2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005, IT HAS BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK FROM THE START, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK, REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS & HUBS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL BUT I THINK THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL FOR A JUNKY CHEVROLET, THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY PLUG ON THE HEATER MOTOR MELTED OFF AND WOULD NO LONGER WORK, FRONT SPEAKERS QUITE WORKING, FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED AWAY AND THE RESERVOIR WAS DRY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH NEVER CAME ON FOR A WARNING, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND MOST OF THE TIME THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND SCARES ME TO DEATH, YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE TRUCK IS GOING TO STOP, THIS BRAKE ISSUE IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM !!!, SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE THE SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE THE SAVE EXACT ISSUES, I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE TIME BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE AND I SPREAD THIS INFO WITH ANYONE WHO MIGHT EVEN THINK OF BUYING A CHEVROLET, DON'T DO IT, THEY ARE JUNK !!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

VEHICLE'S GAUGES WERE NOT ACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE WORKING FINE THEN IT WOULD GRADUALLY GO TO 0 WHEN I WAS DRIVING. RPM WOULD BE AT 6 AND THEN GAS GAUGE WOULD QUIT WORKING. CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER GAVE ME A DISCOUNT OF $75 TO REPLACE. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL AS IT WAS A MATTER TO SAFETY AND THERE WERE OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WENT TO START MY TRUCK IN MORNING TO GET TO WORK AND THIS LOUD TICKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I SHUT ENGINE OFF PANICKING AND OPENED THE HOOD. WENT BACK AND STARTED TRUCK AGAIN AND LOOKED AROUND, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING BUT HEARD IT. CHECKED OIL SINCE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE LIFTERS BUT HAD PLENTY OF OIL. STOPPED ON WAY TO WORK AND GOT SOME SLICK50 SUPERCHARGE ENGINE TREATMENT. AT BREAKTIME CHECKED OIL AGAIN AND ADDED THE SLICK50, STARTED ENGINE AND HAD LIFTER NOISE AGAIN BUT QUIETED DOWN WITHIN 30 SECS. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY STARTED IT UP AND AGAIN LIFTER NOISE BUT QUIETED DOWN AGAIN WITHIN 30 SEC. BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

RED CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. ALL REPAIR SHOPS INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MORE, AND THE EXPENSE FOR REPAIR WOULD RUN FROM $450.00 TO $1,000.00. IT SEEMS THAT GM ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION, SINCE THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS. SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IT WOULD SEEM THAT GM WOULD REPAIR THESE IMMEDIATELY UNLESS THEY WANT ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH CATASTROPHE. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE SOMEONE DYING AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION TO GET GM TO ACT. AS OF NOW, MY AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON AN HAD IT SEE A DEALER TOLD ME I HAD BOTH SENSORS IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BAD AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME AROUND $850.00 TO REPLACE THEM I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND ON MONEY TO SPEND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T EFFECT THE RUNNING OF MY TRUCK BUT IF I GET IN A WRECK MY AIR BAGS PROBABLY WILL NOT WORK IS THIS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEY THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS LIKE MINE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AN NOT AIR BAG WANT WORK IF THEY WRECK I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THEY ARE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE ANYMORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILL THAT COULD BE PREVENTED IF GM WOULD DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK HAS NOT WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE FOR CLOSE TO 5 YEARS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED AT ANY TIME WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR BEING DRIVEN. *JS

ON 7/1/2011, MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO LOST BRAKES. THE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS CAUSED BY A LEAK FROM A CORRODED SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. I HAD THAT SECTION OF THE LINE REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ON 6/12/2012, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE CORRODED LINE SPLIT AND BRAKE FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT. LUCKILY, ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SO CORRODED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE LINE FOR SAFETY. I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE LINES AND WAS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THE MECHANIC. MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND HAD 57,751 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND THE MILEAGE WAS 62,719. *TR

AFTER I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO PULSE AND I HAD TO REALLY PUSH HARD TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. ABOVE 35 MPH THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR THIS SAME TROUBLE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 20,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS SENSOR. IT GETS DIRTY AND EITHER HAS TO BE CLEANED OR REPLACED. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT SLOW SPEEDS, UNDER 35 MPH. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND ENGINE. THIS ALLOWS ANTIFREEZE COOLANT TO MIX IN WITH THE OIL IN THE ENGINE AND GOES THROUGH THE EXHAUST, THIS ALSO GUMS UP THE OIL PARTS IN THE ENGINE AND REQUIRES NEW CYLINDER HEADS TO BE INSTALLED OR ENGINE REPLACED. I JUST RECENTLY WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE ENGINES. AND ALSO WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS HAS SINCE FIXED THIS PROBLEM AFTER 2007, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH IT IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT MADE AWARE TO THE CONSUMER BUT IS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM BY GENERAL MOTORS. IT IS GOING TO COST BETWEEN $2500 TO $5000 TO REPAIR. *TR