2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. HE LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND DISCOVERED A RED, GLOWING, BURNING WIRING HARNESS, WHICH HE THEN UNPLUGGED. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,357 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER MAXES OUT, DOES NOT WORK OR READS IMPROPERLY. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE 03 AND 04 MODELS HAVE A RECALL ON THE STEPPER MOTOR BUT THE 05 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY 90% OF THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES NOW AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER SAID THAT A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. WHO CAN AFFORD THIS AFTER PAYING FOR A $35,000 VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, NEW INTAKE GASKETS, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, BLOWER MOTOR WIRES SMOKED AND MELTED. JUST A JUNKY TRUCK FOR THE HIGH PRICE. *TR

TRUCK USED FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK. SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE UNTIL ABOUT 54,000 MILES THEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SPEEDOMETER GAVE OUT ABOUT 63,000 MILES AND IS STUCK AT 84 MILES PER HOUR, EVEN WHEN PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED IT WOULD COST APPROX. $400-$550 TO FIX. I HAVE OWNED 2 CHEVY TRUCKS PRIOR TO THIS ONE. I ONCE HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE ON MY 1979 CHEVY AFTER IT WENT OUT AFTER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF 15 YEARS. I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TOO, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER OUT AT 63,000 MILES, WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I AM SAD TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF MY CHEVY TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER FOR FREE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $750 FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL, PLUS INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,611. UPDATED 04/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED KNOWS OF SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR, SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STARTED FLUCTUATING WILDLY AND NOW WILL NOT WORK. THE NEEDLE SITS ANYWHERE FROM 0 MPH TO 120 MPH BUT IS NEVER ACCURATE. I COULD BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 90 MPH. *TR

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES MY 2005 GM CHEVY S1500 SILVERADO TRUCK'S SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY IN POSTING THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES THIS PROBLEM BECAME PERMENANT AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $450. THE PROBLEM WAS WHETHER THE CAR WAS STOPPED, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER DIFFERENT SPEEDS AT ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 90 MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD EVEN GO PAST THE MAX SPEED OF 120 MPH. THE OBVIOUS DANGER HERE IS THAT THE DRIVER HAS NO IDEA EXACTLY HOW FAST THE TRUCK IS TRAVELING. WHILE GETTING COST ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC PHONED TO GET THE PART OR PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE PERSON SUPPLYING THE PART KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PART COST AND OTHER DETAILS RELATED TO REPAIRING IT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE GM CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR