2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING FORWARD. WHEN I GOT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM SOME RUSTED BRAKE LINES LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT AT AN ACCELERATED PACE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $1800. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND ITS A LITTLE DISTURBING THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD FAIL THAT WAY WHERE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED ONLY AFTER 9.5 YEARS. IF THEY WOULD HAVE BROKE SUDDENLY THEY COULD HAVE CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2007, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HAS BEEN TO BOB GRIMM CHEVROLET IN MORTON, IL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM APPROX 9 TIMES. I NO LONGER LIVE IN THE VICINITY OF THIS DEALER, AND WOULDN'T WANT THEM WORKING ON IT AGAIN SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO GM ALL THE WAY UP TO CEO HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET IN O'FALLON, IL DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPORTED THE AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLE IS USED. NOBODY HAS EVER WORKED ON THE TRUCK REGARDING THE AIR BAG EXCEPT BOB GRIMM CHEVROLET. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, ENDANGERING MY LIFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WHEN ON, WAS TOLD AIR BAGS AND SAFETY PRODUCTS WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS FIXED,$500.00 LATER DONE 2YRS LATER 08/22/14 LIGHT IS ON AGAIN?? 30,000 MORE MILES? I NEVER OFF ROAD AND KEEP MY STUFF VERY NICE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SLOW THE TRUCK THEN THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST. THIS CAUSED ME TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTERWARDS I OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LINES FORWARD OF THE REAR AXLE AND NEAR THE FIREWALL AREA. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO ESCAPE INJURY TO MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVER THAT I STRUCK. MY TRUCK SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ESTIMATES FOR REPAIRS YET. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING APPEARED IN THE INFORMATION CENTER OF THE DASH AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE WARNING LIGHT. I RE-SET THE INFORMATION CENTER AND THE WARNING REAPPEARED. VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THERE ARE ONLY 64,537 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE, AS THE MILES ARE VERY LOW ON MY VEHICLE. OF COURSE THERE WAS NONE FOR MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND AN EXTRA EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THIS POINT. I COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE VIN, BUT THERE WERE OTHER RECALLS INVOLVING THE AIR BAGS WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES. I'M LOST FOR WORDS. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK , CAR STOPS IN FRT OF ME AN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR , DROVE AROUND ON SHOULDER BARELY MISSED HITTING CAR . BRAKE LINES RUSTED SO BAD THEY FAILED , IVE HAD TRUCKS AN CARS ALL MY LIFE AN HAVE NEVER SEEN LINES ON A VEHICLE THIS BAD . SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL CHEVYS OF THIS YEAR. *TR

I WAS ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE GOING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDEN "WENT TO THE FLOOR" (BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION). AFTER TAKING TRUCK TO MECHANIC, I LEARNED ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE SERVERELY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - FUEL LINES AS WELL. REPAIRS TOTALED $2185. I OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MAKE PICKUPS, DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER BRAKE OR FUEL LINES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WENT OUT, SPEED ODOMETER STUCK ON 60MPH. HAD TO RACE MOTOR UP UNTIL IT RED LINE RETURNED TO 0. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL BOARD STOPPED WORKING, FOUND OUT WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SPOKE TO AUTRY MORLAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. WE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REPLACED AND THAT CLUSTER HAS DONE SAME THING. STILL NO RECALL ON OUR TRUCK. WILL COST ANOTHER 200-300 TO FIX OUT OF POCKET. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SPEED ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK. RPM WILL WORK AND THAT IS HOW WE JUDGE OUR SPEED ON TRUCK. *TR

TURNED KEY ON AND LIGHT SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG CAME ON. LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE READ THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

BRAKES LINES POPPED A LEAK BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR,WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES FAIL AFTER ONLY 9 YEARS AND ONLY 31,942 MILES. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW ON 8-4-2005. I HAVE A FORD CAR THAT IS A 2000 MODEL YEAR,AND THE LINES STILL LOOK GOOD. WE HAD 2 OTHER FORD CARS IN THE PAST THAT HAD NEARLY 200,000 MILES WHEN WE GOT RID OF THEM,AND THEY STILL HAD THE SAME BRAKES LINES,WHICH LOOKED GOOD FOR BEING NEARLY 15 YEARS OLD EACH. I KNOW THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT GM APPARENTLY PUT POOR QUALITY LINES ON VARIOUS VEHICLES. WE RARELY DRIVE IT ON SALTY ROADS IN THE WINTER,AND WHEN WE DO,WE REGULARLY DO A UNDERCARRIAGE WASH,WHICH WASN'T AVAILABLE WHEN WE HAD THE 2 PREVIOUS FORD CARS. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THE LINES PUT ON THESE VEHICLES ARE JUNK. THEY PUT ON A EXHAUST THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE,BUT PUT ON INFERIOR BRAKE LINES WHICH ARE A SAFETY ISSUE,GO FIGURE. AFTER SEEING HOW GM STONEWALLED AND BRUSHED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE,AND NOW THIS BRAKE LINE ISSUE,ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M GOING BACK TO A FORD. I ALWAYS DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE,BUT THESE BRAKE LINES CAUGHT ME WAY OFF GUARD. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF BRAKE LINES OVER THE YEARS BUT NONE THIS SOON. I AM GOING TO ADVERTISE THIS TO ANY GM OWNER TO CHECK SEE IF THEY HAVE CRAPPY BRAKE LINES. *TR