2005 Chevrolet Silverado

TRUCK FRAME RUSTED SO BADLY VEHICLE CAN'T BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REPLACING FRAME. REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS MOUNTED ON CROSS-MEMBERS THAT ARE ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH. SAME FRAME DESIGN ON 2014 TRUCKS OF SAME MODEL. BODY IS STILL GOOD, BUT INSPECTION WILL EXPIRE AT END OF SEPT. 2014 AND THIS 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 76,000 ORIGINAL MILES WILL BE UNABLE TO BE PUT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT FRAME REPLACEMENT. PRETTY SAD WHEN '87 CHEVY'S ARE STILL ON THE ROAD AND THIS PIECE OF RUST IS ONLY GOOD FOR LOOKING AT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, LOUD BANG. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE HAD ROTTED OFF AND THE LEAF SPRING BUSTED THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. 2 WEEKS LATER, A BANGING ON THE UNDER SIDE OF BED. LOOK UNDERNEATH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. NOT EVEN SURE THERE IS ENOUGH METAL LEFT TO WELD OR PUT ON A NEW MOUNT! THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IS NON-EXISTENT. IT HAS RUSTED AWAY. THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT IS JUST THE FRAME AREA AND MOUNTS THAT ATTACH TO IT. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW, IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT RUNNING CONDITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND HOPES THAT THE NHTSA TAKES NOTICE AND ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AROUND A CURVE HE HEARD A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN OF THE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING WHILE DRIVING. MADE RIGHT HAND TURN, SUDDEN SCREECHING FROM FRONT LEFT WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL GOT SOFT, GREATLY REDUCED STOPPING POWER, ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WITH PREVIOUS LISTED COMPLAINT, WHEN I ARRIVED SHOP TECH'S. REMOVED THE WHEEL FOR INSPECTION WHICH REVIEWED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BEARING. BEARING WAS REPLACED ON SITE. NO WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE SHOWED PREVIOUS. PER SERVICE MANAGER AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, HE OPENLY ADMITTED CHEVROLET HAS HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THIS COMPONENT FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. TRUCK ONLY HAS 59,000 MILE AND IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING PART WITH A PART THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO AXLE SHAFT AVAILABLE FOR 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. THE PART NUMBER WAS 15946732. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,695 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS INADEQUATE WHILE DRIVING ON CONCRETE POURED ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE DECREASED OR THE VEHICLE WILL GO ABOUT A FOOT AND HALF INTO THE AIR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED AND THE SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

NOTICED VEHICLE VIBRATION AT 45 MPH LIKE TIRE OUT OF ROUND. AT 55 MPH AND GREATER, VIBRATION FELT LIKE TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. GM TELLS ME PROBLEM IS NORMAL, WILL NOT CORRECT. GM CALLS THE PROBLEM "BEAMING", AND SUGGESTS PLACING 500 LBS IN BED OF TRUCK. TRIED THIS AND VIBRATION STILL EXISTS. TRUCK SHAKES SO BAD AT 65 MPH THAT IT IS UNSTABLE IN CURVES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT CONTINUE TO BE RELIABLE WITH THIS CONTINUOUS VIBRATION EATING AWAY AT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS DEVELOPED A HARMONIC NOISE AT 45 MPH AND LESS, WHICH THE DEALER TELLS ME IS ALSO NORMAL AND WILL NOT REPAIR. *NM

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