2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

LAST WEEK I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN MY TRUCK. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND INSULATION WAS MELTING OFF HEATER BLOWER WIRES AT PLUG UNDER DASH. THREE OF THE WIRES HAD A HALF INCH OF EXPOSED CONDUCTOR SHOWING AT PIGTAIL. AT SAME TIME, MY HEATER FAN SWITCH QUIT WORKING AT THE TWO HIGHEST SPEED SETTINGS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET, I HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER RESISTOR AND WIRE PIGTAIL. FAN SWITCH WORKS NOW, BUT VENT SELECTOR SWITCH DOESN'T WORK NOW. MELTED WIRES COULD HAVE CAUSED TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE. I HAVE OLD RESISTOR AND MELTED PIGTAIL. *TR

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 APPROX 92,000 TACK AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. PRIOR TO 92,000 TACK WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JUMP BETWEEN 0 AND 2,000 RPM BUT RETURN TO NORMAL SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THIS STARTED AROUND 85,000. NOW IT STAYS AT 6,000 RPM AND DOESN'T MOVE. FUEL GAUGE IS A COMPLETE FAILURE AND NOT ACCURATE AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH HEADS WERE FRACTURED IN THE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,347.

2005 SILVERADO- ABS ENGAGES WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP, ON DRY PAVEMENT. ABS WILL ENGAGE AND PULSATE WHEN DRIVING 5-10 MPH, WITH OUT BRAKE PEDDLE BEING TOUCHED. ABS ENGAGING WHEN STOPPING OCCURS ON EVERY STOP, PULSATING WHILE IN MOTION ON RARE OCCASION. *TR

ABS PROBLEM WITH 2005 SILVERADO.. SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEED 3 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING LOCKED UP AND MY TRUCK WAS UNDRIVABLE, IT MADE A LOAD CLUNKING NOISY AND THAT WAS IT, I JUST PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET GAS, AND WHEN I STARTED OUT OF THE STATION THE FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP, IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE HAPPEN THERE INSTEAD OF ON THE ROAD, OR I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS NOW, I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT IT DID INDEED LOCK UP THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS VERY LOOSE,NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ALSO, IT BUNED THE HAD BURNED THE BRAKES COMPLETELY UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHERE IT WAS TOTALLY LOCK UP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY REPLACE THEM ALL THE TIME FROM ONE YEAR OLD AND UP SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS TYPE OF BEARING, THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO BE REPLACED, MY TRUCK HAS 47,450 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAIN, SO THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BLACK SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THEN I NOTICED FLAMES AND MELTED PLASTIC COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE GLOVE BOX AREA. WE PULLED OUR CHILD FROM THE BURNING TRUCK AND CALLED 911. FIRE TRUCKS WERE THERE IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES BUT BY THAT TIME THE ENTIRE PASSENGER CAB WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE EXPLOSIONS THAT BLEW OUT ALL THE WINDOWS, MY HUSBAND THINKS THAT THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED. THE TRUCK IS A COMPLETE LOSS AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG CONNECTION FAILED AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I HAVE 2005 CHEVY 1500 EXT CAB AND WHEN I GO TO FILL THE GAS THE PUMP JUST STOPS ON ME. I TRIED HOLDING IT HALF WAY EVERYTHING IT JUST KEEPS STOPPING. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TRUCK SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. *TR