2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

CHEVY 2005 SILVERADO 68,000 MILES. BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT OUT ON LEFT SIDE. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC SAID WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AND CALLED IT "CATASTROPHIC" FAILURE. NOW 4 WEEKS LATER OTHER SIDE IS GOING OUT. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, ONLY REASON I DISCOVERED IT WAS BECAUSE I DROVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN AND HEARD THE NOISE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME IF I HAD THE AIR ON AND WINDOWS UP! *TR

CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL ON 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU TURN OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. GM STATES THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER I DISAGREE. ANY UNEXPECTED VIBRATION OR CLUNK IN THE STEERING MECHANISM WHILE DRIVING PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM KNOWS THIS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ON A NUMBER OF VEHICLES, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO TURN A BLIND EYE. APPARENTLY THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS THE CENTER OF THE PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART AT ONCE. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE AND GM SEEMS TO BE UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME TO ATTAIN CORRECTIVE ACTION. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL REQUIRE GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

RE:CHEVY 2005 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 200 TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ISSUE. AT THAT TIME I CALLED IN THE DEALERSHIP TOM JUMPER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600 TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A LITIGATION AGAINST GM FOR THE SPEEDOMETER ISSUE AND HAD ME CALL GM DIRECTLY TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED TO AVOID OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THIS DEALERSHIP HAS CLOSED AND OUT OF BUSINESS. I DID CALL GM ACCORDING TO THEM THERE HAS BEEN LITIGATION GOING ON AND THEY DIRECTED TO ME TO THIS WEBSITE TO FIND OUT THE STATUS PERIODICALLY. THE WEBSITE NOW INFORMS THAT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT NOTICE ISSUED AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR WORK SHOULD CLAIM THEIR REIMBURSEMENTS. I REFUSE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND ASKED THEM TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED AS ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM ON SUPPLYING DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY ARE ASKING ME TO GO TO CHEVY DEALER AND GET IT DIAGNOSED PAID BY ME AND THEN THEY WILL DETERMINE IF THEY I AM ELIGIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR WORK. I FOUND THIS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND FRAUDULENT AS PER KEEPING THEIR CLIENT AS A HOSTAGE TO THEIR DEMANDS. I WANT SOME ACTION DONE TO HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS LIKE ME WHO ARE ESSENTIALLY PAYING FOR THE BAILOUT OF THESE COMPANIES IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITION. PLEASE HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANKS . (WWW.SPEEDOMETERSETTLEMENT.COM). *TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR MOVING. GM HAS RECALLED 2003 AND 2004 MODELS BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE 2005 MODELS. MY LOCAL DEALER QUOTED $700 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STICKS AND INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES ITS SHOWS ME DRIVING 120 MPH WHEN GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE LEFT IT COOL DOWN, THEN START THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR IT TO RESET IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS UNTIL IT RETURNS TO 0 MPH. SLUGGISH GOING TO 0 MPH WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ETC. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OTHER THAN GOING WITH THE FLOW, IT IS CONSISTENTLY DOING THESE SYMPTOMS ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO DOES NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT MAY READ ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE INACCURATE READINGS WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT AN INDICATED 72 MPH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING THE FEW OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS DOING SO I CHECKED THE SPEED READING ON MY GPS AND FOUND THAT I WAS DOING ALMOST 100 MPH. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM ALSO AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND ALSO THAT THE 2003 AND 2004 GM TRUCK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IDENTICAL PART FOR WHICH GM HAS INSTITUTED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER GOING CRAZY. JUMPING FROM 0-180 MPH GETTING STUCK ON DIFFERENT MPH. SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALMOST STRUCK A CHILD. AFTER FINALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSORS FAILED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A TEMPORARY SENSOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. HE FOUND A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS MODEL YEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DESIGN WAS NEVER CHANGED AND THE NEWER MODELS HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 03/19/09*JB

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 45MPH AT A STOP, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN A 65-70MPH ZONE THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASE TO 110-120MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR FREE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE FREE REMEDY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE 70,000 REQUIREMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09.*JB