2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WAS DRIVING 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND SPEEDOMETER STARTING GOING HIGHER UNTIL IT WAS SHOWING 120 - AT STOP SIGNS - SHOWING 60MPH - NOT WORKING CORRECT. VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AT 100 MPH, EVEN WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,032 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH AND REMAINED AT THIS SPEED ALL THE WAY TO HER RESIDENCE. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HOME, SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY BEGAN DECREASING TO 0 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,450. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 12/30/08. *JB

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOR MY FATHER. HE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A STREET AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE AND TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE RESULT WAS BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY NO BODILY INJURY OR PROPER DAMAGE OCCURRED OTHER THAN THAT DONE ON MY FATHER VEHICLE. AS IT TURNS OUT THE RETAINER BUTTON ON THE END OF THE AXLE SHAFT WAS BROKEN OFF ALLOWING THE AXLE TO COME OUT OF THE AXLE HOUSING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPRX. 90,000 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER 1450 MILES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE) THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER DESANTIS CHEVY IN BROCKTON MA. THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE DAMAGE. I AM THINKING THAT A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED LIKE THIS BEFORE. REFERENCE. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/TSB/2005/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO LINE NUMBER 151 151 TSB NO.:3364 NHTSA NO.:10014953 TSB DATE:N/A DATE ADDED TO FILE:MAY 12, 2005 FAILING COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY SUMMARY: REAR AXLE RETAINER BUTTON BREAKAGE. *TR

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB, PRESENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SHOT UP TO 100 AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MOVE PAST 120 MPH LINE. IT IS CURRENTLY STUCK PAST THE 120MPH LIMIT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THERE ARE OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AND YET THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT THAT WAS USED TO MAINTAIN THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY LOOSENED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATING, NOISE, AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $711. THE CONTACT WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,764. UPDATED 12/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB

STEERING RATTLE BOTH FELT AND HEARD. RETURNED TO DEALER 5/18/2006 MILEAGE 18,310. INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LUBE. PROBLEM RETURNED MONTHS LATER. WROTE TO GM, THEY SAID A NEW SHAFT WAS AVAILABLE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. I ASKED IF THERE WAS CHANCE OF STEERING FAILURE OR EXTREME TIRE WEAR, THEY SAID NO STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE AND WOULD NOT PREDICT IF A STEERING FAILURE WOULD/WOULD NOT OCCUR. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER SOME TIMES READS 60 WHEN IM ONLY GOING 40 OR IT READS 120 AT IDLE AND SOME TIMES IT DOESNT READ AT ALL. IT HAPPENS AS MUCH AS TREE TO SIX DAYS OF WEEK. *TR

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXPERIENCING ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 25K MILES AND HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. FUEL GAUGE, FUEL LIGHT, AND TEXT DISPLAY SEEM TO BE IN SYNC, SO IT MAY BE THAT THE PROBLEM IS ORIGINATING FROM THE TANK OR THE COMPUTER. EITHER WAY, IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME...EVEN AFTER A FILL-UP. IN FACT, I JUST FILLED UP YESTERDAY AND THE GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON BY THE TIME I GOT HOME. ONCE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAUGE ROSE TO HALF-FULL. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. LIVING IN ALASKA, KNOWING THE VEHICLE'S FUEL STATUS IS CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER WHEN THE SAFETY OF A WARM VEHICLE MAY BE THE ONLY PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO POWER. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STARTER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. SHE NOTED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE STEREO SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AS WELL AS WIRES WITHIN THE ENGINE AND HEATING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,873 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,870.