2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

THE 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB, JUST STARTED WITHOUT NOTICE GETTING VERY HARD TO STEER FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED, NOTICED A "GRABBING" OF THE WHEEL WHEN SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN. DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE GIVEN, AND THE PART WAS REPLACED.*JB

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 6.6 LITER DURAMAX ENGINE OVERHEATED WHEN PULLING MY 25 FEET TRAVEL TRAILER. FOUND THIS TO BE A HAZARD THAT GM WAS AWARE AND WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRUCK HAS 11000 MILES, BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR OVER HEATING WHILE TOWING. GM TECHNICIAN LINE HAS A CASE # ON FILE, AND TOLD THE TECHNICIAN WHO RELAYED THE INFORMATION TO MYSELF THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT AT THIS TIME HAVE NO FIX. I CALL BS BECAUSE THE 06 MODELS HAVE REVISED COOLING SYSTEMS AND A LARGER TURBO CHARGER. MY BELIEF IS THE FIX IS TO MUCH $$ AND THEY WILL ONLY TAKE CARE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT TOW AND HAVE ISSUES. I HAVE NOTICE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE NET ABOUT 04.5 AND 05 LLY DURAMAX TRUCK THAT TOW OVER 10000 HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE MAJOR DOWN SIDE IS THE TRUCKS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED LIMIT DUE TO THE 234* PLUS WATER TEMPERATURE AND THE POWER LOSS FORMED A COOLING FAN THAT RUNS NO STOP WHEN TOWING. I HAVE MADE THE SAME PULL WITH MY 2001 CHEVROLET DURAMAX TRUCK AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES WITH IMPEDING TRAFFIC FLOW.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED AS IT WENT DOWN THE ROAD AT 50-65 MPH. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE CONTACT BOUGHT IT NEW. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO ANYTHING. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO 4 DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD FEEL THE BOUNCE BUT COULD NOT FIX. *AK

DT: 2005 CHEVY C1500 HALF TON PICKUP T WAS PLACED IN STORAGE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED AND HAD ONLY 13 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN RECIEVED FROM THE DEALER. THIS WAS A COMPANY VEHICLE, AND WHEN OUT OF STORAGE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID. THE MASTER CYCLINDER WAS COMPLETELY DRY. TOOK TO A DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS. ESSENTIALLY ,THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE WAS USING THE JACK, AND HAD THE JACK SHAFT PLACED ON THE JACK MOUNT. THE JACK SHAFT BENT, CAUSING IT TO SLIP OFF OF THE MOUNT AND DAMAGE THE TRUCK. ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE STUCK UNDER THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE JACK WEIGHT WAS INTENDED FOR THIS TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED THAT HE CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE THE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD , I PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO ADJUST, THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF, ALL THE PANEL GAUGE ICONS LIGHTED UP AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY FOR THE "P R D R L" CYCLED ACROSS. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ONCE I GOT HOME, I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE IDLING IN PARK ON THE DRIVE WAY. THIS IS A NEW SILVERADO PURCHASED JUNE 24, 2005. WILL TAKE IN TO DEALER ASAP. *NM

VEHICLE DIESEL SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM TRANSFERRING FUEL INTO THE TRUCK FOR USE. IT RUNS OUT WHILE THE FRONT FUEL TANK IS STILL FULL OF FUEL. THE FUEL TANK NEVER READS OVER HALF FULL. IT IS BEING TOWED FOR THE SECOND TIME DURING THE MONTH OF JULY. IT WILL BE IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE PURCHASED, 2ND TIME THIS MONTH. WE ARE TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, SINCE THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS TRUCK IS OUR ONLY WORK TRUCK AND A CAR LOANER DOES NOT HELP WITH THE TOWING OF OUR MINI. *JB

MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, 4.3 ENGINE AND 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSIONHAS A PROBLEM WHEN USING CRUISE. GOING UP HIL AND IT NEEDS TO DOWNSHIFT IT WILL GO INTO 3RD GEAR FOR ANOUT A SECOND AND HALF THEN TO SECOND WITH RPM GOING FROM 1800 TO 4500 IN LESS THAN 2 SECONDS. I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND GM HAS NO PLANS TO FIX IT.

THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON HIS 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAD ILLUMINATED. *NM THE DEALER RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, HOWEVER IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A BAD GAS PRESSURE SENSOR. 4 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PASS OTHER MOTORIST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TO HIS DESTINATION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ABS SENSOR AND CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR WERE BAD. *JB *NM