2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

2005 SILVERADO PICK UP WITH 77000 MILES PULLING EMPTY TRAILER( WORK) BLOWS HOLE IN #7 PISTON NO WARNING, MAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALER TAKES THEM 2 WEEKS TO DECIDE ENGINE RUINED BUT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, THEY SAID BY THERE ( GENERAL MOTORS) PAPERWORK IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A POWER ADDER( CHIP) THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM( WHICH I DID NOT HAVE). AFTER OBTAINED THERE ( TSB) INFORMATION IT STATES THAT ONLY IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PISTONS DAMAGED THEN THERE IS A POWER ADDER, IF ONLY ONE IS DAMAGED IT IS A BAD INJECTOR, THEY REFUSED TO PAY AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THERE $16000+ BILL TO PUT A NEW ENGINE SO TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD ANOTHER ENGINE PUT IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STEERING HYDRAULIC GEAR BOX. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V455000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST, HOSE, PIPING AND CONNECTIONS) AND 05V018000 (STEERING: GEAR BOX: SHAFT SECTOR); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK HIS VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS POINTING TO THE LEFT. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS POINTED FORWARD IN THE DESIRED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,900.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR. IT ALSO STICKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 10 MPH TO 0 MPH. TALKED TO SERVICE REP AT LOCAL DEALER, HE WAS AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM ALREADY AND TOLD ME GM "MIGHT" DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. I HAVE HEARD THE WARRANTY ON THIS WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEAR 70,000 MILES FOR '03 AND '04 MODELS. HOW CAN GM PUT A MILEAGE RESTRICTION ON THE PART THAT MEASURES THE MILEAGE. IF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE ODOMETER SHOULD NOT BE READING ACCURATELY EITHER. WHAT IF THE ODOMETER SAYS YOUR VEHICLE HAS 75000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE REALLY HAS 67000. GUESS WHAT? YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED IN GM'S EYES, EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMITS. A SPEEDOMETER IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. GM SHOULD RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS NO MATTER WHAT MILEAGE THE VEHICLE HAS... *TR

HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. SOUND WAS ONLY OCCASIONAL AT FIRST THEN BECAME LOUDER AND MORE PREVALENT OVER TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS FAULTY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SEALED BEARING THAT CAN NOT BE LUBRICATED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE INTERVALS PER THE SERVICE ADVISER. TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS BEARING COULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND/OR GENERATE A GREAT AMOUNT OF HEAT CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT OR FIRE. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER AT A COST OF $631.00. OLD PARTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO ME. THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE NOW AND THERE IS NO NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRUCK/ SILVERADO 2500/PU WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE AND DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD 54,370 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAK AT THE CRIMP WHERE THE RUBBER HOSE AND METAL LINES CONNECT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THESE LINES MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM LEAK A SHORT WHILE LATER. FOR THOSE OF US WHOSE VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY THIS CAN BE VERY COSTLY. I WOULD ALSO THINK THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND MOTOR OIL CONTACTING HOT SURFACES LIKE AN EXHAUST POSE A FIRE HAZARD. AT THE VERY LEAST THE LEAKING OIL IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. I HAVE PURCHASED OIL COOLER LINES AND AM REPLACING THEM TOMORROW BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED OVER A YEAR AGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT ZERO. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IT WAS ONLY VALID FOR 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE REQUIREMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT THE COST OF $400. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.