2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Electrical System Problems

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

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

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.

BLOWER RESISTER KEEPS BURNING OUT. *TR

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

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

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.

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

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

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

THIS TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED TWO FUSE BLOCK FAILURES SINCE NEW. THE SYMPTOM, IN BOTH CASES, WAS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. BOTH REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT BROWN AND BROWN CHEVROLET IN MESA ARIZONA. THE FIRST REPAIR OCCURRED IN 2008 AND THE SECOND REPAIR OCCURRED IN 2012. WHEN REIMBURSEMENT WAS REQUESTED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE, THE BROWN AND BROWN SERVICE PERSON AND THE GM CUSTOMER CARE PERSON BOTH DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE BECAUSE THERE ARE THIRD-PARTY DEVICES INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS AN ALARM SYSTEM AND A KENWOOD STEREO, WITH A GM MODULE, INSTALLED THAT WERE DEEMED THIRD-PARTY. THERE IS ALSO A CB RADIO BUT IT WAS NOT CITED. ALL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IS POWERED THROUGH FUSES ON THE FUSE BLOCK. NONE OF THE FUSES WERE FOUND TO BE BLOWN BY BROWN AND BROWN, INCLUDING THE ONES POWERING THE THIRD-PARTY EQUIPMENT. THE FUSE BLOCK?S INTENT IS TO DISTRIBUTE POWER TO SUCH DEVICES...

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

HEATER BLOWER CONNECTOR FIRE. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE AND A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. I SAW SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HARNESS HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH DAMAGE TO ONLY THE HARNESS AND RESISTOR. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FROM GM. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 9, 2010 AND 50,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND GM CORPORATE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH THIS SAME MODEL VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $300.00 FOR THE REPAIR. ON MAY 10.2010, MY DEALER CALLED AND SAID HE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM GM STATING THAT GM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OFFERING A 10 YEAR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE BLOWER MOTOR AND HARNESS REPAIR. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GM...

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

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

SPEEDOMETER NOT SHOWING CORRECT SPEED. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INVALID SPEEDOMETER READINGS, ODOMETER WORKS. *TR

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

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TR

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

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

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE TO QUIT. SINCE OUR TRUCK HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, THE DRIVER SIMPLY "POPPED" THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STARTED. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT AGAIN FORCING US TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. WE CHECKED THE BATTERY CABLES, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE STARTED, BUT CONTINUED TO STALL. WHILE IN NEUTRAL,THE RPM'S WERE JUMPING OVER 3000 THEN FALLING BELOW 500. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BATTERY GAGE WAS READING NEARLY NOTHING. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS EVER APPEARED . SINCE WE WERE IN ANOTHER STATE 500 MILES FROM HOME, OUR ONLY CHOICE WAS TO CONTINUE UNTIL WE COULD FIND A GM MECHANIC. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL AND MISFIRE FOR ANOTHER 60 MILES. SINCE WE WERE...

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

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