2005 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab

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.

Well, I contacted GM years ago asking why the frames on these vehicles rot out so fast. They told me to send pics. and that’s all that came from that. So, years ago, I heard a banging noise in the right rear side of my truck. My rear shock mount rotted out and driving home later there was even more noise. The left rear shock mount rotted out also. I removed the bed to assess damage, and I couldn’t believe the amount of rust I was looking at. I bought an aftermarket kit and had the shock mounts welded back on. The company selling the kit said that they sell tons of those kits. I would say that’s a safety issue. Especially when the whole from appears to be rotting away. That seems like a mayor issue to me. I probably won’t be buying another Chevy truck seeing how my wife’s Honda is as old as my truck and has no rust under it.

Frame broken behind cab on both sides

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, he lost control of the vehicle due to losing consciousness. The vehicle left the roadway and went airborne and crashed with a road sign landing in a field. None of the airbags deployed and only the seatbelt lap belt tensioned not the shoulder strap. The contact sustained injuries such as several lacerations across the face and inside the mouth, and broken L1 vertebrae. The contact mentioned he fractured the steering wheel with his face during the impact. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to a local lot then towed again to the contacts insurance lot where it was awaiting a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 281,000.

As I approached an intersection to make a left-hand turn, I stepped on my trucks brake pedal. I experienced a complete loss of braking power, with the trucks brake pedal going straight to the floor, after an instant of a firm, solid pedal. Pumped the pedal to try to regain brake operation to no avail. No hydraulic pressure was present. No warning lights or other indications of brake system failure occurred. Truck was driven home a very short distance using e-brake. Brake fluid was seen dripping from the rear axle area in large amounts. Truck was towed to my local garage which found a burst steel brake line at the junction with the rear hydraulic flex hose. Other brake lines were heavily rusted. Rest of the undercarriage was not similarly rust like the brake lines. The garage stated this was not the first Silverado they saw with this problem. All steel lines were replaced with stainless steel lines, and as a precaution we replaced all brake hoses as well. The bleeder screws on the front disk brake calipers, and on the rear wheel cylinders were also found heavily rusted and frozen, so those components were replaced as well. The shop stated this issue of severe corrosion of brake lines and bleeders is very common on this generation of Silverado’s . They have repaired quite a few like mine after similar brake failures. If you research the issue on-line, there certainly is a problem with these trucks. In my 45 years as a mechanic and practicing mechanical engineer, I have never seen brake system components so severely corroded as the ones removed from my truck. I was lucky I wasn’t towing anything, or was at highway speed when the failure occurred. The next owner may not be that lucky if it happens to them.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle started to leak fuel and the brake line would leak causing the brakes to lose power whenever the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the fuel tank strap fractured due to rust causing the fuel tank to detach from the vehicle. The contact stated that the rear leaf spring fractured due to rust as well. The contact also stated that the entire sub-frame of the vehicle was rusted causing pieces of metal to fall off from the frame while driving. The brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake lines, fuel lines, the rear leaf shackle, and the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON MONTHS BEFORE THE NATIONAL RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. IT IS STILL ON, YET MY 2005 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET MY TRUCK THROUGH STATE INSPECTION WITH THAT LIGHT ON? IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

OCTOBER 29,2020 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NOTHING NOT EVEN A LIGHT CAME ON TO NOTIFY MY OF AN ISSUE. I ALSO TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT SNAPPED AND AT THAT POINT I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROAD WAY TO AVOID HITTING ANY CARS OR ANYONE, AND IN DOING SO IWENT TOWARDS A DITCH AND RAMPED A DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE ;LOOKED INTO THE RECALLS AND ITS THE SAME PARTS WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH ON THIS TRUCK AND WHY IT CAUSED ME TO WRECK. HYDRO BOOST SYSTEM, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CODES THAT I PULLED FROM THE NHTSA. THESE ALL ARE WHATS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. 04V376000 05V161000 05V043000 IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFO PLEASE LET ME KNOW I HAVE A VIDEO I TRIED TO SEND FROM THE HOMEOWNERS SECURITY CAMERA OF THE TRUCK RAMPING HIS DRIVE BUT IT WAS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD AND I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT.

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

I HAVE HAD A "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD IT IS A DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CONNECTION ISSUE AND IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WON'T ACTIVATE. AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE 2007 MODELS ON UP I WAS SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT MY YEAR IS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL AS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT. MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK IS ONLY 81,000 MILES. THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND JUST STARTED WHEN THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AND IT'S BEEN ON EVER SINCE.

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING. HE PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS COMING APART. THIS IS A SUMITOMO TIRE 285/50R20 115H. DOT V4JD 3MTR4910. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ALL OF THE TIRES ARE THE SAME. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

SON WAS DRIVING TRUCK AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK HOME, I FOUND A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT APPEARS TO BE DUE TO RUST.

THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN STARTED WITH A SLIGHT RATTLING WHEN ON A ROAD WITH BUMPS. IT HAS NOW BECOME VERY LOUD AND RAISED A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER HAS DONE AN INSPECTION AND ADVISED REPLACEMENT OF BEARING AND BUSHING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! *TR

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.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. ANYTIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS COMING OFF HEADS ARE FALLING OFF PAUSE AN EXHAUST LEAK AND GIVING ME HEADACHES. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT HAS BEEN OFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME I'M JUST NOW NOTICING IT

THIS IS 3RD TIME MY BRAKES BLOW A LINE IN 2 YEARS AND THE FIRST 2 TIMES ONE TIME I WAS HOLDING MY BRAKES WHILE BACKING UP A HILL ON MY PROPERTY WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, THE SECOND COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND THIS LAST TIME GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL COMING TO AN INTERSECTION. I JUST CHANGED THE LINE THAT WAS BROKEN THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU LAST YEAR BUT I CANNOT FIND THE INFO. THIS TIME I CHANGED ALL OF THE LINES AS IT SCARED ME BAD THIS TIME AS I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DID NOT WISH TO PUSH MY LUCK ANY FURTHER. CHEVROLET WANTED OVER $1,200 TO CHANGE THEM OUT USING THE SAME MATERIALS THAT FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAD THEM CHANGED AT NAPA FOR $680 USING COPPER/NICKEL WHICH IS A SUPERIOR PRODUCT. GM'S EXCUSE FOR THE LINES RUSTING OUT WAS THE CUSTOMER DID NOT WASH THE LINES OFF WHEN SALT GOT ON THEM. YOU CANNOT GET TO MOST OF THE LINES TO WASH THEM OFF. THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE LINE FAILURES IS OVERWHELMING AND TO SAY THE LEAST DANGEROUS AS HELL. I AM SENDING SOME PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE LINES AND WILL MAIL PIECES OF THE LINE TO YOU IF IT WILL DO ANY GOOD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD SEND THE PIECES OF LINE. THANKS [XXX] PS: IT SEEMS THAT I CAN ONLY SEND ONE PHOTO PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO SEND MORE... ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING A 9000# TRAILER NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL WAS GETTING A LITTLE SPONGY. STOPPED AT REST AREA AND CHECKED THE FLUID AND NOTICED IT WAS QUITE LOW. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULD SEE FLUID DRIPPING FROM A BRAKE LINE. MECHANIC PUT THE TRUCK ON THE RACK AND SHOWED WHERE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND THE ONE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. REPLACE ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES, ALSO REPLACE ALL THE RUBBER LINES AS A PRECAUTION.

WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AT LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE ABS CAME ON IMMEDIATELY SHORTENING MY SAFE STOPPING DISTANCE ENOUGH SO THE END RESULT WAS A COLLISION.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE STARTED TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF PLY SEPARATION TO THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 26 DAYS LATER, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY DISCOUNT TIRE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. I'VE HAD MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SS TRUCK WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE FOR FIVE YEARS. IN THOSE 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY'S AND THE FRONT ROTORS 7 TIMES. I'M PRETTY SICK OF THIS RECURRING ISSUE I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REGULAR SILVERADOS FOR MY YEAR BUT NOT ON THE 6.0 ENGINE I'M NOT SURE WHAT GIVES BUT I NEED THIS PROBLEM TO BE RECTIFIED. THIS IS A NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK NOTHING SPECTACULAR AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE THAT MUCH WEAR AND TEAR ON THOSE PARTS IN THAT LITTLE BIT OF TIME I'VE OWNED TONS OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND LONGER AND I'VE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE THAT PART ONCE I'VE HAD TO CHANGE IT 7 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE I REALLY LOVE MY VEHICLE AND DON'T WANT TO SELL IT SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT OR A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LOW MILEAGE 2005 TRUCK. AT JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES PASSENGER AIRBAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON (NOV. 2018). PERFORMED PROTOCOL ACCORDING TO MANUAL AND IT TURNED OFF. CAME BACK ON SAME DAY AFTER MOVING PASSENGER SEAT TO CLEAN. DEALERSHIP IN MISSOULA MONTANA CLAIMED NEEDED PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACEMENT, COST OVER $800.00. ADMITTED NOT A PROBLEM MECHANICALLY THAT WOULD AFFECT THE TRUCK IF DID NOT REPLACE. AFTER READING ON THIS SITE THE RELIABILITY OF THE AIR BAGS IN THIS TRUCK, NOT WORTH IT TO ME. MILEAGE TODAY MARCH 2019 LITTLE UNDER 51,000.

I HAVE HAD TWO VALVE STEM FAILURES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE VALVE STEMS THAT WERE PUT IN WHEN I REPLACED THE TIRES ARE RATED AT 65 PSI MAX. THE TRUCKS RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE IS 80 PSI. THE TWO TIRE INSTALLERS THAT I TALKED TO SAY THE 65 PSI VALVE STEMS ARE INSTALLED FOR ALL VEHICLES. IS THIS REALLY SAFE?

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 50MPH ON 2-LANE HIGHWAY A BRAKE LINE BURST UNDER HARD BRAKING (VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY) DUE TO RUST. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKING POWER. THIS RESULTED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT WHERE I DENTED THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK THAT WAS TURNING AND SIGNIFICANTLY BENT THE RIGHT END OF MY FRONT BUMPER. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP THE LAST 50 MILES TO MY DESTINATION BUT BRAKING DISTANCES WERE CONSIDERABLY LONGER THAN NORMAL. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FEATURE ENGAGES BECAUSE OF SLICK CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND REMAIN THAT WAY EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO GO INTO A SLIDE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT ONLY WHEN THE ABS IS ENGAGING.

THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE IS NOT WORKING IN THIS TRUCK I CHANGED THE BUTTONS UNIT BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE POWER GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DIVING. SEVERAL MECHANICS CHANGE SOME PARTS BUT STILL THE SAME. I CAN WON;T BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN A SITUATION WHERE I NEED THE 4X4 THE DASH DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT INFORMATION, ONLY THE FUEL AND RPM

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MPH, I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE PETAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS A LAW THAT VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR HAD A DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM TO AVOID THIS SITUATION. IF THIS VEHICLE DOES HAVE SUCH A SYSTEM IT DID NOT FUNCTION.THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE SINCE IT HAD NO BRAKES.

BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT NO WARNING NO BRAKES. ON HIGHWAY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN WENT TO HIT THEE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR I DID GET IT STOPPED AND TOWED HOME BUT COULD HAVE BEEN REAL BAD IF MY FAMILY WAS HURT. ONLY 100000 ON MY TRUCK AND WELL CARED FOR OIL AND EVERYTHING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,349.

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.

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

THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK BLEW OUT. IT WAS NOT GRADUAL EITHER. THE PREVIOUS STOP GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THE NEXT STOP BRAKE INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR.

BRAKES FAILED. LEAK FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (ROSNER CHEVROLET, 800 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, (321) 345-9660) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A RUPTURED METAL BRAKE LINE/PIPE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE TRUCK FORWARD. I UNDERSTAND THAT A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE WAS DENIED FOR GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS UP TO THE 2003 MODEL YEAR BUT MY TRUCK IS A 2005 MODEL, AND BASED ON WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THIS FAILURE CONTINUES WITH NEWER MODELS. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE RE-OPENED AND RE-INVESTIGATED BY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS. I'VE WORKED ON MOTOR VEHICLES ALL MY ADULT LIFE, FOR A TIME AS A CERTIFIED NEW YORK STATE INSPECTOR EVEN, AND NEVER SAW A CORROSION RELATED BRAKE FAILURE OF THIS NATURE. MY TRUCK IS NOT A WORK TRUCK. THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE CAN, AND LIKELY HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF FATAL ACCIDENTS. THERE ARE NOW WELL OVER 3.5K COMPLAINTS AND HUNDREDS OF ACCIDENTS RELATING TO THIS SPECIFIC BRAKE FAILURE ON GM TRUCKS.

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.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN THE 45 MILE PER HOUR SPEED. AFTER LESS THAN 60 SECONDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TO 85 MILES PER HOUR. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AT FIRST DID NOT CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN IT DID FINALLY CANCEL, I CONTINUE TO DRIVE MANUALLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL THEN TOOK OVER AGAIN AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT. ONCE AGAIN, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CANCELLED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF AT THE MAIN SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL STEM. LATER ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED BACK ON AND TESTED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 45 MPH, THE CRUISE WOULD NOT SET AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BUT THEY DID INDICATE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE ITSELF WOULD PROBABLY BE AT FAULT. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IS LEFT IN THE ON POSITION, BUT THE CRUISE IS NOT SET, IT MAY RANDOMLY TAKE OVER THE THROTTLE AND ACCELERATE OR SOMETIMES HOLD ITS OWN SPEED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. THIS CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT MAY BE IN THE PATH OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT RANDOMLY ACCELERATES. AS OF THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, A SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN FOUND TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, GREY SMOKE EMERGED THROUGH THE VENTS AND FLAMES SUDDENLY APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT

SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING ON VEHICLE.

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.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD WITH 133,606 MILES EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE APRIL 13,2018 AT 9PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. INCIDENT HAPPENED IN GREENVILLE, OHIO ON GARDENWOOD DR. HEADING WEST. STOPPED AT A 4 WAY STOP WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND OF MUSHY BRAKES ETC. TOOK OFF FROM STOP AND ACCELERATED TO 25MPH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. WENT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, WHEN A RABBIT DARTED IN FRONT OF TRUCK. HIT THE BRAKES WITH MODERATE FIRM PRESSURE, BUT NOT EXTREME AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD ZERO BRAKING FORCE. DUMB FOUNDED, I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO FIND THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY LEFT BOOT IN THE DARK. AFTER 40 YARDS OF COASTING AND APPLYING THE PARKING BREAK WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THANK GOD FOR THE RABBIT, CAUSE THE ROAD DEAD ENDS INTO STATE ROUTE 118. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NEAR FRAME AND RUNS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. AFTER REMOVING LINES, THE LINES THAT LOOKED GOOD WERE BRITTLE IN SPOTS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO VISUALLY INSPECT WITHOUT REMOVING. TWO OTHER LINES THAT DIDN'T FAIL COULD BE EASILY SNAPPED IN TWO WITH ALMOST ZERO FORCE. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM OTHER THAN THE STEEL LINES HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST 2YRS. POWER WASHED UNDER THE TRUCK AT A MINIMUM OF EVERY 6 MONTHS. SPRAYED WD 40 ON BRAKE LINES EVERY 6 MONTHS PAST 4YRS, DUE TO MECHANIC INFORMING ME THAT THE LINES COULD GO BAD ALONG FRAME AND THAT THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. THOUGHT I HAD DONE A GOOD JOB AT PREVENTING SUCH AN INCIDENT. HAVE EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL SKILLS FROM EXPERIENCE, HENCE I'M REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES MYSELF. WAS A MAC TOOL DISTRIBUTOR IN THE PAST AND RAISED ON A FARM. LUCKY I HAD REPLACED THE REAR DISKS AND PARKING BRAKE SHOES, BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS THAN ADEQUATE TO STOP A FULL SIZED TRUCK IMO. I'M PISSED OFF THIS HAPPENED. THE LINES NEED REPLACED ON ALL THESE VEHICLES, BEFORE THEY FAIL AND HURT OR KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE.

WE TOOK OUR 2005 CHEVY Z71 SILVERADO IN FOR THE INSPECTION AND IT WOULDN'T PASS DUE TO ROTTED FRAME. SO NOW WE HAVE A USELESS TRUCK THAT LOOKS AND DRIVES FINE BUT WON'T PASS INSPECTION. NOW WE'RE HEARING ABOUT SEVERAL SAME MODEL TRUCK ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN THE BEST CARE OF ALL OUR VEHICLES AND HAVE BEEN LOYAL GM CUSTOMERS. BUT IT SURE SEEMS THE QUALITY OF GM PRODUCTS ARE NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE. ESPECIALLY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE INVEST IN THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LUCAS CHEVROLET (4323, 101 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 398-5092) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE, LINES HAD TO REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. *LD *JS

COMPLETE AND SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH VEHICLE AHEAD -VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION _OPERATOR PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL -BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BURST BRAKE LINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TWO YEARS, THE PITTMAN ARM WOULD PREMATURELY FRACTURE. THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED A FOURTH TIME BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE OEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 16 TSBS ON THE STEERING, THREE RECALLS ON THE STEERING, AND 27 TSBS ON THE SUSPENSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LIGHT COMES ON WHICH READS "CHECK PASSENGER AIR BAG". THIS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THEN REMAINS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS HAVE INDICATED THAT PARTS FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE SAME REPAIR LOCATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT.

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

ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED . BRAKE LINES LEAKING FLUID . LOW BRAKE FLUID. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HAD PAY LOAD400 POUNDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO STOP FUNCTIONING WHEN THE BRAKES EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT SPEAK WITH A LIVE REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL ABOUT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN A WARNING NOTICE APPEARED " SERVICE STEERING SYSTEM" AND " SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN TRYING TO STEER AND STOP. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TURN A CORNER AND STOPPED. I SLOWLY DROVE TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOUSE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. I AM A STRONG MAN AND IF MY WIFE OR A LESS STRONG INDIVIDUAL HAD BEEN DRIVING, OR IF I HAD BEEN GOING MORE THAN THE 25 MPH OR IF I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, I AM SURE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE PEDESTRIAN AND / OR GOING OFF THE ROAD AND WRECKING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE GMC REPAIR SHOP IN BEAVERTON, OREGON AWAITING DIAGNOSIS.

AS PREVIOUSLY STATED I OWN A 2005 3500 HD SERIES CHEVY DIESEL TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN RELEIGH, NC. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN IN A HEAVILY NORTHERN ROAD SALTED AREAS. LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO RUN AN ERRAND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. I FIXED THAT LINE AND WHILE TEST DRIVING THE TRUCK THE OTHER FOUR LINES TO THE ABS AND FRONT BRAKES ALSO RUPTURED. I HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE UP TO THIRTY YEARS OLD THAT I DRIVE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THEY STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES THAT ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK HAVE A LATENT DEFECT. THE DEFECT IS THE RESULT OF EITHER POOR DESIGN OR MATERIAL SELECTION OR BOTH. THE BRAKE LINES ARE PROBABLY NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE USA TO OUR STRICT STANDARDS , BUT MANUFACTURED IN EITHER CHINA, MEXICO OR INDIA TO LESS STRICT MANUFACTURING AND OSO STANDARDS. IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED ON THE ROAD AND NOT IN THE DRIVEWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN TERRIFIC AND UNNECESSARY ACCIDENT. KEEP IN MIND THE TRUCK WEIGHS ALMOST 8000 LBS. AND TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN STOP IT EXCEPT A CONCRETE WALL. THE ABOVE DESCRIBE ACCIDENT WHICH COULD ONLY BE CAUSED BY GENERAL MOTORS BASIC LACK OF INTEREST IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE. GM SHOULD BE DECLARED RESPONSIBLE FOR MY THE BRAKE FAILURE AND THEREFORE FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK AND THE COUNTLESS OTHER TRUCKS OUT THAT HAVE YET TO FAIL. THE BRAKES FAILED NOT FROM A LACK OF INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE, BUT RATHER FROM GM'S INTENTIONAL LATENT DEFECT.

NO SEPTEMBER 3RD 2016 I WAS AT STUTZ EXCAVATING DRIVING FOR THEM AND WENT I GOT OFF AND WALKED TO MY PICKUP I GOT IN THE TURNED THE KEY AND THE HOUR METER WAS ON 00.0 AND THE MILES HAD 127300 OR SO I HAD JUST CHANGE THE OIL AND HAD OVER 4000 HRS ON MY TRUCK SOMEONE BROKE IN AND HACKED MY PICKUP IN STUTZ EXC LOT AND ON DEC 20TH I WAS LEAVING DR BUGERS LOT AT 5:10 PM AND MY HEAD LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK I GOT HOME AND THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FINE I SINCE THEY READ ABOUT CAR HACKS AND PULLED THE RADIO FUSE AND AND TRUCK HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS INFILL APRIL 28 MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GO I REVERS AND THE DOOR LOCKS LOCKS THEMSELF AND THE HRS WERE GOING UP WITH DRIVING IT THE DEALER SAID YOU CAN NOT EARESE THE HOUR ON THAT TRUCK THEY ARE BURNED IN THE COMPUTER. SO IF STUTZ CAN REMOVE THE HOUR THEY CAN REMOVE THE MILES FROM THE TRUCK I GOT POLICE REPORTS ON THE VW JETTA BUT NONE ON THE PICKUP THE PICKUP AND CAR WAS MOVING THREW EDWARDSVILLE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT I GOT HOME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS AND AGAIN THE EDWARDSVILLE POLICE ARE FRIENDS WITH STUTZ AND TOLD ME IT CAN'T HAPPEN SO NOW I LIVE IN FEAR THAT STUTZ CAN SHUT MY LIGHTS OFF ON A RAINY NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD MIKE WEBER AT 3832 RAMOND RD IS CHRIS STUTZ FATHER IN LAW SO MOST OF THE BRACK IN HAVE BEEN HAPPING AT HOME AND AGAIN COPS REFUSE TO BELIEVE ME

THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE FREE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING RISK OF DRAGGING WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE/EXPLOSION. THIS CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO HANG DOWN ALMOST MAKING CONTACT WITH THE HIGHWAY. THE BROKEN STRAP IS ALSO BANGING AGAINST THE LOWERED TANK CAUSING RISK OF PUNCTURE.

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.

I HAVE A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS IMPACTING MY SMOG CERTIFICATION AND SAFETY.

I WAS COMING HOME ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 45 MPH I TURNED ONTO MY HOME STREET AND I HAD NO BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS 200 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND I COASTED AND TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND FOUND OUT ALL MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET THE BLEEDER SCREWS OFF THE CALLIPHERS BECAUSE THE SCREWS WERE ALSO RUSTED OUT. WE ALWAYS UNDERCOAT OUR VEHICLES WHEN WE BUY THEM BRAND NEW SO NOTHING WOULD RUST OUT UNDER THERE. IN 2005 WE WERE TOLD BY OUR DEALER THAT IF WE UNDERCOAT WE WOULD LOSE OUR WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD US THAT THE NEW BRAKE LINES ARE ALL POLY COATED NOW, SO THEY WON'T RUST OUT ANYMORE. WHY WEREN'T THEY POLY COATED TO BEGIN WITH . THE EXPENSE WAS 1200.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES PLUS THE TOWING FEE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US HE SEEN THIS IN 2002,2003,2004,2005 AND 2006 TRUCKS. 2007 HASN'T COME IN YET.

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERS AND GOES DARK RANDOMLY I CANT SEE MY SPEED OR WHAT GEAR I AM IN. ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ZERO BRAKES.UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A BREAK LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 100 THOUSAND MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS GREASED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ENGINE POWERING DOWN....FOREST TO RE-START ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 41 MPH, THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V055000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

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.

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.

$ WHEEL DRIVE AUTOTRAC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED . BOUNCES BETWEEN 2 WHEEL AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE 2013 AND 2015 .HAD DEALER DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM. DID NOT FIX. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALL LOOKING FOR HELP AND MOST CANNOT GET PROBLEM RESOLVED BY G.M.

VECHICLE GEAR SHIFT MECONISIM DOESN'T LIGHT UP TOO SHOW GEAR SHIFT.

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.REPAIR SHOP SAID BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHEEL SPECIFICATIONS WERE CHANGED TO MATCH THE TIRE SIZE, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 02/08/17*LJ *CN

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

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW MY SPEED AS I WAS ENTERING A CONGESTED AREA NEARING A TOWN. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GEARED IT DOWN MANUALLY WITH MY GEARSHIFT AND TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A SELF-CAR WASH. AFTER LOOKING UNDER VEHICLE, I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL AROUND DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. AFTER FURTHER DETAILED INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYL TO REAR OF VEHICLE TO A UNION MOUNTED ON FRAME THAT CONVERTS SOLID LINE TO FLEX HOSE TYPE HAD CORRODED AND CRACKED. TRUCK WAS JUST INSPECTED 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT DEALER. IN MY 45 YEARS OF DRIVING PROFESSIONALLY, I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL FOR NO REASON, AS IT WAS UNTOUCHED AND SECURED JUST AS IT WAS WHEN IT LEFT FACTORY. ITS OBVIOUS TO ME AND EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT THE BREAK LINE IS MADE OF A LOWER QUALITY STEEL OR NOT AS THICK AS ONES PRODUCED IN THE PAST BY GM. I HAVE HEARD THAT THRU THE GRAPEVINE THAT A CERTAIN SOMEONE WHO DECIDES FAULTS IN THESE CASES SUGGESTED THAT SALT PUT ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS IF THE TRUCKS UNDERSIDE WERE NOT WASHED OFF AFTER WINTER DRIVING TO REMOVE THE CORROSIVE SALT. WHILE I WOULD AGREE TO THAT TO SOME EXTENT, BECAUSE I AM ONE WHO DOES TAKE PRIDE IN MY $ 32,000 VEHICLE, I NOT ONLY POWER WASH THE UNDERSIDE SEVERAL TIMES A WINTER, BUT ALSO UNDERCOAT IT AS WELL. WHAT MAKES THIS SO DANGEROUS, IS THAT BRAKE FLUID THAT LEAKS CAUSES MAJOR DAMAGE TO EVERYTHING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. MY FUEL TANK, WIRING, INSULATION AROUND WIRE, PAINT THAT PEELS OFF EVERYTHING WHICH MEANS FRAME RUST NOW. THE WORST AND MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL IS THAT THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID TURNS PAVEMENT MADE WITH ASPHALT INTO A OIL SLICK ON THE ROAD THAT IS NOT NOTICED BY THE EVERYDAY DRIVER. AND THERE IS NO STOPPING WHATSOEVER WHEN YOU START TO SLIDE. I WANT GM TO FIX AND INSTALL THE SAFE AND CORRECT ONES, STAINLESS STEEL. THANK YOU *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE NEW. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME ON. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO FORK OUT MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK.

TAKATA RECALL: REDUCED ENGINE POWER COME ON AND TRUCK WILL ONLY RUN AT 20-40 MI/HR,THIS IS 3TH TIME IT HAPPENED. TOOK TWICE TO DEALER CHARGE 6 TO $800.00 NEVER FIX. CHECK ON IPAD AND THOUSAND HAVING SAME PROBLEMS EFFECTS 2003-2009 TRUCKS MAYBE MORE. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME.DANGER WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75/ HR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU DROP TO 20/HR CHECK UTUBE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LOT OF COMPLAINTS,UNDER HOW TO FIX HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS HITS LAST TIME IT HAPPEN 12/07/2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT NEW BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN JULY OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

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

I WAS GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, PULLING A 16 FT STOCK TRAILER AND THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL RUPTURED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT COULD NOT HAVE IF I'D BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER HELPED. TOOK TO CHEVY SERVICE AND ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND EATEN THROUGH. PISTONS CORRODED AND STUCK ON BOTH FRONT CALIPERS. ALL LINES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CALIPERS. TOTAL COST WAS $1647.94 PARTS WERE $484, THE REST WAS LABOR. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE REAR PADS AND DRUMS BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO BRAKE FLUID, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW.

WHEN I PURCHASED MY TRUCK THE DEALERSHIP PROMISED TO HAVE IT FIXED,I THEN WENT TO THE NC DMV WHO HANDLES VEHICLE. I HAD BEEN RECEIVING THE RUNAROUND FROM EVERYONE. I AM SURE IT HAS BEEN IN A FLOOD THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT DUE TO ALL THE RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PURCHASED IT WAS STATIONARY AT A PRIVATE DEALERSHIP IN A CITY NEXT TO A HIGHWAY. *TR

WELL I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOSS OF COOLANT HAVE ADDED DYE TO COOLANT TO DETECT LEAK NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW ADDING COOLANT I HAVE PERFORMED 2 OIL CHANGES SINCE NOTICING ISSUE. I JUST CHANGED MY OIL TODAY AND NOTICED ALOT OF GUNK(FIRST TIME EVER) I KNEW ABOUT CASTECH HEAD ISSUE REMOVED MY VALVE COVERS AND FOUND WHAT WAS ALMOST LIKE CARAMEL ORANGE IN COLOR. CHECKED FOR CASTING MARK AND THE HEADS ARE INDEED CASTECH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHAT ARE MY COURSE OF ACTIONS TO TAKE?

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, I STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING AT STARTUP AND SOMETIME AN EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB. I FOUND 2 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN ON EACH SIDE. IT CAN GET BAD ENOUGH TO OPEN A WINDOW AT TIMES. DEALER SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON A EMISSIONS AND SAFETY ISSUE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I SEE IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 1999.WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR? IF I HAVE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR WOULD GM EVER COVER IT OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE DONE BY A HIGH COST DEALERSHIP? THEY GOT VW FOR EMISSIONS WHAT ABOUT GM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A BRAKE LINE MAY HAVE PREMATURELY FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 11/21/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. THE SEAT BELT STOPPED MY FORWARD PROGRESSION, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,800.

PITMAN ARM TO CENTER LINK BROKE DURING SLIGHT LEFT TURN A LOW SPEED LEAVING RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING AFTER EVENT. ALL ORIGINAL OEM EQUIPMENT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. STEERING GEAR BOX HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED YEARS EARLIER ALL OTHER COMPONENTS ORIGINAL.

HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON ON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE EMERGENCY STOP AND THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WILL PREMATURELY CORRODE AND FAIL. BRAKE LINES ARE NOT A NORMAL SERVICEABLE PART. APPARENTLY, THIS IS TYPICAL OF THIS YEAR VEHICLE FROM GM. PLEASE RECALL OR NOTIFY THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THIS IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO KILL PEOPLE. BRAKES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR EMPHASIS ON AIR BAGS. THE BRAKE LINES DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, ETC WHICH ARE ALL SERVICEABLE ITEMS AND EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE STEP UP TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND GET THE VEHICLE OWNERS NOTIFIED AND GET THE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE BRAKE LINES ARE REPLACED. MY 1941 CHEVROLET PICKUP HAS ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MY 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES.

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.

TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH I CAME TO RESIDENTIAL STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT AND WARNING. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE CROSS ROAD WITHOUT STOPPING. I WAS FORCED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET VEHICLE TO FULLY STOP. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS ALOT OF BRAKES FLUID IN TWO SPOTS. FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL AND ABOVE FUEL TANK. WHEN YOU LOOK UNDER THE FRAME, THE PARTS ALL LOOK VERY CLEAN AND NEW LOOKING. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WAS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES LOOK HEAVILY RUSTED. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT FROM WHAT MECHANICS TELL ME, THIS IS GETTING EXTREMELY COMMON. I BELIEVE AT LEAST OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. THE DEALER TELLS ME ALL THE LINES NEED REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $1300

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.

ON JULY 23RD I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BREAK FOR A TURN THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. A RUSTY BREAK LINE BLEW OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I AM LUCKY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD WITH ME.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT PREMATURELY AND BURST, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK, FOR THEY WERE ALL EXTREMELY RUSTY. 2 MONTHS LATER MY FUEL LINE ALSO SPRUNG A LEAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, AND HARD STARTING. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES PRESENT MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS, AND UNFORTUNATELY ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THESE TRUCKS.

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNTING CROSS MEMBER HAS CORRODED OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD CAUSE A RECALL AS ROTTING FRAME PARTS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS. THIS TRUCK HAS 88000 MILES. RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS TRUCK AS WELL. BRAKES WERE LOST LUCKILY IN THE DRIVEWAY. HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING IN THE REAR AND FOUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT HAD ROTTED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE CONTACT "FELT A CRUNCH" ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE WHEEL SLUMPED AND THE CHROME WHEEL COVER FELL OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRACTURED WHEEL WAS RUSTED OUT. WITH SOME HELP, THE CONTACT MOUNTED A SPARE WHEEL, DROVE HOME, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT COST. THE CONTACT REFUSED AND DROVE HOME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE WHEEL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. ...UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED IT IS MY ASSESSMENT THAT THE ATTACHED WHEEL COVER TRAPS WATER BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE WHEEL, ALLOWING EXTENSIVE RUST TO OCCUR OVER TIME. THESE CHROME COVERS ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. UPDATED 06/11/18*JB

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS LOOSE AND MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHILE DRIVING

FUZION TIRES SIZE 265/70R/17 BOTH BACK TIRES WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE TREAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT END SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,347.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR NO PRESSURE. LOST ALL PRESSURE DURING SNOWSTORM. LUCKY TO PULL OVER INTO DRIFTED SNOW TO PREVENT CRASH. 61000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. MARYLAND AREA. UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE SUPPLY LINES ARE RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. VERY DIFFICULT TO REPAIR ONESELF. VERY COSTLY REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. THIS SHOULD BE A SFETY RECALL. RIDICULOUS!

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

TAKATA INFLATORS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

RUST RUST RUST. FRAME IS SO BAD TRUCK WILL NOT PASS NYS SAFETY INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. I HAVE TO SELL IT FOR SCRAP/SALVAGE AS GM WON'T OFFER ANYTHING BUT A "POSSIBLE" CREDIT IF I BUY A NEW CHEVY TRUCK. NO WAY I'LL DO THAT:(. TRUCK ONLY HAS 25,500 MILES AS IT IS A SECOND VEHICLE. IT WAS NEVER USED OFF ROAD OR FOR SNOW PLOWING. JUST RUSTED AWAY SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,188. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE PICKUP HAS ABOUT 62000 MILES ON IT IS WELL MAINTAINED. LOCATED IN VIRGINIA AND DURING THE WINTER I TAKE THE PICKUP TO THE CARWASH SEVERAL TIME PURPOSELY TO HAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED. WHEN MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT HIS RESPONSE WAS "I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE PAPER THIN FROM RUST. I AM FORTUNATE IN NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE A COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED, ONLY HAVING LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. HAS NEVER BEEN OFF BLACKTOP, AND KEEP IN GARAGE. WHILE TOWING MY BOAT MY BREAKS WENT OUT, COME TO FIND OUT MY BREAK LINE WAS RUSTED INTO AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALSO RUSTED WHERE THE BREAK LINES CONNECT. I WAS TOLD BY CHEV DEALER THAT ALL FOUR BREAK LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. $1,400.00, THIS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES THAT WAS NOT DRIVEN IN THE RAIN FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON SALT TREATED ROAD. I HAVE ANOTHER 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK THAT I DRIVE IN BAD WEATHER. THIS IS THE ONLY NEW VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN BREAK SERVICE AND CHEVY WELLNESS TO ADMIT THERE I IS A DEFECT WITH THE BREAK SYSTEM.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 57000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED INTO. I WAS GETTING READY TO HOOK MY TRAILER UP AND WAS BACKING AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS POURING FLUID OUT UNDER THE DOOR WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED INTO. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT SEEN THAT MUCH SALT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I HEAR THAT GM DOES NOT WHAT TO RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE I BEG TO DIFFER. I HAVE A 1971 CHEVY PICKUP THAT HAS SEEN YEARS OF SALT AND WATER AND NONE HAVE EVER RUSTED LIKE THIS 2005 HAS. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW MANY WILL DIE BEFORE THERE IS A PROBEM.

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

THE STEEL FUEL LINES AND STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODING AND LEAKING. ON OCTOBER 8TH 2015 MY TRUCK BEGAIN TO LEAK DIESEL FUEL FROM THE RUSTED FUEL LINES. WHILE FIXING THE FUEL LEAK THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICES THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO STARTING TO RUST AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACES SOON BEFORE THEY FAIL.

THE VEHICLES BRAKES ARE CORRODING AND FAILED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON 2/09/2016 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (AT THE INTERSECTION OF IL ROUTE 34 AND WOLFS CROSSING)

THIS VEHICLE IS 4WD. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ELECTRIC SHIFT TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON THE MILAGE WAS ABOUT 65000 MILES ITS LOOKS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK IT IS A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LS, YOU WOULD THINK CHEVROLET WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM.

PEDAL GOES ON DOWN WHEN PRESSED -- SEEMS LIKE ABS ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE U-JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,708.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER A RECENT TRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 05/09/18*JB *CN

WHILE TRAVLING AT 3 MPH IN A CAMPGROUND AND TOWING A #7000 CAMPING TRAILER. I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK SOME DISTANCE TO STOP. I GOT OUT AND FOUND THAT ONE OF MY BREAK LINES HAD A LEAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION . ALL THE BRAKES LINES HAVE HEAVY AND SEVERE RUST CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE WEAKEN AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS TRAVILNG AT 3 MPH AND STILL HAD NOT REACHED THE MAIN WINDING COUNTRY ROAD WHERE I WOULD OF WRECKED AND POSSIBLE DEATH OF ME OR OTHERS. . THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS #14500 POUNDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TIRES AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,083 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

BREAK LINES CORRODED THROUGH TO FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED JUST AFTER EXITING A HIGHWAY. ABS ENGAGED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS THE NEXT TIME I DEPRESSED THE BREAK PEDDLE IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE BREAKS ENGAGING. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NO WARNING LIGHT WAS PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BREAKS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND RESULTED IN ME RUNNING A RED LIGHT. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

THE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON DISABLING DRIVERS AIR BAG. AFTER CHECKING THIS OUT I FOUND THIS WAS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS AGE SILVERADOS. PROBLEM IS A SENSOR THAT COST 400$ TO REPAIR AT DEALER. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SHOULDN'T GM FIX THE DEFECT AT THEIR COST? HOW MANY OWNERS OF THIS AGE TRUCK OPT NOT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED DUE TO COST? THIS ENDANGERS OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AND GM SHOULD BE LIABLE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

SITTING AT BURGER KING DRIVE THRU WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND 130,000 MILES. HAD BRAKES CHECKED OFTEN AT SERVICE CENTERS, NO MENTION OF PROBLEM. GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS BARRELING DOWN THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY WITH A FULL LOAD IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. NHTSA AND GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR ALLOWING THIS TO CONTINUE. I AM SURE PEOPLE ARE DYING DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE AND FAULTY MATERIALS BEING USED.

RUSTING BRAKE LINES IN HARD TO REACH AREAS OF THE VEHICLE THAT NORMAL WASHING DOESN'T CLEAN. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC GETTING OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE E-BRAKE TO GET HOME AND WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND FOUND WHERE THE HARD LINE GOES TO THE FLEX LINE OVER THE REAR END IT HAD SPLIT. I REPAIRED THAT AND NOW RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAS TANK IN SPLIT AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THEN .THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING WHILE IT WAS IN GAUGED MY SPEED DROPPED WITH A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME AND I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY A BIG TRUCK. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG FAILURE DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TAK02 TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TREAD MARKS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WHERE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS REDUCED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A DAMP ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE UNKNOWN LOCATION WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WHILE ON THE EXIT RAMP OF THE FREEWAY. FOUND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THEY WERE PAPER THIN IN MULTIPLE SPOTS. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOTE THAT VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALERSHIP.

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHEN OUR FRIEND TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A BRAKE LINE RUNNING ON TOP OF THE FRAME BEHIND THE RADIATOR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, ALLOWING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO PUMP OUT OF THE SYSTEM. ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND PROBABLY NEAR FAILURE.

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.

MY 2005 SILVERADO THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW WAS BROUGHT IN FOR BODY WORK ON THE BED ON THE TRUCK. WHEN THE BODY SHOP REMOVED THE BED TO DO THE BODY WORK REPAIRS THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME, FRAME CROSS MEMBERS, LEAF SPRING SHACKLES, BRAKE LINES, SHOCK MOUNTS ARE RUSTED AND ROTTED THROUGH. NO UNDER COATING LEFT ANYWHERE ON MY FRAME OR UNDER MY GM SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DEEMED UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD AND GENERAL MOTORS KNOWING THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE HAS SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP ME AND HAS NOT ASSISTED WITH REPAIRING THE TRUCKS FRAME AT THIS POINT.I AM STILL WORKING WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS EASILY FOR US CONSUMERS. LONGEST LASTING TRUCKS ON THE ROAD IS THERE SLOGAN MY LASTED 8 YEARS. GUESS SILVER-ROT-O'S ARE DISPOSABLE TRUCKS AFTER 8 YEARS. GENERAL MOTORS WILL NEED TO STEP UP AND RESOLVE MY ISSUE OR I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NEW GM PRODUCT EVER AGAIN. PLAN TO BRING THE TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALERS TO SHOW THEM THE DAMAGE WHILE THE BED IS OFF THE TRUCK. BOTTOM LINE IS THIS.... MY GM TRUCK IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD, GM NEEDS TO FIX MY TRUCK TO KEEP THIS LOYAL GM OWNER SATISFIED WITH THERE PRODUCT LINE. MIND YOU I OWN 5 GM VEHICLES MY WIFE'S GRANDFATHER SOLD PONTIAC'S FOR 50+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO STAND BY YOUR PRODUCT GM AND THE EASIEST WAY TO LOSE A LIFE LONE LOYAL GM CUSTOMER. TOYOTA IS STANDING BY THERE TRUCKS BY FIXING FRAME ROT ISSUES FOR THEIR CONSUMERS YOU SHOULD TOO. MINE WAS BUILT IN CANADA JUST AS A SIDE NOTE. FIX MY 2006 SILVERADO TRUCK GM. STAND BY YOUR WORD AND HORROR YOUR SLOGAN AND MAKE MY SILVERADO THE LONGEST LAST TRUCK ON THE ROAD.

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATIC SINCE MAY 2012. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. THE DEALER FOUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VENT SOLENOID BAD IN JUNE 2014. COSTING ME NEARLY $800, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE GM SPEEDOMETER RECALL.

REAR SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK DURING NORMAL USE. SB 05-09-40-002E ID# 10037184. NHTSA #05V163000. 2ND ROW CENTER SEATBELT NOT SAFE.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE STARTER AND THE RELAY WERE BAD. IT COST ME OVER $700. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM, BRAKE LINES, REAR AXLES, HITCH ASSEMBLING, AND REAR SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. MA 10/1

FRONT TO REAR 5 CAR COLLISION, CAUSING ME TO HIT A VEHICLE AND THEN A HIGH CURB AND DRAINAGE GRATE, FRONT DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK IS SEVERE AND MY TRUCK WILL REQUIRE OVER $8,000, MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PROBABLY CALL THE TRUCK A TOTAL LOSS...MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE BRAKES ARE SHAKING WHEN I GO TO STOP. I HAVE C HANGED THE FRONT CALIPERS SINCE THIS IS WHERE IT IS HAPPENING SINCE THE CALIPERS WENT BAD SO DID THE ROTERS AN PADS SO THOSE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ALSO...WHICH IS MONEY I DON'T HAVE .....IT WORKED FOR A TOTAL OF 4 DAYS THEN PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. PLEASE INFORM ME OF OTHER ISSUES AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY SINCE I DRIVE THIS TRUCK TO EARN A LIVING FOR MY FAMILY EVERYDAY.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A ENGINE LEAK AND NOTICED THAT A FEW BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST PIPE WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, 2005 SILVERADO Z71 FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN DECEMBER 2014. I LOVE THE TRUCK. I LIVE IN MAINE. WE HAVE STATE INSPECTION LAWS THAT ARE ENFORCED BY THE POLICE. WHEN THE INSPECTION STICKER RAN OUT IN JANUARY 2015, I WAS UNABLE TO GET A NEW ONE, DUE TO THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND HE BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GET BENT AND THAT IT WASN'T HIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH HE ASSURED ME I WOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE GETTING AN INSPECTION STICKER WHEN THE TIME CAME, AT THE TIME OF THE SALE (I COULD ONLY ASSUME HE WAS RIGHT, BECAUSE THE TRUCK LOOKS PERFECT). I UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING, LIKE THE REST OF US, AND DO NOT HOLD IT AGAINST HIM. I DO NOT, HOWEVER, UNDERSTAND HOW GM CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING VEHICLES THAT CANNOT LAST 10 YEARS. THE TRUCK IS PERFECT, INSIDE AND OUT, IT RUNS GREAT, YET YOU CAN TAKE PIECES OF THE FRAME OFF WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. I NOW HAVE A $260/MONTH PAYMENT FOR THE NEXT 3 1/2 YEARS THAT I AM STUCK WITH. I CANNOT SELL THE TRUCK FOR NEARLY WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR 8 MONTHS AGO. I WENT AHEAD AND CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF CHEVROLET YESTERDAY, AND AFTER 3 SEPARATE CALLS, I WAS PUT IN CONTACT WITH A HIGHER-UP AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP ME, AS THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HE ALSO SAID THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT HE HAS HEARD, "I MEAN, COME ON, THIS IS A 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK". DOUBT IT. ANYWAYS, THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN, AS I DON'T THINK MY TRUCK WOULD FARE TOO WELL IN A COLLISION. I WILL NOT LET MY 6 Y/O DAUGHTER RIDE IN IT. I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT DUE THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK, IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND I ONLY WISH SOMEONE HAD POINTED THIS OUT SOONER, AND MAYBE THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY, THOUGH I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT AFTER SPEAKING WITH DONALD YESTERDAY.

THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK I APPROACHED A T INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED FROM GREEN TO YELLOW AS I APPROACHED IT. I PRESSED AND THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, "NO BRAKES". THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND I HAD TO TRY TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE CORNER AT TO MUCH SPEED, ALMOST ROLLING THE TRUCK. ONCE I SLOWED TO A STOP. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK, AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR WHERE ALL THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES RUN ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR GM TO NOT HONOR THEIR VEHICLES OR RESPECT THE BUYERS OF THOSE VEHICLES ENOUGH TO PUT STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES ON THEM. HOW DOES GM EXPECT TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY GM PRODUCTS WHEN WE ARE KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF RUSTED,RUPTURED BRAKE LINES. I EXPECT THE LOCAL STEALERSHIP TO QUOTE ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THE MANUFACTURERS ERROR. I TELL YOU ONE THING I HAVE PRAISED GM ABOUT MY TRUCK, BUT IF THIS DOESNT GET RECALLED OR FIXED I WONT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING, I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. NARROWLY MISSING 2 CARS IN FRONT OF ME. UPON REVIEW AFTER TOWING HOME, ALL 4 FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE CONSIDERABLE "FLAKING CORROSION", WITH ONE BLOWN LINE AND ONE LINE SEEPING. I USED THE E-BRAKE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AS IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AS WELL. GOT AHOLD OF GM DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $1100 TIME AND MATERIAL TO "FIX". I CHOSE TO FIX MYSELF WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINE. THIS IS THE LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN.

TRAVELING DOWN A HILL WHEN A DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN RATHER ABRUPTLY, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW, AND THEN NOTHING. (BRAKE LINE BURST-ED, WHICH I HAD BEEN TOLD LOOK RUSTED DURING LAST INSPECTION.) I BLEW THE HORN AND SWERVED TO LEFT LANE AND WENT AROUND THAT PERSON AND THEN DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING SEVERAL PEOPLE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION. I MANAGE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE TRUCK STOPPED BY CONSTANTLY PUMPING THE BREAK AFTER HAVING MY LIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF MY EYES FROM NARROWLY AVOIDING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WE HAVE BEEN DEALING OUR CHEVY TRUCK NOT STARTING FOR UP TO 3 YEARS NOW. IT WAS TAKEN TO PILES CHEVOLET IN DRY RIDGE, KY. THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, IT WAS REPLACED, FOR A SMALL FEE OF $550.00 BUT WE WERE NOT ALLOYED TO SEE THE OLD ONE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND CONTINUED. AAA WAS CALLED MUILTIPULE TIMES. A RETUALE OF HITTING THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUME, RUNNING THE GEAR SHIFT UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, IT MAY START. ANOTHER TRIP WAS MADE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA, IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. WITH A COST OF OVER $800.00. JUST TO TURN AROUND A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING. A CALL WAS MADE TO THEM, WELL YOU HAVE TO BRING IT BACK IN, BUT IT WANT START. GIVE ME A BREAK. WEEKS PASSED. FINNALY AT THE END OF OUR ROPE. WE RETURNED TO THAT DEALERSHIP. JUST TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MANY APPOINTMENTS, CLASSES AND JUST SPECIAL THINGS WERE MISSED BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUST WOULDN'T START. EACH TIME AAA WAS CALLED THEY WOULD SAY "IT IS NOT THE STARTER". TUESDAY JUNE 23RD A JOB INTERVEIW WAS A REAL PROBLEM, THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START. A FAMILY MEMBER WAS CALLED WHICH CAUSED THEM A PROBLEM. MY WIFE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND WENT STRAIGHT TO PILES AGAIN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, JUST TO BE TOLD I'M SO SORRY WE CAN'T DO THAT. ONE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS I STARTED IT AFTER 55 MINUTES OF AGONY THE TRUCK WAS STARTED WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS MEANING IF A CHILD OR ANYONE COULD NOT REACH THE PETALS COULD POSSIBILY START THE VEHICAL. I HAS BEEN "PASS THE BUCK SO MUCH" IT'S MIND BOGGELING. OUR NERVES ARE JUST PASSED ALL THIS. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMPANY PROBLEM THAT WE CAN'T GET ANSWERS FOR. THIS JUST LIVE WITH IT "ATTITUDE" IS TOO MUCH!!!.

VEHICLE WAS SOLD WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE AN ILLEGAL CALIFORNIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS HAD FOR THREE MONTHS DRIVESHAFT FLEW OFF OF VEHICLE A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING DEALER SHIP FIX BUT BUT A DRIVESHAFT THAT WAS TO SHORT FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENT SECOND INCIDENT CAUSE COLLISION INTO BRICK WALL BECAUSE VEHICLE LOST STEERING BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE BY SAFETY ISSUES DEALERSHIP RETIRED TO PASS OFF AS AN "AS IS " VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH NORTH GATEWAY BUCKSHOT MUDDER (NA) TIRES, SIZE: P265/85/R65 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE TIRES BECAME FLAT. PIECES OF THE TIRES DENTED THE FENDER AND ALSO CAUSED THE MUD FLAP TO DETACH. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AS A RESULT THE PRESSURE OF THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSED THE LINES TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ANOTHER DRIVER NOTIFIED US THAT OUR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE SITUATION AND MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I CHECKED THE LIGHTS, WHICH WERE NOT WORKING. I THEN MOVED THE TRUCK ABOUT 50 YARDS AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT OUT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT AND WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO STOP, IT GAVE OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO THE RUST. TOTAL COST $1050. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.

IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING , MY BROTHER AND I WERE BACKING UP THE TRUCK TO ATTACH THE BOAT FOR TOWING. HE WAS BACKING UP MY TRUCK WHILE I GUIDED HIM BACK TOWARDS THE HITCH OF THE BOAT. WE GOT THE BOAT HITCH ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK AND I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO DRIVE . THANK GOD HE REFUSED TO DRIVE, ONCE I GOT IN THE TRUCK , I APPLIED MY BRAKES BEFORE PUTTING THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR TIRE . I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A BOAT BEHIND ME????? I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT BROKE . I ALSO HAVE SEEN SOME RUST ON THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES NOW AND AM WORRIED ABOUT THE THE CONDITION OF THOSE LINES.

THE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON DISABLING DRIVERS AIR BAG. AFTER CHECKING THIS OUT I FOUND THIS WAS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS AGE SILVERADOS. PROBLEM IS A SENSOR THAT COST 400$ TO REPAIR AT DEALER. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SHOULDN'T GM FIX THE DEFECT AT THEIR COST? HOW MANY OWNERS OF THIS AGE TRUCK OPT NOT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED DUE TO COST? THIS ENDANGERS OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AND GM SHOULD BE LIABLE. THANK YOU, MIKE

LIGHT COMES ON WHICH READS "CHECK PASSENGER AIR BAG". THIS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THEN REMAINS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS HAVE INDICATED THAT PARTS FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE SAME REPAIR LOCATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED ON AN ON RAMP, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROAD AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK. THE DRIVER'S BUMPER ATTACHED TO THE 18 WHEELER TRUCK AND THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED FOR A FEW MILES UNTIL THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL ASSISTED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND ABDOMINAL BLEEDING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAD TO BE SENT TO A TRAUMA UNIT IN ANOTHER HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE BEACH AT THE END OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN ON TO RT 404, MY VEHICLE WAS THEN STRUCK IN THE REAR, I SAW IT COMING SO I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT UNDER ENGINE AREA. AND HAD NO BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF ACCIDENT JUST ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON BRAKE, HAVING 2 OF MY 4 GRANDKIDS WITH ME IM GLAD IT HAPPEDED WHILE STOPPED AND NOT GOING 60 MPH ACROSS THE BAY BRIDGE, GM SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF BRAKELINE ISSUE'S OR AGREE TO PAY FOR THE LINES THAT DO RUST THROUGH

DASH LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HAVE TO PUSH ON DASHBOARD TO MAKE THEM COME BACK CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD

BRAKES GOT PROGRESSIVELY "SOFT" ON THE WAY HOME, UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MADE HOME BY GOING SLOW AND DOWNSHIFTING TO DECELERATE WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TO BE THE MASTER CYLINDER.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME PULLING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER FROM A WEEKEND OF CAMPING. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MY SELF AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. BOTH LANES OF VEHICLES CAME TO A QUICK STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ABS STARTED TO KICK IN, I LET OF THE BRAKES AND REAPPLIED AGAIN THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO HOP THE CURB WITH THE TRUCK AND TRAIL TO AVOID HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. IT TOOK 5 OR MORE VEHICLE LENGTHS TO GET COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE 6 OR SO MILES HOME USING THE TRAILER BRAKES ONLY. ONCE THE TRAILER WAS UNHOOKED I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK IN TO MY DRIVE WAY TO WORK ON IT. THE BRAKES WOULD HOLD THE TRUCK, THE PEDDLE WAS TO THE FLOOR BUT I'M DOUBTFUL THEY WOULD STOP IT AT ANY SPEED.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN MAKING IT TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. IT STARTED HAPPENING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW OR AS I AM SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP, THEN THE ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THAT NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE YOU THINK YOU HAVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IS NOT THERE. THIS PROBLEM IS IN PERFECTLY DRY CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT WEATHER RELATED AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT'S BEEN SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TODAY. TURNING WHILE STOPPING USUALLY CAUSES THE ISSUE TO HAPPEN THE MOST, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. COMING TO A STRAIGHT STOP DOESN'T ALWAYS CAUSE THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE WAS THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 1999 - 2002 CHEVY TRUCKS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. APPARENTLY CHEVY HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE SO WE ARE SEEING IT AGAIN, I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS OR DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IS THERE A DEATH TOLL WE NEED TO HIT? I'VE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THAT BECAUSE FEW HAVE BEEN KILLED AS THIS IS HAPPENING AT LOWER SPEEDS ONLY INSURANCE ISSUES HAVE ARISEN AND THE CONSUMERS WIND UP PAYING FOR THOSE IN THE END. ONE WOULD HATE TO DIP INTO CHEVY'S YEAR END BONUS MONEY. *TR

BRAKE LINE BROKE. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/26/17*LJ *JS

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.

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

I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE, IT WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH. I WAS PULLING INTO A WALMART AND CROSSING 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. UPON IMPACT I PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FROM HER INSIDE LANE. THE AIRBAG ON MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE IMPACT WASN'T HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THAT IS WHY I NEVER REPORTED THE ACCIDENT UNTIL NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW FRONT BUMPER IMPACT SENSOR FOR $549.00. I HAD CONTACTED GM ABOUT AND THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS OVER 100,000 MI. THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THERE HAVE BEEN MYRIAD COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME THING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE AMPLE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR THE NHTSB TO ORDER A RECALL. I PLAN ON DOING THE REPAIR MYSELF. THE PART COSTS $90. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT AND COAST TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, EXT CAB, 4X4. TRUCK IS NOW IN SHOP GETTING FIXED. $1000 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. STAINLESS STEEL LINES ($40 MORE FOR GM) WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ISSUE. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA WHERE OTHER CARS COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

MY WIFE AND I WERE LEAVING HOME TO GO IN TO TOWN TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS WITH THE TRUCK. WHEN APPROACHING THE ROADWAY SHE APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO STOPPING. THE EMERGENCY MECHANICAL BRAKE WAS USED SO WE WOULD NOT GET HIT. AFTER GETTING OUT AND SEEING FLUID DRIP, I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND A CRACKED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS TRUCK SPENT MANY YEARS IN WISCONSIN BEFORE WE LOCATED LAST FALL TO WASHINGTON STATE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THIS FAILURE DOES NOT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. BRAKE FAILURE IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

MY TRUCKS BRAKES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME TWO WEEKS AGO. LUCKILY THESE FAILURES HAPPENED IN A DRIVEWAY OR LOW SPEED WITH NO ACCIDENT RESULTS. THE LATEST BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A WEEK AFTER HAULING MY LOADED HORSE TRAILER THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE IF THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED A WEEK EARLIER. WHILE BACKING UP, ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM HITCHING THE TRAILER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AUG. 2014. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PAST FIXING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SENSORS, BRAKE LINES, ET AL. THIS TRUCK JUST TURNED 100,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, EVER! I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST, LOTS OF SALTED ROADS BUT THESE PARTS MUST BE JUNK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND GM HAS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM ASAP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN RECALLING THE '05 AND NEWER TRUCKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS SLOWING DUE TO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME THAT WERE TURNING. AS I STARTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. IN ORDER TO GET STOPPED I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON STOPPING IN A SAFE LOCATION TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE BRAKES, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION.

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

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.

BRAKE LINES CORRODED THRU CAUSING ACUTE BRAKE FAILURE. ALMOST CAUSED BAD WRECK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND GMS UNWILLINGNESS TO CORRECT I WILL BE SURE TO NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE EVER. *TR

I JUST GOT HOME AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES ON THE PARKWAY, AND I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO PICK UP MY FIANC KIDS FROM SCHOOL WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK AND APPLIED THE SERVICE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I CRAWLED UNDER TO TAKE A LOOK AND THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE WHERE THE PLASTIC BRACKET WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRAME. THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED AND BRITTLE AND JUST BY TOUCHING THEM THE RUST FLAKES OFF. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AT HOME AND NO ONE GOT HURT OR KILLED. I LIVE ON A MOUNTAIN AND THE ROAD DOWN IT IS A 25% INCLINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL OR SERIOUS HAPPENS. IF YOU HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT SO THIS GETS RECALLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IS GM THIS POWERFUL AND WILL NOT FESS UP TO THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD BE FATAL?? PLEASE JOIN ME AND SPEAK UP... *TR

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.

A CAR WITH NO LIGHTS (AT NIGHT) CAME UP AND THE DRIVER OF THE 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAD TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP TO GET OUT OF HIS WAY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE DITCH. THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, AND THE CAB IS NOW SITTING INCORRECTLY ON THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

ON 1/8/2015 AT ABOUT 5MPH MY BRAKES FAILED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A CAR MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES .I HAD THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR, DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. THE COST WAS 1200 DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FRAME IS ROTTED,WONT PASS INSPECTION,BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO ROTTED HAD TO REPLACE TWICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 120 MPH AND FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

BRAKE LINES LOST FLUID NO BRAKES DUE TO RUST THROUGH.WHY AT ONLY 40K MILES? *TR

BACKING-UP INTO MY GARAGE IN REVERSE MODE, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY FOR MYSELF OR OTHERS. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODEL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY REAL SAFETY THREAT AND GM SHOULD REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE COOLANT FAN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE RESERVOIR AND THE LOWER WATER HOSE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE HEADS TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SRS WARNING CAME ON. HAD FAULT CODE. CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW AIRBAG. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT GM DOES KNOW ABOUT THIS AND EVEN PUT OUT A TSB. IT IS A CONNECTOR TO THE AIRBAG ITSELF LOCATED IN THE LEFT KICK PANEL. THE FIX IS TO CLEAN THE CONNECTOR OR REPLACE IT. NO NEW AIRBAG IS NEEDED BUT IT DID REOCCUR ABOUT A YEAR LATER. RECLEANED AND OK AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. SINCE GM KNEW IT I MUST ASSUME THAT NHTSA KNEW IT ALSO. I CAN SEE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD NOT FIX THIS AND JUST DRIVE LIKE THIS SINCE A LOT OF TECHNICIANS THINK YOU NEED A NEW AIRBAG WHEN IT IS IN FACT POOR WIRING BY GM. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. ONE NEXT TO A PLASTIC SENSOR WHICH MELTED. ( CANT THAT CAUSE A FIRE )? HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI SERIOUSLY THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANKS! *JS

SEVERE CORROSION AFFECTED BRAKE LINE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. USING MY E-BRAKE I WAS FORTUNATE TO STOP AND NOT HIT ANYTHING. I FEAR IF MY 16 YEAR OLD SON, OR MY WIFE WOULD NOT OF FARED SO WELL IN THIS SITUATION. NOW I HAD TO ABSORB A 800.00 REPAIR FOR NEW BRAKE LINES. NOW 1.5 YEARS LATER I NEED TO REPLACE FUEL LINES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION LINES DUE TO CORROSION. MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVES THIS PIECE OF JUNK, AND NOW THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FUEL LINES. FIRE!!! NOW NEED TO INCUR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. WHY NO RECALL? THIS IS A LAWSUIT IN THE MAKING IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO GM'S IRRESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN. NEED A RECALL... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E036000 (SERVICE BRAKE, AIR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

THIS COMPLAINT IS TO DOCUMENT BRAKE LINE FAILURES ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE BLEEDING MY BRAKES IN JUNE OF 2011, ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES BURST AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BURST WAS IN A SECTION OF THE LINE ACCESSIBLE FOR ME TO REPLACE. THEN, IN AUGUST OF 2013, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP SUDDENLY AFTER SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH. WITH SOME MANEUVERING, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE PERSON BUT DRIFTED WELL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE COMING TO A SLOW STOP. THANKFULLY NO ONE ELSE WAS THERE. FORTUNATELY, I COULD LITERALLY SEE MY HOUSE (AND MY CHILDREN WHO WERE WAITING FOR ME TO RETURN FROM WORK), AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE SHOP REPLACED A SECTION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND FELT THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES WERE STILL SAFE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE BREAK WAS IN A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN THE FIRST BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2014 WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER CAME INTO MY LANE WITHOUT WARNING. AGAIN I WAS TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH AND NEARLY RAN HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER DRIVER AFTER MY TRUCK DRIFTED SLOWLY TO A STOP (PROBABLY TOOK 3 TIMES THE DISTANCE IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY TAKEN TO STOP). AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY VEHICLE HAD ROUGHLY 67,100 MILES ON IT. ROUGHLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEEING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED FOR CHEVROLET SILVERADO?S AND GMC SIERRA'S, I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BY THESE FAILING BRAKE LINES. *TR

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

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. ROLLS ABOUT 5 FEET FARTHER THAN EXPECTED. SEEMS THE BRAKES JUST QUIT BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPS. ABS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DEEMED THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO NUMEROUS ISSUES THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,187.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE LINES AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TRAVELING THROUGH INTERSECTION AND MAKING LEFT HAND TURN TO GO IN EAST DIRECTION. MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT ALL(!) THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT MY BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. AND NOW ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. NOT ONE, NOT TWO - ALL! THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT AND NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A GM PRODUCT WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WOULD SEEM TO BE A GM TRUCK THAT CAN'T STOP!

NOTICED A NEED TO TOP OFF BRAKE RESERVOIR DUE TO DASH WARNING LIGHT. BRAKE LINES FAILING DUE TO CORROSION, FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT HAS BEEN THE RESULT SO FAR. *TR

MY TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED , AT APPROX 40,300 MILES, MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DROVE FOR A SHORT TIME KNOWING THAT MY AIR BAGS WERE DISABLED. A FRIEND AND I LOCATED AN IMPACT SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY GM. *TR

WHEN I GOT IN THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE DIC NOTIFICATION WHERE ON. WITH A OSB II READER, GOT A CODE OR "B0104 FRONT RIGHT SENOR REPLACE". REPLACED THE SENOR AT OWNERS EXPENSE. WITH NEW PART INSTALLED THE WARNING LIGHT AND DIC MESSAGE CLEARED. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S READ "CHECK AIR BAG" FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. NO INCIDENT BUT THE CHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AUGUST 2014. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

DURING SHOWING THE VEHICLE FOR RESALE, THE BRAKE LINES BROKE AND LEAKED AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER TO STOP VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THIS TOOK PLACE IN A PARKING LOT THEREFORE WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SITUATION. HOWEVER WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER A MAJOR ROADWAY AT 5PM RUSH WEEKDAY RUSH HOUR WHERE A POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON . PRDN321 NO LIGHT TO SEE, WHAT GEAR, I'M IN . HEATER AND LIGHT ISN'T WORKING. GOES INTO 4X4 ON ITS OWN , NO RESPONCE WHEN PUSHING BUTTONS , TO PUT INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE.LOUD CLUNKING SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR , .

CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON.. DO I NEED TO DISENGAGE? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING MY HOME THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER CHECKING I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION. I HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS AS ALL VEHICLES NOW HAVE A DUAL LINE MASTER CYLINDER. I THEN REMEMBERED I HAD SEEN A OILY SPILL AND TRAIL UP THE SHARED GRAVEL DRIVE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY I HAD LOST HALF THE BRAKE SYSTEM MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR DIFFERENT FEEL TO THE BRAKES DURING THIS TIME. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND WHILE CHECKING WHAT WAS NEEDED FOR REPAIR I DISCOVERED THAT EVERY SINGLE BRAKE LINE ON THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ANOTHER CHEVROLET PICKUP THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 1989 AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE 2005'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,737.

PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE BURST. IF I GOT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEADED DOWN THE HILL TO THE STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES FAILED, I WOULD FIND MYSELF IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOING 40MPH+ DURING RUSH HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND NO BRAKES AT ALL!!! THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED, WASHED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE ROAD INSTEAD OF IN THE DRIVEWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE MULTIPLE DEATHS AND/OR INJURIES. AT LEAST A LETTER TO OWNERS TO INSPECT THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ON VEHICLE CAME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND REPAIR SHOP SAID THE FRONT SENSORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON HAD GONE DEFECTIVE DISABLING THE AIR BAGS ON VEHICLE. SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPAIR I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE OF DISABLED AIR BAGS WHEN THIS PART GOES DEFECTIVE FOR NO REASON. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE 245/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES), BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT, NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,900. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ *JS

BRAKE ROTORS ARE DEEPLY PITTED--NOT FROM RUST--WAS UNAWARE OF THE CONDITION UNTIL I REPLACED BRAKE PADS @84000 MILES. *TR

I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY LIGHT BULBS. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE BULB I FOUND EVIDENCE OF POOR CONNECTION WITH THE PLASTIC OF THE BULB AND OF THE SOCKET SOMEWHAT BURNED. THE FILAMENTS OF THE BULBS WERE OK. A FRIEND OF MINE ADVISED ME TO COAT THE CONNECTION WITH SILICONE GREASE. RECENTLY A VIRGINIA STATE TROOPER STOPPED ME FOR TWO BULBS NOT FUNCTIONING. SAME PROBLEM. LUCKILY HE WAITED WHILE I REMOVED THE ASSEMBLY AND, YES, THE BULBS WERE FINE BUT NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE ALSO HAS A CHEVROLET TRUCK AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF GM IN AIKEN GA TOLD ME THAT GM WAS SUPPOSED TO APPLY THIS GREASE TO ELECTRICAL CONTACTS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM OR THE TROOPER WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND USED A FUEL CLEANER TREATMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2007, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HAS BEEN TO BOB GRIMM CHEVROLET IN MORTON, IL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM APPROX 9 TIMES. I NO LONGER LIVE IN THE VICINITY OF THIS DEALER, AND WOULDN'T WANT THEM WORKING ON IT AGAIN SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO GM ALL THE WAY UP TO CEO HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET IN O'FALLON, IL DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPORTED THE AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLE IS USED. NOBODY HAS EVER WORKED ON THE TRUCK REGARDING THE AIR BAG EXCEPT BOB GRIMM CHEVROLET. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, ENDANGERING MY LIFE. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING FORWARD. WHEN I GOT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM SOME RUSTED BRAKE LINES LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT AT AN ACCELERATED PACE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $1800. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND ITS A LITTLE DISTURBING THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD FAIL THAT WAY WHERE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED ONLY AFTER 9.5 YEARS. IF THEY WOULD HAVE BROKE SUDDENLY THEY COULD HAVE CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. *TR

TIRE BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK WAS PULLING A TRAILER ON THE WAY BACK FROM A MISSION TRIP, RETURNING FROM MONTANA. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON I-90 ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF MOSES LAKE WASHINGTON. WE WERE WESTBOUND TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE TRUCK SUFFERED APPROX $3000 DAMAGE. *TR

TIRE BLOWOUT ON RIGHT FRONT OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK HAD MOTORCYCLE SECURED IN BED, AND WAS TOWING A KWIKKAMP TENT TRAILER. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY 93, 6 MILES NORTH OF ALAMO, NEVADA. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FROND END AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER. *TR

TIRE BLOWOUT ON LEFT FRONT OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK HAD MOTORCYCLE SECURED IN BED, AND WAS TOWING A KWIKKAMP TENT TRAILER. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY 93, 34 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMO, NEVADA. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELING AT APPROX. 60 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND LEFT FRONT FENDER. *TR

HAD TO STOP QUICKLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY PULLING A EQUIPMENT TRAILER TO GET SOMETHING THAT FELL OFF. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OVER TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, MY TRAILER BRAKES HELPED TO SLOW TO A STOP SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY.UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALONG THE FRAME FROM THE ANGLE TO THE FLAT PART OF THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS AREA THE LINES LOOKED VERY RUSTY FROM THE ELEMENTS FROM THE SEASONS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING CREATING SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THEN OTHER GUAGES HAVE BEGAN CREATING ISSUES. CALLED DEALERSHIP RECENTLY AFTER BEING TOLD BY A FRIEND THEIR WAS A RECALL AND DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SUCH. AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO CONTINUES TO GO OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WHEN ON, WAS TOLD AIR BAGS AND SAFETY PRODUCTS WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS FIXED,$500.00 LATER DONE 2YRS LATER 08/22/14 LIGHT IS ON AGAIN?? 30,000 MORE MILES? I NEVER OFF ROAD AND KEEP MY STUFF VERY NICE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SLOW THE TRUCK THEN THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST. THIS CAUSED ME TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTERWARDS I OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LINES FORWARD OF THE REAR AXLE AND NEAR THE FIREWALL AREA. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO ESCAPE INJURY TO MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVER THAT I STRUCK. MY TRUCK SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ESTIMATES FOR REPAIRS YET. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING APPEARED IN THE INFORMATION CENTER OF THE DASH AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE WARNING LIGHT. I RE-SET THE INFORMATION CENTER AND THE WARNING REAPPEARED. VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THERE ARE ONLY 64,537 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE, AS THE MILES ARE VERY LOW ON MY VEHICLE. OF COURSE THERE WAS NONE FOR MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND AN EXTRA EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THIS POINT. I COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE VIN, BUT THERE WERE OTHER RECALLS INVOLVING THE AIR BAGS WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES. I'M LOST FOR WORDS. *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

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER SAID IMPACT SENSOR WAS BAD AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK IF IN A FRONTEND CRASH. TRUCK HAS ONLY 73000 MILES ON IT. COST $350.00 TO $400.00 TO FIX. DEALER SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAVE THERE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK , CAR STOPS IN FRT OF ME AN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR , DROVE AROUND ON SHOULDER BARELY MISSED HITTING CAR . BRAKE LINES RUSTED SO BAD THEY FAILED , IVE HAD TRUCKS AN CARS ALL MY LIFE AN HAVE NEVER SEEN LINES ON A VEHICLE THIS BAD . SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL CHEVYS OF THIS YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,400.

I WAS ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE GOING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDEN "WENT TO THE FLOOR" (BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION). AFTER TAKING TRUCK TO MECHANIC, I LEARNED ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE SERVERELY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - FUEL LINES AS WELL. REPAIRS TOTALED $2185. I OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MAKE PICKUPS, DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER BRAKE OR FUEL LINES. *TR

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

ON JUNE 7, 2014, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO HD WESTBOUND THROUGH KANSAS ON I70. A STRONG VIBRATION FORCED US TO EXIT. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE (NO FIRESTONE AVAILABLE). ALL TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. IN AUGUST 2014, A SIMILAR VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. ON AUGUST 21, 2014, AFTER AN EXTENSIVE, MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. OF THE REMAINING TWO FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE APPEARS TO BE FROM THE SAME BATCH (CORRESPONDING DOT#) AS THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE THAT WAS JUST REMOVED. REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH, BUT WILL BE REPLACED. (UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECORD OF THE DOT# FROM THE TIRE REPLACED IN JUNE 2014.) FIRESTONE HAS INITIALLY DENIED REPLACEMENT/COMPENSATION TO THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS PERFORMING THE REPAIRS. *TR

ON JUNE 7, 2014, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO HD WESTBOUND THROUGH KANSAS ON I70. A STRONG VIBRATION FORCED US TO EXIT. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE (NO FIRESTONE AVAILABLE). ALL TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. IN AUGUST 2014, A SIMILAR VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. ON AUGUST 21, 2014, AFTER AN EXTENSIVE, MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. OF THE REMAINING TWO FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE APPEARS TO BE FROM THE SAME BATCH (CORRESPONDING DOT#) AS THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE THAT WAS JUST REMOVED. REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH, BUT WILL BE REPLACED. (UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECORD OF THE DOT# FROM THE TIRE REPLACED IN JUNE 2014.) FIRESTONE HAS INITIALLY DENIED REPLACEMENT/COMPENSATION TO THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS PERFORMING THE REPAIRS. *TR

TAIL LIGHT HOUSING LEAKS WATER INTO TAIL LIGHT AREA WHICH CAUSES TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT BULB BASES TO CORRODE , LOSE CONTACT AND FAIL TO OPERATE. I REPLACE TAIL LAMPS EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AT 65000 MILES AND DESPITE EXTENDED WARRANTY GM WOULD NOT REPAIR. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT GM SETTLEMENT CONCERNING THIS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

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

BRAKES LINES POPPED A LEAK BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR,WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES FAIL AFTER ONLY 9 YEARS AND ONLY 31,942 MILES. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW ON 8-4-2005. I HAVE A FORD CAR THAT IS A 2000 MODEL YEAR,AND THE LINES STILL LOOK GOOD. WE HAD 2 OTHER FORD CARS IN THE PAST THAT HAD NEARLY 200,000 MILES WHEN WE GOT RID OF THEM,AND THEY STILL HAD THE SAME BRAKES LINES,WHICH LOOKED GOOD FOR BEING NEARLY 15 YEARS OLD EACH. I KNOW THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT GM APPARENTLY PUT POOR QUALITY LINES ON VARIOUS VEHICLES. WE RARELY DRIVE IT ON SALTY ROADS IN THE WINTER,AND WHEN WE DO,WE REGULARLY DO A UNDERCARRIAGE WASH,WHICH WASN'T AVAILABLE WHEN WE HAD THE 2 PREVIOUS FORD CARS. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THE LINES PUT ON THESE VEHICLES ARE JUNK. THEY PUT ON A EXHAUST THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE,BUT PUT ON INFERIOR BRAKE LINES WHICH ARE A SAFETY ISSUE,GO FIGURE. AFTER SEEING HOW GM STONEWALLED AND BRUSHED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE,AND NOW THIS BRAKE LINE ISSUE,ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M GOING BACK TO A FORD. I ALWAYS DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE,BUT THESE BRAKE LINES CAUGHT ME WAY OFF GUARD. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF BRAKE LINES OVER THE YEARS BUT NONE THIS SOON. I AM GOING TO ADVERTISE THIS TO ANY GM OWNER TO CHECK SEE IF THEY HAVE CRAPPY BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINE BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS PUTTING THE TRUCK IN GEAR. THERE IS NO RUST ON TRUCK EXCEPT BRAKE LINES. *TR

TRUCK FRAME RUSTED SO BADLY VEHICLE CAN'T BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REPLACING FRAME. REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS MOUNTED ON CROSS-MEMBERS THAT ARE ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH. SAME FRAME DESIGN ON 2014 TRUCKS OF SAME MODEL. BODY IS STILL GOOD, BUT INSPECTION WILL EXPIRE AT END OF SEPT. 2014 AND THIS 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 76,000 ORIGINAL MILES WILL BE UNABLE TO BE PUT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT FRAME REPLACEMENT. PRETTY SAD WHEN '87 CHEVY'S ARE STILL ON THE ROAD AND THIS PIECE OF RUST IS ONLY GOOD FOR LOOKING AT. *TR

ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. ALL BRAKE HARD LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX 30 MPH, BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ANTICIPATION OF A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL HESITATED, THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BRAKES RUPTURED DUE TO SEVERE RUST. CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING FOR A HIGHWAY EXIT. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE AND SAFE STOP. WHEN I LOOKED TO FIND THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.

TRAVELING TO WORK ON JUNE 17, 2014 MORNING VIA MD I695 PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR PROVIDING VERY LITTLE BRAKING. PRIOR TO ENTERING MD I695 I HAD MADE SEVERAL STOPS FOR INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THE PEDAL FEEL AND FUNCTION WAS NORMAL. FORTUNATELY BEING A DIESEL ENGINE AND USE OF LOWER ENGINE GEARS I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY GM DEALER MECHANICS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. GM STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AS THEY USE CORROSIVE MATERIALS ON ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE. SINCE ORIGINAL NEW PURCHASE THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SERVICED ON REGULAR INTERVALS AT A GM DEALER . EACH TIME WITH A COMPLETE VEHICLE INSPECTION. MOST RECENT WAS APRIL 4, 2014. NEVER DID AN INSPECTION REPORT THAT THE LINES WERE RUSTING. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $3,668.45. WHY IS GM PERMITTED TO USE MATERIALS THAT ARE ALWAYS GOING TO RUST AND FAIL? I DID NOT SEE A RECALL / SAFETY NOTICE ON THIS VEHICLE. I DID SEE RECALLS FOR OTHER MANUFACTURES, LIKE SUBARU, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OF CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED; BRAKE LINE LEAK; TRUCK WOULD NOT BRAKE/STOP IN DRIVEWAY; HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR

BRAKE LINES BURSTING DUE TO FAULTY (CHEAP) MATERIAL. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVY TRUCKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT THIS IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN. LOOKS LIKE ALL LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE MADE FROM CHEAP MATERIAL. *TR

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

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE.. SO AS I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, 1 BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION AN SPLIT. ANOTHER LINE CLOSE TO SPLITTING. ALL 4 RUSTED BAD. *JS

NO BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. *JS

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, WILL NOT POWER ON. *JS

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A STRANGE TICKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD/BOLTS UNDER WARRANTY. THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE SEVERAL MONTHS LATER OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER REPAIRED. BOTH SIDES BROKE AGAIN. YOU CAN SMELL EXHAUST GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC. *JS

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.

MAKING LEFT TURN FROM LOOP 375 EXIT RAMP TO TURN LEFT ONTO MONTANA AVE. IN EL PASO TX. I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN LEFT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO MAKE LEFT TURN AND IN THE TURN THE STEERING CAME REALLY HARD TO TURN I WENT UP ON THE CURB AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS ENOUGH BRAKE TO STOP. GOOD THING THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OR WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR CHIME. I CHECKED FLUIDS AND THEY WERE ALL FULL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MISSION CHEVROLET AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN THEY GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. TODAY I GOT A CALL FROM THEM AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WHY IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THE CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT IT? *TR

BLOWER RESISTER KEEPS BURNING OUT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES GIVE IMPROPER READINGS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN AND BAKE LINE BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER AND PROP VALVE RUPTURED INSTANTLY DRAINING BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN NO BRAKING. STOPPED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT AS A RESULT OF BEING MOUNTED ON TOP OF FRAME RAIL WHERE DIRT, SALT AND MOISTURE COLLECT FROM FRONT WHEEL SPRAY. *TR

WHILE DOING AN OIL CHANGE ON MY 2005 PU I NOTICED ENOUGH BUILDUP OF RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES THAT I STOPPED DRIVING THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD PU TRUCKS (FORD) SINCE 1972 AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH BRAKE LINES ALTHOUGH I HAD THE TRUCKS FOR 10 YRS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE OF NEGLIGENCE OF GM. I AM 75 AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH I HAD CARS AND TRUCKS (AND MOTORCYCLES) SINCE I WAS 16. I BELIEVE THIS IS MORE SERIOUS THAN IGNITION SWITCH. THANK YOU *JS

APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP GRADED HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPUNGEY AND NEAR THE BOTTOM THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY TO PREVENT A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME RESULTING IN NO REAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE BRAKE LINES (4 OF THEM) HAVE RUSTED OUT SO MUCH THAT THEY COULD NOT CONTAIN PRESSURE OF THE FLUID WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND BURSTED. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THIS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $600.00 TO REPAIR DO TO THE CAB HAVING TO BE UNBOLTED AND LIFTED FROM THE CHASSIS TO ACCESS THE LINES FOR REPLACING. HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT MANY GM MODELS, NEW AND OLD HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH RUSTING BRAKE LINES. GM IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? WHY HAVE THESE MODELS NOT BEEN RECALLED? SUBARU RECENTLY RECALLED OVER 660,000 VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM; #DOINGTHERIGHTTHING. I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY ABOUT THIS. *JS

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

4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC SHIFT TO TAKE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN AND OUT MESSED UP HAD TO CHANGE THE SERVO OUT.THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE BEARING HUB FOR THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS A DEFECT I HAVE HAD THESE HUBS CHANGED OUT 3 TIMES AT A VERY COSTLY PRICE. *JS

I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH PULLING A 7000 POUND TRAILER WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR EACH TIME WITH LITTLE OR NO ABILITY TO SLOW THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR REALIZED THEY PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND ACCELERATED TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. IT TOOK NEARLY A QUARTER MILE FROM INITIAL APPLICATION OF BRAKES TO A COMPLETE STOP BY USING THE MECHANICAL PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE RUST-THROUGH AND SUBSEQUENT BURSTING OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ABS VALVE BODY TO THE REAR BRAKES. *JS

ONE DAY AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT THE "CHECK AIR BAG" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH AIR BAG LIGHT. THE PAST WINTER HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY WET AND COLD FOR OHIO. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFORMED AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE DESIGN CAN ALLOW WATER INTO THE SENSOR, BUT NOT DRAIN OUT. HENCE, THE WATER FROZE INSIDE THE SENSOR, EXPANDED AND DAMAGED THE SENSOR, RENDERING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE. PART NUMBER 15103522. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER PART NUMBER - 10370149. UNSURE IF THIS NEW PART CORRECTS THE LACK OF DRAINAGE OR NOT BUT ACCORDING TO THE ONLINE RESEARCH, IT JUST MIGHT. CONTACTED CHEVY AUTHORIZED SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE PART AT THEIR COST SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR 5 MINUTES WAITING TO LEARN OF THE PART PRICE, AT WHICH POINT I HUNG UP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND BEING THAT IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, ONE MIGHT THINK THAT CHEVY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN NOT INCURRING MORE LAWSUITS THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE AGAINST THEM. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND RUPTURED RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. RUPTURED LINE WAS ONE GOING TO THE ANTILOCK PUMP AND THUS ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. ANTILOCK PUMP AND BRAKE LINES ARE ALL EXPOSED UNDER THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND ARE THUS COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET TRUCK (PREVIOUS REPORT WAS 2001 MODEL YEAR THAT FAILED IN 2010 WITH THE SAME HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DESIGN THAT HAD THE SAME COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THIS SAME HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURE.) WERE IT NOT FOR THE FACT THAT THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED THAT HAD ELECTRIC BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. WHY ARE THESE STEEL BRAKE LINES STILL BEING USED WITH INSUFFICIENT OR NO CORROSION PROTECTION? *TR

MY SON BORROWED MY TRUCK TO GET A TOOL BOX THAT HIS WIFE GOT HIM FOR FATHER'S DAY. I TOLD HIM TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOOK A TRAILER UP SO HE COULD TAKE A RIDING MOWER TO HIS HOUSE AND USE WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN. WHEN HE CAME BACK I HAD HIM BACK THE TRUCK UP TO THE TRAILER AND WE HOOKED IT UP. WHEN HE GOT ON IT HE PUSHED THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE UNHOOKED THE TRUCK AND HE DROVE IT ACROSS THE YARD TO MY GARAGE. AFTER LOOKING FOR AND NOT FINDING ANY LEAKS I CHECKED THE FLUID RESERVOIR AND COULD NOT FEEL ANY FLUID. WE WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND GOT A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID DOT3 AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR UP AND HE LOOKED FOR A LEAK WHILE I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE FOUND IT LEAKING FROM A LINE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WAS RUSTED AND THEY NEED REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TWO FRONT CALIPERS. JUST THANKFUL THE LINE DID NOT BUST WHILE HE AND HIS WIFE WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE NOR AFTER WE GOT THE TRAILER HOOKED UP AND WENT TO HIS HOUSE WHICH HAS SOME VERY STEEP HILLS. TEN WORKING DAYS AND $1800.00 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. *TR

WHILE DOING AN OIL CHANGE ON MY 2005 PU SILVERADO I NOTICED LARGE RUST BUILD UP ON THE BRAKE LINES' THIS IS NOT THROUGH NEGLECT ON MY PART, BUT IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE SERIOUS CONCERN. MY SON IN LAW WITH CHEVY 2002 HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN HIS BRAKES FAILED ON A HILL WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK MINE.THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND GM SHOULD BEAR THE RECALL EXPENSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH INTO TOWN. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. I DID NOT SEE THE LEFT BLINKER RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, MY LEFT BRAKE LINE BLEW AND I LOST MY BRAKES AND REAR ENDED THE CAR. MY SPEED AT IMPACT WAS AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN THE TRUCK DID NOT GO OFF. I SUSTAINED WHIPLASH IN MY NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER FROM THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY TRUCK, AT THE SERVICE SHOP I WAS SHOWN THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND HAD FAILED. *TR

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

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ROAD WHEN SEVERAL DEER RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND THE PEDAL, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, WENT TO THE FLOOR. NOTICED BIG PUDDLE OF FLUID THE NEXT DAY UNDER CAB OF TRUCK. STARTED TRUCK AND HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY BEYOND THE POINT OF REPAIR. HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW BRAKE LINE KIT INSTALLED. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS 110K MILES ON THE DURAMAX / ALLISON DRIVE TRAIN. THE DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS POWERTRAIN COMBINATION SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF 500K MILES WITHOUT PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS PUMP SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER NORMAL USE IN ONLY 110K MILES. NOTHING BUT EXCUSES AND OTHER NOT POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE POOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING EXHIBITED IN THEIR PRODUCT. THEY SAID THE METHANOL WATER INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP TO FAIL. METHANOL (NON CAUSTIC FLUID) IS INJECTED AIR SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND DOES NOT MIX WITH THE INJECTED FUEL UNTIL THE ENGINE CYLINDER. THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP SUPPLIES FUEL TO THE INDIVIDUAL INJECTORS THAT THEN IN TURN SUPPLIES THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL TO THE CYLINDERS. IF THIS CONDITION WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE ROAD PULLING A TRAILER / HEAVY LOAD IN HILLS OR OTHER CONFINED ROADWAYS PEOPLE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. GM BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KILL AND HURT PEOPLE. *TR

UPON HAVING MY TRUCK INSPECTED FOR 2014, IT WAS REVEALED TO ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE BRAKE LINES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER THAN THE $500 THAT GMC QUOTES. ON TOP OF THAT I FAIL TO SEE WHY THEY CAN CREATE STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEMS, BUT APPARENTLY USE CHEAP METAL FOR THEIR HARD BRAKE LINES. I ACTUALLY HAD THE TRUCK UNDERCOATED AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. I'M NOT SURE WHO UNDERCOATED THE VEHICLE, BUT I WILL NEVER GET IT DONE BY CHEVROLET AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MUCH OLDER VEHICLES (1982) THAT WENT DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF YEARS BEFORE NEEDING ANY HARD BRAKE REPAIRS. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THESE VEHICLES UP TO THE YEAR 2003, BUT I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM MUST STILL EXIST IN NEWER VEHICLES SUCH AS MINE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. A FEW DAYS AFTER USING THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE I RECEIVED A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE FLASH. A FEW WEEKS LATER SAME WARNING. RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE SAME ACTION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERIODICALLY SELF-ENGAGE INTO 4WD LOW WHEN STOPPED (TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 9 TIMES IN THE FIRST 72,000 MILES (EXTENDED WARRANTY). SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE 4WD BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN SELF ENGAGING THEN NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $125 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BUT SINCE THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT FOR FREE. DEALER UPDATED THE FLASH AGAIN AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. LESS THAN 1 WEEK LATER AT A 2-WAY STOP THE PROBLEM RETURNED. WHEN I WAS STOPPED THE VEHICLE PUT ITSELF INTO 4WD LOW WITHOUT ME KNOWING. AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION I REALIZED THE PROBLEM AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE 4WD I WAS UNABLE. AFTER RETURNING HOME IN 4WD LOW I PARKED THE TRUCK AND DID SOME RESEARCH. TURNS OUT THIS WAS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVY STILL DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE SO I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT SOMEHOW PUT THE TRANSFERCASE IN NEUTRAL AND GAVE ME A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM SELECTING ANY DRIVETRAIN SETTING. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITING 15 MINUTES I STARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE HOLDING THE 2H SELECTOR. IT ENGAGED INTO 2H AND AT THAT POINT I FIGURED I HAD ENOUGH. I DISCONNECTED THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT 4WD EVER SINCE. *TR

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

BRAKE PEDAL PUSH TO THE FLOOR, OIL COMING OUT ONTO THE GROUND, BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT IN MANY PLACES UNDER THE HOOD. *JS

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005, IT HAS BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK FROM THE START, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK, REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS & HUBS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL BUT I THINK THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL FOR A JUNKY CHEVROLET, THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY PLUG ON THE HEATER MOTOR MELTED OFF AND WOULD NO LONGER WORK, FRONT SPEAKERS QUITE WORKING, FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED AWAY AND THE RESERVOIR WAS DRY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH NEVER CAME ON FOR A WARNING, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND MOST OF THE TIME THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND SCARES ME TO DEATH, YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE TRUCK IS GOING TO STOP, THIS BRAKE ISSUE IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM !!!, SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE THE SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE THE SAVE EXACT ISSUES, I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE TIME BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE AND I SPREAD THIS INFO WITH ANYONE WHO MIGHT EVEN THINK OF BUYING A CHEVROLET, DON'T DO IT, THEY ARE JUNK !!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

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

HAD TO ADD COOLANT OVER A TIME.....NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK ON MY DRIVEWAY OR ANY OTHER PLACE. STARTED TRUCK ONE MORNING AND HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. I OBSERVED WATER COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON APRIL 22, 2014. ( MILEAGE 84241) DEALER FOUND BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND SEALS, ONE CRACKED HEAD AND WATER IN OIL. REPAIRS DONE: COMPLETE VALVE JOB (REPLACE HEAD GASKET, SEALS & OTHER ASSOCIATED PARTS), REPLACE BROKEN BOLTS, REPLACE COOLANT HOSES, RADIATOR & HEATER HOSES AND THERMOSTAT ETC.. WAS NOT ADVISED BY SERVICE CONSULTANT OF ANY RECALLS OR BULLETINS FOR 2005 SILVERADO. THIS IS LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS KIND OF ENGINE PROBLEM. REPAIR COST: $3683.92 MARTIN CHEVROLET *** TORRANCE, CALIF. *TR

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I COULD FEEL A CLUNKING, AS THOUGH THE LINKAGE WAS VERY LOOSE. I TALKED WITH THE CHEVY DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SYMPTOM AND IT WAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY SAID IT WAS COSMETIC, BUT DID NOT AFFECT SAFETY. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $275 TO FIX IT, BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT WOULD BE JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. SOMETIMES, THIS SYMPTOM ALSO APPEARS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, BUT MOST OFTEN WHILE IN A TURN, PARTICULARLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

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

GOT INTO TRUCK TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK A CLOSER LOOK WHERE LEAK WAS AND CAN SEE THE BRAKE LINE IS ALL RUSTED. CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND FLUID WAS LOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS 1.5 MILES, WHEN I HEARD A THUMPING SOUND, AND IT SEEMED AS IF MY REAR WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. I HAD A FRIEND TOW IT TO THE DEALER COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL, AND THEY TOLD ME, THAT THE REAR END (SPIDER GEARS, AND BEARINGS) WERE NEEDING REPLACING BUT ARE NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN SO IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WOULD COST ME $2600. I HAD HIM TOW IT AGAIN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMMON IN THAT YEAR OF CHEVY TRUCKS. I ALSO NEEDED BOTH CLUTCHES REPLACED IN EACH REAR WHEEL, COST WAS WELL UNDER THE DEALERS CHARGE. THE OWNER OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED A COUPLE 100 OF THESE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE WHEELS LOCKED. *TR

I WENT TO START MY TRUCK IN MORNING TO GET TO WORK AND THIS LOUD TICKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I SHUT ENGINE OFF PANICKING AND OPENED THE HOOD. WENT BACK AND STARTED TRUCK AGAIN AND LOOKED AROUND, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING BUT HEARD IT. CHECKED OIL SINCE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE LIFTERS BUT HAD PLENTY OF OIL. STOPPED ON WAY TO WORK AND GOT SOME SLICK50 SUPERCHARGE ENGINE TREATMENT. AT BREAKTIME CHECKED OIL AGAIN AND ADDED THE SLICK50, STARTED ENGINE AND HAD LIFTER NOISE AGAIN BUT QUIETED DOWN WITHIN 30 SECS. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY STARTED IT UP AND AGAIN LIFTER NOISE BUT QUIETED DOWN AGAIN WITHIN 30 SEC. BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FOUND. *TR

FUEL LINES CORRODED AND RUSTED THOUGH AND LEAKING, POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. BRAKE LINES SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME POTENTIALLY CAUSING VEHICLE CRASH, I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON THIS CAR ARE IN BETTER CONDITION THAN THIS TRUCK. *TR

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.

RED CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. ALL REPAIR SHOPS INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MORE, AND THE EXPENSE FOR REPAIR WOULD RUN FROM $450.00 TO $1,000.00. IT SEEMS THAT GM ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION, SINCE THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS. SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IT WOULD SEEM THAT GM WOULD REPAIR THESE IMMEDIATELY UNLESS THEY WANT ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH CATASTROPHE. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE SOMEONE DYING AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION TO GET GM TO ACT. AS OF NOW, MY AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON AN HAD IT SEE A DEALER TOLD ME I HAD BOTH SENSORS IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BAD AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME AROUND $850.00 TO REPLACE THEM I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND ON MONEY TO SPEND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T EFFECT THE RUNNING OF MY TRUCK BUT IF I GET IN A WRECK MY AIR BAGS PROBABLY WILL NOT WORK IS THIS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEY THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS LIKE MINE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AN NOT AIR BAG WANT WORK IF THEY WRECK I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THEY ARE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE ANYMORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILL THAT COULD BE PREVENTED IF GM WOULD DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. WITH LOW MILEAGE AND AT 7 YEARS OLD, CLANKING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED. FELT SOMEWHAT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED AND WROTE THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO BE BINDING." COST, $300.00. TRUCK NOT USED OFF-ROAD AND HALF THE MILES ARE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT DOUBTFUL. I READ MANY OTHERS VIA THE NHTSA SHOW THIS PROBLEM TOO, YET NO RECALL ! SEEMS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. CURRENTLY, I'M EXPERIENCING THIS AGAIN AS OF 041114 @ 51,000 MILES @ 9 YEARS OLD. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER - AGAIN. *JS

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD IN DECEMBER OF 2013. THE CAR HAD 76000 MILES ON IT AT PURCHASE, AND HAS HAD LESS THAN 5000 PUT ON IT SINCE THEN. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. SEE PHOTOS BELOW: HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062952_ZPS83F4F21D.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062955_ZPSB3B17251.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062956_ZPSF48189DB.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062958_ZPSC12BD6AB.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062954_ZPSED21C697.JPG I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CATCH THIS BEFORE ANYONE WAS INJURED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN USE. MY QUESTION IS THIS: WILL THE 2005 YEAR MODEL TRUCKS BE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FILE #EA11001? I CHECKED CHEVY'S WEBSITE TODAY AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK. *TR

ON 7/1/2011, MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO LOST BRAKES. THE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS CAUSED BY A LEAK FROM A CORRODED SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. I HAD THAT SECTION OF THE LINE REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ON 6/12/2012, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE CORRODED LINE SPLIT AND BRAKE FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT. LUCKILY, ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SO CORRODED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE LINE FOR SAFETY. I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE LINES AND WAS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THE MECHANIC. MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND HAD 57,751 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND THE MILEAGE WAS 62,719. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE APPEARED RUSTY AND SCALY, THEN WHEN HIT MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED EMERGENCY BRAKE. I REPLACED REAR BRAKE LINE. ALL OTHER LINES APPEARED RUSTY AND SCALY. NOW, MY FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE IS BEGINNING TO WEEP; IT'S MOIST AND IT GLISTENS WITH OIL. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT SOON. ALL THE OTHER LINES IN THE TRUCK APPEAR TO BE THE SAME, RUSTY AND SCALY. I WILL NO DOUBT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE EACH LINE. *TR

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED. *JB

AFTER I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO PULSE AND I HAD TO REALLY PUSH HARD TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. ABOVE 35 MPH THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR THIS SAME TROUBLE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 20,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS SENSOR. IT GETS DIRTY AND EITHER HAS TO BE CLEANED OR REPLACED. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT SLOW SPEEDS, UNDER 35 MPH. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

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.

CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND ENGINE. THIS ALLOWS ANTIFREEZE COOLANT TO MIX IN WITH THE OIL IN THE ENGINE AND GOES THROUGH THE EXHAUST, THIS ALSO GUMS UP THE OIL PARTS IN THE ENGINE AND REQUIRES NEW CYLINDER HEADS TO BE INSTALLED OR ENGINE REPLACED. I JUST RECENTLY WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE ENGINES. AND ALSO WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS HAS SINCE FIXED THIS PROBLEM AFTER 2007, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH IT IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT MADE AWARE TO THE CONSUMER BUT IS PUBLISHED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM BY GENERAL MOTORS. IT IS GOING TO COST BETWEEN $2500 TO $5000 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

HAULING MY TRAILER WHEN I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS CAB ROTTED AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALL LINES ON VEHICLE ARE ROTTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAPPY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. LUCKY MY 36FT FIFTH WHEEL HAS BRAKES SO I COULD USE MY TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE TOTAL UNIT. IF I WERE ON A MAIN STREET DOING REGULAR SPEED I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR

RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS BOLTS RUSTED OFF CAUSING EXHAUST GASES TO ESCAPE AND CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE STATE INSPECTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. MECHANIC SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED.THE OTHERS LOOK LIKE THEY MAY BE FAILING ALSO. THIS IS A BIG OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AA ALLEY CAME TO THE STREET AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE LINE LEADING FROM THE ABS BLOCK TO THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL RUPTURED. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING, ENDED UP STOPPING THE VEHICLE USING THE E-BRAKE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE ON THE DIC INDICATING A FAULTY AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR IS FAULTY DISABLING THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM. THIS PART IS $250 FROM THE DEALER AND AS A SAFETY ITEM IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY TOO SOON. *TR

WAS ON HIGHWAY WHEN HEARD A NOISE AND PULLED OVER TO SEE A DOUGHNUT FOR A TIRE AND RUBBER PIECES TIED AROUND TAILPIPE,_E-BRAKE AND OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH. DAMAGED REAR PANEL THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 30100MILES COULD'VE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. ALSO BROKE A CLUSTER LOST ALL METERS ON DASH. *TR

THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WENT ON. THE ONLY WAY TO FILL THE SYSTEM IS TO OPEN THE RESERVOIR CAP. UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE THE COOLING SYSTEM WOULD NOT DEPRESSURIZE, EVEN WHEN COLD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PRESSURE CAP THAT WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATS IT ALLOWS THE COOLING SYSTEM TO DEPRESSURIZE. THIS CLOSED SYSTEM IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS USED TO FILLING THE OVERFLOW TANK WHEN THE COOLANT IS LOW. BECAUSE THE LACK OF AN OVER FLOW TANK ANYONE THAT OPENS THE PLASTIC RESERVOIR COULD BECAME BURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (DIESEL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND REMEDIED THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF FLOOR BRAKES CAUGHT AT LAST MINUTE AVOIDING A REAR END CRASH INTO CAR SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING. ALL BRAKING WAS LOST WITH SEVERAL BRIEF PUMPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOTICE LOW MILEAGE. ALL BRAKE ROTORS WEE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OF SERVICED. BRAKE SYSTEM IS JUNK AND GM NEEDS TO REPLACE AT THEIR COST. UNCONSCIONABLE THAT GM HAS NOT BEEN CALLED TO TASK FOR THIS UNSAFE BREAK DESIGN. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED TOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED SEVERELY! *TR

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND REQUESTS VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PUSH BUTTON 4-WHEEL DRIVE BUTTON HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. *JB

WHEN I APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO COVER CHEVROLET WINDBER PA. 15963 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE LINES CORRODED THROUGH. *TR

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

BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED A FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY NON WORKING. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

STARTED FOR THE STORE. WENT ONE BLOCK AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKE INDICATOR WARNING. LUCKILY DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. RETURNED HOME AND THEN DROVE IT UP TO MY MECHANIC LATE AT NIGHT (NO TRAFFIC). HE DIAGNOSED IT AS A RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE WHICH HE REPLACED. BUT HE DID INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE REMAINING LINES ARE ALSO BADLY RUSTED. I'VE HAD PREVIOUS YEAR CHEVY TRUCKS WITH MANY MORE MILES AND LONGER TIME ON THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. I LIVE IN NORTHERN VA. WHERE WE DON'T GET A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE , CONSEQUENTLY NOT MUCH SALT. I THINK GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO STALL AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WILL THERE HAVE TO BE BEFORE THE NHTSA DOES SOMETHING. REMEMBER THE GOV. BAILED GM OUT. *TR

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

UPON STARTING THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I LET IDLE FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES TO WARM UP. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP, I LOOKED DOWN ONTO THE DASH AND NOTICED THE WARNING TEXT "SERVICE AIR BAG". ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED, TO THIS DATE I HAVE YET TO FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF THE TRUCK HOWEVER IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I GUESS I AM WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK AS A TRIP TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE AIR BAG ISSUE WILL RESULT IN A BILL OF OVER $200. *TR

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

HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET, APPROXIMATE SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH. AFTER THE LEFT TURN WAS MADE, I PROCEEDED ABOUT 200 FEET TO MY DRIVEWAY. UPON PULLING IN, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HIT ABRUPTLY HOWEVER THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. MOVING AT 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRUCK DID NOT SLIDE BUT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK, 20 MINUTES LATER I DECIDED TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL THE SAME OR IF THIS WAS JUST A "FLUKE" (NO THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN PARKING). SO AS I OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE SNOW WAS A GOLDEN/BLUISH COLOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING SLOWLY ONTO THE GROUND. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, NEAR WHERE THE GROUP OF BRAKE LINES IS LOCATED. I CHECKED OUT POSSIBLE FIXES ONLINE AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. IT WAS SUGGESTED I FILE THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH I AM GLAD I DID SO. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS NOT AS LUCKY AS I WAS (PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED). THANK YOU. *TR

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

I WAS VISITING MY PARENTS AND I LEFT TO GO TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE DOWN THE STREET FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK AND STARTED TO HEAD TO MY PLACE. I WAS APPROACHING THE FIRST STOP SIGN IN MY PARENTS NEIGHBORHOOD AND I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. MY WIFE AND ONE YEAR OLD SON WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. THANK GOD IT WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TURNED RIGHT AROUND USING MY PARKING BRAKE AS A WAY TO STOP SO I COULD GET BACK TO MY PARENTS HOUSE TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHEN I GOT THERE MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW AND I SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND HAD MY FATHER PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING OUT OF MY BRAKE LINE THAT IS ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR INFO ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS/WAS A INVESTIGATION ABOUT 99-03 GM TRUCKS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY OTHER GM TRUCKS THE SAME YEAR AS MINE THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND IF SO THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR IT. *TR

BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK I HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE IT HELD AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I THEN PROCEEDED TO SHIFT BACK TO PARK AND INVESTIGATE, AND FOUND ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT AND A PUDDLE OF FLUID LAY ON THE GROUND UNDER THE PROPORTIONAL VALVE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 8YRS OLD AND LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. GM MUST BE USING SOME REALLY POOR MATERIAL IN THEIR BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. TRUCK FAILED TO STOP WITHIN A SAFE DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. BRAKE LINE GAVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY NO WARNING AT ALL. JUST A SOFT, NON FUNCTIONING PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NO ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED A SENSOR INSIDE THE FRONT BUMPER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND RUPTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT CRASHED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND RUPTURED. LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES. REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND RUPTURED ON 12/3/13. LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. REAR BRAKE LINE REPLACED. *TR THESE LINES DO NOT STAND UP TO THE CORROSIVE ELEMENTS ENCOUNTERED IN THE NORTHEAST. THERE ARE LINES THAT WILL HOWEVER. WHY PUT PERSONAL SAFETY AT RISK JUST TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS? *TR

THIS IS PROBLEM(S) THAT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR A COUPLE A YEARS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS SO INTERMITTENT....FIRST THE ILLUMINATION LEVEL SEEMED TO DIM EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR MANY AREAS SUCH AS THE GEAR (PRND), THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TEMP CONTROL LEVELS. NEXT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REFLECT CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN YOU WERE PARKED. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE INITIALLY INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE MORE PREDOMINANT. NOW THIS AT TIMES IS A REAL PROBLEM AND EVEN A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE WHEN A TRUCKED I WAS FOLLOWING SLOWED DOWN, I HIT MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW CAUSING THE BREAK PEDAL TO HIT THE FLOOR. I WAS LUCKY NOBODY WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK LOOKED AT, I'M FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE OF RUST. AFTER READING COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTED CHEVY BRAKE LINES, AND ALMOST LOSING MY LIFE. I HAVE DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT.. YOU DON'T HEAR OF ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE AN OLDER FORD WITH WELL OVER 130K, THAT'S DRIVEN MUCH MORE. AND I HAVE HAD ZERO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING. IT IS DRIVEN IN THE SAME AREA. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR USING CHEAP MATERIALS JUST TO SAVE SOME MONEY. *TR

APPROACHING A 4 WAY TRAFFIC SIGNALED INTERSECTION WHEN SIGNAL STARTED TO CHANGE TO YELLOW. DECIDED TO NOT PROCEED THROUGH INTERSECTION SO APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO FLOOR, BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED THROUGH INTERSECTION, WHILE VEHICLES TO MY RIGHT PROCEEDED TO MOVE. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I MANEUVERED VEHICLE ONTO A PARALLEL ACCESS ROAD AND VEHICLE EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AS HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS ON THE ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE...ONLY... I WAS ALWAYS AWARE THAT I HAD SOME BRAKING CAPACITY WHEN I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. FOLLOWING 8 DAYS AT A GM DEALERSHIP AND A BILL FOR $2,000, THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED FOLLOWING THE DIAGNOSIS "RUSTED/CORRODED BRAKE LINES". A COMPLAINT TO GM HAS FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO FLOOR , NO WARNING. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING, VERY RUSTED. *TR

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.

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BLEW OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO FOUR PEOPLE I KNOW. ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. ALL VEHICLES WERE CHEVY SILVERADOS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE THAT WENT OVER THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HIT THE BRAKES, LINE BUSTED....NO BRAKES. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME SO CLOSE I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL PRETTY FIRMLY AS I DID THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION I DOWNSHIFTED IN TIME TO MISS THE OTHER CAR AND PULL OVER ONLY TO SEE THE INTERMEDIATE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH ALONG THE FRAME RAIL. *TR

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

ON OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN KICKING IN WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND YOU ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE READ A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OF THE CHEVY TRUCK. THE RECALL ONLY STOPS AT 2002 TRUCKS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE YOU GUYS DECIDE TO RECALL THIS YEAR OF THE CHEVY TRUCK???? *TR

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.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN AUGUST 2013. WHEN BACKING UP (AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH), I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR END HOUSING. ON OCTOBER 3, 2013, ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. THIS TIME THE BRAKE LINE IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ODER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FIVE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,517 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,300.

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

WHILE DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING, A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SIDE STREET. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SLAM THE TRUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND PUMP THE BRAKES LIKE CRAZY TO STOP. THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT FROM FRONT TO BACK. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SILVERADOS AND NEITHER GM, NOR THE NHTSA HAS ADDRESSED THIS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANDATED RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BECOME STATISTICS BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES ACTION? *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED, I HAVE A BIG LEAK AND GM SAYS THE DON'T SALE REPLACEMENTS, I HAVE A 2000 ALSO SAME ISSUES BOTH WITH IN A MONTH..I HAVE HAD A TON OF CARS AND TRUCKS AND I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS..I FEEL I WAS HAD..I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ROTORS , 3 TIMES..NOW THE LINES.. IM GETTING PRICES LIKE 1200 TO FIX BRAKE LINES AND 1400.00 FOR FUEL LINES..THE TRUCK IN GREAT SHAPE BUT THE LINES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, HE FOUND THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. WHEN THE REAR BED WAS REMOVED, HE ALSO FOUND THAT THE REAR UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE SHOCK MOUNTS WERE ALSO SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I WENT TO MOVE THIS TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NEARLY HITTING MY CAR WHICH WAS BEHIND ME. I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, AND THAT BRAKE FLUID HAD SQUIRTED ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM A SECOND PLACE JUST UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER ALONG THE FRAME. THE BRAKE LINES WERE WET AND ARE VERY RUSTY, TO THE POINT OF SCALING. NOW, I CAN'T USE MY TRUCK, WHICH I VERY MUCH NEEDED ON 09/14/2013. THIS IS VERY DISGUSTING!

SPEEDOMETER ISSUE: READS AT LEAST 50 MPH SITTING STILL AND REGISTERS MORE THAN 140 MPG AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE UNIT AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THEN IT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS $700.00 AS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES. LACK OF A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY ISSUE! TRANSMISSION ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 80K MILES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE OR STOP. THE CONTACT BEGAN PUMPING THE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE LINES HAD BEGAN TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE IT FALL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS CRUISING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH CROSSING TRAFFIC AND WAS COMPLETELY TERRIFIED AT THE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I HAD THE IDEA TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND JAM THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE HONKING MY HORN. THE TRUCK SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP WELL WITHIN THE INTERSECTION NARROWLY MISSING TRAFFIC. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR NEAR THE AXLE. A MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED THIS WAS A BURST BRAKE LINE DUE TO RUST AND THAT HE SEE THIS BRAKE LINE FAIL AT THE SAME SPOT ON CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCKS FREQUENTLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS FREQUENT CAR WASHES WITH UNDERCARRIAGE RINSING YEAR ROUND. *TR

THE BRAKES WENT OUT BACKING IN TO A DRIVEWAY AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED ON TO THE DRIVEWAY AND STREET. THIS COULD OF BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FROM PICKING UP FURNITURE. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED?????? COSTLY FOR US? *TR

BRAKE WARNING MESSAGE AND CHIMES, TOTAL FAILURE AT DESTINATION WITHIN FOUR MILES. SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT SULLIVAN'S NORTHWEST HILLS REPORTED TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT FRONT TO BACK WAS NEEDED. ALL LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. *TR

I WENT TO SLOW TO MAKE TURN AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY SO I USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I BELIEVE ALL LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS OTHER LOOK AS RUSTY. RUST HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR LAST 2 YEARS WITH ROTORS NEEDING REPLACE THEN BEARINGS IN FRONT RUSTED AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND PEDAL WOULD SURGE. THIS IS THE WORSE CHEVY TRUCK I EVER BOUGHT AS EVEN SEEING RUST ALREADY IN LOWER PANELS AND ENTIRE FRAME. LOOKS BAD FOR ONLY 53,474 MILES. *TR

SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION COULD NOT STOP. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE WENT. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME WHERE IT BROKE AND IT APPEARED TO BE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE LINE. IT ALSO LOOKED LIKE THE FUEL LINE WAS SHOWING SIMILAR CORROSION. *TR

DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH ON BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION AT A RED LIGHT. PUT FLASHERS ON, LOWERED THE GEAR SELECTOR, AND USED COMBO OF MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL AND E BRAKE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. UPON INSPECTION, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVER SIDE NEAR GAS TANK. LARGE LEAK IN HIGHLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE. ALL BRAKE LINES IN SIMILAR CONDITION AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED IN THE SHOP. TRANSMISSION LINES AND FUEL LINE ARE IN SIMILAR HIGHLY CORRODED CONDITION. *TR

I STARTED SEEING RUST SPOTS AROUND THE BOTTOM THE CAB AND HAD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP BECAUSE RUST HAD EATEN THROUGH, THE REPAIRMAN SAID IT LOOK AS IF THE AREA HAD NEVER BEEN TREATED FOR CORROSION, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WANT CONTINUE. I FEEL GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND MAKE SURE IT DOSE NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STEPPED ON THE MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND.. I PULLED ALL THE WHEELS AND NO BRAKE CYLINDERS OR CALIPERS WERE LEAKING BUT AFTER TRACING THE OIL IT WAS FROM A BUNDLED OF BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DOOR. *TR

TRUCK HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK AT MANIFOLDS. 4 BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF OF THE MANIFOLD. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK AND COULD COST UP TO AND OVER $1,000.00 TO FIX. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SO UNLESS I FIX IT I CAN'T GO TO STATE INSPECTION. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE ARE ALL DEFECTS NOT MAINTENANCE ISSUES. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI IT EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM BETTER. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING, LOUD BANG. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE HAD ROTTED OFF AND THE LEAF SPRING BUSTED THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. 2 WEEKS LATER, A BANGING ON THE UNDER SIDE OF BED. LOOK UNDERNEATH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. NOT EVEN SURE THERE IS ENOUGH METAL LEFT TO WELD OR PUT ON A NEW MOUNT! THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IS NON-EXISTENT. IT HAS RUSTED AWAY. THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT IS JUST THE FRAME AREA AND MOUNTS THAT ATTACH TO IT. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW, IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT RUNNING CONDITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND HOPES THAT THE NHTSA TAKES NOTICE AND ACTION. *TR

MY AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY GENERAL MOTORS. INSTEAD I PAID OVER $500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. 64K MILES / 8 YEARS AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? I SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GM GOT A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR