2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND COMES AND GOES THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH FRIENDS FOUND OUT THERE ARE APPROX. 5-10 OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE IN MY AREA WITH THE PROBLEM. IF YOU SEARCH THE WEB, THERE ARE A LOT OF TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT!!! THE PROBLEM IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND SOUNDS LIKE A MONEY MAKER FOR THE DEALERSHIPS!! *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO THEN WOULDN'T GO PAST 15MPH AFTER THAT. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND THEN NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE HEATER ACTIVATED WHEN HE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE CONNECTOR FOR THE HEATER BLOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AS THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE HEATER BLOWER, WHICH HE DISCOVERED WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, MY BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING RAPIDLY, EVENTUALLY STOPPING ABOUT 10 FEET BEYOND WHERE I INTENDED TO STOP. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AN NONE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I HAD THE VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM EVALUATED ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ROOT CAUSE IS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS ACTIVATING DUE TO CORROSION AND RUSTING. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN TYPICAL WITH THESE MODELS OF VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS. IN READING ONLINE POSTS, I SEEN THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT, THEREFORE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY OR DEATH! *TR

WHILE USING A 12V AIR PUMP PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OUTLET WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND NO KEY IN IGNITION, IT SHORTLY STOPPED WORKING. SOON AFTER SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH TRIM. I QUICKLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PULLED OFF THE FRONT TRIM HOUSING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO FIND THE WIRE'S INSULATION MELTED. I THEN LOOKED FOR THE FUSE FOR THAT AND FOUND IT TO BE MELTED AS WELL. THE FUSE WAS RATED AT 15A, AND THE CORRECT FUSE RECOMMEND BY GM. AFTER PULLING THE FUSE, I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND HAD NO MORE SMOKE. USING A CONTINUITY TESTER, I CHECKED BOTH WIRES FOR, AND CONFIRMED, SHORT TO GROUND ON BOTH. THE ENTIRE LINE OF WIRES GOING BACK TO THE FUSE BOX MAY BE JUST AS MELTED AND THUS STILL SHORTING TO GROUND. *TR

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY AIRBAGS BEING NON OPERATIONAL IN MY TRUCK FOR A WHILE NOW..DEALERSHIP IS WANTING TO CHARGE IN EXCESS OF $300 FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN READING ON MULTIPLE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET SUV/TRUCKS MODEL YEAR 2003-2011. DUE TO THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS GOING OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND YET CHEVROLET/GM HAS NOT DONE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT IF ONE OF THESE SENSORS GOES OUT THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY IS IN A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, HE NOTICED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT WIRES ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK WERE THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD PLANS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEATER ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, THE PEDAL SUDDENLY DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. A CHECK REVEALED THAT THE RIGID BRAKE LINE FROM THE EHCU TO THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HUB FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMPLETING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.