2005 GMC Sierra 1500

A FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB 2WD ON OCTOBER 2, 2010 DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON HER WAY TO MEMPHIS, TN FROM ASH, NC TO PICK ME UP. SHE HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 70MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 110MPH! THANKFULLY SHE WAS USING A GPS UNIT AND WAS ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS ACTUALLY GOING. WHEN SHE MET UP WITH ME THE NEXT MORNING I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AND THE NEEDLE WAS STUCK AT 50-60MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING STILL. ON THE DRIVE BACK TO NC IT READ ANYTHING FROM 100-120MPH AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP ALSO. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER'S PARTS DEPARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE THAT PART IS APPROX $300+ AND IT IS UNCERTAIN HOW LONG IT WOULD BE TO GET ONE IN. IF THE WAREHOUSE DOES NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK THEY WILL HAVE TO SEND MINE OUT FOR REPAIRS AND IT COULD TAKE A WEEK. DURING THIS TIME I WILL NOT HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALL BEING ISSUED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS - WHILE TRYING TO RESUME SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE INTERSTATE BARRIER/WALL ON A CURVE THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 70. I THEN SLOWED TO "STAY WITH THE FLOW" AND SPEEDOMETER READ 35 (ASSUMING TRAFFIC WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70). NOW IT START OF OK AND THEN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT WILL START TO DROP AND AFTER A STOP WILL STAY AT 0 WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEEDS, WILL STICK AT 55 WHEN PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 10. IT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE FAILURE IS NOW DAILY AND IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND I TO DRIVE. HOPE THIS GETS RECALLED QUICKLY BEFORE IT CAUSES DEATHS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DEFAULT , IT WILL NOT INDICATER THE CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE 120 MPH, OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE 20-30 MPH , SOMETIMES IT STICKS ON SEVERAL MPH'S SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE I AM NOT GOING THE SPEED INDICATED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. ONE TIME IT WAS INDICATING 120 MPH THRU A SCHOOL ZONE!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT HE WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN HOUR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY STOPPING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS TILTED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES HAD BEGAN RISING FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 49,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GM FOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION ISSUES & EXCESSIVE FRONT ROTOR/PAD WEAR. I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 2WD CREW CAB WITH THE VORTEC 5300 MOTOR. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AND HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT LEAD TO THE REAR WHEELS. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNTIL I DID SEARCH ONLINE. MOTORTREND REPORTED IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2010, AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED FOR GM VEHICLES UP TO AND INCLUDING MODEL YEAR 2003. I THINK YOU NEED TO ADD 2005 TO IT ALSO. *TR