2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

BOUGHT 2005- 2500 4X4 CHEVY. SILVERADO 4 DOOR TRUCK NEW FROM HERNDONS CHEVY. IN ORANGE,VA. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I STARTED HEARING A KNOCK WHEN I STOP OR TAKE OFF OR ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. IT DID NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME AND THE KNOCK WAS NOT REAL LOUD. HERNDONS HAS CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND SAYS IT IS A SLIPPAGE AND IS NORMAL. IT NOW HAS GOTTEN MUCH LOUDER. IT IS NON STOP NOW. EVERYTIME YOU ACCELERATE FROM A SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED POSITION AND IT CAN BE HEARD FROM PEOPLE STANDING OUT AWAY FROM THE TRUCK. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO HERNDONS NEXT WEEK BUT I BOUGHT THEY WILL SAY IT IS ANYTHING WRONG AS BEFORE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD A VEHICLE SOUND LIKE THIS. IT IS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE. IT HAS APPROX. 34000 MILES ON IT NOW,BUT THE PROBLEM BEGAN A FEW YEARS BACK. HERNDON SHOULD HAVE IT DOCUMENTED. VIN# IS . ALSO RIGHT AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK I STARTED IT UP AND BACKED IT TO MY SHOP CUT IT OFF. STARTED IT BACK UP PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WENT BACKWARDS. CUT IT OFF-RESTARTED IT PUT IT IN DRIVE WOULD NOT MOVE-PUT IT IN REVERSE-WOULD NOT MOVE. CUT IT OFF-CALLED HERNDONS THEY CAME OUT -I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT MOVED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TOO. IT DID IT ONCE AFTER THAT WAS A GOOD WHILE LONGER. BUT INSTEAD OF NOT MOVING IT HESITATED FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT MOVED. HERNDONS CHECKED IT BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO FAR IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. THE LOUD KNOCK IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK LOOSE AND I AM GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE ACCELERATING TO 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A REPAIR SHOP, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRACKET IN THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE SPRINGS IN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM HOUSING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,463 TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 12/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB

THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAK AT THE CRIMP WHERE THE RUBBER HOSE AND METAL LINES CONNECT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THESE LINES MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM LEAK A SHORT WHILE LATER. FOR THOSE OF US WHOSE VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY THIS CAN BE VERY COSTLY. I WOULD ALSO THINK THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND MOTOR OIL CONTACTING HOT SURFACES LIKE AN EXHAUST POSE A FIRE HAZARD. AT THE VERY LEAST THE LEAKING OIL IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. I HAVE PURCHASED OIL COOLER LINES AND AM REPLACING THEM TOMORROW BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALER REPEATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED. IN APRIL OF 2007, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 26,102 MILES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE FAILURE RECURRED ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE GRINDING AND SLAMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES. AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK A DEER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. GENERAL MOTORS DEVELOPED A CASE FILE ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007. THEY CALLED THE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT THE INITIAL REPRESENTATIVE WORKING ON THE CASE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS YET TO HEAR BACK FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,700.

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 25-45 MPH ON STEEP DOWNGRADES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS STILL IN FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

1. I BOUGHT A USED "CERTIFIED" 2500 HD SILVERADO WITH 33000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT ABUT THREE MONTHS. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIP OR "HESITATE" WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE ENGINE WILL REV BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS I CAN FEEL IT SHIFT SUDDENLY AND THE CAR WILL MOVE. 2. I NOTICED A WHINING SOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT IS IN GEAR. CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME IT IS COMMON ON MY TRUCK AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, IT IS THE PLENARY. THE SOUND IS LOUDER AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DRIVING RANGE. IT BEGAN AT ABOUT 35000 MILES. THE SERVICE REP STATED THEY HAD A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ON IT, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT YET. 3. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I NOTICED A CLICKING AND GRINDING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED LIGHTLY. FIRST TIME IN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. SECOND TIME IN THEY FOUND THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING AND REPLACED THAT. THE THIRD TIME IN THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES SO THAT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO APPLY LIGHT BREAK PRESSURE. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF USE THE BRAKES LOOSENED UP SOME AND NOW THE CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE IS BACK AND IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE WITH EVEN A LITTLE HEAVIER PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. I WILL BE SCHEDULING A RETURN TRIP FOR THIS AND THE WHINING SOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT GM SEEMS TO TAKE THE APPROACH THAT IF IT IS "FUNCTIONING" DON'T REPAIR IT. *JB

DRIVING 50 MPH ON ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND SLOWED DOWN FOR A WHILE . I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AND LIGHT WENT OUT AND IT RAN PERFECTLY. *JB

I PARKED MY PICKUP TRUCK 2005 CHEV. 2500 HD ON A HILL SIDE IN ORDER TO COLLECT ROCKS TO USE IN CREATING FLOWER BEDS AT HOME. MY WIFE AN I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. THE TRUCK WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION OFF. WE WERE STANDING ABOUT 15 FT FROM THE TRUCK WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POPPING METALLIC SOUND. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ROLLED BACK AND TRAVELED ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO BEFORE RUNNING UP AND ONTO A WOOD LOG. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY MADE A COMPUTER CHECK OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I REQUESTED THAT CHEVROLET CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING COLUMN. THEY DECLINED. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO STAY IN THE PARKING GEAR POSITION (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). WHAT CAN WE DO TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION? *JB

PARKED ON BOAT RAMP, IN PARK WITH E BRAKE ON. BOAT WAS OFF TRAILER (AFLOAT). I WAS UNHOOKING AND WINDING UP FRONT STRAP WHEN I NOTICED TRUCK MOVING BACKWARD INTO LAKE. I WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN AND STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING SERVICE BRAKES. A TOW CHAIN WAS ATTACHED, I PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND WAS SAFELY BE PULLED OUT. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. SHIFT SELECTOR AND E-BRAKE FAILURES? *NM