2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. SOUND WAS ONLY OCCASIONAL AT FIRST THEN BECAME LOUDER AND MORE PREVALENT OVER TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS FAULTY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SEALED BEARING THAT CAN NOT BE LUBRICATED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE INTERVALS PER THE SERVICE ADVISER. TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS BEARING COULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND/OR GENERATE A GREAT AMOUNT OF HEAT CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT OR FIRE. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER AT A COST OF $631.00. OLD PARTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO ME. THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE NOW AND THERE IS NO NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRUCK/ SILVERADO 2500/PU WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE AND DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD 54,370 MILES ON IT. *TR

SHORT IN GAUGE CLUSTER LACK OF ODOMETER READING PENDING NEW GAUGE CLUSTER INSTALL, VALUE OF $450.00 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 AND 2004 MODELS, NOT FOR 2005? SAME PROBLEM! *TR

THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAK AT THE CRIMP WHERE THE RUBBER HOSE AND METAL LINES CONNECT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THESE LINES MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM LEAK A SHORT WHILE LATER. FOR THOSE OF US WHOSE VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY THIS CAN BE VERY COSTLY. I WOULD ALSO THINK THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND MOTOR OIL CONTACTING HOT SURFACES LIKE AN EXHAUST POSE A FIRE HAZARD. AT THE VERY LEAST THE LEAKING OIL IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. I HAVE PURCHASED OIL COOLER LINES AND AM REPLACING THEM TOMORROW BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED OVER A YEAR AGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT ZERO. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IT WAS ONLY VALID FOR 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE REQUIREMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT THE COST OF $400. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/SDM- FIRST REPORTED SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT 65,000 MILE'S SCANNED SYSTEM FOUND FAULT IN SDM AND WIRING GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $825.00 FOR REPAIRS, AT 84,000 WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL/SPEEDOMETER/RADIO WENT ON/OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. SCANNED SYSTEM FOUND FAULT IN WIRING AND SDM, I HAVE HAD NO AIR BAGS/SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENTS FOR 18 MONTHS. VERY UNSAFE IN MI. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 46K MILES ON IT AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. IT INTERMITTENTLY STARTS AT A RANDOM SPEED AND SOMETIMES STICKS AT MAX SPEED. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $500 TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THERE IS A HISTORY OF STEPPER MOTOR FAILURES ON THIS ITEM FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS BUT THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED ANY OF THE 2005 OR LATER MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATION WORSENED WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS MISSING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,558 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,859.

JUST AFTER WARRANTY, SPEEDOMETER STICKS TO ZERO OR PEGS TO BOTTOM. I'VE ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED, THEY SAID IT WOULD COST SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS. SINCE THEN, THE TACH HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AND I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT CONTINUES TO FAIL. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WAS MELTING AND DISABLED THE PRONGS FORM TOUCHING, THUS CAUSING THE BULB TO FAIL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.