2005 Chevrolet Silverado

I WENT TO SLOW TO MAKE TURN AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY SO I USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I BELIEVE ALL LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS OTHER LOOK AS RUSTY. RUST HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR LAST 2 YEARS WITH ROTORS NEEDING REPLACE THEN BEARINGS IN FRONT RUSTED AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND PEDAL WOULD SURGE. THIS IS THE WORSE CHEVY TRUCK I EVER BOUGHT AS EVEN SEEING RUST ALREADY IN LOWER PANELS AND ENTIRE FRAME. LOOKS BAD FOR ONLY 53,474 MILES. *TR

DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH ON BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION AT A RED LIGHT. PUT FLASHERS ON, LOWERED THE GEAR SELECTOR, AND USED COMBO OF MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL AND E BRAKE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. UPON INSPECTION, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVER SIDE NEAR GAS TANK. LARGE LEAK IN HIGHLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE. ALL BRAKE LINES IN SIMILAR CONDITION AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED IN THE SHOP. TRANSMISSION LINES AND FUEL LINE ARE IN SIMILAR HIGHLY CORRODED CONDITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, LOUD BANG. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE HAD ROTTED OFF AND THE LEAF SPRING BUSTED THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. 2 WEEKS LATER, A BANGING ON THE UNDER SIDE OF BED. LOOK UNDERNEATH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. NOT EVEN SURE THERE IS ENOUGH METAL LEFT TO WELD OR PUT ON A NEW MOUNT! THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IS NON-EXISTENT. IT HAS RUSTED AWAY. THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT IS JUST THE FRAME AREA AND MOUNTS THAT ATTACH TO IT. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW, IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT RUNNING CONDITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND HOPES THAT THE NHTSA TAKES NOTICE AND ACTION. *TR

MY AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY GENERAL MOTORS. INSTEAD I PAID OVER $500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. 64K MILES / 8 YEARS AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? I SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GM GOT A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

I HAD A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 2005 SILVERADO. I THOUGHT I HAD A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. I WORK AT AN AUDI DEALERSHIP AND I WAS BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO WORK TO CHECK IT OUT. AS I APPROACHED THE DRIVEWAY TO WORK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO,THE DRIVEWAY. WE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT WORK AND FOUND THAT A STEEL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME RAIL HAD A HOLE IN IT DUE TO RUST. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT A STEEL BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. CHEVROLET USED A POOR MATERIAL ON THEIR BRAKE LINES. I HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS FOR 31 YEARS IN CONNECTICUT ( YES, SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS ) AND HAVE WORKED FOR FORD, VOLVO, HUMMER AND AUDI. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE AND NOT THE CONSUMERS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $1500.00 TO REPAIR USING THE SAME BRAKE LINES. I HAVE PURCHASED STAINLESS STEEL LINES AND WILL PERFORM THE REPAIRS AT MY SHOP . *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO IN LATE 2010 FROM A CHEVY DEALER (TOM CLARK CHEVROLET IN MCKEESPORT, PA). APPROXIMATELY JUNE 7, 2013, MY SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY STICKING ON 0, 100, OR 120 ... REGARDLESS OF MY SPEED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER MONDAY JUNE 10, 2013 AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO TOM CLARK AT 7:55 A.M. ON TUESDAY JUNE 11, 2013 AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 A. TELLING ME THAT THE ISSUE IS THE CLUSTER AND HE AGREED THAT THIS ISSUE IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED IN THE GM LAWSUIT BUT STILL TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. (I ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE GM LAWSUIT OVER THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 7, 2013, WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE). HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY/RECALL EXPIRED LAST YEAR (2012), SO HE DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS AND HAS EXISTED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AFTER ALL THE ISSUES WITH THEM SURFACED AND A LAWSUIT HAD ACTUALLY TAKEN PLACE AND THEY SOLD ME THIS TRUCK, KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DIDN'T INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT WILL COST $550.00 TO FIX IT. MY VEHICLE HAS 49,809 MILES ON IT, IT'S A THIRD VEHICLE THAT'S HARDLY EVER USED AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE DISHONEST PRACTICES OF TOM CLARK WHERE THIS MATTER IS CONCERNED. THEY SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE PART, WHILE A LAWSUIT WAS EITHER PENDING OR HAD BEEN RESOLVED, AND STILL FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $550.00 TO FIX WHAT THEY ALREADY KNEW WAS WRONG. *TR

BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. I HAVE SINCE HAD THREE MORE BRAKE LINES (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LINES) START TO LEAK DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKES AGAIN AND THEN FRONT BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE AND LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. *TR