2005 CHEVROLET SSR — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

CAR STARTED SFIFTING ON ITS OWN WHILE IN MOTION. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TCM. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS TO BUY A USED ONE. I WAS TOLD MINE WAS A 1 YEAR BUILD MODEL. VERY HARD TO FIND! WHY IF GM KNEW THEY WERE JUNK , ARE THEY NOT MAKING REPLACMENTS? THIS IS THERE FAULT. THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET ONES. ALSO, I WAS TOLD I NEED A FUSE BLOCK. ALSO MADE BY GM WITH NO RECALL ! THEY ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE! $50,000.00 FOR A DEATH TRAP?

FUEL GAGE READS WAY PASS FULL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SSR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. ..UPDATED 03/16/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE ALARM BUZZER WOULD NOT STOP BUZZING AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TOUCH THE BRAKE AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 03/22/16.*JB

PO463 CODE INDICATING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR COMES ON THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL OR EXISTING FUEL LEVEL. THIS OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. PURCHASED FROM CHEVROLET DEALER ON 05/26/2015 (THIRD OWNER), AND MALFUNCTION HAPPENED THE SAME DAY, AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS, SAID SOLD AS IS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET FIXED SINCE THEN WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT CHEVROLET PROVIDED A RECALL TO CORRECT OR REPLACE PROBLEM (COVERING 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES), BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED, AND I COULD NOT FIND ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION UNDER CARFAX THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER.

THE ENGINE RATTLES AT ANY RPM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT P0430 INDICATES FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER (GM DEALER VERIFIED). FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 15000 MILES IN 2011, HAPPENED AGAIN NOW IN 2014 AT 47000 MILES. WHEN REPLACED AT 15000 MILES, IT WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL WARRANTY 8YR/80000MILES. NOW CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THE COST ($1600 FOR THE PART, EST. $300 IN LABOR). DEALERSHIP MANAGER OFFERED TO DO ALL THE WORK UNDER A $500 'CUSTOMER DEDUCTIBLE'. I ACCEPTED THE OFFER AND WAS TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH NOW AND MY TRUCK CONTINUES TO RATTLE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE CURRENT CONDITION WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. MY COMPLAINT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED TWICE SINE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO SERVICE AND THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS NO SIGNS OF BEING AVAILABLE ANYTIME SOON. *TR