2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER SET ON LEVEL FIVE, THE BLOWER INTERMITTENTLY CLICKED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL LEVEL FIVE AND FOUR SETTINGS NO LONGER WORKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE CONNECTOR SW/POWER ST ADJUSTER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONNECTOR AND RESISTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER AND THE RESISTOR FOR THE HEATER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ACCURATE. IT EITHER READS 15 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR GOES WAY HIGH SUCH AS 120 MPH AT 55 TO 60 MPH. SOMETIMES AT THE HIGHER READING, IT WILL READ 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED, IN PARK, AND IGNITION OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A STEPPING MOTOR BUT HARD TO CHANGE AND EXPENSIVE TO CHANGE. I HAVE READ THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP. *TR

Mileage: 98,750

THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WENT OUT, SPEED ODOMETER STUCK ON 60MPH. HAD TO RACE MOTOR UP UNTIL IT RED LINE RETURNED TO 0. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL BOARD STOPPED WORKING, FOUND OUT WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SPOKE TO AUTRY MORLAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. WE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REPLACED AND THAT CLUSTER HAS DONE SAME THING. STILL NO RECALL ON OUR TRUCK. WILL COST ANOTHER 200-300 TO FIX OUT OF POCKET. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SPEED ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK. RPM WILL WORK AND THAT IS HOW WE JUDGE OUR SPEED ON TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TURNED KEY ON AND LIGHT SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG CAME ON. LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE READ THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR SAFETY ALARM AND THE SEAT BELT ALARM CHIME FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BUT THE CHIME DID NOT ACTIVATE . ADDITIONALLY, THE CHIME DID NOT SOUND WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT SECURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

BLOWER RESISTER KEEPS BURNING OUT. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES RUSTY TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE LEAKING NEED TO BE REPLACED.THE BLEND MOTOR FOR HVAC ISN'T WORKING RIGHT. *JS

Mileage: 134,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS PEGGED OUT OVER 120 MPH I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15MPH SO I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF TRUCK AND SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN TO 60 NOT 0 AS IT SHOULD I TURNED IT BACK ON AND TOOK OFF IT DID SAME THING ALL WAY OVER 120 MPH SO WHEN I GOT WHERE I WAS HEADING AND TURNED TRUCK OFF AGAIN SAME THING JUST DROPPED TO 60 SO I KEPT TURNING KEY ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD DROP ABOUT 5MPH EACH TIME UNTIL IT GOT TO 0 WENT TO DEALER HE SAID LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK I WOULD NEED A NEW DASH AND IT WOULD COST ME $1200 I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THESE TRUCK IT THE LAW TO HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER ON YOUR TRUCK THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

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

Mileage: 1,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. ODOMETER MILEAGE WIPED CLEAN. DISPLAY READS "ODOMETER ERROR". *TR

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS AS HIGH AS 120 MPH, AND UPON STOPPING, THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT THE 35 MPH. POSITION. AFTER A FEW DAYS, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK FOR DAYS AT A TIME. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH A SPEEDOMETER WHICH IS NOT RELIABLE. GM HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I AM FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PARTS AND LABOR COSTS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW, THE VOLT-METER ALSO DOES NOT WORK AND THE NEEDLE POINTS DOWN AT A "6 O CLOCK" POSITION WHICH IS OFF THE CHART. THIS HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS AND I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. ALL THE SUDDEN I GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIR BAG". I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS A NEW FRONT DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT SENSOR THAT WENT BAD. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THIS REPAIR DOES NOT GET DONE, IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 167,520

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACKLIGHT AND THE GAUGE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY DARK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, WHICH ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 98,000

THIS TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED TWO FUSE BLOCK FAILURES SINCE NEW. THE SYMPTOM, IN BOTH CASES, WAS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. BOTH REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT BROWN AND BROWN CHEVROLET IN MESA ARIZONA. THE FIRST REPAIR OCCURRED IN 2008 AND THE SECOND REPAIR OCCURRED IN 2012. WHEN REIMBURSEMENT WAS REQUESTED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE, THE BROWN AND BROWN SERVICE PERSON AND THE GM CUSTOMER CARE PERSON BOTH DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE BECAUSE THERE ARE THIRD-PARTY DEVICES INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS AN ALARM SYSTEM AND A KENWOOD STEREO, WITH A GM MODULE, INSTALLED THAT WERE DEEMED THIRD-PARTY. THERE IS ALSO A CB RADIO BUT IT WAS NOT CITED. ALL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IS POWERED THROUGH FUSES ON THE FUSE BLOCK. NONE OF THE FUSES WERE FOUND TO BE BLOWN BY BROWN AND BROWN, INCLUDING THE ONES POWERING THE THIRD-PARTY EQUIPMENT. THE FUSE BLOCK?S INTENT IS TO DISTRIBUTE POWER TO SUCH DEVICES AND PROTECT THE WIRING WITH ITS INSTALLED FUSES. PROPERLY CONNECTED EQUIPMENT MAY BLOW A FUSE BUT CANNOT STRESS THE FUSE BLOCK TO FAILURE. I REQUESTED THE ?BAD? FUSE BLOCK IN BOTH CASES AND HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE SECOND ONE. I FOUND LOOSE POWER PINS AND NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING OR ARCING. THE DESIGN PERMITS THE POWER PINS TO LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING INTERMITTENT CONNECTIONS. THIS INTERMITTENT CONNECTION WAS VERIFIED BY BROWN AND BROWN; THEY SAID THAT SIMPLY LEANING ON THE FUSE BLOCK WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP. THIS IS NOT AN EFFECT OF THIRD PARTY EQUIPMENT BUT IS A DESIGN DEFECT OF THE FUSE BLOCK. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT AND RESET MY ENGINE HOURS, ODOMETER IS ERROR, AND WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ABOUT $600 TO FIX.THERE IS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE AND THEY SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. *JS

Mileage: 128,000

SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AT 60MPH AND THEN IF THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD GO BACK TO 0 AND START WORKING AGAIN AND THEN WOULD STICK AGAIN LATER. WELL NOW IT'S JUST STUCK AT 0 AND DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES WORK PROPERLY THOUGH. *JS

Mileage: 130,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT DISPLAYS I'M DRIVING @ 120 MPH AND GETS STUCK THERE, WHEN I'M ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS MALFUNCTION AS I SEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLIANTS WITH SAME ISSUE. HOW CAN I DRIVE SAFELY WITHOUT KNOWING THE SPEED LIMIT I'M GOING. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

HEATER BLOWER CONNECTOR FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR BECAME HOT AND BEGAN TO MELT. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE RESISTOR IN OCTOBER 2008; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. IN JANUARY 2011, THE CONTACT HAD THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR QA REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC SINCE HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS IN ORDER TO PROTECT IT FROM MELTING. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE AND A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. I SAW SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HARNESS HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH DAMAGE TO ONLY THE HARNESS AND RESISTOR. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FROM GM. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 9, 2010 AND 50,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND GM CORPORATE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH THIS SAME MODEL VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $300.00 FOR THE REPAIR. ON MAY 10.2010, MY DEALER CALLED AND SAID HE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM GM STATING THAT GM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OFFERING A 10 YEAR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE BLOWER MOTOR AND HARNESS REPAIR. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GM YET BUT DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT NO CHARGE.

Mileage: 64,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE FAN ON GM TRUCKS BURNS OUT. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED UP AND THAT THIS REQUIRED MORE PARTS AND SERVICE. NEEDED RESISTOR, CONNECTOR AND BLOWER TO REPAIR. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WHICH IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY GM. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED BUT SINCE NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED I GUESS THERE IS NOT REASON TO MANDATE A RECALL. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT MANY VEHICLES ARE BEING BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. OUR VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES. WE HAVE A FRIEND WHO LIVES IN NJ THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING HIS NEW TRUCK. *TR

I ALSO HAVE A 2005 SILVERADO AN THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 120 IT HAS GONE DOWN AS FAR AS 60 BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE IT PEGS OUT AND REMAINS THERE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS JUST HAPPENED AROUND 82,000 NOW AT 86,000 AND 6,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MY SPEED BUT I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GPS TO DO THAT. I LOOKED AT GM WEBSITE BUT THEY SAY I AM OVER MILEAGE FOR REPAIR AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF AN FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE IT IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM OF THEIRS AND THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT SHOWING CORRECT SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

AIR BLOWS COLD ON DRIVER SIDE AND EXTREMELY HOT ON DRIVERS SIDE WITH DUAL CONTROLS BOTH SET TO COOL. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MANY PEOPLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AND UNABLE TO BE FIXED BY DEALERS. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO_1500_PICKUP/DUAL_AC_BLOWS_COLD_AIR_ON_PASSENGER_BUT_HOT_ON_DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I KEPT SMELLING AN ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULD NOT FIND WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN MY FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH NOT WORKING IN ALL POSITIONS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SWITCH. THE PARTS DEPT. INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE FAN RESISTOR OR THE PLUG BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL THAT NEEDED REPLACED. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE DASH I FOUND WHAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THE SMELL. THE RESISTOR SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING OVERHEATED AND THE WIRE HARNESS WAS BURNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS EITHER INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE RESISTOR/PLUG. *TR

Mileage: 49,850

SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

AT AROUND 37,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AND AROUND 45,000 MILES IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND HAS BEEN STUCK AT 120 MPH EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND 800.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AT WHICH TIME THEY DID NOTHING BUT TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN AND GET IT REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SO FAR SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT IT. I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER ACTUAL SPEED OF DRIVING -- WILL SHOW 120 WHEN DRIVING 70, 90 MPH WHEN DRIVING 30MPH, 15 MPH WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. MAKES HIGHWAY DRIVING HAZARDOUS BECAUSE I AM PRONE TO DRIVING SLOWER THAN TRAFFIC. ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT ACCURACY OF THE ODOMETER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY A SPEED OF 120 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90000. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF UPDATED 07/21/10.*JB

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DIESEL ENGINE . WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMOTER WOULD INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 120 MPH AND WOULD STICK AT THIS MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS UNSURE AS TO WHAT WAS ADVISED IN REFERENCE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A WIRING CLUSTER IN THE DASH. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DIESEL ENGINE . WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMOTER WOULD INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 120 MPH AND WOULD STICK AT THIS MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS UNSURE AS TO WHAT WAS ADVISED IN REFERENCE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A WIRING CLUSTER IN THE DASH. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115000.

Mileage: 115,000

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERATIVE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS READING IS 0 MPH, OR SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ABOVE 65 AT A DEAD STOP. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 120 MPH AND WOULD NOT MOVE REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED THAT HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. THE NEEDLE IS STUCK ON 120 MPH. UPDATED 02/17/10.*JB

Mileage: 90,000

2005 SILVERADO PICKUP. HEATER FAN MOTOR RESISTOR MELTING WIRES TOO A POINT THAT THE WIRES COULDN'T BE TOUCHED WITHOUT BEING BURNED. WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT PROBLEM EXISTS. TOLD DEALERSHIP THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IE: IF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WERE TO COME INTO CONTACT THERE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A FIRE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 SILVERADO IS BAD. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN SO FAST IN MY LIFE. IT STARTED IN MAY OF 2009 AND IT CORRECTED ITSELF NOW WE ARE FACING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN READING UP ON THIS I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. DRIVING APROX.30 BUT IT SAYS 120. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FOR QUITE SOME TIME, OUR 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WOULD HAVE AN ODOR AND THE #5 POSITION ON THE FAN FOR HEATER WOULD STOP WORKING, THEN START AGAIN. RECENTLY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AT ALL LEVELS. WE CAN NO LONGER CIRCULATE HEAT OR AC IN THE VEHICLE. WE CHECKED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR UNIT, IT HAD MELTED AND ALSO MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS UP UNDER THE DASH. WE NOW HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH UNITS AT GREAT EXPENSE TO US., NOT TO MENTION THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE...WE USUALLY HAVE SOME GRANDCHILDREN STRAPPED IN CAR SEATS...WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DANGEROUS TO THEM, HAD IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME, NOT JUST THE MILEAGE INDICATED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

INVALID SPEEDOMETER READINGS, ODOMETER WORKS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL SWITCH ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO, 4.3L V6 4WD TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

RE:CHEVY 2005 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 200 TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ISSUE. AT THAT TIME I CALLED IN THE DEALERSHIP TOM JUMPER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600 TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A LITIGATION AGAINST GM FOR THE SPEEDOMETER ISSUE AND HAD ME CALL GM DIRECTLY TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED TO AVOID OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THIS DEALERSHIP HAS CLOSED AND OUT OF BUSINESS. I DID CALL GM ACCORDING TO THEM THERE HAS BEEN LITIGATION GOING ON AND THEY DIRECTED TO ME TO THIS WEBSITE TO FIND OUT THE STATUS PERIODICALLY. THE WEBSITE NOW INFORMS THAT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT NOTICE ISSUED AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR WORK SHOULD CLAIM THEIR REIMBURSEMENTS. I REFUSE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND ASKED THEM TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED AS ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM ON SUPPLYING DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY ARE ASKING ME TO GO TO CHEVY DEALER AND GET IT DIAGNOSED PAID BY ME AND THEN THEY WILL DETERMINE IF THEY I AM ELIGIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR WORK. I FOUND THIS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND FRAUDULENT AS PER KEEPING THEIR CLIENT AS A HOSTAGE TO THEIR DEMANDS. I WANT SOME ACTION DONE TO HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS LIKE ME WHO ARE ESSENTIALLY PAYING FOR THE BAILOUT OF THESE COMPANIES IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITION. PLEASE HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANKS . (WWW.SPEEDOMETERSETTLEMENT.COM). *TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR MOVING. GM HAS RECALLED 2003 AND 2004 MODELS BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE 2005 MODELS. MY LOCAL DEALER QUOTED $700 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO DOES NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT MAY READ ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE INACCURATE READINGS WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT AN INDICATED 72 MPH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING THE FEW OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS DOING SO I CHECKED THE SPEED READING ON MY GPS AND FOUND THAT I WAS DOING ALMOST 100 MPH. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM ALSO AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND ALSO THAT THE 2003 AND 2004 GM TRUCK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IDENTICAL PART FOR WHICH GM HAS INSTITUTED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 69,800

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STICKS AND INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES ITS SHOWS ME DRIVING 120 MPH WHEN GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE LEFT IT COOL DOWN, THEN START THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR IT TO RESET IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS UNTIL IT RETURNS TO 0 MPH. SLUGGISH GOING TO 0 MPH WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ETC. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OTHER THAN GOING WITH THE FLOW, IT IS CONSISTENTLY DOING THESE SYMPTOMS ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER GOING CRAZY. JUMPING FROM 0-180 MPH GETTING STUCK ON DIFFERENT MPH. SHOULD BE A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 45MPH AT A STOP, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN A 65-70MPH ZONE THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASE TO 110-120MPH. *TR

Mileage: 51

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR FREE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE FREE REMEDY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE 70,000 REQUIREMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09.*JB

Mileage: 102,400

MY SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT 20 MPH FASTER THAN I'M ACTUALLY DRIVING, AND READS 20 -25 MPH WHEN AT A DEAD STOP. I KNOW THIS WAS A WARRANTY FIXABLE ITEM ON THE 03 AND 04 MODELS, WHY NOT ON THE 05'S? *TR

Mileage: 55,160

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WORKTRUCK IN APRIL OF 2005. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING INTERMITTENT SPEEDS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ACTUAL SPEED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHOW ZERO MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT STREET OR FREEWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES SHOWING LESS THAN OR GREATER THAN PERCEIVED ACTUAL SPEEDS, AND CURRENTLY FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS HAS STAYED AT ZERO REGARDLESS OF ANY MOVING SPEED. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES AS SHOWN BY THE ODOMETER. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED/SEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS YET. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

FIRST TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE ON A LONG TRIP. AFTER 500 MILES ON THE ROAD, SPEEDOMETER TOPPED OUT AT 120 MPH (EVEN THOUGH WE HAD CRUISE SET AT 65). EVEN WHEN WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP, SPEEDOMETER READ 65 MPH. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS IT WORKED FINE, WEEK LATER WHEN WE WERE RETURNING FROM THE TRIP SAME THING OCCURRED. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTER AND THEY ORDERED THE PART. WE WILL TAKE IT IN TOMORROW TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES, WE DO HAVE PLATINUM WARRANTY ON IT, BUT STILL WILL HAVE TO PAY $200.00 FEE. SERVICE TECH SAYS CHEVY HAS ALREADY HAD RECALL ON 2002 AND 2003, JUST WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *TR

Mileage: 35,621

SPEEDOMETER HAD STARTED TO STICK BUT NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL..NO MATTER HOW FAST I MAY BE GOING SPEEDOMETER READS "0". ITS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE MONTHS BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO FIX IT. I'VE BEEN USING MY GPS SYSTEM TO GAUGE MPH. HAS THIS BEEN ADDRESSED YET?? *TR

I AM REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 15,000 MILES WITH BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH FREQUENTLY FAIL TO FUNCTION. I CHECKED THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND FOUND THERE WAS A CONNECTION ISSUE. WHEN IT CONTINUED TO OCCUR I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER (11/15/07) REQUESTING A DIFFERENT DESIGN WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY LUBED THE SOCKETS WITH DIELECTRIC GREASE AND THEY ARE ALREADY OUT AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO OTHER DESIGN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK, UNLESS SOMEONE ALERTS ME, I AM UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE. IS THIS SOMETHING WHICH CAN BE CORRECTED? IT TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,800. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF

Mileage: 58,800

SPEEDOMETER PEGS AT 45MPH AND INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ONE MORNING JUST WENT TO 110 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING 55 AND THEN STAYED. IT WOULD WORK ONE MINUTE AND THEN NOT THE NEXT. FINALLY AFTER TWO DAYS IT STAYED AT 160. THERE WAS NO WAY TO DRIVE IT AND TELL WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. I HAVE RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET RECENTLY AND WONDER IF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING THEN. THE FAILURE SPEEDOMETER WAS 63,000 JUST 2,000 OUT OF WARRANTY. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SHOWED ME THE SPECIAL BULLETIN ON THE 03 AND 04 BUT SINCE MINE WAS AN 05 I HAD TO PAY $501.30 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I PLACED AN INCIDENT W/ GM WHO HAD THE GUTS TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NOT AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE ON THE 05 (KINDA FUNNY SINCE I HAVE A 05 THAT FAILED) AND THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AN 03 OR 04 THAT IT COULDN'T BE HAPPENING. EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED IT KNEW RIGHT AWAY THE PROBLEM AND ADMITTED I WASN'T THE FIRST 05 HE HAD SEEN. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

2005 CHEVROLET 2500HD SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT IT WAS SHOWING THE WRONG SPEEDS, GOT STUCK AT 120MPH THE WOULDN'T GO BELOW 70MPH. VERY UNSAFE, CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THE DASH CLUSTER, I MEAN COME ON...$55,000 DOLLARS SHOULD AT LEAST GET YOU A WORKING SPEEDO... *TR

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE WILL QUIT RUNNING AND WILL OR WILL NOT RESTART. SOMETIMES AFTER 15 MINUTES IT WILL. QUITS RUNNING AT ANY SPEED AND AT RED LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 12,433

FIRST THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOP WORKING, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. FLUCTUATES NOW, UP AND DOWN. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK NOW. STARTED OUT BY READING AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SITTING AT A DEAD STOP. THEN STAY STAYED AT 110 MILES AND HOUR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 110 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT USUALLY FAILS TO OPERATE WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH AND GREATER. HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,488 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,480.

Mileage: 38,480

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE TO QUIT. SINCE OUR TRUCK HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, THE DRIVER SIMPLY "POPPED" THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STARTED. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT AGAIN FORCING US TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. WE CHECKED THE BATTERY CABLES, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE STARTED, BUT CONTINUED TO STALL. WHILE IN NEUTRAL,THE RPM'S WERE JUMPING OVER 3000 THEN FALLING BELOW 500. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BATTERY GAGE WAS READING NEARLY NOTHING. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS EVER APPEARED . SINCE WE WERE IN ANOTHER STATE 500 MILES FROM HOME, OUR ONLY CHOICE WAS TO CONTINUE UNTIL WE COULD FIND A GM MECHANIC. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL AND MISFIRE FOR ANOTHER 60 MILES. SINCE WE WERE A MERE 702 MILES OVER OUR FACTORY WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, AND THE NEXT OPENING WOULD BE IN 8 DAYS. INSTEAD,WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP, AND IN A MATTER OF MINUTES THE MECHANIC FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING TO BE A WIRE THAT PLUGS INTO THE COIL PACK. HE CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR A REPLACEMENT, AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK OR MORE TO ARRIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE FACTORY WIRE WAS NOT NECESSARY, HE COULD SIMPLY SPLICE INTO THE WIRE TO FIX OUR PROBLEM. SINCE STAYING AN ADDITIONAL WEEK WAS NOT AN OPTION, WE AGREED TO HAVE THE MECHANIC FIX THE WIRE BY SPLICING IT. WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR STALLING 10,000 MILES LATER. THERE ARE 2 WIRES THAT ENTER THE SAME CLIP THEN PLUGS INTO THE COIL. THE CAUSE OF STALLING THE SECOND TIME WAS THE WIRE OPPOSITE OF THE ONE REPLACED BEFORE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE COIL ITSELF, OR MERELY LOW-QUALITY WIRES INSTALLED BY GM. *NM

Mileage: 36,702

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 50-60 PH. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE PROBLEM. UPDATED 2/28/2006 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BLOW FUSES. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A SHOTED WIRE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. *NM

Mileage: 22,000

DT: THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUSE BLEW OUT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONE THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE PCMB FUSE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 940

WHILE THE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD , I PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO ADJUST, THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF, ALL THE PANEL GAUGE ICONS LIGHTED UP AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY FOR THE "P R D R L" CYCLED ACROSS. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ONCE I GOT HOME, I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE IDLING IN PARK ON THE DRIVE WAY. THIS IS A NEW SILVERADO PURCHASED JUNE 24, 2005. WILL TAKE IN TO DEALER ASAP. *NM

Mileage: 3,442

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

Mileage: 999,999