2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC Electrical System Problems

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THEFT BYPASS SYSTEM, ON MY 2005 CHEVY CLASSIC. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. IT WAS FOR THE IGNITION KEY ROTATION. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR (SUDDENLY) DYING. I TOLD THEM THAT IT HAD DIED WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY (TWICE), WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS, AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS PAST FRIDAY, LATE IN THE EVENING, MY CAR (SUDDENLY) DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD, THE DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION -- I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN AWFUL ACCIDENT. SEVERAL PEOPLE, KINDLY, PUSHED MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT, A MECHANIC STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT MY CHEVY IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING A DEFECTIVE PASS-LOCK SENSOR SECURITY SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. YET, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION -- GM IS NOT HELPFUL! AFTER AN HOUR OR SO, THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START. I HAD A FRIEND TOW ME HOME. I AM OLDER AND DISABLED AND MUST HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, VIA THE FREEWAY. YET, I HAVE (ALREADY) EXPERIENCED MY CAR (SUDDENLY) DYING ON THE FREEWAY. I AM TERRIFIED OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND (POSSIBLY) HURTING/KILLING MYSELF AND/OR SOMEONE ELSE. I, TRULY, BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE. OR, PERHAPS THERE IS A RECALL THAT I'M UNAWARE OF? EITHER WAY, PLEASE HELP ME. I AM THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.

Mileage: 49,500

2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, GM RECALLED THIS VEHICLE UNDER RECALL NUMBER 14350, ALL THE DEALERSHIP DID WAS APPLY SMALL TWO SMALL KEY RINGS, THIS DID NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, WHEN I CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THE PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER, THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE THE EXACT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, I PAID MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY GM. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *JB

THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, BUT THERE WAS NO IGNITION, NO SOUND OF THE ENGINE TRYING TO START. I COULD HERE THE FUEL PUMP START AND STOP. IT WAS A COOL, DAMP MORNING. LATER THAT DAY, THE CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, UNTIL WE STARTED PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 151,371

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND A SECOND PASSENGER BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND HAD TO REMOVE ALL THREE OF THE PASSENGERS FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS TURNED OVER ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, THE RIGHT ARM ROTATOR CUP, AND A BRUISED BREAST AREA. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED PAINS AND BRUISES IN THE PELVIC AREA AND THE THIRD PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ALL THREE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

CHEVROLET. CONSUMER IS WRITING IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 289.38. SHE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM GM ON APPROX. 09/15/2014. IT IS ABOUT THE IGNITION SHUTTING OFF ON VARIOUS GM MODELS AND YEARS. MY CAR IS APPARENTLY PART OF THIS RECALL. THEIR "FIX" APPEARS TO BE "PLACING A COVER OVER THE KEY HEAD TO LIMIT OTHER OBJECTS, I WOULD ASSUME: KEY RING, FOB, OTHER KEYS, ETC. FROM MOVING AS MUCH WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO ME TO "FIX" THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC IN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR. I WAS TEACHING MY 15YR OLD DAUGHTER HOW TO DRIVE AND AS WE WERE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE CAR LOST POWER AND DIED. I HAD HER TRY TO START THE CAR AND AFTER THE THIRD TRY IT STARTED. THE CAR DIED AGAIN AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME BUT STARTED ON THE FOURTH TRY. I PARKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO GUESS WHAT MAY BE WRONG. I REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED (TWICE) FINALLY HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND PAID $766.98 AND SEVERAL HOURS TO DIAGNOSE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS EVER ON A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 68,400

THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION AND WAIT 10 MINUTES AND TRY TO START THE CAR. NORMALLY I ONLY NEED TO DO THIS ONCE AND IT STARTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON AVERAGE ABOUT 1 OR 2 TIMES EACH MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS ISSUE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT THE ISSUE COME TO FIND OUT. MY CHEVROLET CLASSIC 2005 INTERMITTENTLY REFUSED TO START. THE CAR WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER BUT REFUSE. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD BLINK DURING THIS TIME. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN BUT ALLOWED MY TO START IT FINE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF BUT WENT BACK INTO NOT STARTING WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHING. I THOUGHT, HOW IS THAT, I OWN THIS VEHICLE I AM THE OWNER STARTING THE IGNITION WITH THE KEY? I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS (MOST RECENT TIRES PLUS, EARLY MAY 2014) TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE AND THAT WITHOUT THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED STARTING AGAIN, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET THIS TIME FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT IT IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO FORMER CHEVROLET OWNERS WHO SAID THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND KEPT HAVING THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM FIXED EVERY TIME. THEY SAID THEY FINALLY DITCHED THEIR CHEVROLETS AND GOT TOYOTAS TO AVOID THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED A LOT OF FORUMS, AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CHEVROLET AND GM OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A FAULTY PART FOR MANY OWNERS, THEN CHEVROLET AND GM SHOULD BE WORKING TO SOLVING THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OWNERS. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE IS HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR MANY CHEVROLET AND GM OWNERS, THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE STRIVING TO FIX AND TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY FIXED CHEVROLET AND GM'S MISTAKE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WE DID TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM IN OUR OWN VEHICLES, AS WE AREN'T ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THEM, BUT SIMPLY DRIVE OUR OWN VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

UPPER PORTION OF 2 PART STEERING SHAFT CAME LOOSE AND STILL IS.TRUCK WAS ONE YEAR OLD WITH 5000 MILES ON IT. JUST MAKES NOISE. HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CHANGE IT. ALSO FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORE OUT AT 30,000 MILES. IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES JAMS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

I WOULD BE DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES I WOULD GO OUT AND IT WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT START, I SPENT MONEY ON TOW TRUCKS, AT LEAST TWICE, HAD TOWED TO SERRA CHEVROLET, THEY WOULD KEEP IT FOR WEEK AT TIME AND TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG, FINALLY I TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC AT AUTO TECH AND WITHIN AN HOUR THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STARTER SWITCH AND REPLACED IT WITHIN THE DAY, AND IT COST ME OVER NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS, I HAD ALREADY SPENT ALMOST 2500.00 WITH SERRA CHEVROLET WITH NO RESULTS, SO THE 900.00 WAS A GOOD DEAL FOR AN EXCELLENT REPAIR, HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR, BUT TAKING ON THAT GIANT IS MOST LIKELY A LESSON IN FUTILITY. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

AUTO THEFT LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 5 TO 10 DAYS..AND CAR WILL NOT START UP...HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR AGAIN....

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK WHEN THE ANTI LOCK WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 80,000

ANTI THEFT DEVICE SHUTS FUEL PUMP DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING . THEN WONT RESTART . DOES IT REPEATEDLY AND RUINS FUEL PUMPS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, PREVENTING IT FROM STARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2005 CHEVY CLASSIC STALLS AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WON'T START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. HAPPENS AT IDLE OR AT SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS. CAR APPEARS TO THINK IT'S BEEN STOLEN. I HAVE FOUND THAT I CAN RESTART AFTER I TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON REPEATEDLY. I HAVE NOW GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP COME ON ONLY AFTER MANY TRIES, AND THEN IT STARTS. I'VE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED AND FULL TUNE UP. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER TO RESEARCH. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND GM CAN EITHER RECALL IT OR GET SUED WHEN SOMEONE GETS HURT. I'VE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE SAFELY, OR IT OCCURS WHILE STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP BUT SHUT AFTER SHUT AND NOT STARTING K FOUND OUT IT WAS MY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW IT IS BECOMING VERY COSTLY AND VERY DANGEROUS THERE SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,280,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CLASSIC THAT FAILS TO START DUE TO A FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM. WHEN THE CAR FAILS TO START THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING. IN ORDER TO RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM I HAVE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES. THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS FLASHING AND I CAN THEN TAKE THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN (IT SOMETIMES FAILS TO START AGAIN AND THERE GOES ANOTHER 10 MINUTES). I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUNT THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY GM CARS FROM 99 TO 05. I WONDER WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC - PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSES CAR TO NOT START. MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS TO TRY AGAIN, AND STILL SOMETIMES IT WON'T START, CAUSING ANOTHER 10 MINUTE WAIT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR A WOMAN WITH CHILDREN IN A DARK PARKING LOT TO HAVE TO DO THIS. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IN THE CAR GOES OFF RANDOMLY OFTEN STRANDING ME WHERE EVER I AM. THE ALARM SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING AND I HAVE TO REPLACE MY BREAKS EVERY 3 MONTHS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH INTO THE ANTI THEFT ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AMONG OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T SEE A REASON FOR THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM TO GO OFF. THE LIGHTS BURN OUT QUICKLY. THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE LIGHTS ARE LOOSE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE I AM WORRIED IT WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME NOW. WHY ARE THESE CARS NOT ON RE-CALL? *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. OR COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE KEEPS GOING OFF AND CAUSING ME TO BE STRANDED AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED THREE TIMES ALREADY THIS YEAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE FUNCTIONING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO SHUT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THERE WERE NO COMPUTER CODES TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000