2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUTTONS FAIL TO WORK EVERY SO OFTEN. I WAS COMING HOME FROM ANN ARBOR, MI. ONE NIGHT AND MY INDICATOR LIGHT SAID I WAS IN NEUTRAL FOR SOME REASON. I PLAYED WITH IT FOR A BIT AND NO LUCK. MY FRIEND WAS WITH ME AND HE OWNS A REPAIR FACILITY IN SOUTH LYON, MI. HE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG! THE ENCODER MOTOR FOR THE TRANSFER CASE IS BAD. IT IS AN ELECTRIC ITEM AND FAILS. THE ENCODER MOTOR IS WHAT SHIFTS IN TO 4 HI, 4 LOW, AUTO 4 WHEEL AND 2 HI. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TOWARD THE END OF FEB 2010 WHEN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL, 2 HI WAS MY ONLY OPTION. ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 2004 SILVERADO AND HER ENCODER MOTOR WENT BAD ON THE FREEWAY. HER PROBLEM WAS THAT HER TRUCK THREW HER INTO 4 LOW WHILE SHE WAS AT 70 MPH. OMG IS THAT SAFE???? GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE START TO CRASH OR WORSE GETTING HURT AND DYEING AS A RESULT. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 76,000 MILES ON IT, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR ILLUMINATION IN THE DASH GAUGE CLUSTER I CAN NOT TELL WHAT GEAR IT IS IN UNLESS IT IS VERY CLOUDY OR DARK, I AM WORRIED THAT THE TRUCK COULD PUT IT IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF DRIVE OR VISE VERSA. *TR

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERATIVE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS READING IS 0 MPH, OR SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ABOVE 65 AT A DEAD STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 120 MPH AND WOULD NOT MOVE REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED THAT HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. THE NEEDLE IS STUCK ON 120 MPH. UPDATED 02/17/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AROUND A CURVE HE HEARD A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN OF THE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT A LOW SPEED THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84120. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS SHOULD NOT HAVE ACTIVATED ON DRY PAY PAVEMENT UNDER NORMAL SPEED CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ABS SENSOR BEING MOVED OUT OF ALIGNMENT DUE TO CORROSION. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

2005 SILVERADO PICKUP. HEATER FAN MOTOR RESISTOR MELTING WIRES TOO A POINT THAT THE WIRES COULDN'T BE TOUCHED WITHOUT BEING BURNED. WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT PROBLEM EXISTS. TOLD DEALERSHIP THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IE: IF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WERE TO COME INTO CONTACT THERE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A FIRE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 SILVERADO IS BAD. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN SO FAST IN MY LIFE. IT STARTED IN MAY OF 2009 AND IT CORRECTED ITSELF NOW WE ARE FACING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN READING UP ON THIS I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. DRIVING APROX.30 BUT IT SAYS 120. *TR

FOR QUITE SOME TIME, OUR 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WOULD HAVE AN ODOR AND THE #5 POSITION ON THE FAN FOR HEATER WOULD STOP WORKING, THEN START AGAIN. RECENTLY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AT ALL LEVELS. WE CAN NO LONGER CIRCULATE HEAT OR AC IN THE VEHICLE. WE CHECKED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR UNIT, IT HAD MELTED AND ALSO MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS UP UNDER THE DASH. WE NOW HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH UNITS AT GREAT EXPENSE TO US., NOT TO MENTION THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE...WE USUALLY HAVE SOME GRANDCHILDREN STRAPPED IN CAR SEATS...WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DANGEROUS TO THEM, HAD IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME, NOT JUST THE MILEAGE INDICATED. *TR

ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL SWITCH ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO, 4.3L V6 4WD TRUCK. *TR