2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO IN LATE 2010 FROM A CHEVY DEALER (TOM CLARK CHEVROLET IN MCKEESPORT, PA). APPROXIMATELY JUNE 7, 2013, MY SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY STICKING ON 0, 100, OR 120 ... REGARDLESS OF MY SPEED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER MONDAY JUNE 10, 2013 AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO TOM CLARK AT 7:55 A.M. ON TUESDAY JUNE 11, 2013 AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 A. TELLING ME THAT THE ISSUE IS THE CLUSTER AND HE AGREED THAT THIS ISSUE IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED IN THE GM LAWSUIT BUT STILL TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. (I ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE GM LAWSUIT OVER THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 7, 2013, WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE). HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY/RECALL EXPIRED LAST YEAR (2012), SO HE DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS AND HAS EXISTED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AFTER ALL THE ISSUES WITH THEM SURFACED AND A LAWSUIT HAD ACTUALLY TAKEN PLACE AND THEY SOLD ME THIS TRUCK, KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DIDN'T INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT WILL COST $550.00 TO FIX IT. MY VEHICLE HAS 49,809 MILES ON IT, IT'S A THIRD VEHICLE THAT'S HARDLY EVER USED AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE DISHONEST PRACTICES OF TOM CLARK WHERE THIS MATTER IS CONCERNED. THEY SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE PART, WHILE A LAWSUIT WAS EITHER PENDING OR HAD BEEN RESOLVED, AND STILL FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $550.00 TO FIX WHAT THEY ALREADY KNEW WAS WRONG. *TR

UPON STARTING THE TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 6-11-2013 THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE OTHER THAN POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR

BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. I HAVE SINCE HAD THREE MORE BRAKE LINES (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LINES) START TO LEAK DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKES AGAIN AND THEN FRONT BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE AND LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. *TR

UPON STARTING TRUCK IN MORNING, "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THE L FRONT IMPACT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $400+. COST SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND THE SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE, IF THAT IS WHAT IT REALLY IS, SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WERE HESITANT TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CORROSION AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

COMING HOME AFTER A NIGHT OF BOWLING WITH A TRUCK FULL OF KIDS. I COULD FEEL AND HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BRAKES UNTIL I GOT BACK INTO TOWN. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH I COULD I KNEW IT WASN'T MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE FRONT TIRE OFF THE NEXT DAY AND I COULD WIGGLE THE WHEEL HUB BACK AND FORTH. VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL LUCKY THAT NOBODY GOT HURT. THE ROAD I TRAVELED HOME WAS HWY 32 AND IT HAS ALOT OF CURVES. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. EVERY CHEVY THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. IM A BACK YARD MECHANIC. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE SINGLE MOTHER WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THIS STUFF. SHE'S GOING TO BE LUCKY IF SHE DOESN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE YET. KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A STOPLIGHT WHEN I FELT A SUDDEN LACK OF RESISTANCE IN THE PETAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AT ALL. I PULLED OVER AND PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND NO PRESSURE WAS REGAINED. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID TOWARDS THE REAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL OD THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED BADLY AND ONE HAD RUPTURED. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON DURING THE WHOLE ORDEAL. THE TRUCK IS UNDER 8 YEARS OLD AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC OR TRAVELING FASTER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN MORE RUST ON A NEWER VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. OBVIOUSLY THE RUST IS BEYOND COSMETIC AND HAS PROVEN TO BE A HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT STOPPING POWER GREATLY DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TWO FRONT ABS SENSORS HAD BECOME CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,669 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE DID NOT COME OUT UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE; THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED BY AT LEAST 2 VEHICLE LENGTHS. *JS

FUEL EVAP SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING NOT ALLOWING FUEL SYSTEM TO VENT THUS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM: DTC P0446 (RESTRICTED/BLOCKED EVAP VENT PATH) SET, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON (REPLACE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION (EVAP) VENT VALVE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND ADD/RELOCATE FILTER BOX USING SERVICE KIT). THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND RECURRING ISSUE AND THE REPAIR IS TO NOT ONLY REPLACE THE PART, BUT CHANGE THE EXISTING DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL WHERE THE MANUFACTURER FIXES THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM? I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS THAT INCLUDE ALMOST NEW VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR