2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

IN OCTOBER 2007 I PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP FROM A USED CAR DEALER WITH 38,515 MILES ON IT. AFTER THE PURCHASE I DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ALSO APPEAR TO NOT BE SHOWING THE PROPER OPERATING TEMPERATURES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY $600 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND PAID OVER $37000 FOR THE TRUCK. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT TO FIX IT AND I THINK IT IS A SAFETY RISK TO MY FAMILY THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP SINCE IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OVER THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALER REPEATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED. IN APRIL OF 2007, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 26,102 MILES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE FAILURE RECURRED ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE GRINDING AND SLAMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES. AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK A DEER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. GENERAL MOTORS DEVELOPED A CASE FILE ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007. THEY CALLED THE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT THE INITIAL REPRESENTATIVE WORKING ON THE CASE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS YET TO HEAR BACK FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,700.

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD (DURAMAX DIESEL). THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED SHOWING AN ACCURATE READING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. IT NOW SHOWS 55 MPH WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND PEGS OVER 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2004 MODEL YEAR, BUT I'M NOT SEEING ANY INFO YET FOR 2005 (WHICH IS THE MODEL I HAVE). THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GM TO FIX THIS - RATHER THAN THEIR TRICKY LITTLE "SPECIAL" REPLACEMENT RULES THAT LIMIT THE FIX TO 70,000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE - NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN TIME/NOT BEING ABLE TO TRUST MY INSTRUMENT PANEL READINGS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH A 8.1 LITER ENGINE, I WAS TURNED DOWN ON MY WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS RUST IN THE FUEL RAIL. WE TOOK FUEL SAMPLES AND THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE FUEL TANK, NOR THE FUEL LINES. SO HOW DID THE RUST GET IN THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS. I DID NOTICE THAT THE NEW RAIL THAT THE GM DEALER INSTALLED WAS STAINLESS STEEL. WHEN I BRING IT UP THE DEALER NOR GM WILL TALK ABOUT IT. THIS REPAIR WAS GOING TO BE WARRANTY BUT INSTEAD IT COST ME $1,145.50 DOLLARS. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK, BUT NOW ALL THEIR OFFERING ME IS $218.00 I TOLD THEM TO SHOVE IT. THIS TRUCK COSTS ME $41,900.00 DOLLARS! THE LAST THING I WANT IS THIS WARRANTY COMPANY TO TELL ME IS NO! THE WARRANTY COST ME ANOTHER 2,000.00 I CAN TELL IT ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON. PLEASE I AM ON MY LAST KNEE, PLEASE HELP ! *TR

DRIVING HOME, INJECTOR HARNESS FAILED ON MY 2005 CHEVY DURAMAX. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON. I HAD TO LIMP HOME AT 15 MPH, THIS WAS AFTER MIDNIGHT AROUND CURVY ROADS. LUCKY I WAS NOT CRASHED INTO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SOME COULD REALLY GET HURT, AND LIKELY ALREADY HAVE. HERE IS A LINK TO MOREHTTP://DIESELPLACE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=169625. THANK YOU. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THEN TO 35 MPH SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A SEVERE REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER(LIMP HOME MODE). THE CAUSE IS THE INJECTOR CONNECTOR CIRCUITS ON CYLINDERS 2 AND 7 ARE NOT FULLY SUPPORTED NEAR THE CONNECTOR AND ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO TERMINAL BREAKAGE FROM ENGINE VIBRATION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 25-45 MPH ON STEEP DOWNGRADES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS STILL IN FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

TOWING TRAILER ON THE I90 INTERSTATE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND UNABLE TO REGAIN SPEED ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS "FUEL FILTER" PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SEEMS COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM DURAMAX DIESELS FROM 2003 TO PRESENT. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAN BE DANGEROUS ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS AS SPEED IS CUT DRASTICALLY AND SPEED CANNOT BE REGAINED TO MAKE A SAFE PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR