2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

DT: THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUSE BLEW OUT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONE THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE PCMB FUSE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE. *AK *NM

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON TUESDAY SEPT. 20, 2005 DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY PICKUP K2500 HD 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF HIGHWAY STRIKING A CITY DUMPSTER HEADON AND MOVING THE DUMPSTER APPROXIMATELY 50-60 FT. BY POLICE REPORT AND THAN GOING BACK ON HIGHWAY AND CROSSING ALL 4 LANES BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED BUT MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO VANDERBILT HOSPITAL IN NASHVILLE TN. WHY DIDN'T MY AIRBAG DEPLOY WITH A HEADON CRASH OF THIS FORCE? THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT. I RECEIVED A 4 INCH CUT ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF MY CHIN THAT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES AND VERY SORE FROM MY HEAD DOWN MY RIGHT LEG. STILL FOLLOWING UP WITH DOCTORS.... *NM

ENTERING FREEWAY AS TRUCK MERGED ON FREEWAY. VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO ONE SIDE WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE OBSERVED THE VEHICLE WE REALIZED WHEN YOU TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKE LOCKED UP BY THEMSELVES WITH NO ONE TOUCHING THEM. IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKES APPLY VERY RAPIDLY AND / OR LOCK UP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE HAD TOW TRUCK PICK UP VEHICLE AND DELIVER TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE IN THE ACCIDENT AT NO CHARGE. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. THEY ALL AGREED AND SAID THY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHEN I WENT TO TALK TO THEM AFTER FIXING THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE REPRESENTIVE PULLED ME TO THE SIDE AND TOLD ME HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (TSB DOCUMENT ID 1686251) . AFTER TALKING OVER THIS MATER WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS THEY ALL AGREED THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND COULD EASILY CAUSE INJURY AND / OR DEATH. WHAT IS AMAZING IS CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE THE NTSB IS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IF I WAS IN A TURN ON A OVERPASS AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY APPLIED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I ASSUME THIS WOULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE FINDINGS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. IT LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL RESET LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING A FEW MORE MILES THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CALL THE CONSUMER BACK WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. *AK

DT: HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF TRAILER, AND THEY REPAIRED IT. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR IT. TOOK THE TIRE TO THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP, AND HE SAW NO REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE TIRE WAS NOT DRY ROTTED AND OF THE TREAD CAME OFF. *AK

DT: THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND THEY MAKE THE VEHICLE SHIMMY. THE GM DEALERS REPLACED TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES ALREADY, BUT WAS, SUPPOSE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES. NOW THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES AGAIN. THE DEALER HAD THE CONSUMER COME IN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO GET INFORMATION OFF THE TIRES. NOTICED HAPPENED ON APRIL 30, 2005, AND IT ONLY HAS 4685 MILES ON IT. *AK

BOTH WHEEL BEARING SEALS LEAKING ON FRONT END CAUSING GREASE TO GET ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO VIN [XXX]- MY TIRES ARE FALLING APART - THE RUBBER IS FALLING OFF. - I CALLED THE DEALER ABLE CHEVROLET, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD - TOO BAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE. I CANNOT REACH A FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE - *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NEW 2005 SILVERADO 2500 HD 6.0L, RANDOM, METAL POPPING, CRACKING NOISES WHILE IN MOTION, AND PARKED. SOUNDS LIKE SMALL ROCKS HITTING THE SHEET METAL BODY. SOUNDS ARE NOT ISOLATED TO ONE AREA ON TRUCK, COME FROM ALL OVER, BOTH SIDES. STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER SAYS IT IS RELATED TO "HEAT SHIELDS" AND A SERVICE BULLETIN IS PUBLISHED BY GM. I AM SUPPOSED TO GET A RECALL NOTICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OR SO. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL NOTICE/SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS IN ANYONE'S RECORDS. *JB

TRUCK BOUNCES. GM REPLACED WITH SAME RESULTS. REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET MONROE GAS MAGNUMS WHICH HELPED SOME. SUSPENSION IS STILL WEAK. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. INFORMED DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION GUY WAS NOT IN THAT DAY. WILL CONTACT THE DEALER AGAIN.