2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT BYPASS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 04/7/2015 *JS

THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS ISSUE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT THE ISSUE COME TO FIND OUT. MY CHEVROLET CLASSIC 2005 INTERMITTENTLY REFUSED TO START. THE CAR WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER BUT REFUSE. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD BLINK DURING THIS TIME. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN BUT ALLOWED MY TO START IT FINE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF BUT WENT BACK INTO NOT STARTING WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHING. I THOUGHT, HOW IS THAT, I OWN THIS VEHICLE I AM THE OWNER STARTING THE IGNITION WITH THE KEY? I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS (MOST RECENT TIRES PLUS, EARLY MAY 2014) TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE AND THAT WITHOUT THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED STARTING AGAIN, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET THIS TIME FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT IT IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO FORMER CHEVROLET OWNERS WHO SAID THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND KEPT HAVING THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM FIXED EVERY TIME. THEY SAID THEY FINALLY DITCHED THEIR CHEVROLETS AND GOT TOYOTAS TO AVOID THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED A LOT OF FORUMS, AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CHEVROLET AND GM OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A FAULTY PART FOR MANY OWNERS, THEN CHEVROLET AND GM SHOULD BE WORKING TO SOLVING THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OWNERS. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE IS HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR MANY CHEVROLET AND GM OWNERS, THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE STRIVING TO FIX AND TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY FIXED CHEVROLET AND GM'S MISTAKE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WE DID TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM IN OUR OWN VEHICLES, AS WE AREN'T ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THEM, BUT SIMPLY DRIVE OUR OWN VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR

UPPER PORTION OF 2 PART STEERING SHAFT CAME LOOSE AND STILL IS.TRUCK WAS ONE YEAR OLD WITH 5000 MILES ON IT. JUST MAKES NOISE. HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CHANGE IT. ALSO FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORE OUT AT 30,000 MILES. IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES JAMS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

THE ENGINE SUBFRAME (CRADLE) MOUNTING TABS FOR STEERING GEAR HAVE RUSTED OUT CAUSING STEERING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE IS THEN UNABLE TO STEER POSING THREAT OF CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN THIS ON PONTIAC GRAND AM, AND OLDSMOBILE ALERO MODELS FROM YEARS 2000-2005. *JS

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED RECENTLY (LATE DECEMBER, 2013) ON A SALVAGE TITLE BY MY MOTHER. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED- THE SPEED KEPT DROPPING. AS WE SLOWED TO A STOP I TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO THE SIDE AND PARKED. A PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CLASSIC STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE ALRIGHT. BUT THE SAME THING KEPT HAPPENING A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD (IF MEMORY SERVES, THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES THAT DAY). THE VEHICLE HAD TO WAIT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES TO START AGAIN- TURNING THE KEY EARLIER PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND INSIDE, A THUD-THUD-THUD SOUND. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND I AM CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY ABOUT THE MATTER BECAUSE IF IT DOES PERTAIN TO A SAFETY/PARTS ISSUE IT MAY BE SOMETHING WHICH COULD IMPACT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AS WELL. WHEN CARS LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY THEY CAN POSE A TRAFFIC HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE TOO. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND AT THAT TIME WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER WERE BOTH REPLACED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT. *JS

I WOULD BE DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES I WOULD GO OUT AND IT WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT START, I SPENT MONEY ON TOW TRUCKS, AT LEAST TWICE, HAD TOWED TO SERRA CHEVROLET, THEY WOULD KEEP IT FOR WEEK AT TIME AND TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG, FINALLY I TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC AT AUTO TECH AND WITHIN AN HOUR THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STARTER SWITCH AND REPLACED IT WITHIN THE DAY, AND IT COST ME OVER NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS, I HAD ALREADY SPENT ALMOST 2500.00 WITH SERRA CHEVROLET WITH NO RESULTS, SO THE 900.00 WAS A GOOD DEAL FOR AN EXCELLENT REPAIR, HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR, BUT TAKING ON THAT GIANT IS MOST LIKELY A LESSON IN FUTILITY. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS SATURDAY DECEMBER 21,2013. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAY AND GOING UP A HILL RETURNING TO MY RESIDENCE. IF POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS ALMOST LOST WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS,INCREASING MY RISK OF CRASH. THE MANUFACTOR OR DRIVE TIME WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEVER INFORMED OF THE RECALL OF THIS PART. *TR

AUTO THEFT LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 5 TO 10 DAYS..AND CAR WILL NOT START UP...HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR AGAIN....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER THEN CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK WHEN THE ANTI LOCK WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.