2005 GMC Sierra 1500

I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. I OWN A GPS SO I USE THIS TO HELP DETERMINE THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT HELP ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $380.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. TWO DAYS AFTER BRINGING INTO MY LOCAL DEALER I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS ON CERTAIN MAKES AND MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COAST. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. SHE SHIFTED THE GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. LATER THAT WEEK, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 55 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHILE DRIVING TO HER PLACE OF BUSINESS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 100-120 MPH. LATER THAT DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT BACK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,300. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 47 MPH AT STARTUP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING, SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO FIFTH GEAR, THE FAN STOPS BLOWING. WHEN SWITCHING BACK TO FOURTH GEAR, THE FAN WILL BLOW. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN DECEMBER OF 2007. IN AUGUST OF 2008, THE WIRING PLUG AND RESISTOR MELTED. THE WIRING PLUG WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE METAL CONNECTOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE PLUG TO PROPERLY CONNECT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN IN THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUB FAILED. THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT AND THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. (OR) UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/30/08. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 TRUCK AND THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE THE A SMALL FIRE DEVELOPED ON THE WIRE BUNDLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FAN BLOWER UNDER THE DASH PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PRY THE BURNT CONNECTOR OFF OF THE RESISTOR / BLOWER HOOK UP. THE FUSE DID NOT WORK AND THE CONNECTOR CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVE THE CONNECTOR. I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO SKILLMAN GMC SINCE A FUSE DID NOT BLOW PRIOR TO THE BURNING OF THE WIRING. ALSO I DID A BRIEF SEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH EITHER THE GMC SIERRA AND THE CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. *TR