2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Problems

AIR BAG LIGHT ON, LIGHT ON GEAR SHIFT REAL DIM

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle in the morning, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the starter motor was not turning over as designed. The contact stated that she had to wait until all the warning lights had stopped being illuminated and then the vehicle was able to be started. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the failure was an electrical failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

Design flaw - Brake light switch- the end section of the internal spring is placed in a position that allows it to potentially slide down and block the space needed for when the plunger is depressed, jamming up the switches ability to properly function. I have not determined what happened to the switch on my truck, but noticed that this scenario was a possibility and felt obligated to report my opinion.

GIVING ME A MESSAGE THAT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FADING OUT.

I WENT TO A GUYS HOUSE WHO WAS SELLING A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 114,000 MILES ON THE CLUSTER. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE TITLE UNDER HIS NAME. HE WAS TITLE SKIPPING. GAVE HIM 5,000.00 THAT HE WAS ASKING FOR ON 11/02/2020 THEN WENT TO FIND THE OWNER WITH HIS NAME ON TITLE. HAD HIM SIGN THE TITLE OVER TO ME. WENT TO DMV AND CHANGED THE TITLE UNDER MY NAME. THEN 11/28/2020 I RAN A CARFAX REPORT TO SEE WHAT MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON MY TRUCK AND IT SAYS THAT MY TRUCK HAD MORE THAN 250,000 MILES ON IT. I CONFRONT THE MAN THAT SAME DAY. AND ASKED HIM IF HE CHANGED THE MILEAGE HE SAID YES. I THEN ASKED HIM TO GIVE 2,000.00 BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS NOT WORTH 5,000.00 HE SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE ME A PENNY. SO I MADE A POLICE REPORT THAT SAME DAY ON 11/28/2020

THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDES LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL. MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TOO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ON PRESIDENTS DAY, BUT THE TRUCK BURNT THE DAY BEFORE. OUR INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER IT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SO HERE WE ARE OUT VEHICLE.

Mileage: 190,000

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE SHIFT LEVER INDICATOR BUT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I HAVE THAT EXACT SAM ISSUE. I CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR MY TRUCK IS IN WHY ISNT MY VEHICLE INCLUDED? MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY STARTED TO FADE AT START UP.

Mileage: 96,000

USED AUX PORT TO CHARGE CELL PHONE. WITH IN SECONDS SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM DASH. AFTER CONTAINING FIRE I REMOVED DASH COVER TO FIND THAT THE POWER WIRE THAT CONTROLS AUX PORT AND OBD2 PORT HAD OVER LOADED AND CAUGHT FIRE WITH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO ALL ELECTRICAL AND INTERNAL DASH. AFTER DOING COMPLETE WALK THROUGH I NOTICED IN FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD THAT THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS 2 AUXS HAD MELTED DOWN. RIGHT FUSE WAS INSTALLED BEFORE ELECTRICAL FIRE. DURING TIME OF INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS MOBILE IN TOWN ON PUBLIC ROADS. AFTER CAB OF PICK UP STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE I PULLED OVER AND USED CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO SMOTHER FLAMES.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED OPERATING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PRICE KIA (1390 RICHMOND RD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911, (833) 394-8325) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TT

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED FUNCTIONING INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND USED HIS SHIRT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A SPECIALIST WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEATER FAN ACTIVATED AND AN ODOR OF BURNT PLASTIC EMERGED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. IN ADDITION, THE DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM REFLECTED THE ENTIRE TIME AND THE AREA AROUND THE VENTS BECAME REALLY HOT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

I HAD JUST DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL WALMART TO GET SUPPLIES BEFORE THE FREEZING RAIN AND ICE GOT HERE. IT WAS 15:50, ABOUT AN HOUSE BEFORE THE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER WORK CHRISTMAS RUSH WOULD BE RUSHING HOME. AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK, AND LETTING IT WARM A LITTLE SO THE HEAT FROM DEFROSTER WOULD MELT THE ICE AND CLEAR THE FOG ON THE WINDOWS WHICH ENABLES ME TO DRIVE SAFELY. IT IS ALSO AGAINST STATE LAW TO DRIVE WITH UNCLEAR WINDOWS. WELL, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY 5 SPEED MANUAL SELECT BLOWER SWITCH DOES NOTHING. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I TOLD THEM SPEEDS 4 AND 5 DON'T WORK. I KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THAT THE RESISTORS CAN GO OUT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX. WELL NOW, ALL ARE OUT. I MANAGED TO GET A LITTLE HOT AIR ON WINDSHIELD BUT DECIDED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RETURNED TO GET TRUCK THE NEXT DAY. AFTER GOOGLING "BLOWER MOTOR FAN RELAY SWITCH" I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR DECADES. BEFORE I RETIRED, I WORKED FOR AT&T AS A TECHNICIAN. WE DEAL WITH CORRODED WIRES AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BY WATER ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER REMOVING THE RESISTER MODULE, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS IT WAS DAMAGED BY WATER. NOT ONLY THAT, IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE PROTECTED FROM WATER BY HAVING TWO SEALS, ONE FOAM, ONE RUBBER BUILT INTO IT. OF COURSE THESE WERE PROBABLY PLACED INTO THE MODULE BY A MACHINE BECAUSE YOU COULD THEY DIDN'T FIT PROPERLY INTO THE SLOTS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO FIT IT. NOT ONLY THAT, THE WIRES THAT WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SODERED (SP) TO THE RESISTORS MUST HAVE BEEN DONE BY A MACHINE AS WELL, YOU COULD SEE THE TWO COMPONENTS WERE PRESSED TOGETHER BY SOMETHING NOT DONE BY A WORKER, AND NO SODER (SP) WAS VISIBLE. ON TOP OF THAT, AFTER TESTING ONE OF THE RESISTORS, WHICH TESTED GOOD., THE WIRE THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RESISTER WAS TESTING OPEN, MEANING BAD CONNECTION. WHOEVER MADE THIS MODULE FOR GM IS AT FAULT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 15

RUST CORROSION HAS WORN THROUGH TO AFFECT ELECTRICAL LINES - REAR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE ELECTRICAL. GAS FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH IS RELATED TO THE CIRCUITRY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AFFECTS "SMOG" SYSTEM. MAIN PROBLEM IS, RIGHT NOW, THE SAFETY AND DRIVEABILITY OF THIS TRUCK DUE TO RUSTING THROUGH UNDERBODY TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND AXEL/BRAKE SYSTEM (NEVERMIND THE REAR LIGHTS NOT WORKING) WILL THIS TRUCK FAIL ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT DISPLAYING CORRECTLY. GAUGE SITS AT 30MPH WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING GOES TO 70+MPH. TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND ON DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. THERE WAS NO RECALL ALTHOUGH I AM SEEING THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS THAT HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS. LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER STATES APPROXIMATELY $600.00 TO FIX. HAVE NOT FIXED AS OF TODAY. I FEEL THIS IS A A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM/CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX.

Mileage: 89,800

HE HVAC BLOWER AND RESISTER WENT OUT CAUSING A WIRING HARNESS TO MELT- A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH OCCUPANTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 80,128

WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR AT IDLE, THE "CLIMATE (DUEL) CONTROL ON DRIVER'S SIDE SUDDENLY STOPS BLOWING COLD AIR AND BLOWS PURE HOT AIR. THIS BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S CONTROL. HOWEVER, WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AIR CONDITIONER STARTS BLOWING COLD AGAIN BUT SOONER OR LATER WILL BEGIN BLOWING HOT. THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE OPERATOR DOES TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND EMBARRASSING WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. BY THE WAY I HAD A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT DONE THE SAME THING. THIS IS HAPPENS ANY TIME THE CONTROL IS SET TO COOL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE GEAR POSITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ....UPDATED 08/29/16 *BF

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE GEAR POSITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ....UPDATED 08/29/16 *BF

Mileage: 81,000

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF 1ST GEAR/TRUCK STARTS IN 2 OR 3RD GEAR/INTERMITTENT TROUBLE CODES P0758 AND P0740 THEN CODES CLEAR/EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN MOVING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP/ DON'T KNOW WHEN TRUCK WILL STALL OR FAIL TO PICK UP SPEED/TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAY CAN'T HELP UNTIL CODES ARE SET/EMAILED CHEVROLET REGARDING PROBLEM/ VEHICLE HAS 45000 MILES AND IS NOT DUE FOR SERVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL 50000 MILES/TRUCKS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT START FAILING AT ONLY 45000 MILES/ CHEVY'S RESPONSE IS VEHICLE PAST WARRANTY PERIOD NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS

Mileage: 45,000

NOTICED UPPER BRAKE LIGHT ON WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. TRUCK WOULDN'T START. TRUCK WOULDN'T ACCEPT AN EXTENDED JUMP. TRUCK TOWED.MECHANIC FOUND THE UNDER DASH FUSE BOX MELTED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. TRUCK NEEDED NEW FUSE BOX. PLUGS AND INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD BEEN MADE TO THIS VEHICLE. PARTS HAVE BEEN SAVED. $1,745.00 TO FIX. I SEE MANY REPORTS OF ELECTRICAL FIRES IN GM, CHEVY PRODUCTS ON THE WEB WITH NO APPARENT ACTION TO FORCE A FIX. VEHICLES ARE BEING DESTROYED, SEVERELY DAMAGED, PEOPLE AND PROPERTY ENDANGERED BECAUSE THEY ARE APPARENTLY USING CHEAP, INFERIOR GRADE PRODUCTS. PEOPLE WOULD NOT MIND PAYING A FEW DOLLARS MORE TO ENSURE THEY WON'T DIE IN A FIRE OR HAVE THEIR HOUSE BURN DOWN. I'M NOT A FAN OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS BUT IF THESE COMPANY'S WON'T VOLUNTARILY DO THE RIGHT THING PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO MANDATE SPECIFIC GAUGE WIRING AND CONTACTS. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 68,879

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY INCREASE TO 75 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE TO AND REMAIN AT 100 MPH UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,300.

Mileage: 61,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FLUCTUATED AT INITIAL START UP AND WHENEVER DRIVING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER READS WRONG BUT ODOMETER IS OK? STOP AND TURN OFF IT WORKS OK FOR A TIME. TRY TO START SOMETIMES IT WILL CRANK OTHER TIME IT DON'T GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE DASH PANEL BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR ANYONE THAT I KNOW OF I FOUND IT ONLINE AFTER TIME HAD EXPIRED (SPEEDOMETER) AND WILL ALSO CONTROL ENGINE CRANKING . *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND LETTING OFF THE GAS WHILE MAKING A TURN THE TRUCK STARTED SPEEDING BACK UP, BRAKING DID STOP THE TRUCK AND NO REVVING OCCURRED. AFTER BREAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND LETTING OF THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD START MOVING FORWARD AS IF THE GAS IS BEING APPLIED-SPEEDING UP GRADUALLY. PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND SAME THING HAPPENED. TURNED TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST. *TR

IN JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WENT BACK TO 0 WHEN GOING 65 MPH. SINCE THAT INCIDENT IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. ADDITIONALLY THE TACHOMETER DOESN'T REGISTER RPMS ACCURATELY FOR OVER TWO YEARS, ALSO SOMETIMES GOES TO 0. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND HAVE OWNED TRUCK SINCE 2006. THE SPEEDOMETER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

DROVE INTO THE GARAGE AND PARKED. A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE CAME FROM THE TRUCK AND FUMES BEGAN FUNNELING THROUGH THE HOOD OF TRUCK. QUICKLY TURNED OFF IGNITION AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. IN A FEW MINUTES GARAGE WAS FULL OF INTENSE FLAMES. THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE IT BLEW OPEN THE DOOR INTO THE HOUSE AND BURNED/MELTED THE LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT AND THREE ROOMS, AND THE SECOND CAR IN THE GARAGE, SENDING SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. VEHICLES MELTED AND EVERYTHING IN THEM AND IN THE GARAGE- MOWER, SNOW BLOWER, SMALL EQUIPMENT AND MORE, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO AREAS IDENTIFIED ABOVE. THERE WAS EXTREME SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

IGNITION SWITCH IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING WHILE I LOADED MY TWO CHILDREN INTO THEIR CAR SEATS. I HAD ONE OF MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND WAS PUTTING THE SECOND ONE IN HIS WHEN I SMELLED SMOKE AND QUICKLY REALIZED THERE WAS SMOKE BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS. I GOT MY BOYS OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED THE DOORS AND SEARCHED FOR SOMETHING TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES. AFTER GRABBING THE GARDEN HOSE AND RETURNING TO THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY FLAMES. I WAITED TO SEE IT THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORSE BUT IT WASN'T. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTHING WAS SMOKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FELT AROUND THE CONSOLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT WERE EXTREMELY HOT. A DAY LATER I TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE. I DISCOVERED THAT ANYTIME I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND THE BLOWER ON ABOVE LEVEL "3" SOMETHING WOULD BEGIN TO SMOKE. BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OCCURRED ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD PERIODICALLY TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THIS VEHICLE. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I DIDN'T CATCH THE PROBLEM IN TIME. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

VEHICLE'S GAUGES WERE NOT ACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE WORKING FINE THEN IT WOULD GRADUALLY GO TO 0 WHEN I WAS DRIVING. RPM WOULD BE AT 6 AND THEN GAS GAUGE WOULD QUIT WORKING. CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER GAVE ME A DISCOUNT OF $75 TO REPLACE. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL AS IT WAS A MATTER TO SAFETY AND THERE WERE OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 77,500

THE IGNITION LOCK HAS NOT WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE FOR CLOSE TO 5 YEARS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED AT ANY TIME WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR BEING DRIVEN. *JS

Mileage: 68,000

I BOUGHT A 2005 SILVERADO FROM MY MOTHER, AND SHE BOUGHT THE TRUCK OFF OF A USED DEALER LOT PURCHASING FOR 12,500 FOUR YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS HAD AN AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED AND IT ONCE AGAIN SHOWING THE AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICED, WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUCK OWNERS IN SITUATIONS OF A CRASH. WAS TOLD THEY GO OUT COMMONLY. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD AN ABS ISSUE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON THE LOT, WE SENT IT BACK TO BE FIXED, AND THE ISSUE WAS NEVER SOLVED, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THREE TECHNICIANS. THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD IF THE ABS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE GEAR SELECTOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, IN WHICH CASE SOMEONE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT GEAR THEY ARE IN AND CAUSE AN INCIDENT, THE HEADLIGHT, TAIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND MARKER LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS BLOWING BULBS, THE DASH CLUSTER DOESN'T ALWAYS WANT TO ILLUMINATE EITHER, THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ESPECIALLY AT DARK WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE THE RPM, SPEEDO, OIL PRESS, TEMP, OR ANY OTHER GAGE PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

WITH THE HEATER ON HIGH (SETTING 5), THE FAN STOPPED BLOWING HEAT. I THEN SET THE BLOWER TO SETTING 4, AND THE FAN WORKED FINE. AS SOON AS I THEN PUT THE FAN BACK TO 5, I WOULD HEAR A CLICK BUT THE FAN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I THEN BEGAN TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THE CONNECTOR THAT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH WHICH POWERS THE FAN. IF I MOVE THE ONE WIRE AROUND, THE FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK WHILE ON SETTING 5. I UNPLUGGED THIS CONNECTOR FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, NOTICED THAT THE ONE WIRE SEEMS AS IF IT WAS CAUSING A SHORT (THE WIRE WAS SOMEWHAT BLACK FROM OVER CURRENT). I REMOVED THE PIN FROM THE CONNECTOR, RECRIMPED AND SOLDERED IT. WORKED FINE UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE FAN ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO STOP ONLY ON SETTING 5. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE PROBLEM IS ONCE AGAIN THE CONNECTOR THAT GOES TO THE BLOWER MOTOR POWERING THE FAN RESISTOR. I SAW A FEW REPORTS OF THIS ON HERE ABOUT VEHICLE FIRES ALL OF WHICH POINT TO THIS CONNECTION BEING BAD. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT THIS AS WELL DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE HEATER BLOWER WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. NOW BOTH PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THIS PART WAS A RECALL ITEM IF MADE FROM A CERTAIN MANUFACTURE. APPARENTLY, OUR PART WAS A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. SINCE OUR PART FAILED, PERHAPS, IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT OR THE OTHER MANUFACTURERS WERE DELINQUENT DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS AS WELL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF WE MAY QUALIFY FOR A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING AND UNABLE TO SEE OR READ ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 143,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL (SHIFT INDICATOR) STOPPED ILLUMINATING. ALL OTHER ITEMS WORK IN CLUSTER. ITS SO DIM YOU CANT TELL WHICH GEAR YOUR IN. (THERE IS A RECALL BUT WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT COVERED). THE ENTIRE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. AND YOU CAN ONLY GET THE PART AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY NEED TO THE VIN AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. 2. ONE OF THE MAIN BRAKE LINES BURST..YESTERDAY 10-16-2013 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON. I AM TOLD ALL THE LINES MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC, DISPLAYING 40, 50, 80 MPH RUNNING, SITTING STILL IN PARK. THEN WILL PEG TO 130 MPH WHEN DRIVEN. LATER, IT WILL EVENTUALLY CORRECT ITSELF AFTER CRANKING 4, 5, 8 TIMES AND WORK PROPERLY TEMPORARILY. THEN REPEAT. THIS IS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE GAUGE CLUSTERS AND CHEVROLET DIV. REFUSES TO FIX AT NO COST BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUTSIDE THE TIMEFRAME STATED IN "SPECIAL POLICY # 07187", BUT IT MEETS THE MILEAGE AND VIN CRITERIA. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE TRUCK DID NOT FAIL DURING THE STATED TIMEFRAME. COST OF THE REPAIR IS $560 AND I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 51,229

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEED ODOMETER READINGS FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE USING A 12V AIR PUMP PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OUTLET WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND NO KEY IN IGNITION, IT SHORTLY STOPPED WORKING. SOON AFTER SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH TRIM. I QUICKLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PULLED OFF THE FRONT TRIM HOUSING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO FIND THE WIRE'S INSULATION MELTED. I THEN LOOKED FOR THE FUSE FOR THAT AND FOUND IT TO BE MELTED AS WELL. THE FUSE WAS RATED AT 15A, AND THE CORRECT FUSE RECOMMEND BY GM. AFTER PULLING THE FUSE, I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND HAD NO MORE SMOKE. USING A CONTINUITY TESTER, I CHECKED BOTH WIRES FOR, AND CONFIRMED, SHORT TO GROUND ON BOTH. THE ENTIRE LINE OF WIRES GOING BACK TO THE FUSE BOX MAY BE JUST AS MELTED AND THUS STILL SHORTING TO GROUND. *TR

Mileage: 100,990

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, HE NOTICED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT WIRES ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK WERE THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD PLANS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEATER ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON,AND I HAD IT CHECKED,WAS TOLD THE FRONT SENSOR WAS BAD. CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF IN A CRASH. I'VE HAD WIRING PROBLEMS AND A RECALL ON THE BLOWER WIRING. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO CHECK INTO THE PROBLEM,BECAUSE ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. CHEVROLET SAID FOR A PRICE THEY WILL CHECK IT. THEY MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT'S THE OWNER'S FAULT, AND THE MORE MONEY THEY CAN GET THE BETTER. SOUNDS LIKE THEIR MOTTO IS (MONEY BEFORE SAFETY) SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMERS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAB FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. I HAD TO EVACUATE MY YOUNGEST SON AND FOUND THAT THE WIRES ON THE BLOWER/RESISTOR WHERE ON FIRE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS AND I AM SURPRISED THAT NOBODY HAD BEEN KILLED SO FAR. LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL WAS DONE IN CANADA? HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO/ELECTRICAL_SYSTEM/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATELY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 70 MPH; HOWEVER, EVERYONE WAS PASSING ME. I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO LOWER THAN 30 AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT DID GO BACK TO 0 WITHIN A FEW A DAYS; HOWEVER, IT IS AGAIN SHOWING 20 MPH AT A DEAD STOP. DEALERS/MECHANICS HAVE GIVEN ME THREE DIFFERENT STORIES AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PER A LOT OF OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE. IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY FACTOR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY SILVERADO MAN BUT I'M FEELING DISAPPOINTED IN GM BY NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT LIKE THEY USED TO DO. *TR

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. BOUGHT BRAND NEW AT THE END OF MARCH 2005. SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY. SOMETIMES READS 120, SOMETIMES READS 90, ETC.ETC.ETC. MY TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 72,000 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD, BUT MISSES THE VIN RECALL BY 9570. THIS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET. SHOULDN'T THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED TO HIGHER VIN NUMBERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM??? *TR

Mileage: 72,000

BATTERY WENT DEAD AND I EXCHANGE WITH A NEW ONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING FINE WHEN THE PICKUP WAS LAST DRIVEN WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT PARTS AND LABOR WILL BE IN THE $500.00. *TT

Mileage: 36,501

MY TRUCK AS DUAL AC CONTROLS, WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BLOWS HOT AIR WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IF YOU TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME 2MIN AND SOMETIMES 30 MIN. I KNOW MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND OTHERS SUCH AS THE TAHOE, AVALANCHE, SUBURBAN OF SAME YEAR AND DIFFERENT YEARS. SOME FORUMS THAT I HAVE READ STATED THAT THE TRUCK COULD CATCH FIRE, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION, MOST PEOPLE SAY THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ARE AROUND $500 - $700, BUT THIS IS OCCURRING IN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DEFECTIVE CD PLAYERS. WILL NOT EJECT CD AND THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALMOST ALL CD PLAYERS IN THE 03-06 MODELS. I PERSONALLY KNOW 4 PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS IN FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

NOTICED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WHILE ON LONG TRIP ON INTERSTATE. OCCASIONALLY OPERATED THE AIR CONDITIONING, WITH BLOWER ON HIGH. ONE WEEK LATER, BLOWER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE ON HIGHEST (5) SETTING. PULLED 7 PIN CONNECTOR FROM BLOWER RESISTOR, FOUND RED WIRE AND CONNECTOR FOR HIGH SPEED, BURNED/MELTED.

Mileage: 72,199

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAN RESISTOR MELTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT THE INSULATION HAD MELTED OFF OF THE WIRING GOING INTO THE RESISTOR ON THE HVAC FAN. UPDATED 12/30/11

Mileage: 100,000

BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER RESISTOR AND RELAY WIRING MELTED SMELL OF SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ARCING DAMAGED WIRING AND CONNECTORS CAUSING DANGER TO OCCUPANTS FROM POSSIBLE FIRE. BLOWER RUNS WITH KEY OFF AND FUSE PULLED OUT. BATTERY DEAD, STANDING DRIVER. ECONOMIC HAM FROM COST TO REPAIR BY RIPOFF GM DEALER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER THE SPECIAL OFFER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 60,551

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I SMELLED BURNED PLASTIC AND MY FAN STOPPED WORKING ON #4 AND #5 SETTINGS. I REMOVED THE RESISTOR AND SAW THE CONNECTIONS HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 41,258

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 INSTRUMENT PANEL ACTING UP, SPEEDOMETER IN PARTICULAR DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. BUT SEEING TACH AND OIL PRESSURE GAGE ACTING UP ALSO. I HAVE 134,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING UP AROUND 80,000 AND RECENTLY JUST QUIT. I HAVE READ THAT GM IS WILLING TO FIX BUT HAS TO BE UNDER CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX ALL UNDER A RECALL WHICH I HAVE NOT SEEN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. AND HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER OR ANY OTHER GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD ONLY LAST FOR 80,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 04/07/11*LJ

Mileage: 40,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT READS 16 MPH WHILE STOPPED AND STAYS 16 MPH OVER WHATEVER SPEED I'M TRAVELING. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

DRIVING TO WORK ON I-80. SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT TO ZERO. STOPPED AT REST STOP AND CALLED MY MECHANIC TO ASK IF POSSIBLE BLOWN FUSE. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER. NEEDED TO GET TO WORK AND STARTED AGAIN AND SPEEDOMETER WAS NOW WORKING AGAIN. I NOW HAVE A GPS SYSTEM THAT SHOWS MY SPEED BECAUSE I CANNOT GO 30 MILES BEFORE MY SPEEDOMETER ETHER GOES TO ZERO OR NOW INDICATES THAT I'M GOING 120 MPH. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

1. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. 2. APPEARS TO BE PERMANENT BREAKAGE. 3. GM AGREED TO REPLACE FAULTY PART, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. THEY AGREED THAT THE PART IS FAULTY YET STILL HOLD THE CUSTOMER FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR UNSAFE MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 70,350

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP. ODOMETER FAILURE. DEALER WANTS $475.00.WARRANTY PER DEALER NOT AVAILABLE AS MILEAGE TOO HIGH. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DOES NOT READ ACCURATE SPEED. WHEN NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE, THE MOTION IS NOT CONSTANT. THE NEEDLE INSTEAD "TICKS" UP UPON ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO GAUGE CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE AND IS MALFUNCTIONING AT 75,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CREATES AN INABILITY TO DETERMINE SPEED OR OPERATION ACCURACY OF THE VEHICLE. NO NOTICE FROM GM CONCERNING RECALL. MY RESEARCH INDICATES MULTIPLES OF THIS DEFECT OCCURRING NATIONWIDE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE SPEED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 55,000

LAST WEEK I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN MY TRUCK. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND INSULATION WAS MELTING OFF HEATER BLOWER WIRES AT PLUG UNDER DASH. THREE OF THE WIRES HAD A HALF INCH OF EXPOSED CONDUCTOR SHOWING AT PIGTAIL. AT SAME TIME, MY HEATER FAN SWITCH QUIT WORKING AT THE TWO HIGHEST SPEED SETTINGS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET, I HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER RESISTOR AND WIRE PIGTAIL. FAN SWITCH WORKS NOW, BUT VENT SELECTOR SWITCH DOESN'T WORK NOW. MELTED WIRES COULD HAVE CAUSED TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE. I HAVE OLD RESISTOR AND MELTED PIGTAIL. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 APPROX 92,000 TACK AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. PRIOR TO 92,000 TACK WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JUMP BETWEEN 0 AND 2,000 RPM BUT RETURN TO NORMAL SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THIS STARTED AROUND 85,000. NOW IT STAYS AT 6,000 RPM AND DOESN'T MOVE. FUEL GAUGE IS A COMPLETE FAILURE AND NOT ACCURATE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,347.

Mileage: 90,347

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BLACK SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THEN I NOTICED FLAMES AND MELTED PLASTIC COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE GLOVE BOX AREA. WE PULLED OUR CHILD FROM THE BURNING TRUCK AND CALLED 911. FIRE TRUCKS WERE THERE IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES BUT BY THAT TIME THE ENTIRE PASSENGER CAB WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE EXPLOSIONS THAT BLEW OUT ALL THE WINDOWS, MY HUSBAND THINKS THAT THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED. THE TRUCK IS A COMPLETE LOSS AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

IT SEEMS I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS MOST THE BLOWER WORKS RANDOMLY. I HAVE ALSO SMELLED SMOKE. THE BLOWER STAYS ON AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND I HAVE EXITED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD ISSUES FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 82,460

CHEVY 05 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS TRUCK AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY GMC. I AM NOT GOOD AT JUDGING SPEED AND WILL BE PRONE TO BEING TICKETED. *TR

Mileage: 51,089

SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 95,500

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. OPERATED AC AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING COMING OUT OF VENTS. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IDENTIFIED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SAME ISSUE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST. *TR

Mileage: 62,220

THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS VERY ERRATIC AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED ANY MORE. SPEEDOMETER READS 30MPH + WHILE SITTING STILL. GM DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE 70,000 MILE REPLACEMENT PERIOD SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 CHEVY CREW CAB. SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. INCORRECT SPEED READING. 17 YEAR OLD SON NOW DRIVES TRUCK AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND TICKETS. IS GM GOING TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. CONCERNED PARENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 92,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK ANYWHERE ABOVE 60 WHETHER I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP OR NOT. THIS WENT ON OVER A YEAR BECAUSE CHEVROLET SAID NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS WERE ISSUED. I ALMOST GOT A TICKET JUST GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SO I PAID ALMOST $500.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOT SAFE AT ALL IN SCHOOL ZONES. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 W/T. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY VEHICLE IS 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PURCHASED IN 2007 WITH MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. UPON DRIVING THEVEHICLE FOR THREE MONTHS, MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WOULD RESET. SINCE, MY SPEEDOMETER STICKS ON A DAILY BASIS, SOMETIMES ALL DAY. THE ONLY REMEDY HAS BEEN TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, WHERE AS MY SPEEDOMETER GOES DOWN AT FIVE MILE PER HOUR INCREMENTS UNTIL BACK AT ZERO. IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS, MY TACHOMETER HAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED AND DOES NOT READ AT TIMES, THEREFORE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING NOR HOW HIGH MY ENGINE IS IDLING OR INCREASING/DECREASING IN SPEED. THERE IS NO APPARENT EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE AND MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE IN ITS ENTIRETY. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I WAS TRAVELING IN OKLAHOMA DURING A SUDDEN SNOW STORM IN WHICH TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 20-30 MILES PER HOUR. I ACCELERATED TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HOWEVER NOT EXCESSIVELY. I LOST CONTROL AND MY VEHICLE SLIDE ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC OPPOSITE THE LANE I WAS IN AND I SLIDE INTO A DITCH IN WHICH MY BOTTOM AIR DAM WAS TORN OFF. I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE HOWEVER I ONLY ACCELERATED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS TRAVELING AT TEN MILES PER HOUR. WHEN MY VEHICLE CAME TO A REST IN THE DITCH, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL AT TEN MILES PER HOUR. A STATE TROOPER DID ASSIST ME BY GETTING A TOW TRUCK, HOWEVER NO REPORT WAS FILED BY ME. I BELIEVE THAT IF I HAD KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING, THIS MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE, HOWEVER I DO BELIEVE THE MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE PRICED THE REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS THE ONLY REMEDY, AT OR ABOUT $450-700 AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED MALFUNCTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY CASES OF THIS VERY DEFECT IN THE SAME MODEL TRUCK FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A "SPECIAL PROVISION" DU TO THE MANUFACTURERS KNOWING SINCE 2003 ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 93,400

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR 650 CHEVY INTENTIONALLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE MOTORS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2003 SILVERADO CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER,GAS GAUGE, TACH, TO STOP WORKING MAKING AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS YOU CANT TELL YOUR SPEED OR HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE IN YOUR TANK POTENTIALLY LEAVING YOU STRANDED ON BAD ROADS OUT OF GAS OR TAKING A CORNER FASTER THAN THE POSTED SPEED BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. CHEVY KNOWS THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR IT. JUST LIKE TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PKUP [XXX] AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SPEEDOMETER INACCURACY READINGS. WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 0. THEN WHEN TRAVELING 40-50 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. AFTER NOTING THE PROBLEM, I HAVE CONTACTED 2 LOCAL AUTO REPAIRS THAT REFERRED ME TO THE GM DEALER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AS I WAS ADVISED GM WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE) AND HAD ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUST. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT GM CUST SVC AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND UNFORTUNATELY MY VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE QUALIFICATION. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID NOT AGREE WITH GM'S POLICY TO ONLY REPAIR VEHICLES WITH 70K OR LESS AND SAID THE ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A "RECALL" BUT THAT GM WOULD HAVE HAD TO REPAIR ALL VEHICLES AND INSTEAD THEY CHOSE THE COURSE OF LEAST RESISTANCE. AFTER DEALING WITH 2 REPAIR SHOPS, DEALERSHIP AND GM CUST SVC, I WAS ADVISED BY GM THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS THE DEALERSHIP WOULD AGREE TO COVER THE CHARGES OF APPROX $700 AND 2-3 DAYS REPAIR TIME. WHILE TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED, I WAS STOPPED BY THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPT AND ISSUED A TKT FOR 66 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE AT A COST OF $175. I TOLD THE OFFICER THAT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 55-60 AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN AS I HAD NO REASON TO ASSUME THAT I WAS SPEEDING. THE LONG AND SHORT OF THE ISSUE IS THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I TLD THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP COULD HAPPEN AND I CONSIDERED IT A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE INACCURATE READING UNTIL I CAN GET THE MATTER RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP SUPPORTS MY POSITION AS THEY ARE AWARE OF MY EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM APPALLED THAT GM IS TAKING THE SAME APPROACH AS TOYOTA IN TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. BASED ON PENDING ACTION...NO MORE GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE RESISTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND NOW I DONT HAVE AC OR HEAT IN MY TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS TO EVERYBODY I HAVE KNOW THAT HAS AN 05 CHEVY SILVERADO AT 50,000 MILES.

Mileage: 50,000

OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO'S SPEEDOMETER BROKE AT 57, 218 MILES. WE CALLED A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I TOLD THEM THAT I DO NOT THINK A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD BREAK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND A RECALL ONLINE, BUT EVIDENTLY IT DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE...ONLY CERTAIN 2005 SILVERADO MODELS....I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR YET ANOTHER THING TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE (HUB ASSEMBLY TWICE, ACTUATOR BROKE 3 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ACTUALLY LISTEN TO US AND FIX IT CORRECTLY). I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO BE PRO ACTIVE AND REPORT THE PROBLEM IN THE HOPE THAT GM WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND START MAKING THEIR VEHICLES BETTER. *TR

Mileage: 47,218

WIRING HARNESS TO THE HEATER MOTOR GOT VERY HOT AT CONNECTION AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR PLUG. *TR

Mileage: 36,450

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO AND ALL THE DASHBOARD GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NEVER SENT OUT ANY NOTICES. THEY WOULD COVER PARTS AND LABOR FOR MILEAGE OF 80,000 AND BELOW. MY TRUCK HAS 102,200 MILES. I FEEL GM SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCTS NO MATTER THE MILEAGE. IT IS NOTHING THAT I DID TO CAUSE THE GAUGES TO STOP WORKING. *TR

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 20MPH LESS THAN ACTUAL SPEED. WHEN I STOPPED IT SHOWED 120MPH. GM HAD RECALL FOR THIS FOR 2004 AND SOME 2005 MODELS, GM SAYS MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD THAT AFFECTS THE HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER, CRUISE CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKES ON 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MODEL TRUCKS. A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES AND KNOW BY THE DEALERSHIPS TO EFFECT MULTIPLE POINTS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR SERIOUS INJURY FROM SYSTEM FAILURES. ITEMS THAT ARE AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FUSE BOX, WIRE HARNESS, WIRE CONNECTORS, THE HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR, FUSES, RELAYS, AND MANY OTHER PARTS. THE SYSTEM SHORT THAT OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE BURNED PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. LAST WINTER MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION (STICK). NOW IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH ALL THE TIME. THIS IS UNSAFE AND APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM AMONG A LOT OF THE 05 SILVERADO'S. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 03 MODEL AND 04 MODEL. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE MOMENT WAITING ON A RECALL. *TR

AROUND DECEMBER 2009 I NOTICED THAT MY TACHOMETER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW MOVED OVER TO MY SPEEDOMETER WHICH IS REGISTERING MY SPEED +/- 25 MPH OFF THE ACTUAL SPEED. THIS IS WORSE THAN ME TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AS I AM ALWAYS HAVING TO PACE MY SPEED WITH OVER VEHICLES OR TRYING TO MENTALLY GAUGE MY ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL ON THE AIR CONDITIONING/ HEATING SYSTEM FAILED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS; WHEN HE HAD THE HEAT ON, ONE SIDE WOULD BLOW HOT AIR AND THE OTHER SIDE COLD AIR AND THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE FLOORBOARD WOULD ALSO FAIL CAUSING THE FAN TO STOP WORKING; THE HEATING SYSTEM/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THE FAN. HE REPLACED THE CONNECTORS AT HIS EXPENSE TWICE AND THE CONNECTOR FAILED AGAIN. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET K1500 SILVERADO USED IN 10/2009. IN 01/2010 THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT APPROXIMATELY 72K MILES. DEALERSHIP ADVISED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN SEVERAL GM FULL SIZE TRUCKS AND SUVS 2003-2007 MODEL YEARS. GM WILL NOT FULLY COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WE ARGUE THAT A SPEEDOMETER IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, THAT THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS BY THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS PROVE THAT THIS PART IS CONSISTENTLY FAILING. WE ARGUE THAT PROPER OPERATION OF A SPEEDOMETER HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE SAFE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE. WE BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FULLY COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. IF A SPEED RELATED CRASH RESULTED AND THE LIABLE PARTY WAS DRIVING AN AFFECTED VEHICLE, GM WOULD SHARE IN THE LIABILITY OF THAT LOSS. THIS AGAIN POINTS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY COMPONENT THAT IS CONSISTENTLY FAILING IN THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS 2 MAIN ISSUES WITH TRUCK. THE FIRST ON IS DEALING WITH THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM. THE RELAY FOR THE FAN MOTOR DIRECTLY UNDER THE DASH BURNT, AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER I FOUND THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR MODEL CHEVY. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET HOT LINE NUMBER AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS PART. I THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD REPLACEMENT PARTS IN STOCK DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THE PART BEING PURCHASED. THIS PART WAS REPLACED AND 2 MONTHS AFTERWARDS THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT WAS NOT THE SAME PART. THIS TIME THE FAN MOTOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PART DUE TO MYSELF NOT FEELING IT IS MY OBLIGATION TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FIXING STUFF THAT IS COMMON THROUGHOUT TRUCK OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE. THIS PART THAT WAS REPLACED GOT VERY HOT AND SMOKED WHEN GOING OUT. THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PART CATCHING ON FIRE AND MY CHILD NOT ABLE TO RIDE IN MY VEHICLE DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO PARTS MESSING UP CONSTANTLY. BY THE WAY NO FUSE EVERY BURN UP IN THIS PROCESS UNTIL AFTER FAN MOTOR WENT OUT. THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY TRUCK. THE ENGINE HOURS METER HAS RESET TWICE NOW WHICH WASN'T A BIG DEAL, BUT THE GEAR SELECTION ON THE DASH IS NOW STARTING TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I RECENTLY WENT TO LEAVE FROM WORK AND WENT PUTTING THE TRUCK IN DRIVE THE INDICATION ON THE DASH STAYED IN PARK. THE TRUCK WAS IN GEAR THOUGH BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER GETTING ON THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND WENT BACK TO PARK WITH THE SHIFTER. AFTER DOING SO THE INDICATION WORKED. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL START HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT ALONG WITH THE ENGINE HOURS CLEARING. I AM SURE SOMETHING ELSE IS TO FOLLOW THAT COULD BE MAJOR TO THE DRIVE TRAIN DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES ON VEHICLES NOW. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO QUIT WORKING. IT IS PEGGED ON OVER 120 MPH WHEN NOT MOVING. SOMETIMES MOVES BUT ON THE AVERAGE IT DISPLAYS 60-70 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ALONG WITH THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. SHE CITED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM; NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE FUNCTIONING. SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB

Mileage: 29,000

I OWN A CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 EXTENDED CAB AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND SAYS IM GOING 100MPH WHEN IM BARELY EVEN ROLLING IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP GOT BELOW 30 DEGREES F THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING. WHEN IT WARMED UP 10-15 DEGREES IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DUE TO IT CAN RESULT IN A ACCIDENT AND CAN BE FATAL IF I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING AS WELL AS IT IS ILLEGAL! IF IT DOES RESULT IN A TICKET GM WILL BE PAYING FOR IT- GM CLAIMS THEY STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND SO BE IT THEY NEED TO FIX IT! THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED 100% FREE OF CHARGE! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 46,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 60 MPH AND WON'T MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

IN THE 2ND YEAR I OWNED MY TRUCK IT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP GOT BELOW 50 DEGREES F THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING. WHEN IT WARMED UP 10-15 DEGREES IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF THIS IT JUST BECAME COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF TEMP. NOW IT JUST SITS BETWEEN 50-120 MPH WHETHER YOU ARE MOVING ARE NOT MOVING. THIS LAST YEAR THE GAS GAUGE ALSO BECAME COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. I'VE HEARD CHEVY SENT OUT LETTERS SAYING THAT IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 7 YRS OR LESS THAN 70,000 THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE, MINE HAS OVER A HUNDRED BUT I NEVER GOT A LETTER AND STILL LIVE AT SAME ADDRESS. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT BUT HAVEN'T SEEN IT. I WOULD TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT THIS WOULD COST ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $110 AND THEY STILL WOULD FIX IT FREE, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $600. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A DRIVER MUST KNOW THE SPEED OF THEIR VEHICLE AND THEY MUST KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2005 LS 2WD CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT ONE SPEED OR SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED. THIS IS A DAILY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 100MPH. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER STILL REGISTERED 35MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER BY CYCLING THE KEY ON AND OFF 5 TIMES. I'VE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT LEAST 3 TIMES NOW. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE SPEEDING TICKETS BEING ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY HEATER VENTS SO I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND JUMP OUT WELL IN A NUT SHELL MY BLOWER FAN MOTOR WIRING HARNESS HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN JUST ABOUT EVERY GM TRUCK SO I ASK WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR GM TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE FOR IT TO HAPPEN YOU BE THE JUDGE. *TR

Mileage: 96,354

THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS A LOWER SPEED THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. I WAS TICKETED FOR GOING 31 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWED I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 71,213

THIS IS NOT A RARE COMPLAINT. FACTUALLY, SEVERAL RETAILERS ON EBAY SELL DISCUSSED REPLACEMENT PARTS; AND THEY REVEAL THE BURNT, BURNING, AND OR MELTED PARTS IN THE PARTS AUCTIONS DESCRIPTIONS! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM! 1. WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, DRIVER & THREE PASSENGERS SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING OR FIRE WITHIN THE PASSENGER/CAB COMPARTMENT OF OUR 2005 SILVERADO, FOLLOWED SHORTLY, WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THAT IS, WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, REMOVAL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING "RESISTOR" (P/N "52408586, 42/04 SLOVANIA") REVEALED A SEVERELY BURNT AND MELTED [MALE] "RESISTOR" CONNECTOR AND [FEMALE] WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR (REFER TO (3) FOR RESISTOR AND HARNESS REPLACEMENT PART NUMBERS). (2) THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE, CATASTROPHICALLY; CONSEQUENTLY, A VEHICLE FIRE ENSUES; AND, AT A MINIMUM, VEHICLE COMPONENTS REMAIN DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, HOWEVER, FUSES FAIL TO PREVENT SAID FIRE OR DAMAGE. (3) REPLACED AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER "RESISTOR GM# 8901-9088 [AND] CONNECTORRES-BLO #1586-2656; NOTE: REPLACEMENT PARTS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE UPDATED OR REVISED; SITUATION LIKELY TO REOCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 35,200

2005 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO - HEATER BLOWS HOT AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE, COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE - HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE - HAVE SPENT AROUND $300.00 (+) DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THIS. WAS TOLD BY GM SERVICE TECH IT WAS THE HEATER MOTOR RESISTOR WIRING HARNESS, IT BURNS OUT THE RESISTOR. I REPLACED BOTH, THE RESISTOR BURNED OUT AGAIN AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FRIED AGAIN. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THESE REPORTS - A RECALL IS NEEDED - THIS CONDITION IS NOT SAFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER DASH. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THE WIRES LEADING TO A/C BLOWER ARE SHORTING OUT ONE AT A TIME. IT STARTED WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SET ON HI STOPPED WORKING THEN WENT ON DOWN TO 4. COULD POSSIBLE SHORT OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE. I HAVE NOT YET PURCHASED THE NEW PARTS TO REPLACE LOOKED ONLINE FIRST TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 WITH THE 5.3 LITER V8 STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 93K. THE SPEEDOMETER IN NOW STUCK AT 120MPH AND DOES NOT GIVE ME A CORRECT READING. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

WHILE PARKED THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE CLIMATE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO RUN. THE KEYS WERE REMOVED, ENGINE OFF. UPON DISCOVERY I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE BLOWER. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. BEFORE I COULD LEAVE THE PARKING LOT THE CAB WAS FULL OF A THICK WHITE SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT THOUGH AS THE DEALER IS NOT REPORTING THE OCCURRENCES TO GM SO NOBODY IS AWARE OF THE FREQUENCY. AN EASY INTERNET SEARCH RETURNS MANY OCCURRENCES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING CIRCUITS UNDER THE DASHBOARD WERE HEATING UP EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD CRACKLE AND SPARKLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 22,588.

Mileage: 22,588

FAN MOTOR RESISTOR MELTED CAUSING PLASTIC TO BURN AND SMOKE BADLY PART COST $100 FOR THE WIRING $80 FOR THE RESISTOR $160 LABOR. WITH ALL THE TAX DOLLARS GIVEN TO GM THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHANGE THESE EVERYDAY. THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM SITTING ON THE PARTS COUNTER READY TO BE REPLACED FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHEN I WALKED IN. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM AND WE WOULD LIKE SOME HELP. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET STARTED SMOKING, FROM EXCESS HEAT WITHIN THE WIRING TO THE HARNESS OR RESISTOR. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE HARNESS AND RESISTOR, BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. HOPEFULLY THIS FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IS THE ONLY ONE IN THESE MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

JUST PURCHASED A GSA PICKUP JUNE 26. JUNE 27 WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING IT AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 30 MPH. WENT THROUGH TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ LESS THAN 0. *TR

Mileage: 71,600

MY BLOWER MOTOR WIRING MELTED AND ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. 15 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AM SMART ENOUGH TO DISCONNECT IT BEFORE IT CAUSED A FIRE BUT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PULLED THE KEY. HAD I NOT KNOWN HOW TO DISCONNECT IT MY TRUCK SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, HAD LOWER AND HEAT ON. FIRST I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, THEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX AND THROUGH THE PASSENGER DASH VENTS. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. I STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN WHILE THERE AND NOTED SAME PROBLEM. I TURNED MY TRUCK OFF AND THE BLOWER AND TOOK MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE BLOWER CONTINUED TO SMOKE. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO CAME OUT, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND FOUND BURNED WIRES BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. THE DEALER BLAMED IT ON A RESISTOR AND A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR WHICH BURNED OUT. THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER CONNECTOR AND RESISTOR. I ASKED TWICE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BE RETURNED TO ME BUT THE DEALER DID NOT COMPLY WITH MY REQUEST. THE TRUCK HAS A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE IN IT UPON ITS RETURN TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I AM THE OWNER OF 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK. ABOUT A MONTH OR LESS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING STAYS ON 120 OR 0 WHETHER IT IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING IT. WE CALLED THE DEALER THAT WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW FROM AND THE MAINTENANCE MAN SAID IT WAS UNDER WARR UP TO 70,000 MILES WHICH MY MILEAGE IS 46711. THE NEXT DAY WE RECV A CALL SAYING IT IS NOT UNDER WARR BECAUSE OF OUR VIN # IS NOT COVERED. THE DEALER GAVE ME A # TO CALL GM MOTORS AND I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THERE AND ALL ARE SAYING THE VIN# IS NOT GOOD ONLY SOME VIN#'S ARE UNDER THE 7 YEAR OR 70,000. I DRIVE MY TRUCK TO WORK ONLY,DO MONTHLY MAINT ON IT THROUGH WALMART, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME SINCE I FEEL IT A DEFECT ON THE TRUCK AND EITHER GM OR THE DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS PART@ THEIR COST NOT MINE. THEY CAN NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY ONLY SOME VIN#S ARE COVERED. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SHOWS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS THANK YOU. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND/OR STICKS BETWEEN 40 AND 60MPH AT REST. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON GM TRUCK ISSUE AND IT'S A COMMON TOPIC ON THE GM MESSAGE BOARDS AS WELL. GM APPARENTLY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT. YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP IS REQUESTED. BECAUSE WE ARE UNABLE TO GAUGE SPEED ACCURATELY THIS HAS CREATED A DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD PLACE OTHERS (THE PUBLIC) AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THE EVAPORATED CANISTER WENT BAD. THE MECHANIC SAID NORMALLY THIS SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. 1 WEEK LATER THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CANISTER WAS 290.00. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON A HIGHWAY TRIP. IT JUST GRADUALLY GOES TO 0 MPH. AFTER RESTARTING IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THAN FAILS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. BEGAN TO FAIL JUST AFTER IT REACHED 70,000 MILES AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 24 HRS AGO. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. READS 120 AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS , ALSO ILLEGAL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. GM SHOULD HAVE QUALITY PRODUCT ! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. IT STARTED AROUND 45,000 MILES AND ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IT IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACK UP. THIS ONLY RESETS IT ABOUT 5MPH EACH TIME I RESTART THE VEHICLE SO I WILL HAVE TO DO IT AS MANY AS 10 TO 15 TIMES TO GET IT BACK TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD WORK SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. SUDDENLY, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 120 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD USUALLY CORRECT ITSELF OR RESET AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS; HOWEVER, IT RECENTLY BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO RESET. THE DEALER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,800.

Mileage: 63,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AND CONSTANTLY SHOWS THE INCORRECT SPEED OF TRAVEL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO WEEKS. HE FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,640. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB

Mileage: 51,640

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH 79,000 MILES STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPING AND STICKING. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD $538 TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIX MYSELF, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS A LAWSUIT PENDING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO QUIT WORKING, OR WILL REGISTER INACCURATE SPEEDS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE "EXTENDING" THE COVERAGE ON THE 03-04 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2005'S. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY CAUSE SPEEDING TICKETS OR WORSE, ACCIDENTS. GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY NEED TO CORRECT IT. I AM TRYING TO GET MINE FIXED THROUGH GM BUT THEY WILL LIKELY ONLY PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 54,650

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. STUCK ON 120MPH. *TR

Mileage: 69,800

SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING FINE THEN STARTED TO SPEED UP WHEN I WASN'T. IT HAPPEN EVERYDAY. I TRY TO GET MY CRUISE SET BEFORE IT STARTS SO NOT TO GET A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL GM, WHO IN SO MANY WORDS SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I DON'T THINK THAT A PART LIKE THIS IS NOT LIKE A BATTERY OR TIRES THAT WEAR OUT OVER A GIVING AMOUNT OF TIME. GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. I HAVE ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. JUST GOT THE PRICES LAST WEEK,$400 TO $500 TO FIX. LETS SAY IT'S NOT FIXED YET. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

OIL GAGE READS 0, SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS IT IS GOING 120 MPH SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SINCE 2003. MY TRUCK HAS 38,720 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. IT CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION, SINCE I CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 38,720

I HAVE A SILVERADO 2005 PICKUP. MY SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 120 MPH JUST DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 SILVERADO ACTS ERRATICALLY. READS INCORRECT SPEED. WILL STOP ON 80MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. I CAN NO LONGER RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER TO ACCURATELY DISPLAY CURRENT SPEED. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SINCE 2003. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. IT CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION, SINCE I CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 75 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2003 AND 2004 SILVERADO'S PERTAINING TO THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS 2005 VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN OPERATING PROPERLY A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 80 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 128 MPH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL REGISTERING 128 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE CONTACT HAS AN APPOINTMENT AT HER LOCAL DEALER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,200.

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND WHEN I LOOKER AT MY SPEEDOMETER I WAS DOING 110MPH AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP IT DISPLAYED 60MPH THAT HAPPENED 12/31/08 AT 70,000 MILES. SO FAR MY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 SILVERADO AT 20,000 MILES I HAD THE STEERING WHEEL CLUMP FIXED BY PACKING IT WITH GREASE NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK,AT 60,000 MILES MY FUEL PUMP FAILED ON A ROAD TRIP AFTER I STARTED TO FILL HESITATION LIKE STARVING FOR GAS- COST$ 700.00, AT 65,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PLUGGED UP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD BLINK AND WOULD HESITATE REALLY BAD WHEN YOU WOULD PUNCH IT INTO PASSING GEAR. IT DIDN'T COST ME ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE EMISSION LAW 70,000 OR 7YRS,AND IT JUST TURNED OVER 70,000. BUT I STILL LOVE MY TRUCK AND I ALWAYS DRIVE A CHEVY. THAT FUEL PUMP COULD BE FIXED EASY IF THEY WOULD PUT A ACCESS DOOR IN THE TRUCK BED BECAUSE GM FUEL PUMPS ARE JUNK, SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY CHEVY ASTRO. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE REGISTERED A SPEED OF 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH; HOWEVER, IN A SCHOOL ZONE IT REGISTERED 80 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER RECENTLY READ 0 MPH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE BEYOND THAT SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE OVER $500 NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,964 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.UPDATED 03/10/09.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 20 MPH. UPDATED 03/10/09.*JB

Mileage: 64,000

2005 SILVERADO INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 23K MILES (MAR 07). THE ENGINE HOURS KEPT RESETTING. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 43K MILES AND ALL GAUGES ARE FAULTY. THE GAS GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. THE ENGINE HOUR KEEPS RESETTING BACK TO ZERO AND THE TEMP GAUGE MOVES FROM HOT TO COLD AND BACK. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON OUR OFFICE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO GM SPECIAL BULLETINS THIS IS COVERED FOR 03 AND 04 MODELS USING THE SAME IPC. WHY ISN'T THIS COVERED FOR 05 MODELS AS WELL? IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHORTING OUT THE IPC IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM AND NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS 2005 MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

ONE MORNING IT JUST DIDN'T WORK. NOW IT WORKS SOMETIMES. IT DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE TRUCK STARTS UP, THEN STARTS WORKING AFTER I STOP ABOUT 40 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES IT SAYS IM DOING 120 MPH OR 0 MPH. IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. I HAVE TO USE MY GPS SO I KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER BOTH BOUNCING ERRATICALLY. TACHOMETER STILL STAYS IN BETWEEN 4 AND 5 THOUSAND EXCEPT WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. SPEEDOMETER IS ANY WHERE FROM 30 ABOVE TO 30 BELOW ACTUAL SPEED. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE FOR SPEEDING WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SINCE GAUGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ONE OF THE OFFICERS WHO STOPPED ME DID NOT WRITE A TICKET BECAUSE HE OWNS A SILVERADO AS WELL AND HIS SPEEDOMETER HAD BEEN OUT FOR OVER 2 MONTHS ALSO. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 76,450

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WAS DRIVING 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND SPEEDOMETER STARTING GOING HIGHER UNTIL IT WAS SHOWING 120 - AT STOP SIGNS - SHOWING 60MPH - NOT WORKING CORRECT. VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAVE 65,000 MILES AND IT IS REGISTERING 120 MPH AND AT STOP SIGNS 60 MPH. DEALER SAID NOTICE WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 2003-2004 MODELS - DEALER SAID THE 2005 MODELS WERE FIXED--THAT IS NOT SO AND I'M PROOF. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHEVROLET DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBLITY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTION. THIS COULD CREATE A SERIOUS CRASH AS WELL AS TICKETS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT 57,055 MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND SINCE I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT I REFERRED TO THIS LETTER HOWEVER IT ONLY COVERED THE 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. I FEEL THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS AN ESSENTIAL PART IN THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE AND THEREFORE AM PAYING MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER FIXED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT GM IS AWARE OF THAT THIS PROBLEM EXTENDS BEYOND THE 2004 MODELS AND IS FAILING IN THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE BY NOT EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 57,055

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AT 100 MPH, EVEN WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,032 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

Mileage: 68,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH AND REMAINED AT THIS SPEED ALL THE WAY TO HER RESIDENCE. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HOME, SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY BEGAN DECREASING TO 0 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,450. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 12/30/08. *JB

Mileage: 45,450

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB, PRESENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SHOT UP TO 100 AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MOVE PAST 120 MPH LINE. IT IS CURRENTLY STUCK PAST THE 120MPH LIMIT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THERE ARE OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AND YET THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY SPEEDOMETER SOME TIMES READS 60 WHEN IM ONLY GOING 40 OR IT READS 120 AT IDLE AND SOME TIMES IT DOESNT READ AT ALL. IT HAPPENS AS MUCH AS TREE TO SIX DAYS OF WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO POWER. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STARTER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. SHE NOTED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE STEREO SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AS WELL AS WIRES WITHIN THE ENGINE AND HEATING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,873 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,870.

Mileage: 65,870

2005 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP SPEEDOMETER READS BETWEEN 90-120MPH WHEN MOVING EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT A STOP IT READS 80MPH. 67,000 MILES WHILE LOOKING ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2003-2005 CHEVROLET OWNER WITH THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AFTER IT RAN AT 120 MPH FOR AWHILE.*TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 01/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/06/09.*JB

Mileage: 37,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS WRONG SPEED AT 60MPH READS 20MPH. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKET FOR SPEEDING OR EVENTUALLY ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE VEHICLES. FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM FOR ME TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY IS THERE NOT A VEHICLE RECALL FOR 2005 MODELS WHEN THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME? MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 69,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 69,650

HEATER RESISTOR,AND WIRING CONNECTOR BOTH MELTED TO POINT THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS ON GOING PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AFIRE OR WORST. I TALK TO GM SERVICE PEOPLE AND COULD NOT GET ANSWER. I CHECK INTERNET FOR PART BECAUSE GM WANTED TO MUCH FOR THEIR. THAT WHEN I READ ABOUT ALOT MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WONT HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 330,000

1. MY FATHER IN LAW HIT THE EXPOSED HEATING/COOLING FAN MOTOR WIRING WITH HIS FOOT WHEN ENTERING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WIRING OR HARNESS IS NOT COVERED TO PREVENT ENTANGLEMENT OR OTHER OBJECTS FROM CONTACTING THE WIRING. THIS DISLODGED THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR TO THE FAN MOTOR RESISTOR. 2. A CONSEQUENCE IS THE WIRING SHORTED IN THE CONNECTOR AND THE FUSE DID NOT FAIL. THE CONNECTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED TOGETHER. THE FAN MOTOR WAS SHUT DOWN AT THE SIGN OF SMOKE ( BOTH VISUAL AND BY SMELL). FAN MOTOR WOULD NOT OPERATE FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. 3. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS AMAZED THAT THEY STOCKED THIS PARTICULAR HARNESS PN 15862656 AS A REPLACEMENT KIT COMPLETE WITH THE SPLICE CONNECTORS ($95.00). I ALSO PURCHASED THE RESISTOR (PN 89019088, COST $54.97), WHICH ALTHOUGH PROBABLY FUNCTIONED WAS MELTED TO THE HARNESS OF THE CONNECTOR RENDERING IT USELESS. I INSTALLED THE KIT AND REROUTED THE WIRING TO ELIMINATE CONTACT BY A PASSENGERS FOOT OR A TOOL BUCKET. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER IS DEFECTIVE AND THE CAUSE IS DUE TO A BAD STEPPER MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR FREE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 10025462 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 11/10/08 *BF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED 2 DAYS PRIOR. UPDATED 11/13/08. JB

Mileage: 75,000

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, IE. WHEN IT SAYS I'M GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, I AM FLYING PAST OTHER CARS, IT READS ABOUT 20MPH LOWER THAN I AM REALLY CRUISING AT. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY 38K MILES, GM IS AWARE AND WON'T REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. AS I UNDERSTAND, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2005'S AS WELL AS 04 AN 03 MODELS. GM WILL REPLACE 03 AND 04'S (SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) WHY NOT THE 05'S?? *TR

Mileage: 37,800

WHEN TURNING MY A/C, DEFROSTER, OR HEATER ON BETWEEN SETTING 3, 4, AND 5 A CLICKING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING. WHEN I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR TO THE HEATER/A/C WAS BURNED UP. SEEING THE MELTED PLASTIC SURPRISES ME AND MAKES ME WONDER IF IT WAS CLOSE TO CATCHING ON FIRE. NOW I HAVE NO A/C, HEATER, OR DEFROST. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE WIRE HARNESS CHANGED AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. I WILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 49,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. HE LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND DISCOVERED A RED, GLOWING, BURNING WIRING HARNESS, WHICH HE THEN UNPLUGGED. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,357 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

THE ODOMETER READ 47,000 THEN A WEEK LATER READ 7,000 A WEEK AFTER READ ERROR AND IS ERROR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER MAXES OUT, DOES NOT WORK OR READS IMPROPERLY. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE 03 AND 04 MODELS HAVE A RECALL ON THE STEPPER MOTOR BUT THE 05 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY 90% OF THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES NOW AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER SAID THAT A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. WHO CAN AFFORD THIS AFTER PAYING FOR A $35,000 VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, NEW INTAKE GASKETS, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, BLOWER MOTOR WIRES SMOKED AND MELTED. JUST A JUNKY TRUCK FOR THE HIGH PRICE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TRUCK USED FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK. SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE UNTIL ABOUT 54,000 MILES THEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SPEEDOMETER GAVE OUT ABOUT 63,000 MILES AND IS STUCK AT 84 MILES PER HOUR, EVEN WHEN PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED IT WOULD COST APPROX. $400-$550 TO FIX. I HAVE OWNED 2 CHEVY TRUCKS PRIOR TO THIS ONE. I ONCE HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE ON MY 1979 CHEVY AFTER IT WENT OUT AFTER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF 15 YEARS. I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TOO, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER OUT AT 63,000 MILES, WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I AM SAD TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF MY CHEVY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER FOR FREE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $750 FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL, PLUS INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,611. UPDATED 04/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED KNOWS OF SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

Mileage: 112,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR, SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STARTED FLUCTUATING WILDLY AND NOW WILL NOT WORK. THE NEEDLE SITS ANYWHERE FROM 0 MPH TO 120 MPH BUT IS NEVER ACCURATE. I COULD BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 90 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES MY 2005 GM CHEVY S1500 SILVERADO TRUCK'S SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY IN POSTING THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES THIS PROBLEM BECAME PERMENANT AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $450. THE PROBLEM WAS WHETHER THE CAR WAS STOPPED, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER DIFFERENT SPEEDS AT ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 90 MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD EVEN GO PAST THE MAX SPEED OF 120 MPH. THE OBVIOUS DANGER HERE IS THAT THE DRIVER HAS NO IDEA EXACTLY HOW FAST THE TRUCK IS TRAVELING. WHILE GETTING COST ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC PHONED TO GET THE PART OR PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE PERSON SUPPLYING THE PART KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PART COST AND OTHER DETAILS RELATED TO REPAIRING IT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE GM CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. AT AROUND 55K, MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED. BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FAILED, THE NEEDLE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH SPEED, THEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I NOTICED THE FAILURE, I LOOKED DOWN AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 120MPH, WHICH I WAS NOT. I'VE CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID THE 03'S AND 04'S WERE RECALLED, BUT THE 05'S WEREN'T. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 05 SUBURBAN WAS UNDER RECALL? AND THAT MINE SHOULD BE TOO BECAUSE OF THE SAME CLUSTER PANEL. I'VE HEARD NOTHING YET ON A RECALL, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE TICKETED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

Mileage: 59,887

MY SPEEDOMETER DON'T GIVE CORRECT READING WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. ACTUALLY DON'T WORK RIGHT AT ALL! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

FIRE IN CENTER OF DASH. *TR

1) JUST HAPPENED. 2) THE RESISTER IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CIRCUIT SHORTS OUT. WHICH CAUSES THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN UP MELTING THE PLASTIC AT THE CONNECTOR TO THE RESISTER AND THE BLACK WIRE LEADING TO THE RESISTER. 3) I HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTER TO THE CIRCUIT AND SPLICE IN A NEW WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RESISTER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

1) JUST HAPPENED. 2) THE RESISTER IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CIRCUIT SHORTS OUT. WHICH CAUSES THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN UP MELTING THE PLASTIC AT THE CONNECTOR TO THE RESISTER AND THE BLACK WIRE LEADING TO THE RESISTER. 3) I HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTER TO THE CIRCUIT AND SPLICE IN A NEW WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RESISTER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. AT AROUND 55K, MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED. BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FAILED, THE NEEDLE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH SPEED, THEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I NOTICED THE FAILURE, I LOOKED DOWN AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 120MPH, WHICH I WAS NOT. I'VE CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID THE 03'S AND 04'S WERE RECALLED, BUT THE 05'S WEREN'T. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 05 SUBURBAN WAS UNDER RECALL? AND THAT MINE SHOULD BE TOO BECAUSE OF THE SAME CLUSTER PANEL. I'VE HEARD NOTHING YET ON A RECALL, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE TICKETED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED STARTED REGISTERING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR BELOW WHAT I ESTIMATED I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN STARTED WORKING PROPERLY 2 DAYS LATER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND COULD LEAD TO SPEEDING TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND I HAVE TO KILL AND START MY TRUCK OVER AND OVER SO IT WILL GO BACK TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

NO PRIOR WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. TRANSPORTED TO DEALERSHIP WAS DETERMINED MOUSE NEST UNDER UBEC, WIRES CHEWED AND FULL OF MOUSE URINE WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. BOX THAT CONTAINS THIS PART IS VERY ACCESSIBLE TO RODENTS. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY, ON THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES, AND POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 24,058

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *CN

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND SPEEDOMETER READS OVER 120 MPH. ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. STAYS MAXED ALL THE TIME. *CN

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY THEN CEASED TO FUNCTION.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE ON, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO CALL BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 03/14/08. *LJ

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILED, LOCKED ON 60 MPH WILL NOT MOVE, CAUSED RECEIVE SPEEDING TICKET 78 IN 65 ZONE FROM POLICE. ALSO THE COMPANY I WORK FOR HAS A 2005 LIKE THIS ONE,THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED LAST WEEK IN THAT TRUCK. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. 50,400 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 50,400

THE FAN SPEED SELECTOR WIRING PLUG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT STARTED SMOKING WHEN THE FAN WAS ON SPEED 5. I GOT IT TURNED OFF AND LOOKED AT IT WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND THE PLUG AT THE HOT WIRE AND THE HOT WIRE (RED ONE) WERE MELTED. IT HAPPENED AT 37590 MILES. COULD HAPPEN TO MORE VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 37,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 140 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT MILEAGE AT ALL TIMES WHILE STOPPED AND DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2003-2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, HOWEVER, NO RECALL WAS FOUND IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,933.

Mileage: 42,933

SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED. WHEN WORKING, IT MAY INDICATE SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH LESS THAN THE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED. IT DOES NOT INDICATE HIGHER SPEEDS, ONLY LOWER OR NOT AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

SMOKE FILLED CAB , SPARKS AND FLAMES FROM UNDER PASSENGER DASH. *JB

Mileage: 41,325

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

Mileage: 2,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN THE EARLY MORNING OF 8/19/2006, POLICE AND WITNESS REPORTS SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT LANE ONTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, AND THEN SWERVED ACROSS AND OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, IMPACTING A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY. A WITNESS STOPPED TO RENDER ASSISTANCE, RAN TO THE VEHICLE, VIEWED THE SITUATION AND RETURNED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CALL IN THE EMERGENCY. THE WITNESS FELT AND HEARD TWO EXPLOSIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO GET WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE WRECK DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT WHEN DEATH OCCURRED DUE TO THE FIRE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS WERE TAKEN. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THE IMPOUND LOT BY THE CONTACT.