2005 Chevrolet Silverado Complaint Log

DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK LOCKED UP ON ITS OWN. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT A DITCH. THEN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK

AT 30 MPH IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, ON A SNOWPACKED ROAD, SOMETHING IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE AND CAUSED THE FRONT END TO LOCK UP. THIS SENT THE VEHICLE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABE SLIDE INTO THE DITCH. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES TO COLLIDE WITH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUT WOULD OPERATE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, DEATHS WOULD HAVE OCCURED. IT IS TIME THAT GENERAL MOTORS DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK

I NOTICED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY 2005 SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB THAT IF THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE 'ACC' POSITION, THIS DISABLES THE LOCK THAT REQUIRES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED FULLY TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF 'PARK'. *AK I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF FRIEDNS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. ALL THESE VEHICLES (2004-2005) DO THE EXACT SAME THING. I TOOK MY CONCERN TO WEB FORUMS. THOUGH MEMBERS THOUGHT I WAS NUTS, THEY TRIED THIS ON THEIR VEHICLES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. IT SEEMS TO BE VEHICLES THAT HAVE CHANGED THE ACC LOCATION ON THE IGNITION. THE ACC LOCATION USED TO BE TURNED BACK TOWARD THE DRIVER, BUT NOW IT IS ONE CLICK TOWARD THE DASH NOW. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. IF PARKED ON ANY INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE IS KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR YOU WOULD HAVE DIFFICULT TIME BRAKING OR STEERING.

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKE EQUIPMENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE MADE LEFT TURN, SHE STATED THE STEERING AND FELT SLUGGISH, SHE THEN NOTICED THE BRAKES FELT USELESS. SHE STRUGGLE FOR ABOUT 60 YARDS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER DID SUGGEST THAT THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO THE BOOST VACUUM POWER IN THE BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEM BE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND SPORADIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE MULTIPLE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000.

PICKUP CAME WITH 17 INCH TIRES. ORDERED 3 NEW 17 INCH TIRES AND WAS PLANNING ON USING THE SPARE AS THE 4TH TIRE. THE SPARE WAS A 16 INCH TIRE INSTEAD ON A 17 INCH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO DAMAGE WIL COME TO VEHICLE OR LOST OF DRIVING CONTROL WHEN USING THE 16 INCH TIRE. GM WEB SITE CLEARLY STATES "MIXING TIRES COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING." DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME BULLETING FROM GM STATING THE SIZE DIFFERENCE WILL NOT CAUSE CONCERN. WHO DO I BELIEVE?*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END. DEALER STATED LEAF SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

LAST FEB. PURCHASED A NEW SILVERADO TRUCK. GM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 480 MILES. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD A VIBRATION IN THE REAR. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHENEVER I TAKE IT IN. THE PROBLEM IS MOST COMMON AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH. THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD THAT THE MIRRORS RATTLE. ALSO LATELY, I HAVE A DIFFERENT VIBRATION (ALSO INTERMITTENTLY) AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHILE GOING UP HILLS. DEALER ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE THEY HAVE THE TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS INADEQUATE WHILE DRIVING ON CONCRETE POURED ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE DECREASED OR THE VEHICLE WILL GO ABOUT A FOOT AND HALF INTO THE AIR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED AND THE SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED AS IT WENT DOWN THE ROAD AT 50-65 MPH. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE CONTACT BOUGHT IT NEW. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO ANYTHING. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO 4 DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD FEEL THE BOUNCE BUT COULD NOT FIX. *AK

IN FEB. 2005, BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY. SILVERADO HD TRUCK. 6 DAYS LATER WHILE 90 MILES FROM HOME, TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT OF TRUCK. UNABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH, SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF REAR. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE THIS GOING ON. PARKED NEAR A GAS STATION TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, ABSOLUTELY NO HELP WHAT-SO-EVER. THIS WAS AT 6:30PM AND THEY COULDN'T LOCATE A TOW TRUCK. 11 DAYS LATER I GOT MY TRUCK RETURNED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION(GM REFUSED TO GIVE ME A NEW ONE) *JB

2005 CHEVY TRUCK THE WHEEL BEARING WHEN THEY GO BAD THE WHEEL WILL FALL OFF THE TRUCK. *TR

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

MY 2005 GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT (PURCHASED NEW) NOW HAS 15,600 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND HAS HAD (5) FIVE FRONT END ALIGNMENTS. EACH TIME THE TOE/CAMBER/AND CASTER , HAVE CHANGED. THIS PRODUCT HAD (2) NEW FRONT TIRES REPLACED BY A G M DEALER @ 2,800 MILES IT IS STILL "PULLING TO THE LEFT" AND AS OF TWO DAYS AGO THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO ON IT'S(3) THIRD BATTERY,(3) THIRD RADIO, AND THE SUN ROOF HAS LEAKED WATER INSIDE CAB >DIRECTLY ON MY LEFT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL @ 55 MPH. THE WATER IS DRIPPING FROM THE SUNVISOR POST DIRECTLY ABOVE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH THE N H T S A .. ON OCT.28,2005 REFERENCE # 10141129. *JB

2005 GM STANDARD CAB PICK UP TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE THE LOWER ANCHORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *AK

TL* - - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND, GETTING INTO GEAR ONCE IT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THESE SYMPTOMS BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER REACHED 5000 MILES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 7/2005 AND IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS IN REGARDS TO THESE ISSUES. AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC AGREED THAT THERE WERE FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING THAT WERE NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, ONCE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THE REPORT SHOWED THAT NO ERRORS EXISTED. *JB

NO ACCIDENT YET, BRAKES FEEL WEAK AND "SPONGY". *AK

TRUCK BOUNCES. GM REPLACED WITH SAME RESULTS. REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET MONROE GAS MAGNUMS WHICH HELPED SOME. SUSPENSION IS STILL WEAK. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. INFORMED DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION GUY WAS NOT IN THAT DAY. WILL CONTACT THE DEALER AGAIN.

UPON ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP FROM A PARKED POSITION, AN AUDIBLE "POP" WAS HEARD BY THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND THREE BYSTANDERS. THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED MOTION AFTER ABOUT FIVE FEET OF TRAVEL AS THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. UPON VISUAL ON-THE-SPOT INSPECTION BY COMPANY MECHANIC, IT WAS OBVIOUS THE CASTING ATTACHED TO THE AXLE END WHICH ACTS AS THE SUPPORT FOR BOTH THE BRAKE CALIPER AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD "EXPLODED" WITH A LARGE PIECE SHOOTING ONTO THE GROUND AND OTHER PIECES JAMMING UP IN THE DRUM PART OF THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE LOCK-UP. VEHICLE IMMOVABLE, WAS FLATBEDED TO THE SELLING DEALER. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING ALL AFFECTED COMPONENTS WITH NEW, AND WE WERE BILLED EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS WELL WITH-IN ITS ORIGINAL WARRANTY BASED ON SERVICE MANAGERS ASSUMPTION THAT WE (THE OPERATORS) HAD SOMEHOW CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. TELECOM COMPLAINT TO GM CUST. ASSISTANCE, (FILE NO, 1-299810112) RETURNED SAME RESULTS. IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT THIS CRITICAL PART FAILED OF ITS OWN ACCORD EITHER THROUGH DEFECT OR DESIGN, AND THAT WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED IN OUR PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A VALID EXPLANATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TO A PERMANENT REMEDY. *NM

THIS IS A FAILURE OF ALL AUTOS. WHY NOT REQUIRE ALL AUTO MAKERS TO HOOK UP CARS LIGHTS TO THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPERS? THAT WAY IF WIPERS ARE ON LIGHTS ARE ON. *JB

I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PU TRUCKS. THE LOCATION AND GENERAL SHAPE OF THESE HANDLES MAKE THEM VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTO LOCKS , HOWEVER, THESE SAFETY LOCKS DON'T SEEM TO ALWAYS FUNCTION. THERE ARE CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHEN A DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS DOES NOT RELOCK. Y WIFE WAS INJURED ON THE INCIDENT DATE. SHE HAD REMOVED HER SEAT BELT TO RETRIEVE ITEMS FROM FLOORBOARD WHEN HER PURSE STRAP SNAGGED ON DOOR HANDLE AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. SHE FELL FROM A VEHICLE MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. SHE SUFFERED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND CLAVICLE FRACTURE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTED SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT WAS SLIDING FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARD TO LET THE DRIVER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION THREE TIMES. ON THE THIRD TIME THE DEALER UNPLUGGED THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND THEY WERE IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THE SEAT WAS PERFORMING CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, THE DEALER LEFT THE SEAT UNPLUGGED SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT. *AK

I REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF BUT WITH THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS COMING ON.*AK

REAR BRAKES; HANGING UP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO MONE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FEATURE. CURRENTLY, EVERY TIME THERE IS AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT. THE DEALER MAINTAINS THAT IS THE WAY THE FEATURE IS TO WORK.*AK

NOISE IN STEERING CLUNKING SOUND

EASY EXIT AND KEYLESS ENTRY FUNCTION ON KEY FOB DO NOT OPERATE 10 WAY POWER SEAT. ON EXIT SEAT GOES FULL BACK, BUT HAS TO MANUALLY BE REPOSITIONED TO SETTING 1 OR 2. KEY FOB 1 AND 2 DO NOT POSTION SEAT TO PRE-SET POSITIONS 1 AND 2. DEALER NOTED THE COMPUTER INFORMATION CENTER DOES NOT (THIS YEAR) HAVE THE QUESTION CONCERNING OPTIONS FOR ACTIVATION OF THE EASY EXIT BUTTON. THEREFORE, IT COULD BE CONCLUDED THERE IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. I.E. IF THE USER NEVER SELECTS ONE OF THE OPTIONS FOR THE EASY EXIT/KEY FOB PROGRAMS, THEY MAY WELL BE IN THE DEFAULT MODE (NOT ACTIVATED) THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER AND GM (CASE NUMBER OPENED). *AK

FOUND THERE WAS NO GREASE IN THE REAR END. WHICH CAUSED THE DIFFERENTIAL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. IT WAS COMPLETELY WORN. WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SPIN. THE SHOCK ABSORBERS HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. CLUNKING CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING AND ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR

FADING OF BRAKES DEALER INSTALLED NEW BRAKE BOOSTER OWNER INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS ON ALL AXLES BLEED ALL BRAKES NO AIR FOUND. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TWO FUEL TANKS FILLED AND THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE DEALER HAD ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FUEL SYSTEM ON 4 OCCASIONS BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL ON 10 OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THE INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

MY WIFE'S 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK-UP TRUCK WAS HIT FORCEFULLY FROM BEHIND, DRIVING HER VEHICLE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. SHE HAD HER SEATBELT ON, BUT SHE STILL STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER FACE - CAUSING A BROKEN NOSE AND SEVERE BRUISING. IT APPEARS THE SEAT FRAME BENT ENOUGH TO ALLOW HER MOVE FORWARD. THE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. SHE IS NOT A HEAVY PERSON (5 FT 9 IN TALL AND 125 LBS). I CONTEND THAT HAVING THE SEATBELT ANCHORED TO SEAT FRAME PROVIDES INSUFFICIENT STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. *TR

CONSUMER REQUESTING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS BE DEACTIVATED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED****JB

2005 Z71 SILVERADO PICKUP MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND MOVES IN A FORWARD OR BACKWARD MOTION WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS SAT OVER NIGHT. *TS *JB