2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING FOR A HIGHWAY EXIT. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE AND SAFE STOP. WHEN I LOOKED TO FIND THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED; BRAKE LINE LEAK; TRUCK WOULD NOT BRAKE/STOP IN DRIVEWAY; HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR

DROVE INTO THE GARAGE AND PARKED. A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE CAME FROM THE TRUCK AND FUMES BEGAN FUNNELING THROUGH THE HOOD OF TRUCK. QUICKLY TURNED OFF IGNITION AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. IN A FEW MINUTES GARAGE WAS FULL OF INTENSE FLAMES. THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE IT BLEW OPEN THE DOOR INTO THE HOUSE AND BURNED/MELTED THE LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT AND THREE ROOMS, AND THE SECOND CAR IN THE GARAGE, SENDING SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. VEHICLES MELTED AND EVERYTHING IN THEM AND IN THE GARAGE- MOWER, SNOW BLOWER, SMALL EQUIPMENT AND MORE, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO AREAS IDENTIFIED ABOVE. THERE WAS EXTREME SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. *TR

BRAKE LINES BURSTING DUE TO FAULTY (CHEAP) MATERIAL. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVY TRUCKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT THIS IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN. LOOKS LIKE ALL LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE MADE FROM CHEAP MATERIAL. *TR

NO BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. *JS

ONE DAY AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT THE "CHECK AIR BAG" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH AIR BAG LIGHT. THE PAST WINTER HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY WET AND COLD FOR OHIO. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFORMED AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE DESIGN CAN ALLOW WATER INTO THE SENSOR, BUT NOT DRAIN OUT. HENCE, THE WATER FROZE INSIDE THE SENSOR, EXPANDED AND DAMAGED THE SENSOR, RENDERING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE. PART NUMBER 15103522. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER PART NUMBER - 10370149. UNSURE IF THIS NEW PART CORRECTS THE LACK OF DRAINAGE OR NOT BUT ACCORDING TO THE ONLINE RESEARCH, IT JUST MIGHT. CONTACTED CHEVY AUTHORIZED SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE PART AT THEIR COST SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR 5 MINUTES WAITING TO LEARN OF THE PART PRICE, AT WHICH POINT I HUNG UP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND BEING THAT IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, ONE MIGHT THINK THAT CHEVY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN NOT INCURRING MORE LAWSUITS THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE AGAINST THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY TRUCK, AT THE SERVICE SHOP I WAS SHOWN THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND HAD FAILED. *TR

UPON HAVING MY TRUCK INSPECTED FOR 2014, IT WAS REVEALED TO ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE BRAKE LINES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER THAN THE $500 THAT GMC QUOTES. ON TOP OF THAT I FAIL TO SEE WHY THEY CAN CREATE STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEMS, BUT APPARENTLY USE CHEAP METAL FOR THEIR HARD BRAKE LINES. I ACTUALLY HAD THE TRUCK UNDERCOATED AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. I'M NOT SURE WHO UNDERCOATED THE VEHICLE, BUT I WILL NEVER GET IT DONE BY CHEVROLET AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MUCH OLDER VEHICLES (1982) THAT WENT DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF YEARS BEFORE NEEDING ANY HARD BRAKE REPAIRS. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THESE VEHICLES UP TO THE YEAR 2003, BUT I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM MUST STILL EXIST IN NEWER VEHICLES SUCH AS MINE. *TR

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING WHILE I LOADED MY TWO CHILDREN INTO THEIR CAR SEATS. I HAD ONE OF MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND WAS PUTTING THE SECOND ONE IN HIS WHEN I SMELLED SMOKE AND QUICKLY REALIZED THERE WAS SMOKE BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS. I GOT MY BOYS OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED THE DOORS AND SEARCHED FOR SOMETHING TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES. AFTER GRABBING THE GARDEN HOSE AND RETURNING TO THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY FLAMES. I WAITED TO SEE IT THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORSE BUT IT WASN'T. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTHING WAS SMOKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FELT AROUND THE CONSOLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT WERE EXTREMELY HOT. A DAY LATER I TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE. I DISCOVERED THAT ANYTIME I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND THE BLOWER ON ABOVE LEVEL "3" SOMETHING WOULD BEGIN TO SMOKE. BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OCCURRED ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD PERIODICALLY TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THIS VEHICLE. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I DIDN'T CATCH THE PROBLEM IN TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. A FEW DAYS AFTER USING THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE I RECEIVED A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE FLASH. A FEW WEEKS LATER SAME WARNING. RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE SAME ACTION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERIODICALLY SELF-ENGAGE INTO 4WD LOW WHEN STOPPED (TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES IN THE FIRST 72,000 MILES (EXTENDED WARRANTY). SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE 4WD BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN SELF ENGAGING THEN NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $125 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BUT SINCE THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT FOR FREE. DEALER UPDATED THE FLASH AGAIN AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. LESS THAN 1 WEEK LATER AT A 2-WAY STOP THE PROBLEM RETURNED. WHEN I WAS STOPPED THE VEHICLE PUT ITSELF INTO 4WD LOW WITHOUT ME KNOWING. AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION I REALIZED THE PROBLEM AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE 4WD I WAS UNABLE. AFTER RETURNING HOME IN 4WD LOW I PARKED THE TRUCK AND DID SOME RESEARCH. TURNS OUT THIS WAS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVY STILL DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE SO I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT SOMEHOW PUT THE TRANSFERCASE IN NEUTRAL AND GAVE ME A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM SELECTING ANY DRIVETRAIN SETTING. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITING 15 MINUTES I STARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE HOLDING THE 2H SELECTOR. IT ENGAGED INTO 2H AND AT THAT POINT I FIGURED I HAD ENOUGH. I DISCONNECTED THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT 4WD EVER SINCE. *TR