2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Electrical System Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 122,000. After obtaining a Carfax report, it was discovered that the mileage was 202,000.

Mileage: 202,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TOWN ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WITH THE AC ON AND THE BLOWER IN THE HIGH POSITION, THE BLOWER STARTED TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. A SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS NOTED AND THE BLOWER COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AC CONTINUED TO CYCLE ON AND OFF. THE OTHER LOWER SETTINGS FOR THE BLOWER DID NOT WORK EITHER. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PLUG THAT GOES TO THE RESISTOR PACK NEXT TO THE BLOWER HAD A BADLY-BURNED CONTACT FOR THE GROUND WIRE GOING TO THE BLOWER. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE PLUG WAS MELTED AND BURNED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED OFF. A SERIOUS FIRE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY STARTED UNDER THE DASH DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT AND ARCING OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. DOING RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, BUT I DO NOT FIND ONE.

Mileage: 182,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER TURNS ON BY ITSELF. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AND MUST LOOK DOWN TO FIND THE OFF SWITCH. OFTEN, THE SEAT HEAT COMES BACK ON AGAIN ALMOST RIGHT AWAY.. THIS SITUATION SEEMED TO OCCUR IN APPROX 2003 TO 2007 MODELS. INTERNET FORUMS SHOW THAT GM HAS SERVICE BULLETINS THAT INSTRUCT TECHNICIANS TO DO A 'FIRMWARE FIX". THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO STOP THIS CONDITION WAS TO LOCATE AND DISCONNECT A SMALL GREEN CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT THAT DISABLES THE SEAT HEATER. CHANGING THE CONTROL MODULE DIDN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND IS INTERMITTENT. SEEMS LIKE GM HAS REMEDIED THE SITUATION IN NEWER MODELS. SEEMS TO ME THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING OLDER MODELS TO INCORPORATE SOME SORT OF "FIX". THE DISTRACTION OF LOCATING AND TURNING OFF THE HEATER IS AS BAD AS "DRIVING WHILE TEXTING". I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER TO GET IT SHUT OFF. OFTEN, WHEN I RESUME DRIVING, THE HEATER WILL COME BACK ON. EVENTUALLY IT STOPS TURNING ITSELF ON.

Mileage: 189,000

HEATER CONTROLL MODULE FAILURE WIRES HEAT UP AND MELT THE SHEILDING AND THE CONNECTOR ENDS.

Mileage: 160,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IS VERY ERRATIC SOMETIMES SHOWING A FASTER SPEED THAN TRAVELED SOMETIMES A SLOWER SPEED OR NO SPEED AT ALL THE ODOMETER HAS SINCE QUIT WORKING AND DISPLAYS ODOMETER ERROR WHERE THE MILEAGE SHOULD READ. AND NOW THE ENGINE WATER TEMP GAUGE IS DEAD POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN WHERE THERE ARE NO NUMBERS AND NEVER MOVES. DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW SAYS THEY HAVE REPAIRED QUITE A FEW OF THESE AND WILL COST AROUND $350. TO SEND IT OUT TO BE REPAIRED BY A QUALIFIED REPAIR PLACE. I THINK G M SHOULD STAND BEHIND SUCH A PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE TRUCKS TO FIX THEM.

Mileage: 82,000

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR MELTED AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW CAUSES SMOKE AND YOU LOOSE THE HEATER FUNCTION. NOT SURE IF IT COULD GET HOT ENGOUGH TO START A FIRE.

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGE REGISTERED AT 55; HOWEVER, THE POLICE STATED THAT HE WAS CLOCKED AT 65 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN USED THE GPS TO TRACK THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS OFF BY 10 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVROLET 2500HD DURAMAX IN MAY OF 2015. A WEEK LATER I WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING 10 OVER. MY TRUCK SHOWED I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. I NOW HAVE A SPEEDING TICKET $114. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID MY VIN# WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL AND I WOULD BE PAYING OUT OF POCKET ($535 INCLUDING LABOR). THE PART ALONE IS $350. NOW AT THE END OF THE DAY I WILL OWE $649 BECAUSE OF GM'S MISTAKE. I LOVE GM'S PRODUCTS, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT STAND UP TO THERE MISTAKES WHICH WILL MAKE ME THINK AGAIN BEFORE BUYING ONE. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. DRIVEN 20 MINUTES PRIOR FOR 10 MILES. ERUPTED INTO FLA MESSAGE UNDER HOOD. FIRE POLICE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE TO BADLY DAMAGED. TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

I NOTICED THIS PAST WEEKEND THAT MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION....ALONG WITH THE OIL GAUGE, & BATTERY GAUGE. THEY ALL WERE PEGGED OUT & NOT READING CORRECTLY. THE TACHOMETER SEEMS TO WORK STILL, BUT IT IS HESITANT AT TIMES TOO. THE SPEEDOMETER HAD A ISSUE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, BUT IT SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS AFTER READING ALL THE ISSUES PEOPLE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. YES, THIS TRUCK IS 8 YEARS OLD, BUT WHEN I BOUGHT IT ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT ABOUT 10 MONTHS & ONLY PUT 9,500 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 31,500

STEP MOTOR ON SPEEDOMETER READING 20 MPH HIGH. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CHEVROLET IS AWARE BUT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 80000 MILES VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHEVY WILL MORE LIKELY TO REFUSE TO PAY FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 92,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO RATTLE. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS PLACED ON ORDER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. IN 2006, THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

Mileage: 8,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD DURAMAX, SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 23 MPH. KNOWN ISSUE WITH FAULTY PART, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STEPPER MOTOR. GM WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT. FAULTY PARTS USED FROM 2003-2007. CLASS ACTION SUIT ONLY COVERED CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND NO RECALL WAS DONE. SAFETY ISSUE/CONCERN. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT IF WE HAD BROUGHT IT IN 8 MONTHS EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT NO COST. NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL... *TR

Mileage: 99,200

SINCE HAVING THE HEATER / AC FAN SPEED CONTROL MODULE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL LAST FALL, THIS SUMMER I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHERE THE A/C UNIT WILL TURN TO HEAT OR, THE A/C WILL GO TO DEFROST, DEFROST / FEET, WITHOUT MOVING THE SELECTOR CONTROLS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THIS VEHICLE IS A DURAMAX 2500 (DIESEL), THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE ENGINE HOURS RESET ITSELF TO ZERO THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THEN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR QUIT WORKING SO YOU HAVE TO COUNT EACH TIME YOU MOVE IT TO KNOW WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN I FEEL THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU . *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED GM WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM AND WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY HAD A RECALL. BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL OR THEM REPLACING THE PARTS. WHEN I STARTED CHECKING THEY SAID THAT I HAD MISSED THE RECALL. NOW THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT PUT ON A COMPUTER AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT GM WILL NOT FIX MY TRUCK.. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $350.00 TO REPAIR IT. GM HAS OFFERED ME A $2000.00 DISCOUNT ON A NEW TRUCK, BUT WHY WOULD I WANT TO PURCHASE SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROX. 30MPH, IT WILL READ 95MPH. AT OTHER TIMES, IT WILL "BOTTOM OUT" GOING PAST 120MPH, WHEN ACTUAL SPEED IS NOWHERE NEAR THAT. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, OR EVEN WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, IT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE ZERO MARK. ALL OTHER GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER APPEAR TO PERFORM NORMALLY. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHOM BOTH STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CURRENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR, IF THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE PARTS. UPDATED 10/04/12

Mileage: 58,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS PINNED AT 120MPH. MY TRUCK SITS IN THE DRIVE WAY AND IT SAYS I AM DOING 120MPH ALONG WITH MY TACH IS STUCK ON 5. *TR

Mileage: 59,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF 10 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A READING OF 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 49 MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. G.M. HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETERS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE MID 2000'S AND HAS REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER PANELS ON MANY VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY. THE CUT-OFF IS MILEAGE AND NOT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. 85,000 IS THE CUT-OFF AND MY 2005 SILVERADO 2500 IS AT 37,076 DECEMBER 13, 2011. THIS IS A SECOND VEHICLE AND MY WIFE HAS A 2005 ESCALADE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF 85,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I TALKED TO CHRIS AT G.M. AT (866) 790-5700 X 40683 AND SHE GAVE ME A TRACKING NUMBER OF 71-1011262550. CHRIS CALLED ME BACK AFTER CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (CHAMPION CHEVROLET) AND SAID THAT SHE WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $175.00 LABOR TO INSTALL IT. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 AND WOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOMETHING ELSE IF I HAD KNOWN OF THE DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A THIRD C.D. RADIO WHICH I PAID FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL WHICH I FEEL IS THE MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM ALSO. I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING WITH THIS SPEEDOMETER.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 37,076

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AND RPM INDICATOR FAILURE ON CLUSTER PANEL. CAUSE X25.168 STEPPER MOTORS ARE FAILING. FOR 2005 MODEL YEAR THE RECALL ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN 2004 UP TO JAN 2005. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2005. CLEARLY THE SAME DEFECTIVE CLUSTER ASSEMBLY WAS STILL BEING USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2005. GM RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BEYOND THE CURRENT RECALL PARAMETERS. *TR

Mileage: 44,235

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED SOMETHING BURNING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART AND THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS BURNED AND MELTED WIRES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM OF WHICH COMPONENTS THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION A MANUFACTURER'S SILENT RECALL AND THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAGE SHOW FAULTY INDICATIONS, OFTEN NOT SHOWING ANYTHING AT ALL. *TT

Mileage: 22,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT PROVIDING AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

HAVE A 2005 CHEVY 2500HD TRUCK HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKING AT 55-60 NOW IT HAS STOPPED ON 57MPH AND GOES TO 120MPH AND IS NOW STUCK AT THAT POINT. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FIRST STOPPED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3/4 TON TRUCK. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND WON'T MOVE, THE ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, AND NOW THE FUEL GUAGE QUIT WORKING. I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE BY USING THE GUAGE, AND WITHOUT AN ODOMETER OR TRIPOMETER I CAN'T EVEN USE MATH TO FIGURE IT OUT. PLUS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING. I HEAR THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A NOTICE INFORMING THE CONTACT OF A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO HONOR THE POLICY AS THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR WIRES WERE SEVERELY MELTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 115,000

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES READS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, SOMETIMES READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WILL SIMPLY "FREEZE" AND NOT RESPOND TO CHANGES IN VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE SPEED. IT GOES ALL OVER THE SCALE AND THEN BACK TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 84,689

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK. I HAVE ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY BECOME ERRATIC AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT VERY LOW SPEED (CLOSE TO STANDING STILL) IT DISPLAYS 10 TO 15 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT DISPLAYS SPEEDS THAT ARE MUCH GREATER THAN THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE IS REALLY TRAVELING AT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW THE RIGHT SPEED WHICH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. AT ALMOST STANDSTILL SPEEDS IS SHOWS 15 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS SPEEDS THAT ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THOSE BEING DRIVEN BY THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT TRUST THIS GAUGE ANY LONGER. WILL BE CONTACTING GM TO REQUEST A FIX. CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERALDO 2500HD - NOTHING LEADING UP TO FAILURE - TURNED IGNITION ON AND SPEEDOMETER JUMMEPD TO 100 MPH AND CONTINUES TO STAY THERE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RAISE AS IF I WERE ACCERLERATING FROM ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

AT ABOUT 76,000 MILES MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER ISSUES. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS WORKING FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 7,000 MILES. AND NOW OVER 80,000 MILES IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. GM HAS RECALLED 2003 & 2004 MODELS WITH THIS SAME KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS USED THE SAME CLUSTERS FOR 2005, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

HEATER HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE IN MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT READING CORRECTLY ON CHEVROLET. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE (SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, ETC.) *TR

Mileage: 99,000

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 SILVERADO 2500 HD SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS VERY HIGH SPEEDS (I.E. 80 MPH), OR NO SPEED AT ALL (I.E. 0 MPH) REGARDLESS OF WHAT SPEED IS ACTUALLY BEING DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

2005 CHEVY 2500HD DIESEL - THE NUMBER 2 AND NUMBER 7 INJECTOR WIRE HARNESS IS NOT MOUNTED PROPERLY. IT RUBS THROUGH AND PUTS THE TRUCK INTO WHAT THEY CALL "LIMP MODE". IT ONLY ALLOWS THE MOTOR TO GOT UP TO 2000 RPM. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE WITH MY CURRENT TRUCK. THE SECOND TIME I WAS RUNNING DOWN INTERSTATE I-80 @ 70MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT AUTOMATICALLY BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING AND SLOWING DOWN. I WAS LUCKY A SEMI WASN'T BEARING DOWN ON ME. GO TO DIESEL PLACE OR ANY OTHER BLOG ON CHEVY DURMAX DIESELS AND DO A SEARCH FOR NO. 2 & 7 WIRE HARNESS FOR THE SECOND GENERATION DIESEL (2004.5-2005) - THEY MUST HAVE FIXED IT AFTER THAT. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE--SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INCORRECTLY AND NOW HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. NOTHING TO DATE HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY BLOWER FAN MOTOR REPLACED THE DEALER JUST REPLACED MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING MY RECALLED SPEEDOMETER THEY SAID THE WIRES WERE MELTED TO CIG ASSEMBLY, DAYS LATER MY TRUCK BURNT TO THE GROUND. THE CAUSE WAS THE HEATER RESISTER AND FAN MOTOR STARTED THIS FIRE. I AM OUT A TRUCK THE DEALER SAYS THAT'S WHAT INSURANCE IS FOR. BIG DEAL I GET 75% OF MY TRUCK'S VALUE. THIS WAS A 2005 2500HD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WHY DO WE AS CUSTOMERS HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THESE DEFECTS AND TAKE THE LOSS. WE SUFFER. THE QUESTION IS HOW MANY FIRES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS YEAR TRUCK AND THE FACTORIES PROBLEMS. WHEN DO WE AS HIGH PAYING CUSTOMERS GET SOME HELP WITH OR STRUGGLE TO KEEP WHAT WE PAID FOR STILL WORKING WITH OUT BEING BURNT. TW*

Mileage: 65,582

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED RATE BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR (2005) CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS PEOPLE ARE SELLING REPAIR COMPONENTS ON EBAY, YAHOO AND OTHER SPOTS ON LINE. INSTRUCTION ARE SHARED ONLINE ALSO. SOME 2005S ARE BEING REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURE DEPENDING ON THE VIN OTHER NOT, YET THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PARTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE BAD. 2003 & 2004S HAVE THEIR WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 7 YRS. 70,000 MILE TO COVER THIS PROBLEM. SO FAR WE'RE LUCKY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 103,320

EARLY SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 910,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY HAD TO MERGE QUICKLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ENGINE WAS SKIPPING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON HAD TO PULL OVER ALL MOST GOT HIT BY TRAFFIC DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER AND NOT ABLE ACCELERATE I TAKE THE TRUCK TO DEALER THEY HAVE IT 3 DAYS WORKING ON WIRING HARNESS SHORTS TO INJECTOR 6 CAUSED BY IMPROPER WIRING HARNESS ROUTING I HAD TO INFORM THEM OF GM TSB ON THIS THEY FIX IT AND SAID NOT COVERED UNDER ENGINE WARRANTY COSTS $370 THIS TRUCK WAS IN MAY 09 FOR SKIP AND P1238 OPEN CIRCUIT INJECTOR 6 AND PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND COST $100 THE TSB HAD BEEN OUT SINCE 07 THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING BUSY HIGHWAYS AND LOSS OF POWER OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

THE SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT TO 80 ONE DAY AND STUCK THERE SOMETIMES IT FIXES IT SELF THEN ITS BREAKS AGAIN AND IS RIGHT BACK TO 80 MILES AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IT IS NEVER ACCURATE, I CAN NOT TRUST WHAT IT SAYS IT EVEN GOES TO 130 MPH WHILE PARKED. *TR

Mileage: 72,677

BLOWER FOR HEAT/AIR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID RESISTOR HAS PROBABLY GONE BAD. I REMOVED THE RESISTOR WHICH WAS ALL RUSTED FROM WATER (RESISTOR IS LOCATED IN THE AIR SUPPLY CHAMBER INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT) AND REPLACED. PROBLEM RESURFACED 48 HOURS LATER. RETURNED TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WIRE HARNESS/CONNECTOR GOES BAD DUE TO OVERHEATING. GM HAS A PART SPECIFIC TO REPAIR THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR. DO NOT HAVE OLD RESISTOR, WIRE HARNESS STILL ATTACHED. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS YET AS I AM TRYING TO GET GM TO REPLACE. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT AND ELECTRICAL HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

SPEEDOMETER FAULTY INCORRECT AT TIMES. WHEN TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. FROM TIME TO TIME THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP AT 0, 20, OR 40 MPH WHILE I AM REACHING SPEEDS OF 65 MPH VERIFIED BY MY GPS. THIS SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. I AM AT 27,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK, 05 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD DURAMAX. *TR

Mileage: 2,600

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. 2005 CHEVROLET 2500HD 4X4. SOMETIMES SAYS I'M DOING 50 AT A STOP SIGN. IT MIGHT READ 25 WHEN I'M DOING 35 (LIKE THE TICKET I JUST GOT). CHEVY SAYS I NEED A NEW IPC AT $1100 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF LATE MODEL CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OR DOES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED..? THE SPEEDOMETER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SAFE DRIVING AND READING THE NUMBER OF FAILURES SHOWS THAT HIS IS NOT A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. DO AN INTERNET SEARCH OF "ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER ON CHEVROLET" AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS. GOT A SPARE $1100 TO FIX AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM ON YOUR VEHICLE..? *TR

Mileage: 21,000

THE BLOWER MOTOR (FOR HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING) STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED ON OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500. WITH IN A YEAR IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTION WE ALONG WITH RAYMOND CHEVROLET IN ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT AND THE RESISTER HARNESS WAS BURNT. AS IF IT WAS ON FIRE. THANKFULLY NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE BESIDES THE BURNING OF THE MOTOR, WIRES AND HARNESS. THIS WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON 10-30-08 AND NOW ON 06-23-09 AGAIN THE MOTOR HAS BURNT OUT AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND BEING AWARE OF THIS WE MAKE SURE NOTHING IS CLOSE TO THE DASH PREVENTING A SPREAD OF FIRE IN CASE IT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN, WHICH IT HAS. *TR

Mileage: 51,894

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 57,000 MILES

Mileage: 57,000

RECEIVE AN INTERMITTENT "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WITH ABS & PARK BRAKE DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE AURAL ALARM SOUNDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ABS SYSTEM IS MADE INOPERABLE. THE ERROR DOES NOT CREATE A DTC CODE AND IS NOT STORED ON THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE DEFECTIVE PART BE. EACH REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND ABS COMPUTER (2 WEEKS APART). THE INDEPENDENT SHOP WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE 200 MILLI-SECOND ELECTRICAL FAULT BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP UPDATED THE COMPUTER FIRMWARE. SINCE THE ERROR COULD NOT BE RECORDED THE DEALER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE AND GAVE UP. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. IF IT IS RAINING OR IT IS WARM SPRING DAY THE ERROR HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF MILES. IT APPEARS TO BE TIED TO THE THROTTLE AND DOES NOT REACT TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE CONDITION. IT REACTS AT CONSTANT THROTTLE WHEN THE FOOT IS REMOVED OR REDUCED PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 37,350

SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 DURAMAX CHEVROLET HD PICKUP IS NOT WORKING. IT IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, AND IS NOT GOING PAST 50 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I PURCHASED A "NEW" 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 UTILITY BED WORK TRUCK...THE DEALERSHIP RIPPED ME OFF WITH THE TRADE IN;REFUSED TO APPLY THE CASH BACK AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE GM WAS OFFERING-AND WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME,SAW THE INSIDE OF TOOLBOXES WERE RUSTED...THE HEATER BLEW,THE AIRCONDITIONING QUIT WORKING,STEREO/CD PLAYER QUIT,AS WELL...THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RUST;DESTROYED THE PICS AND SERVICE REPORT REGARDING THE TRUST. THE OIL CAP BLOWS OFF...IT'S BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES- AND IN JAN 2009,TRUCK KEPT OVERHEATING & BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT...DEALER COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF ENGINE LEAK;AND FAILED TO FIX BRAKE LIGHTS,.THEY STATE IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT-I EVEN PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY-BUT NO ONE CAN OR WILL FIX IT.FILED 2ND COMPLAINT WITH GM-THEY STATE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEVER DOCUMENTED THE ENGINE LEAK/OVERHEATING/BRAKE PROBLEM !I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO DEALER DAY AFTER SIGNED THE CONTRACT-TRIED TO GET IT RESOLVED-THEY HID FROM ME!!!!AND SENT MY TRADE IN TO AUCTION...THEY ALSO FAILED TO INFORM ME OF MY 3 DAY RIGHT TO RESCIND;SO I CANCELED THE LOAN ON JAN.2009-UNDER THE TILA LAW. THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER;I WILL NOT PAY 23,000 FOR A TRUCK THAT IS INOPERABLE...HELP! *TR

Mileage: 33,000

ON JANUARY 23, 2009, THE #7 INJECTOR HARNESS SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 21, 2009, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SOUNDED DIFFERENT RUNNING, BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTOR MODULE. ON MARCH 22, 2009, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ENGINE POWER (JUST LIKE IT DID ON JANUARY 23). THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME THE #2 FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS HAD SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH BOTH INCIDENTS, THE FUEL INJECTOR HARNESSES WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW HARNESS THAT HAS A 90 DEGREE PLUG AND LONGER WIRES. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND COSTS $400+ TO REPLACE EACH ONE. WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND 2500 MILES BOTH THE #2 AND #7 FUEL INJECTOR HARNESSES HAVE SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 73,795

BAD SPEEDOMETER. STICKS. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD WHEN I NOTED THE SPEEDOMETER READING >90 MPH (I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST...TOWING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER). THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO CORRECT OPERATION SINCE. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND APPARENTLY IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH MANY 2002-2005 CHEVY VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. ISSUE IS NOT YET REPAIRED AS IT HAPPENED ONLY YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,600

MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. IT IS FROZEN AT 30 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY 2500 SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4X4 SINCE NEW. LAST YEAR IN LATE MARCH THE WIRING PLUG AND RESISTOR FOR THE HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT, CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED RIGHT AT THE RESISTOR. THIS IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PICKUP, UNDER THE DASH, VISIBLE FROM BELOW. THE SAME THING, ONLY NOT AS SEVERE THIS TIME, (I CAUGHT IT EARLY) JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK THE PICKUP TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND FIX IT. THEY REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND SEMI-MELTED PLUG, THE SAME FIX I DID MYSELF THE FIRST TIME. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED. WITH MINIMAL SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER CHEVY PICKUP OWNERS. WHEN THESE RESISTORS FAIL, THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR FIRE, PERSONAL INJURY. I BURNED MY FINGERS PRETTY BAD THE FIRST TIME.*TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD - SPEEDOMETER STUCK/INOP. *TR

Mileage: 45,600

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE THE TRUCK (2005 2500 HD DIESEL) SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ENGINE POWER. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE SES LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD RUN. IT WENT ABOUT 2 MORE MILES AND DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE #7 INJECTOR HARNESS HAD SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 71,395

SPEEDOMETER FAULTY INCORRECT AT TIMES TO FAST AND TO SLOW OTHER TIMES, ONE TIME IT SHOWED 120+ WHILE CARS WERE PASSING ME ON THE FREEWAY 0 OR SLOWER AT 65 (STAYING WITH TRAFFIC?) NEVER KNEW THE SPEED I WAS GOING HAD HAVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED AT A COST OVER $600.00 AT 43000 MILES ON TRUCK 05 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD DURAMAX. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING 3 MONTHS AGO, MILEAGE APPROX. 60,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. NOW I GET ON LINE AND READ LOTS OF COMPLAINTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OURSELVES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SO NOW WE DRIVE IT AND HOPE WE ARE GOING SPEED LIMIT OR UNDER. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT KIND OF COMPANY WILL ASK US TO HELP THEM WITH BAILOUTS BUT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS THEIR VEHICLES HAVE? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY 2500HD 4X4 GAVE OUT AT ABOUT 27000 MILES TWO MONTHS AGO. WE WERE PULLING A TRAILER ON MOUNTAIN ROADS AT THE TIME. KNOWING YOUR SPEED IN THE MOUNTAINS IS IMPORTANT AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY PROBLEM. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I UNDERSTAND DID A "SPECIAL POLICY" ON 2003 AND 2004 VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE HELP US OUT AND DO NOT LET THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT GAME CONTINUE JUST TO MAKE OR SAVE GM MONEY AT BUYERS EXPENSE AND SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS STARTING TO STICK. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR PAST YEAR AND NOW HAS QUIT COMPLETELY. IT REGISTERS 120+. GM IS REPLACING SPEEDOMETERS WITH THIS PROBLEM UP TO 70-80K MILES I HAVE 92,000 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED, AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF 2003-2005 GM VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

SHORTLY AFTER TRUCK PASSED 36,000, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED SHOWING THE CORRECT SPEED. IT WILL FLUCTUATE SHOWING BETWEEN 90 AND 120 MPH. WHEN SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS IS ACTUALLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SILVERADO TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

SPEEDOMETER READS WRONG SOMETIMES SHOWS OVER 100 MPH WHEN GOING 50 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

2005 CHEVY 2500 HD SPEEDOMETER FAILURE @44,000 MILE. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 MPH AT 55 MPH, SITTING STILL IT WOULD STILL READ 60 MPH. DASH CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 43,700

SPEEDOMETER ERRATTIC, STICKS AT 120MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, WILL NOT GO TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 66,200

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD2500 PICKUP WITH 32660 MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT WILD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD JUST EXITED A 75 MILE AN HOUR FREEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO REDUCE TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED ALL OVER THE CHART. I AM LEARNING IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. IT WILL COST $500 TO GET REPAIRED. I AM NOT DRIVING IT NOW. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 32,660

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD. AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. STUCK AND REGISTERED INCORRECT SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO "RESET" IT. NOW AT 78,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT STAY CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETER WILL ONLY GO UP AND NOT DOWN. IT STICKS UPON SHUTDOWN, AND WILL GO DOWN IF I RESTART THE VEHICLE 20 TIMES BEFORE I LEAVE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

2005 CHEVY 2500 DIESEL TRUCK HAS A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING DUE TO FRAYING OF THE WIRE BUNDLE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LOUD KNOCK IN THE ENGINE DURING WARM-UP AND WHILE DRIVING. THE KNOCK WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER STATED IF FRAYING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WIRE BUNDLE HARNESS WAS EVIDENT IT COULD BE RE-WRAPPED AND RE-ROUTED. IT CURRENTLY IS ATTACHED TO A VERY SHARP POST ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WITH A NYLON PULL TIE. AS THE MOTOR RUNS, THE WIRE RUBS AGAINST A SHARP EDGE OF THE POST AND FRAYS WHICH CAN CAUSE A SHORT AND MAKE THE FUEL INJECTOR MISFIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT USED THE LIGHTER INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE. MINUTES LATER, HE NOTICED BLUE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL CLUSTER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING IN THE FUSE BOX MELTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $2,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

AT 26,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO STARTED TO SLOWLY DOWN. IS HAS HAPPENED 5X IN THE PAST 6 TRIPS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE TWICE I WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE SPEED IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. TOO MUCH SPEED AND OFF A CLIFF WE GO. A RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS AD HAS BEEN A MAJOR CHEVY ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO RECALL IT AND PAY PEOPLE BACK WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS BURNED WIRES AT 14,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED CHEVY MECHANIC. REPLACED HARNESS AND RESISTOR CAUGHT FIRE A 65,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR. IT ALSO STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 10 MPH TO 0 MPH. TALKED TO SERVICE REP AT LOCAL DEALER, HE WAS AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM ALREADY AND TOLD ME GM "MIGHT" DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. I HAVE HEARD THE WARRANTY ON THIS WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEAR 70,000 MILES FOR '03 AND '04 MODELS. HOW CAN GM PUT A MILEAGE RESTRICTION ON THE PART THAT MEASURES THE MILEAGE. IF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE ODOMETER SHOULD NOT BE READING ACCURATELY EITHER. WHAT IF THE ODOMETER SAYS YOUR VEHICLE HAS 75000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE REALLY HAS 67000. GUESS WHAT? YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED IN GM'S EYES, EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMITS. A SPEEDOMETER IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. GM SHOULD RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS NO MATTER WHAT MILEAGE THE VEHICLE HAS... *TR

Mileage: 60,000

GAUGES NOT WORKING IN TRUCK. *TR

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

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 117,000

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

Mileage: 65,491

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

Mileage: 65,491

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

Mileage: 46,000

SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY AND CLUNKING IN STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 38,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOUR GOING I FEEL IS A SAFETY HAZZAD.*CN

IN OCTOBER 2007 I PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP FROM A USED CAR DEALER WITH 38,515 MILES ON IT. AFTER THE PURCHASE I DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ALSO APPEAR TO NOT BE SHOWING THE PROPER OPERATING TEMPERATURES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY $600 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND PAID OVER $37000 FOR THE TRUCK. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT TO FIX IT AND I THINK IT IS A SAFETY RISK TO MY FAMILY THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP SINCE IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OVER THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,460

SPEEDOMETER QUIT GOING BACK TO ZERO. IT IS NOW STUCK IN THE "PEGGED" POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD (DURAMAX DIESEL). THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED SHOWING AN ACCURATE READING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. IT NOW SHOWS 55 MPH WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND PEGS OVER 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2004 MODEL YEAR, BUT I'M NOT SEEING ANY INFO YET FOR 2005 (WHICH IS THE MODEL I HAVE). THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GM TO FIX THIS - RATHER THAN THEIR TRICKY LITTLE "SPECIAL" REPLACEMENT RULES THAT LIMIT THE FIX TO 70,000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE - NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN TIME/NOT BEING ABLE TO TRUST MY INSTRUMENT PANEL READINGS. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

DURING A ROUTINE MORNING COMMUTE, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MALFUNCTION, I NOTICED A SEVERE DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MIS-FIRE HEAVILY. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATION. I THEN SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE TO POSSIBLY RE-SET THE LIGHT. THE ENGINE STARTED AND SEEMED TO RUN SMOOTHLY AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. IT WAS 7AM, SO I DECIDED TO VERY SLOWLY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS, AND FOUND A HARD CODE OF P2146 INSULATE FICM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE MAIN FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS HAD CHAFFED ON A FACTORY INSTALLED BRACKET AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR ONE WEEK TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. IN THE MEANTIME, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE HAD "INSULATED" THE HARNESS, AND THAT THE LIGHT WAS OUT. HE STATED THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, BUT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND I ALSO RECEIVE A "LOW POWER" MESSAGE ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL IN THE DASHBOARD, THAT I MUST PARK THE TRUCK AND GET A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE AND REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE FOUR OF THE EIGHT CYLINDERS TO SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE A LEAN ENGINE FUEL CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE. AS OF YET, PARTS TO BE REPLACED WITHIN ONE WEEKS TIME. *NM

Mileage: 53,610

SPEEDOMETER WILL READ VERY HIGH SPEEDS WHEN TRAVELING SLOWLY. E.G. 110 MPH TRAVELING 30 MPH. HAPPENS IN COLD, COLD WEATHER. *NM

Mileage: 17,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE CARPORT FOR TWO HOURS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A REPORT WAS TAKEN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 15,000

AFTER ENTERING VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 2 WEEKS A HEAVY BRUNT ELECTRICAL FIRE ORDER WAS PRESENT. AT THE SAME TIME A HEAVY SMOKE LIKE HAZE WAS PRESENT. UPON THROUGH EXAM THE FIRE WALL BLANKET IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND MELTED IN A ROUNDISH PATTERN. ONE MONTH LATTER THERE IS STILL A BURNING ODOR IN THE CAB. *NM

Mileage: 3,690