2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Other / unspecified Problems

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. I'VE HAD MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SS TRUCK WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE FOR FIVE YEARS. IN THOSE 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY'S AND THE FRONT ROTORS 7 TIMES. I'M PRETTY SICK OF THIS RECURRING ISSUE I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REGULAR SILVERADOS FOR MY YEAR BUT NOT ON THE 6.0 ENGINE I'M NOT SURE WHAT GIVES BUT I NEED THIS PROBLEM TO BE RECTIFIED. THIS IS A NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK NOTHING SPECTACULAR AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE THAT MUCH WEAR AND TEAR ON THOSE PARTS IN THAT LITTLE BIT OF TIME I'VE OWNED TONS OF OTHER VEHICLES FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND LONGER AND I'VE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE THAT PART ONCE I'VE HAD TO CHANGE IT 7 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE I REALLY LOVE MY VEHICLE AND DON'T WANT TO SELL IT SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT OR A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11194473

Incident

Apr 1, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE CONTACT "FELT A CRUNCH" ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE WHEEL SLUMPED AND THE CHROME WHEEL COVER FELL OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRACTURED WHEEL WAS RUSTED OUT. WITH SOME HELP, THE CONTACT MOUNTED A SPARE WHEEL, DROVE HOME, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT COST. THE CONTACT REFUSED AND DROVE HOME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE WHEEL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. ...UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED IT IS MY ASSESSMENT THAT THE ATTACHED WHEEL COVER TRAPS WATER BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE WHEEL, ALLOWING EXTENSIVE RUST TO OCCUR OVER TIME. THESE CHROME COVERS ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. UPDATED 06/11/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10874374

Incident

May 30, 2016

Mileage

143,000 mi

THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY BEGINS TO "SHIMMY" AT ABOUT 50MPH. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, AND BRAKES CALIPERS BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE NOT RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH A "CLUNKING" FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450819

Incident

Mar 8, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTS FROM 2 WHEEL HIGH TO 4 WHEEL LOW WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED ENCODER ONCE AND NOW DOES IT AGAIN. THIS NOT UNCOMMON IN CHEVY P/U'S. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE WRITER THIS HAPPENED TO A TRUCK WHILE IT WAS GOING DOWN ROAD AT 70MPH AND IT DESTROYED POWER TRAIN. THE PERSON WAS LUCKY THAT THEY HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS ON. PROBLEM # 2 IS SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT ANOTHER COMMON DEFECT. WHEN I WORKED FOR A PLUMBING COMPANY THEY HAD THIS SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS. I ALSO TALKED TO A FORMER GM MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE COMMON WITH CHEVY TRUCKS. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR HUB CAPS AND LIGHTS BUT NOT FOR SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THESE 2 DEFECTS. HOW LONG BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR DIES BEFORE THIS IS CORRECTED? *TR

NHTSA ID

10411542

Incident

Jul 8, 2011

Mileage

60,195 mi

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP. ODOMETER FAILURE. DEALER WANTS $475.00.WARRANTY PER DEALER NOT AVAILABLE AS MILEAGE TOO HIGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10375570

Incident

Jan 7, 2011

Mileage

93,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DOES NOT READ ACCURATE SPEED. WHEN NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE, THE MOTION IS NOT CONSTANT. THE NEEDLE INSTEAD "TICKS" UP UPON ACCELERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370481

Incident

Nov 22, 2010

Mileage

96,000 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING LOCKED UP AND MY TRUCK WAS UNDRIVABLE, IT MADE A LOAD CLUNKING NOISY AND THAT WAS IT, I JUST PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET GAS, AND WHEN I STARTED OUT OF THE STATION THE FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP, IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE HAPPEN THERE INSTEAD OF ON THE ROAD, OR I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS NOW, I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT IT DID INDEED LOCK UP THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS VERY LOOSE,NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ALSO, IT BUNED THE HAD BURNED THE BRAKES COMPLETELY UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHERE IT WAS TOTALLY LOCK UP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY REPLACE THEM ALL THE TIME FROM ONE YEAR OLD AND UP SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS TYPE OF BEARING, THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO BE REPLACED, MY TRUCK HAS 47,450 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAIN, SO THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360756

Incident

Oct 9, 2010

Mileage

47,745 mi

CHEVY SILVERADO AND CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH SAME PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS COULD EITHER MEAN TO CHECK ENGINE OR THAT THE GAS CAP IS LOOSE. ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND SO WAS GAS CAP. NOTHING WRONG. SERVICER TURNED OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NEXT TIME TRUCK WAS STARTED UP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *CN

NHTSA ID

10322549

Incident

Mar 28, 2010

I HAD A WHEEL BEARING GO OUT OF A CHEVY TRUCK. THE WHEEL WAS READY TO FALL OF. IT'S A 2005 HALF TON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10285690

Incident

Jul 5, 2009

Mileage

100,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. BEGAN TO FAIL JUST AFTER IT REACHED 70,000 MILES AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262502

Incident

Sep 13, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 24 HRS AGO. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. READS 120 AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS , ALSO ILLEGAL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. GM SHOULD HAVE QUALITY PRODUCT ! *TR

NHTSA ID

10262396

Incident

Mar 18, 2009

Mileage

80,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE BUT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AROUND 45 MPH THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2700. TOOK 3 DAYS 18000 MILES LATER DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD THE TRANSMISSION QUIT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME (60 MILES) IN FIRST GEAR. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A RARE OCCURENCE. THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE BUT IT TOOK 11 DAYS THE DEALER SAID FORWARD SPRING ASSEMBLY BROKE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10245855

Incident

Jan 30, 2007

Mileage

63,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SLIGHT RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND IT MADE A METAL ON METAL RUBBING SOUND WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND WOBBLING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEEL CAP/COVER/HUB). THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $330. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

NHTSA ID

10239641

Incident

Aug 23, 2008

Mileage

113,000 mi

RIMS HAVE A ENGINEERING DEFECT- THEY COLLECT MUD AROUND A ONE INCH GAP AROUND OUTSIDE RIM- THIS KEEPS FRONT END OUT OF LINE AND CANNOT BE KEPT IN LINE- BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I AM ON 3RD SET OF TIRES- I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE BOUGHT TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216472

Incident

Jan 30, 2008

Mileage

6,000 mi

TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED MY TIRES WERE ALMOST BALD...HAD ONLY 16,900+ MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACE TIRES, BUT NOT THE SAME TYPE. YES, SAME BRAND, BRIDGESTONE DUELLER A/T. ALSO DEALERSHIP DID A REALIGNMENT. TRUCK NEVER RODE THE SAME AFTER THE ALIGNMENT AND THE NEW TIRES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TWO ON THE BACK AFTER MY MECHANIC NOTED THEY WERE EGG SHAPED. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TIRES GIVEN TO ME WERE BAD AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT CORRECT. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEIR GM REP WRODE WITH ME AND NOTED THE TRUCK RUNNING ROUGH FROM THE TIRES. ORDERED A ROAD FORCE BALANCING ON THE TIRES. THIS DID NOT WORK ALSO. NOW THIS DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AN FURTHER. TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DID TAKE IT TO TIRE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THE TIRES ARE BAD AND TRUCK NEEDS REALIGNMENT AND ALSO A CHECK OF THE FRONT END. ADVISOR STATED HE COULD FEEL EVERY DIVOT IN THE ROAD, WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. FAXED THEIR REPORT TO THE LOCAL GM REP AND HE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER DEALERSHIP WILL EVEN LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

NHTSA ID

10208968

Incident

Apr 15, 2007

Mileage

17,000 mi

EVENTS LAST WEEK, ONE OF OUR 2005 SILVERADO'S (HAS 40,000 MILES), WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HAD A SERIOUS TIRE BLOW OUT. IT TORE COMPLETELY APART. WE HAVE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE. THE RIM OF THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE TIRE BLOW OUT. AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ON THE RIM. LUCKILY, THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND NOT DAMAGE THE TRUCK ANY FURTHER. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T. UNDER THE SELECT TIRE SIZE THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS 26570R17. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THIS INFORMATION IN THAT BOX. FAILURE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WE HAD THE RIM REPAIRED AND THE 4 TIRES REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10204726

Incident

Sep 19, 2007