2005 Chevrolet Silverado

2005 SILVERADO WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT**CC THE CONSUMER STATED APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE POWER ASSIST WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER FOR 2 DAYS TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE HE HAD PREVIOUS WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SUCH AS STEERING, BUT THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET CREW CAB 1/2 TON TWO WHEEL DRIVE HAS HAD A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE BRAKING SINCE THE FIRST TEST DRIVE. THE SALESMAN PROMISED IT WAS JUST THE TIRES WITH FLAT SPOTS AND WOULD GO AWAY. JOHN KEATING CHEVY. AS CHANGED THE FRONT ROTORS THE BACK DRUMS, TWO TIRES ALIGNED THE FRONT END PUT IN STEERING KIT. THE TRUCK STILL HAS THE VIBRATION AND NOW THE FRONT LEFT AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP. IF YOU BRAKE HARD THE BRAKES SKIDS ON THE LEFT SIDE. I HAVE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS. I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/21/06 I TRIED TO TALK THE OWNER I LEFT MY NAME AND I WAS THERE FOR 5 HOURS HE NEVER CONTACTED ME. I CALLED HIM THAT NIGHT AROUND 6:15 AND SPOKE WITH HIM, HE WANTS TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK, I CALLED THE NEXT AFTERNOON LEFT MY NUMBER AND ASKED FOR APPOINTMENT. I CALLED AGAIN 2/23/06 AROUND 2:00 AGAIN I LEFT MY NUMBER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND EXPLAINED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN A SECOND TIME FOR REPAIRS TO BE MADE. AT THAT TIME THE DRUMS WERE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHILE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A THIRD TIME AND AT THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING ON A STEEP CURVE HE HAD TO PANIC BRAKE TO AVOID GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE VEHICLE HIT THE GROUND AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP OR WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OR THE SERVICE DEALER. *AK

ENTERING FREEWAY AS TRUCK MERGED ON FREEWAY. VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO ONE SIDE WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE OBSERVED THE VEHICLE WE REALIZED WHEN YOU TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKE LOCKED UP BY THEMSELVES WITH NO ONE TOUCHING THEM. IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKES APPLY VERY RAPIDLY AND / OR LOCK UP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE HAD TOW TRUCK PICK UP VEHICLE AND DELIVER TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE IN THE ACCIDENT AT NO CHARGE. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. THEY ALL AGREED AND SAID THY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHEN I WENT TO TALK TO THEM AFTER FIXING THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE REPRESENTIVE PULLED ME TO THE SIDE AND TOLD ME HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (TSB DOCUMENT ID 1686251) . AFTER TALKING OVER THIS MATER WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS THEY ALL AGREED THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND COULD EASILY CAUSE INJURY AND / OR DEATH. WHAT IS AMAZING IS CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE THE NTSB IS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IF I WAS IN A TURN ON A OVERPASS AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY APPLIED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I ASSUME THIS WOULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE FINDINGS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECT. *NM

DT: 2005 CHEVY C1500 HALF TON PICKUP T WAS PLACED IN STORAGE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED AND HAD ONLY 13 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN RECIEVED FROM THE DEALER. THIS WAS A COMPANY VEHICLE, AND WHEN OUT OF STORAGE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID. THE MASTER CYCLINDER WAS COMPLETELY DRY. TOOK TO A DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS. ESSENTIALLY ,THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON HIS 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAD ILLUMINATED. *NM THE DEALER RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, HOWEVER IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A BAD GAS PRESSURE SENSOR. 4 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PASS OTHER MOTORIST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TO HIS DESTINATION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ABS SENSOR AND CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR WERE BAD. *JB *NM