2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I HAVE HAD THE STEERING REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY TRUCK. AND IT IS STILL MESSED UP. *TR

STEERING MAKES A "SQUEALING" NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THE SOLD ME THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO SEEMS TO HAVE THE ISSUE. ORIGINAL DEALER WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES, SIZE P265/170/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES HAVE SPLIT OPEN JUST BELOW THE TREAD LINE. THE TIRES SPLIT WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER. HE HAS HAD ONE OF THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE TIRES COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE, DOT NUMBER, AND VEHICLE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 08/24/07 *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN JUNE 2005 BRAND NEW. WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF HAVING THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY THROUGH THE GEARS, WHEN IT WOULD, IT LURCHED. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THIS HAPPENED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND STILL DOES IT, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALSO, I HAD OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE THE TRUCK, AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 12 OR 13 TIMES, BUT THEY NEVER COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE VEHICLE REVVED INTO PARK AND IT STAYED AT A HIGH IDLE FOR SEVERAL SECOND BEFORE FINALLY RETURNING TO A NORMAL IDLE LIKE THE THAROTLE STUCK. IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD POWER LOCK PROBLEMS. I CAN STAND NEXT TO THE TRUCK AND THE LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK. ALL OF MY COWORKERS COULD UNLOCK THEIR VEHICLES FROMA DISTANCE BUT MINE WILL NOT. I HAD TO WALK AROUND THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUALLY PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON BEFORE THE LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS UNLOCKING FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK WITH THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LOCK OR THE KEY FOBS. MY CD PLAYED AT A BRAND NEW CD, AT TIMES THE CD'S WILL NOT COME OUT OR GO IN, AND THE RADIO STATIONS WILL APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY WRONG. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT, LAST SUMMER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD SMOKE START POURING OUT OF MY VENTS. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS OVER HEATING AT FIRST. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST CONDINSATION. I HAD THE TRUCK THE SUMMER BEFORE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE IT. I ALSO TOOK MY TRUCK IN THIS YEAR FOR NEW TIRES, MIND YOU I HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE PLACE WHERE I GOT THE TRUCK WAS AMAZED THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES SINCE I HAD SO FEW MILES ON THE TRUCK. *AK

CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER BUT ONLY WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING OR WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS BELOW 95%. THIS RESULTS IN POOR FUEL ECONOMY. I ALSO WITNESSED THE EVAP PURGE SOLENOID MAKING UNUSUAL/LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS. BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THIS PERFORMANCE ISSUE. THE ONLY CODE FOUND WAS FOR DEFECTIVE EVAP CANISTER. IT RAN BETTER BUT DID NOT FIX IT. WITH MY SCANNER, IT TAKES ALMOST A WEEK TO FINISH SYSTEM TESTING ON THE EVAP CIRCUIT WHERE IT ONLY TAKES ONE WARM-UP AND COOL-DOWN TO FINISH TESTING ON ALL THE OTHER CIRCUITS. MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE EVAP PURGE SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M TIRED OF PAYING $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEES TO BE TOLD "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK". I KNOW BETTER SINCE I'VE DRIVEN AND WORKED ON MY OWN TRUCKS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE ASSEMBLY DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,248.

I COMPLAINED TO DEALER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ABOUT A NOISE AND FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING SLOW OVER A ROUGH ROAD. AFTER 2 YEARS AND APPROACHING THE END OF MY WARRANTY I CONVINCED THE MECHANIC TO CHANGE OUT THE RACK-N-PINION STEERING UNIT. PROBLEM FIXED AND DRIVES LIKE A NEW TRUCK. AK

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB 4 DOOR WITH 48000 MILES AND I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HESITATING ON TAKE OFF . I HAVE A KEYLESS ENTRY AND SOMETIMES MY REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCHES AN I HAVE TO MANUALLY UN LOCK THEM . I ALSO NOTICES LAST NIGHT IN TRAFFIC WITH A/C OFF THE TEMP GOT ABOVE 210 DEG. F. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AT 4,000 MILES. THE BRAKES PULSATED AND SHOOK. THE DEALER ROTATED THE ROTORS AND CUT THEM DOWN TWICE. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER HAD TRIED SEVERAL FIXES, BUT THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE HUB SENSOR REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,000.*AK

FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS LES THAN 6,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE RACK AND PENION WAS BAD. THEY CONTACTED THE FACTIRY REP. WHO COVERED THE PART AND I PAID FOR THE LABOR.