2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - INDIANAPOLIS, IN

    IT SEEMS I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS MOST THE BLOWER WORKS RANDOMLY. I HAVE ALSO SMELLED SMOKE. THE BLOWER STAYS ON AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND I HAVE EXITED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD ISSUES FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - WICHITA, KS

    WHILE BRAKING HARD FOR A TURN I CAME UP ON QUICKLY, AND AS I APPROACHED SLOWER SPEEDS, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY RELEASED ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO SURGE FORWARD. I WAS JUST BEGINNING MY TURN AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SAND ON THE ROADWAY THAT CAUSED A WHEEL TO SLIDE MOMENTARILY BUT ALL THE BRAKES RELEASED IN A MANNER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD FOR A FULL 2 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGING. THE BRAKES DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REAPPLY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT A PROPERLY WORKING SYSTEM TO BEHAVE. IT WASN'T THE RAPID APPLICATION YOU GET LIKE WHEN YOUR ON ICE. THE CONDITION HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF TO DATE ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT TRIED TO RECREATE THE SAME CONDITIONS EITHER. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - NEWARK, DE

    AFTER STOPPING TO PAY A TOLL , WHILE ACCELERATING BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED. EVEN WHILE FOOT WAS OFF GAS PEDAL. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - PENSACOLA, FL

    CHEVY 05 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS TRUCK AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY GMC. I AM NOT GOOD AT JUDGING SPEED AND WILL BE PRONE TO BEING TICKETED. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - BATAVIA, NY

    2005 SILVERADO ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS . ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AND VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP. CAN CAUSE REAR END COLLISIONS IN STOPPED TRAFFIC OR ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ENTER CROSS ROADS. VEHICLE BEHAVES THE SAME WAY THAT PROMPTED THE ABS RECALL ON OLDER MODEL PICKUPS. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - N. LAS VEGAS , NV

    2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. OPERATED AC AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING COMING OUT OF VENTS. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IDENTIFIED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SAME ISSUE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - SALINE, MI

    THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS VERY ERRATIC AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED ANY MORE. SPEEDOMETER READS 30MPH + WHILE SITTING STILL. GM DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE 70,000 MILE REPLACEMENT PERIOD SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - GALT, CA

    2005 CHEVY CREW CAB. SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. INCORRECT SPEED READING. 17 YEAR OLD SON NOW DRIVES TRUCK AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND TICKETS. IS GM GOING TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. CONCERNED PARENT. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - ARLINGTON, TX

    MY BRAKE FAILURE TO STOP TWICE ONCE IN 2008,JANUARY ,15 AND SEPTEMBER 09 2009. *TR

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  • 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - BURNSVILLE, MN

    I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER REGARDING FAILURE OF THE BRAKES ON OLDER FULL SIZE CHEVY TRUCKS DUE TO RUST. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 CHEVY 1500 FULL SIZE PICKUP. THE FAILURE [RUST] ALSO INCLUDED THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY CHEVY TRUCK. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005 AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 35,480 MILES ON IT. I PAID $414.93 TO REPAIR THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK ON MARCH 8,2010. I HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. *TR

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