2005 Chevrolet Silverado

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS AND I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. ALL THE SUDDEN I GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIR BAG". I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS A NEW FRONT DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT SENSOR THAT WENT BAD. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THIS REPAIR DOES NOT GET DONE, IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

I OWN BOTH A CHEVY SILVERADO AND SUBURBAN 2005. BOTH VEHICLES WILL RANDOMLY START BLOWING HOT AIR OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I KNOW AT LEAST 5 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE 2005 CHEVYS AND THEIR VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING. I TRIED WORKING WITH THE DEALER AND CHEVY AND BOTH ACT LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. CHEVY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTED ISSUE ON THEIR PART AND WANT OVER $1000.00 TO FIX THE ISSUE. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN GET GOVERNMENT MOTORS TO ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

STARTED TRUCK PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE GROUND. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. BRAKE LINE WERE TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. I DRIVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY ONCE A WEEK. IT ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 9700 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS ALSO RUSTED. LUCKILY IT HAPPEN IN MY DRIVEWAY RATHER THAN ON THE ROAD. CAN PROVIDE A RECEIPT FOR ALL NEW BRAKELINES INSTALLED IF NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES NEAR THE FUEL TAKE WERE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH IN THE REAR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

COLD AIR BLOWING INSTEAD OF HOT AIR AND COULD NOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD AND SCRAPE INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS WHERE HOT AIR IS COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE AND COLD AIR COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AS WINDOWS FOG OR FREEZE UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACKLIGHT AND THE GAUGE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY DARK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, WHICH ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THIS TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED TWO FUSE BLOCK FAILURES SINCE NEW. THE SYMPTOM, IN BOTH CASES, WAS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. BOTH REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT BROWN AND BROWN CHEVROLET IN MESA ARIZONA. THE FIRST REPAIR OCCURRED IN 2008 AND THE SECOND REPAIR OCCURRED IN 2012. WHEN REIMBURSEMENT WAS REQUESTED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE, THE BROWN AND BROWN SERVICE PERSON AND THE GM CUSTOMER CARE PERSON BOTH DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE BECAUSE THERE ARE THIRD-PARTY DEVICES INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS AN ALARM SYSTEM AND A KENWOOD STEREO, WITH A GM MODULE, INSTALLED THAT WERE DEEMED THIRD-PARTY. THERE IS ALSO A CB RADIO BUT IT WAS NOT CITED. ALL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IS POWERED THROUGH FUSES ON THE FUSE BLOCK. NONE OF THE FUSES WERE FOUND TO BE BLOWN BY BROWN AND BROWN, INCLUDING THE ONES POWERING THE THIRD-PARTY EQUIPMENT. THE FUSE BLOCK?S INTENT IS TO DISTRIBUTE POWER TO SUCH DEVICES AND PROTECT THE WIRING WITH ITS INSTALLED FUSES. PROPERLY CONNECTED EQUIPMENT MAY BLOW A FUSE BUT CANNOT STRESS THE FUSE BLOCK TO FAILURE. I REQUESTED THE ?BAD? FUSE BLOCK IN BOTH CASES AND HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE SECOND ONE. I FOUND LOOSE POWER PINS AND NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING OR ARCING. THE DESIGN PERMITS THE POWER PINS TO LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING INTERMITTENT CONNECTIONS. THIS INTERMITTENT CONNECTION WAS VERIFIED BY BROWN AND BROWN; THEY SAID THAT SIMPLY LEANING ON THE FUSE BLOCK WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP. THIS IS NOT AN EFFECT OF THIRD PARTY EQUIPMENT BUT IS A DESIGN DEFECT OF THE FUSE BLOCK. *TR

PARKED TRUCK AT OUTSIDE STALL AND WENT INDOORS. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I HEARD NOISES AND WENT OUTSIDE. FOUND THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED 6 MINUTES LATER THE FIRE SPREAD TO TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. THE HEAT MELTED AND CONSUMED EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE FRAME. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR SUSPECTS THE FIRE INITIATED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND GENERATED FROM EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE DASH BOARD OR LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. THE DAMAGE WAS TOO DESTRUCTIVE TO PINPOINT EXACT CAUSE. *TR