2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

THE FRONT RIGHT AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO BE DE-ACTIVATED UNTIL THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THE ISSUE IS THAT WHEN A SENSOR FAILS, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DE-ACTIVATED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED, CAUSING OWNERS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE SAFETY FEATURE. GENERAL MOTORS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR COST $275 FOR LABOR AND PARTS. A SERVICE REQUEST WAS FILED WITH GENERAL MOTORS ASKING FOR THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. I COULD AFFORD THE REPAIR, HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AND WILL END DRIVING THEIR VEHICLE WITHOUT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 SILVERADO ACTS ERRATICALLY. READS INCORRECT SPEED. WILL STOP ON 80MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. I CAN NO LONGER RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER TO ACCURATELY DISPLAY CURRENT SPEED. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SINCE 2003. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. IT CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION, SINCE I CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 75 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2003 AND 2004 SILVERADO'S PERTAINING TO THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS 2005 VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN OPERATING PROPERLY A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 80 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 128 MPH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL REGISTERING 128 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE CONTACT HAS AN APPOINTMENT AT HER LOCAL DEALER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,200.

MY WIFE'S 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK-UP TRUCK WAS HIT FORCEFULLY FROM BEHIND, DRIVING HER VEHICLE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. SHE HAD HER SEATBELT ON, BUT SHE STILL STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER FACE - CAUSING A BROKEN NOSE AND SEVERE BRUISING. IT APPEARS THE SEAT FRAME BENT ENOUGH TO ALLOW HER MOVE FORWARD. THE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. SHE IS NOT A HEAVY PERSON (5 FT 9 IN TALL AND 125 LBS). I CONTEND THAT HAVING THE SEATBELT ANCHORED TO SEAT FRAME PROVIDES INSUFFICIENT STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND WHEN I LOOKER AT MY SPEEDOMETER I WAS DOING 110MPH AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP IT DISPLAYED 60MPH THAT HAPPENED 12/31/08 AT 70,000 MILES. SO FAR MY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 SILVERADO AT 20,000 MILES I HAD THE STEERING WHEEL CLUMP FIXED BY PACKING IT WITH GREASE NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK,AT 60,000 MILES MY FUEL PUMP FAILED ON A ROAD TRIP AFTER I STARTED TO FILL HESITATION LIKE STARVING FOR GAS- COST$ 700.00, AT 65,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PLUGGED UP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD BLINK AND WOULD HESITATE REALLY BAD WHEN YOU WOULD PUNCH IT INTO PASSING GEAR. IT DIDN'T COST ME ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE EMISSION LAW 70,000 OR 7YRS,AND IT JUST TURNED OVER 70,000. BUT I STILL LOVE MY TRUCK AND I ALWAYS DRIVE A CHEVY. THAT FUEL PUMP COULD BE FIXED EASY IF THEY WOULD PUT A ACCESS DOOR IN THE TRUCK BED BECAUSE GM FUEL PUMPS ARE JUNK, SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY CHEVY ASTRO. *TR