2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

STEERING COLUMN MAKING RUMBLING SOUNDS. RECALL BY NHSTA POSTED ON INTERNET, HOWEVER, MANUFACTURE STATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS OF SUCH. TRUCK IS JUST OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 MODELS IN THIS CLASS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM PERMANENTLY, AND NOT JUST TEMPORARILY LIKE I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CHARGE FOR A FIX AND THE PROBLEM JUST COMES BACK AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BY CHEVROLET AND GM AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. IF MY STEERING GOES AWAY, AND A CRASH FOLLOWS, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM, THEY WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING SUED. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V018000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,400.