2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

VEHICLE HAS SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE ON THE DIC INDICATING A FAULTY AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR IS FAULTY DISABLING THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM. THIS PART IS $250 FROM THE DEALER AND AS A SAFETY ITEM IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY TOO SOON. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF FLOOR BRAKES CAUGHT AT LAST MINUTE AVOIDING A REAR END CRASH INTO CAR SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING. ALL BRAKING WAS LOST WITH SEVERAL BRIEF PUMPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOTICE LOW MILEAGE. ALL BRAKE ROTORS WEE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OF SERVICED. BRAKE SYSTEM IS JUNK AND GM NEEDS TO REPLACE AT THEIR COST. UNCONSCIONABLE THAT GM HAS NOT BEEN CALLED TO TASK FOR THIS UNSAFE BREAK DESIGN. *TR

WHEN I APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO COVER CHEVROLET WINDBER PA. 15963 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 SILVERADO FROM MY MOTHER, AND SHE BOUGHT THE TRUCK OFF OF A USED DEALER LOT PURCHASING FOR 12,500 FOUR YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS HAD AN AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED AND IT ONCE AGAIN SHOWING THE AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICED, WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUCK OWNERS IN SITUATIONS OF A CRASH. WAS TOLD THEY GO OUT COMMONLY. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD AN ABS ISSUE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON THE LOT, WE SENT IT BACK TO BE FIXED, AND THE ISSUE WAS NEVER SOLVED, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THREE TECHNICIANS. THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD IF THE ABS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE GEAR SELECTOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, IN WHICH CASE SOMEONE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT GEAR THEY ARE IN AND CAUSE AN INCIDENT, THE HEADLIGHT, TAIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND MARKER LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS BLOWING BULBS, THE DASH CLUSTER DOESN'T ALWAYS WANT TO ILLUMINATE EITHER, THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ESPECIALLY AT DARK WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE THE RPM, SPEEDO, OIL PRESS, TEMP, OR ANY OTHER GAGE PRESENT. *TR

UPON STARTING THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I LET IDLE FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES TO WARM UP. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP, I LOOKED DOWN ONTO THE DASH AND NOTICED THE WARNING TEXT "SERVICE AIR BAG". ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED, TO THIS DATE I HAVE YET TO FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF THE TRUCK HOWEVER IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I GUESS I AM WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK AS A TRIP TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE AIR BAG ISSUE WILL RESULT IN A BILL OF OVER $200. *TR

WITH THE HEATER ON HIGH (SETTING 5), THE FAN STOPPED BLOWING HEAT. I THEN SET THE BLOWER TO SETTING 4, AND THE FAN WORKED FINE. AS SOON AS I THEN PUT THE FAN BACK TO 5, I WOULD HEAR A CLICK BUT THE FAN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I THEN BEGAN TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THE CONNECTOR THAT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH WHICH POWERS THE FAN. IF I MOVE THE ONE WIRE AROUND, THE FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK WHILE ON SETTING 5. I UNPLUGGED THIS CONNECTOR FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, NOTICED THAT THE ONE WIRE SEEMS AS IF IT WAS CAUSING A SHORT (THE WIRE WAS SOMEWHAT BLACK FROM OVER CURRENT). I REMOVED THE PIN FROM THE CONNECTOR, RECRIMPED AND SOLDERED IT. WORKED FINE UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE FAN ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO STOP ONLY ON SETTING 5. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE PROBLEM IS ONCE AGAIN THE CONNECTOR THAT GOES TO THE BLOWER MOTOR POWERING THE FAN RESISTOR. I SAW A FEW REPORTS OF THIS ON HERE ABOUT VEHICLE FIRES ALL OF WHICH POINT TO THIS CONNECTION BEING BAD. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT THIS AS WELL DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET, APPROXIMATE SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH. AFTER THE LEFT TURN WAS MADE, I PROCEEDED ABOUT 200 FEET TO MY DRIVEWAY. UPON PULLING IN, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HIT ABRUPTLY HOWEVER THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. MOVING AT 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRUCK DID NOT SLIDE BUT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK, 20 MINUTES LATER I DECIDED TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL THE SAME OR IF THIS WAS JUST A "FLUKE" (NO THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN PARKING). SO AS I OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE SNOW WAS A GOLDEN/BLUISH COLOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING SLOWLY ONTO THE GROUND. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, NEAR WHERE THE GROUP OF BRAKE LINES IS LOCATED. I CHECKED OUT POSSIBLE FIXES ONLINE AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. IT WAS SUGGESTED I FILE THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH I AM GLAD I DID SO. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS NOT AS LUCKY AS I WAS (PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED). THANK YOU. *TR

THE HEATER BLOWER WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. NOW BOTH PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THIS PART WAS A RECALL ITEM IF MADE FROM A CERTAIN MANUFACTURE. APPARENTLY, OUR PART WAS A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. SINCE OUR PART FAILED, PERHAPS, IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT OR THE OTHER MANUFACTURERS WERE DELINQUENT DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS AS WELL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF WE MAY QUALIFY FOR A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING AND UNABLE TO SEE OR READ ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

HIT THE BRAKES, LINE BUSTED....NO BRAKES. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR