIGHT HOUSING LEAKS WATER INTO TAIL LIGHT AREA WHICH CAUSES TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT BULB BASES TO CORRODE , LOSE CONTACT AND FAIL TO OPERATE. I REPLACE TAIL LAMPS EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AT 65000 MILES AND DESPITE EXTENDED WARRANTY GM WOULD NOT REPAIR. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT GM SETTLEMENT CONCERNING THIS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

BRAKE LINE BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS PUTTING THE TRUCK IN GEAR. THERE IS NO RUST ON TRUCK EXCEPT BRAKE LINES. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING FOR A HIGHWAY EXIT. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE AND SAFE STOP. WHEN I LOOKED TO FIND THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED; BRAKE LINE LEAK; TRUCK WOULD NOT BRAKE/STOP IN DRIVEWAY; HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR

BRAKE LINES BURSTING DUE TO FAULTY (CHEAP) MATERIAL. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVY TRUCKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT THIS IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN. LOOKS LIKE ALL LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE MADE FROM CHEAP MATERIAL. *TR

DROVE INTO THE GARAGE AND PARKED. A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE CAME FROM THE TRUCK AND FUMES BEGAN FUNNELING THROUGH THE HOOD OF TRUCK. QUICKLY TURNED OFF IGNITION AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. IN A FEW MINUTES GARAGE WAS FULL OF INTENSE FLAMES. THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE IT BLEW OPEN THE DOOR INTO THE HOUSE AND BURNED/MELTED THE LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT AND THREE ROOMS, AND THE SECOND CAR IN THE GARAGE, SENDING SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. VEHICLES MELTED AND EVERYTHING IN THEM AND IN THE GARAGE- MOWER, SNOW BLOWER, SMALL EQUIPMENT AND MORE, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO AREAS IDENTIFIED ABOVE. THERE WAS EXTREME SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. *TR

NO BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. *JS

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, WILL NOT POWER ON. *JS

ONE DAY AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT THE "CHECK AIR BAG" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH AIR BAG LIGHT. THE PAST WINTER HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY WET AND COLD FOR OHIO. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFORMED AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE DESIGN CAN ALLOW WATER INTO THE SENSOR, BUT NOT DRAIN OUT. HENCE, THE WATER FROZE INSIDE THE SENSOR, EXPANDED AND DAMAGED THE SENSOR, RENDERING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE. PART NUMBER 15103522. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER PART NUMBER - 10370149. UNSURE IF THIS NEW PART CORRECTS THE LACK OF DRAINAGE OR NOT BUT ACCORDING TO THE ONLINE RESEARCH, IT JUST MIGHT. CONTACTED CHEVY AUTHORIZED SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE PART AT THEIR COST SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR 5 MINUTES WAITING TO LEARN OF THE PART PRICE, AT WHICH POINT I HUNG UP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND BEING THAT IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, ONE MIGHT THINK THAT CHEVY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN NOT INCURRING MORE LAWSUITS THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE AGAINST THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY TRUCK, AT THE SERVICE SHOP I WAS SHOWN THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND HAD FAILED. *TR