This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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