2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SLIGHT RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND IT MADE A METAL ON METAL RUBBING SOUND WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND WOBBLING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEEL CAP/COVER/HUB). THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $330. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH GAUGES HAVE BEEN MESSED UP FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW AND I CAN NOT GET GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS ON AN 05 SILVERADO AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO ANY TRUCK AFTER 04. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS FAILED AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH SLOW SPEED ABS SENSORS AT THE COST OF $212 EACH. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT LIGHTLY RELEASES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY DIM. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVEN THOUGH HIS FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE STATED THAT A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND HIM WILL NOT REALIZE THAT HE IS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, IT COULD CAUSE A REAR END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS AN UNADJUSTABLE SHIFT. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, IT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF AN CRASH WITH THE VEHICLES IN THE REAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

THE HEADLAMPS , EXTERIOR LAMPS , ALL LIGHTS ON DASH , WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK SWITCHES , RADIO , A/C SWITCHES AND GAUGES FLICKER. THE GAUGES , IE.. FUEL , WATER TEMP , TACH , VOLTAGE METER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATE. IM AFRAID THEY WILL PERMANENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I'VE TRIED DIMMING THE HEADLAMPS , ADJUSTING THE RHEOSTAT AND OTHER THINGS WITH NO CHANGE. MY TRUCK IS NOW PAST WARRANTY ON THE MILEAGE. I NOTICED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY INSURANCE WEBSITE. THE BULLETIN IS 1001986 . ACCORDING TO THIS SERVICE BULLETIN GM HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS THE BULLETIN WAS SENT JAN. 2001 AND STILL HAS 2005 MODELS [WHAT I HAVE] INCLUDED IN THAT BULLETIN. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND REQUESTED INFO ON THE SPECIFIC BULLETIN SO THAT I COULD MAKE REPAIRS AND WAS FIRST TOLD BY THE SERV. WRITER THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SERV. BULLETINS. I TOLD HER THAT I HAD BEEN A SERVICE MANAGER FOR A TOYOTA DEALER AND KNEW THAT IF SHE WAS A SERVICE WRITER THEN SHE DID INDEED HAVE ACCESS TO BULLETINS SHE ADMITTED SHE DID . I THEN ASKED AGAIN FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN AND SHE THEN SAID SHE WASN'T AUTHORIZED TO GIVE THAT INFO. I PAID ALMOST 40K FOR THIS TRUCK AND THAT'S THE SERVICE YOU GET FROM GM. IT SEEMS THAT IF SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS YOU GUYS SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MANDATE A RECALL AS YOUR DRIVING LAMPS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE SAFETY WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 SILVERADO TRUCK, INTERIOR OF TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN FAMILY IS SLEEPING. BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN POWER SEAT MOTOR ONLY DAYS AFTER A NEW BATTERY REPLACED. WIRING PROBLEMS VERSUS DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT THAT DREW POWER OFF THE BATTERY TO BEGIN FIRE? *TR

PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES PREMATURELY ACTIVATING AS I AM COMING TO A STOP. I SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I'M ALMOST TO A STOP THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE PEDAL DROPS DOWN LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS NOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I'M SENDING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/5/08 TO JOE ROMANO CHEVY IN SYRACUSE, NY. MY UNDERSTANDING IT THAT CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL FOR THIS IN EARLIER MODEL YEARS. IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED. *TR

WAS GOING 55 MPH AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 55 MPH. WHEN I SPED BACK UP THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 150 MPH AND STAYED THERE. SOMETIMES IT DROPS BACK DOWN TO 90 MPH AND THE GOES BACK UP TO 150 MPH WHEN I SPEED BACK UP. IT NORMALLY STAYS STUCK AT 150 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M AT. *TR

WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. INSTEAD OF THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING DOWN TO ZERO IT STAYED A 60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCED UP AND DOWN FOR AWHILE AND NOW IT JUST STAYS STUCK ON 150 MPH. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE IT WILL DROP DOWN TO 90 MPH, BUT THEN GETS STUCK BACK ON 150 MPH WHEN I START DRIVING AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WOULD FALL AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HE COULD FEEL MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THIS FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND INSTALLED A CURRENT VERSION OF THE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2008 ONE HOUR AFTER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25700.