BrakesFuel systemSteering
Filed Feb 27, 2022
I got into an accident with my 2005 chevy silverado by rear ending some one at a stop sign. I pulled up behind the vehicle and stopped to wait for them to go the it was my turn she didn't look well enough and had to hit her breaks again and so then did I but my truck did not stop in time because the breaking system delayed
- NHTSA ID
- 11454399
- Incident
- Sep 14, 2018
BrakesFuel systemSuspension
Filed Jan 25, 2021
OCTOBER 29,2020 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NOTHING NOT EVEN A LIGHT CAME ON TO NOTIFY MY OF AN ISSUE. I ALSO TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT SNAPPED AND AT THAT POINT I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROAD WAY TO AVOID HITTING ANY CARS OR ANYONE, AND IN DOING SO IWENT TOWARDS A DITCH AND RAMPED A DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE ;LOOKED INTO THE RECALLS AND ITS THE SAME PARTS WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH ON THIS TRUCK AND WHY IT CAUSED ME TO WRECK. HYDRO BOOST SYSTEM, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CODES THAT I PULLED FROM THE NHTSA. THESE ALL ARE WHATS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. 04V376000 05V161000 05V043000 IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFO PLEASE LET ME KNOW I HAVE A VIDEO I TRIED TO SEND FROM THE HOMEOWNERS SECURITY CAMERA OF THE TRUCK RAMPING HIS DRIVE BUT IT WAS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD AND I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11389919
- Incident
- Oct 29, 2020
- Mileage
- 200,000 mi
MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD WITH 133,606 MILES EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE APRIL 13,2018 AT 9PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. INCIDENT HAPPENED IN GREENVILLE, OHIO ON GARDENWOOD DR. HEADING WEST. STOPPED AT A 4 WAY STOP WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND OF MUSHY BRAKES ETC. TOOK OFF FROM STOP AND ACCELERATED TO 25MPH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. WENT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, WHEN A RABBIT DARTED IN FRONT OF TRUCK. HIT THE BRAKES WITH MODERATE FIRM PRESSURE, BUT NOT EXTREME AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD ZERO BRAKING FORCE. DUMB FOUNDED, I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO FIND THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY LEFT BOOT IN THE DARK. AFTER 40 YARDS OF COASTING AND APPLYING THE PARKING BREAK WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THANK GOD FOR THE RABBIT, CAUSE THE ROAD DEAD ENDS INTO STATE ROUTE 118. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NEAR FRAME AND RUNS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. AFTER REMOVING LINES, THE LINES THAT LOOKED GOOD WERE BRITTLE IN SPOTS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO VISUALLY INSPECT WITHOUT REMOVING. TWO OTHER LINES THAT DIDN'T FAIL COULD BE EASILY SNAPPED IN TWO WITH ALMOST ZERO FORCE. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM OTHER THAN THE STEEL LINES HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST 2YRS. POWER WASHED UNDER THE TRUCK AT A MINIMUM OF EVERY 6 MONTHS. SPRAYED WD 40 ON BRAKE LINES EVERY 6 MONTHS PAST 4YRS, DUE TO MECHANIC INFORMING ME THAT THE LINES COULD GO BAD ALONG FRAME AND THAT THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. THOUGHT I HAD DONE A GOOD JOB AT PREVENTING SUCH AN INCIDENT. HAVE EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL SKILLS FROM EXPERIENCE, HENCE I'M REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES MYSELF. WAS A MAC TOOL DISTRIBUTOR IN THE PAST AND RAISED ON A FARM. LUCKY I HAD REPLACED THE REAR DISKS AND PARKING BRAKE SHOES, BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS THAN ADEQUATE TO STOP A FULL SIZED TRUCK IMO. I'M PISSED OFF THIS HAPPENED. THE LINES NEED REPLACED ON ALL THESE VEHICLES, BEFORE THEY FAIL AND HURT OR KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11088428
- Incident
- Apr 13, 2018
- Mileage
- 133,606 mi
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE, LINES HAD TO REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. *LD *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10994770
- Incident
- May 5, 2017
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Apr 15, 2017
THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERS AND GOES DARK RANDOMLY I CANT SEE MY SPEED OR WHAT GEAR I AM IN. ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ZERO BRAKES.UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A BREAK LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 100 THOUSAND MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
- NHTSA ID
- 10978614
- Incident
- Apr 14, 2017
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT NEW BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN JULY OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10928824
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2014
- Mileage
- 125,000 mi
HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON ON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE EMERGENCY STOP AND THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WILL PREMATURELY CORRODE AND FAIL. BRAKE LINES ARE NOT A NORMAL SERVICEABLE PART. APPARENTLY, THIS IS TYPICAL OF THIS YEAR VEHICLE FROM GM. PLEASE RECALL OR NOTIFY THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THIS IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO KILL PEOPLE. BRAKES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR EMPHASIS ON AIR BAGS. THE BRAKE LINES DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, ETC WHICH ARE ALL SERVICEABLE ITEMS AND EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE STEP UP TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND GET THE VEHICLE OWNERS NOTIFIED AND GET THE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE BRAKE LINES ARE REPLACED. MY 1941 CHEVROLET PICKUP HAS ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MY 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10897314
- Incident
- Aug 19, 2016
- Mileage
- 132,429 mi
TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH I CAME TO RESIDENTIAL STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT AND WARNING. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE CROSS ROAD WITHOUT STOPPING. I WAS FORCED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET VEHICLE TO FULLY STOP. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS ALOT OF BRAKES FLUID IN TWO SPOTS. FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL AND ABOVE FUEL TANK. WHEN YOU LOOK UNDER THE FRAME, THE PARTS ALL LOOK VERY CLEAN AND NEW LOOKING. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WAS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES LOOK HEAVILY RUSTED. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT FROM WHAT MECHANICS TELL ME, THIS IS GETTING EXTREMELY COMMON. I BELIEVE AT LEAST OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. THE DEALER TELLS ME ALL THE LINES NEED REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $1300
- NHTSA ID
- 10895207
- Incident
- Aug 11, 2016
- Mileage
- 118,000 mi
BrakesFuel system
Filed Jun 20, 2016
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT PREMATURELY AND BURST, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK, FOR THEY WERE ALL EXTREMELY RUSTY. 2 MONTHS LATER MY FUEL LINE ALSO SPRUNG A LEAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, AND HARD STARTING. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES PRESENT MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS, AND UNFORTUNATELY ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THESE TRUCKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 10875429
- Incident
- Apr 10, 2016
- Mileage
- 128,200 mi
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED, ONLY HAVING LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. HAS NEVER BEEN OFF BLACKTOP, AND KEEP IN GARAGE. WHILE TOWING MY BOAT MY BREAKS WENT OUT, COME TO FIND OUT MY BREAK LINE WAS RUSTED INTO AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALSO RUSTED WHERE THE BREAK LINES CONNECT. I WAS TOLD BY CHEV DEALER THAT ALL FOUR BREAK LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. $1,400.00, THIS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES THAT WAS NOT DRIVEN IN THE RAIN FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON SALT TREATED ROAD. I HAVE ANOTHER 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK THAT I DRIVE IN BAD WEATHER. THIS IS THE ONLY NEW VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN BREAK SERVICE AND CHEVY WELLNESS TO ADMIT THERE I IS A DEFECT WITH THE BREAK SYSTEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 10849640
- Incident
- Mar 13, 2016
- Mileage
- 44,500 mi
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 57000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED INTO. I WAS GETTING READY TO HOOK MY TRAILER UP AND WAS BACKING AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS POURING FLUID OUT UNDER THE DOOR WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED INTO. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT SEEN THAT MUCH SALT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I HEAR THAT GM DOES NOT WHAT TO RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE I BEG TO DIFFER. I HAVE A 1971 CHEVY PICKUP THAT HAS SEEN YEARS OF SALT AND WATER AND NONE HAVE EVER RUSTED LIKE THIS 2005 HAS. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW MANY WILL DIE BEFORE THERE IS A PROBEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 10838493
- Incident
- Feb 11, 2016
- Mileage
- 57,000 mi
BrakesFuel system
Filed Feb 17, 2016
THE STEEL FUEL LINES AND STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODING AND LEAKING. ON OCTOBER 8TH 2015 MY TRUCK BEGAIN TO LEAK DIESEL FUEL FROM THE RUSTED FUEL LINES. WHILE FIXING THE FUEL LEAK THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICES THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO STARTING TO RUST AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACES SOON BEFORE THEY FAIL.
- NHTSA ID
- 10836619
- Incident
- Oct 8, 2015
- Mileage
- 125,000 mi
Body & structureBrakes
Filed Aug 24, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM, BRAKE LINES, REAR AXLES, HITCH ASSEMBLING, AND REAR SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10758857
- Incident
- Aug 5, 2013
- Mileage
- 15,000 mi
TRAVELING DOWN A HILL WHEN A DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN RATHER ABRUPTLY, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW, AND THEN NOTHING. (BRAKE LINE BURST-ED, WHICH I HAD BEEN TOLD LOOK RUSTED DURING LAST INSPECTION.) I BLEW THE HORN AND SWERVED TO LEFT LANE AND WENT AROUND THAT PERSON AND THEN DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING SEVERAL PEOPLE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION. I MANAGE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE TRUCK STOPPED BY CONSTANTLY PUMPING THE BREAK AFTER HAVING MY LIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF MY EYES FROM NARROWLY AVOIDING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 10734974
- Incident
- Jul 11, 2015
- Mileage
- 178,685 mi
BRAKE LINES LOST FLUID NO BRAKES DUE TO RUST THROUGH.WHY AT ONLY 40K MILES? *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10679280
- Incident
- Jan 16, 2013
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
HAD TO STOP QUICKLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY PULLING A EQUIPMENT TRAILER TO GET SOMETHING THAT FELL OFF. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OVER TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, MY TRAILER BRAKES HELPED TO SLOW TO A STOP SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY.UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALONG THE FRAME FROM THE ANGLE TO THE FLAT PART OF THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS AREA THE LINES LOOKED VERY RUSTY FROM THE ELEMENTS FROM THE SEASONS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10633804
- Incident
- Sep 16, 2014
- Mileage
- 137,740 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Jul 14, 2014
MAKING LEFT TURN FROM LOOP 375 EXIT RAMP TO TURN LEFT ONTO MONTANA AVE. IN EL PASO TX. I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN LEFT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO MAKE LEFT TURN AND IN THE TURN THE STEERING CAME REALLY HARD TO TURN I WENT UP ON THE CURB AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS ENOUGH BRAKE TO STOP. GOOD THING THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OR WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR CHIME. I CHECKED FLUIDS AND THEY WERE ALL FULL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MISSION CHEVROLET AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN THEY GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. TODAY I GOT A CALL FROM THEM AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WHY IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THE CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT IT? *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10610535
- Incident
- Jul 10, 2014
- Mileage
- 171,000 mi
I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH PULLING A 7000 POUND TRAILER WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR EACH TIME WITH LITTLE OR NO ABILITY TO SLOW THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR REALIZED THEY PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND ACCELERATED TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. IT TOOK NEARLY A QUARTER MILE FROM INITIAL APPLICATION OF BRAKES TO A COMPLETE STOP BY USING THE MECHANICAL PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE RUST-THROUGH AND SUBSEQUENT BURSTING OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ABS VALVE BODY TO THE REAR BRAKES. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10608452
- Incident
- Jun 29, 2014
- Mileage
- 67,000 mi
MY SON BORROWED MY TRUCK TO GET A TOOL BOX THAT HIS WIFE GOT HIM FOR FATHER'S DAY. I TOLD HIM TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOOK A TRAILER UP SO HE COULD TAKE A RIDING MOWER TO HIS HOUSE AND USE WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN. WHEN HE CAME BACK I HAD HIM BACK THE TRUCK UP TO THE TRAILER AND WE HOOKED IT UP. WHEN HE GOT ON IT HE PUSHED THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE UNHOOKED THE TRUCK AND HE DROVE IT ACROSS THE YARD TO MY GARAGE. AFTER LOOKING FOR AND NOT FINDING ANY LEAKS I CHECKED THE FLUID RESERVOIR AND COULD NOT FEEL ANY FLUID. WE WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND GOT A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID DOT3 AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR UP AND HE LOOKED FOR A LEAK WHILE I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE FOUND IT LEAKING FROM A LINE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WAS RUSTED AND THEY NEED REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TWO FRONT CALIPERS. JUST THANKFUL THE LINE DID NOT BUST WHILE HE AND HIS WIFE WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE NOR AFTER WE GOT THE TRAILER HOOKED UP AND WENT TO HIS HOUSE WHICH HAS SOME VERY STEEP HILLS. TEN WORKING DAYS AND $1800.00 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10607318
- Incident
- Jun 14, 2014
- Mileage
- 89,094 mi
GOT INTO TRUCK TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK A CLOSER LOOK WHERE LEAK WAS AND CAN SEE THE BRAKE LINE IS ALL RUSTED. CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND FLUID WAS LOW. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10588740
- Incident
- May 13, 2014
- Mileage
- 92,000 mi
BrakesFuel system
Filed May 9, 2014
FUEL LINES CORRODED AND RUSTED THOUGH AND LEAKING, POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. BRAKE LINES SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME POTENTIALLY CAUSING VEHICLE CRASH, I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON THIS CAR ARE IN BETTER CONDITION THAN THIS TRUCK. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10587513
- Incident
- Jan 2, 2014
- Mileage
- 94,354 mi
I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD IN DECEMBER OF 2013. THE CAR HAD 76000 MILES ON IT AT PURCHASE, AND HAS HAD LESS THAN 5000 PUT ON IT SINCE THEN. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. SEE PHOTOS BELOW: HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062952_ZPS83F4F21D.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062955_ZPSB3B17251.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062956_ZPSF48189DB.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062958_ZPSC12BD6AB.JPG HTTP://I1358.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q769/GASSMANAUTOMOTIVE/P3062954_ZPSED21C697.JPG I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CATCH THIS BEFORE ANYONE WAS INJURED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN USE. MY QUESTION IS THIS: WILL THE 2005 YEAR MODEL TRUCKS BE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FILE #EA11001? I CHECKED CHEVY'S WEBSITE TODAY AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10577897
- Incident
- Mar 3, 2014
- Mileage
- 76,000 mi
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10576628
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10575162
- Incident
- Feb 19, 2014
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
HAULING MY TRAILER WHEN I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS CAB ROTTED AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALL LINES ON VEHICLE ARE ROTTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAPPY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. LUCKY MY 36FT FIFTH WHEEL HAS BRAKES SO I COULD USE MY TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE TOTAL UNIT. IF I WERE ON A MAIN STREET DOING REGULAR SPEED I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10574328
- Incident
- Mar 22, 2014
- Mileage
- 50,125 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.