2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

HEATER RESISTOR,AND WIRING CONNECTOR BOTH MELTED TO POINT THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS ON GOING PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AFIRE OR WORST. I TALK TO GM SERVICE PEOPLE AND COULD NOT GET ANSWER. I CHECK INTERNET FOR PART BECAUSE GM WANTED TO MUCH FOR THEIR. THAT WHEN I READ ABOUT ALOT MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WONT HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVROLET PICKUP WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKET FOR SPEEDING OR EVENTUALLY ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE VEHICLES. FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM FOR ME TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY IS THERE NOT A VEHICLE RECALL FOR 2005 MODELS WHEN THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME? MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 69,000 MILES. *TR

1. MY FATHER IN LAW HIT THE EXPOSED HEATING/COOLING FAN MOTOR WIRING WITH HIS FOOT WHEN ENTERING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WIRING OR HARNESS IS NOT COVERED TO PREVENT ENTANGLEMENT OR OTHER OBJECTS FROM CONTACTING THE WIRING. THIS DISLODGED THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR TO THE FAN MOTOR RESISTOR. 2. A CONSEQUENCE IS THE WIRING SHORTED IN THE CONNECTOR AND THE FUSE DID NOT FAIL. THE CONNECTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED TOGETHER. THE FAN MOTOR WAS SHUT DOWN AT THE SIGN OF SMOKE ( BOTH VISUAL AND BY SMELL). FAN MOTOR WOULD NOT OPERATE FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. 3. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS AMAZED THAT THEY STOCKED THIS PARTICULAR HARNESS PN 15862656 AS A REPLACEMENT KIT COMPLETE WITH THE SPLICE CONNECTORS ($95.00). I ALSO PURCHASED THE RESISTOR (PN 89019088, COST $54.97), WHICH ALTHOUGH PROBABLY FUNCTIONED WAS MELTED TO THE HARNESS OF THE CONNECTOR RENDERING IT USELESS. I INSTALLED THE KIT AND REROUTED THE WIRING TO ELIMINATE CONTACT BY A PASSENGERS FOOT OR A TOOL BUCKET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR FREE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 10025462 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 11/10/08 *BF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED 2 DAYS PRIOR. UPDATED 11/13/08. JB

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, IE. WHEN IT SAYS I'M GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, I AM FLYING PAST OTHER CARS, IT READS ABOUT 20MPH LOWER THAN I AM REALLY CRUISING AT. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY 38K MILES, GM IS AWARE AND WON'T REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. AS I UNDERSTAND, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2005'S AS WELL AS 04 AN 03 MODELS. GM WILL REPLACE 03 AND 04'S (SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) WHY NOT THE 05'S?? *TR

WHEN TURNING MY A/C, DEFROSTER, OR HEATER ON BETWEEN SETTING 3, 4, AND 5 A CLICKING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING. WHEN I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR TO THE HEATER/A/C WAS BURNED UP. SEEING THE MELTED PLASTIC SURPRISES ME AND MAKES ME WONDER IF IT WAS CLOSE TO CATCHING ON FIRE. NOW I HAVE NO A/C, HEATER, OR DEFROST. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE WIRE HARNESS CHANGED AND THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. I WILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

THE HEADLAMPS , EXTERIOR LAMPS , ALL LIGHTS ON DASH , WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK SWITCHES , RADIO , A/C SWITCHES AND GAUGES FLICKER. THE GAUGES , IE.. FUEL , WATER TEMP , TACH , VOLTAGE METER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATE. IM AFRAID THEY WILL PERMANENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I'VE TRIED DIMMING THE HEADLAMPS , ADJUSTING THE RHEOSTAT AND OTHER THINGS WITH NO CHANGE. MY TRUCK IS NOW PAST WARRANTY ON THE MILEAGE. I NOTICED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY INSURANCE WEBSITE. THE BULLETIN IS 1001986 . ACCORDING TO THIS SERVICE BULLETIN GM HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS THE BULLETIN WAS SENT JAN. 2001 AND STILL HAS 2005 MODELS [WHAT I HAVE] INCLUDED IN THAT BULLETIN. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND REQUESTED INFO ON THE SPECIFIC BULLETIN SO THAT I COULD MAKE REPAIRS AND WAS FIRST TOLD BY THE SERV. WRITER THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SERV. BULLETINS. I TOLD HER THAT I HAD BEEN A SERVICE MANAGER FOR A TOYOTA DEALER AND KNEW THAT IF SHE WAS A SERVICE WRITER THEN SHE DID INDEED HAVE ACCESS TO BULLETINS SHE ADMITTED SHE DID . I THEN ASKED AGAIN FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN AND SHE THEN SAID SHE WASN'T AUTHORIZED TO GIVE THAT INFO. I PAID ALMOST 40K FOR THIS TRUCK AND THAT'S THE SERVICE YOU GET FROM GM. IT SEEMS THAT IF SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS YOU GUYS SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MANDATE A RECALL AS YOUR DRIVING LAMPS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE SAFETY WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR