general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

Air bag light on, light on gear shift real dim.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle in the morning, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the starter motor was not turning over as designed. The contact stated that she had to wait until all the warning lights had stopped being illuminated and then the vehicle was able to be started. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the failure was an electrical failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Design flaw - brake light switch- the end section of the internal spring is placed in a position that allows it to potentially slide down and block the space needed for when the plunger is depressed, jamming up the switches ability to properly function. I have not determined what happened to the switch on my truck, but noticed that this scenario was a possibility and felt obligated to report my opinion.

Giving me a message that says service air bag. Also having problems with instrument panel lights fading out.

I went to a guys house who was selling a 2005 chevy silverado with 114,000 miles on the cluster. He didn't have the title under his name. He was title skipping. Gave him 5,000. 00 that he was asking for on 11/02/2020 then went to find the owner with his name on title. Had him sign the title over to me. Went to dmv and changed the title under my name. Then 11/28/2020 I ran a carfax report to see what maintenance has been done on my truck and it says that my truck had more than 250,000 miles on it. I confront the man that same day. And asked him if he changed the mileage he said yes. I then asked him to give 2,000. 00 because the truck is not worth 5,000. 00 he said he was not going to give me a penny. So I made a police report that same day on 11/28/2020.

The inside and outsides lights started going off by themselves. There was no smoke or burning smell. My husband was going too have it checked out on presidents day, but the truck burnt the day before. Our insurance would not cover it due to normal wear and tear. So here we are out vehicle.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While starting the vehicle, the driver and passenger side air bags deployed without warning or impact. There were no injuries. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. While driving, the radio, air conditioner, and instrument panel gauges stopped operating. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and checked the vehicle. While driving, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact called price kia (1390 richmond rd, charlottesville, va 22911, (833) 394-8325) and was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 20,000.

Used aux port to charge cell phone. With in seconds smoke starts coming from dash. After containing fire I removed dash cover to find that the power wire that controls aux port and obd2 port had over loaded and caught fire with caused internal damage to all electrical and internal dash. After doing complete walk through I noticed in fuse box under the hood that the fuse that controls 2 auxs had melted down. Right fuse was installed before electrical fire. During time of incident vehicle was mobile in town on public roads. After cab of pick up started filling with smoke I pulled over and used chemical fire extinguisher to smother flames.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. When the vehicle was started, the heater fan activated and an odor of burnt plastic emerged from the vents. The vehicle was shut off and then restarted. The vehicle was driven to the contact's house. In addition, the digital climate control system reflected the entire time and the area around the vents became really hot on the dashboard. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 152,000.

I had just driven to the local walmart to get supplies before the freezing rain and ice got here. It was 15:50, about an house before the Friday night after work christmas rush would be rushing home. After starting my truck, and letting it warm a little so the heat from defroster would melt the ice and clear the fog on the windows which enables me to drive safely. It is also against state law to drive with unclear windows. Well, to make a long story short, my 5 speed manual select blower switch does nothing. When I bought the truck, I told them speeds 4 and 5 don't work. I know from past experience that the resisters can go out. They would not fix. Well now, all are out. I managed to get a little hot air on windshield but decided it was unsafe to drive and returned to get truck the next day. After googling "blower motor fan relay switch" I was amazed at how many people have had this problem for decades. Before I retired, I worked for at&t as a technician. We deal with corroded wires and electronic equipment damaged by water on a daily basis. After removing the resister module, it was very obvious it was damaged by water. Not only that, it was designed to be protected from water by having two seals, one foam, one rubber built into it. Of course these were probably placed into the module by a machine because you could thay didn't fit properly into the slots they were designed to fit it. Not only that, the wires that were suppose to be sodered (sp) to the resisters must have been done by a machine as well, you could see the two componets were pressed together by something not done by a worker, and no soder (sp) was visible. On top of that, after testing one of the resisters, which tested good. , the wire that was suppose to be making contact with the resister was testing open, meaning bad connection. Whoever made this module for gm is at fault. This is a fire hazzard.

Speedometer not displaying correctly. Gauge sits at 30mph while at stop and while driving goes to 70+mph. Turning the truck off and on does not fix problem. Contacted Chevrolet to see if there was a recall on this. There was no recall although I am seeing that there are other chevy silverado owners that have made complaints. Local Chevrolet dealer states approximately $600. 00 to fix. Have not fixed as of today. I feel this is a a safety issue that gm/Chevrolet needs to fix.

Intermittent loss of 1st gear/truck starts in 2 or 3rd gear/intermittent trouble codes p0758 and p0740 then codes clear/extremely dangerous when moving into traffic from a stop/ don't know when truck will stall or fail to pick up speed/transmission shops say can't help until codes are set/emailed Chevrolet regarding problem/ vehicle has 45000 miles and is not due for service on the transmission until 50000 miles/trucks transmission should not start failing at only 45000 miles/ chevy's response is vehicle past warranty period not responsible for repairs.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the speedometer gauge fluctuated at initial start up and whenever driving over an extended period of time. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

While slowing down and letting off the gas while making a turn the truck started speeding back up, braking did stop the truck and no revving occurred. After breaking to a complete stop and letting of the gas the truck would start moving forward as if the gas is being applied-speeding up gradually. Put the truck in reverse and same thing happened. Turned truck off and back on the problem did not persist.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. After starting the engine, the speedometer would erroneously increase to 75 mph. Once the vehicle began to accelerate, the speedometer would increase to and remain at 100 mph until the engine was turned off. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 61,300.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while at a stop sign the service air bag warning light illuminated independently. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 82,400. Ne.

No brake lamp illuminates when the brake pedal is depressed, all other lights work.

Cruise control stopped working, will not power on.

Whether vehicle is in motion or at idle, the "climate (duel) control on driver's side suddenly stops blowing cold air and blows pure hot air. This beyond the operator's control. However, when the ignition is turned off and restarted, air conditioner starts blowing cold again but sooner or later will begin blowing hot. There is nothing that the operator does to cause this to happen, but it is very frustrating and embarrassing when it happens while driving. By the way I had a 2004 Chevrolet silverado that done the same thing. This is happens any time the control is set to cool.

The contact owns 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the gear shifter was not illuminating. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,500 and the current mileage was 78,000.

I bought a 2005 silverado from my mother, and she bought the truck off of a used dealer lot purchasing for 12,500 four years ago. Since then the truck has had an air bag sensor replaced and it once again showing the air bag needs serviced, which can be very dangerous to truck owners in situations of a crash. Was told they go out commonly. The truck has also had an abs issue since it was purchased on the lot, we sent it back to be fixed, and the issue was never solved, it has been looked at by three technicians. This is also a public safety hazard if the abs causes the brakes to fail. The truck also has numerous electrical issues, such as the gear selector does not illuminate, in which case someone may not be able to determine what gear they are in and cause an incident, the headlight, tail light, brake light, and marker lights are always blowing bulbs, the dash cluster doesn't always want to illuminate either, this could cause a crash especially at dark when you cannot see the rpm, speedo, oil press, temp, or any other gage present.

The heater blower would not turn off which drained the battery. Now both parts need to be replaced. According to Chevrolet, this part was a recall item if made from a certain manufacture. Apparently, our part was a different manufacturer which is why we didn't get the recall notice. Since our part failed, perhaps, it is a design defect or the other manufacturers were delinquent during the assembly process as well. Please investigate to see if we may qualify for a recall on this part.

Drove into the garage and parked. A loud explosive noise came from the truck and fumes began funneling through the hood of truck. Quickly turned off ignition and got out of vehicle. In a few minutes garage was full of intense flames. The heat was so intense it blew open the door into the house and burned/melted the laundry equipment and three rooms, and the second car in the garage, sending smoke damage throughout the entire house. Vehicles melted and everything in them and in the garage- mower, snow blower, small equipment and more, was totally destroyed. The firefighters were able to contain the fire to areas identified above. There was extreme smoke damage throughout the entire house.

Instrument cluster panel (shift indicator) stopped illuminating. All other items work in cluster. Its so dim you cant tell which gear your in. (there is a recall but we were told we were not covered). The entire cluster must be replaced. And you can only get the part at the dealer because they need to the VIN and mileage on the vehicle. 2. One of the main brake lines burst. . Yesterday 10-16-2013 while my wife was driving with my son. I am told all the lines must be replaced because they are all corroded.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the instrument panel lighting system failed; therefore, the contact was unable to know how fast he was driving and unable to see or read any of the gauges. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The dealer stated that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 143,000 and the current mileage was 147,000.

Speedometer issue: reads at least 50 mph sitting still and registers more than 140 mpg at highway speed. My mechanic replaced the sensor in the unit and it worked for about 2 weeks and then it malfunctioned again. Cost to repair exceeds $700. 00 as the instrument cluster must be replaced. This appears to be a common defect with these vehicles. Lack of a functioning speedometer is a safety issue! transmission also required replacement at about 80k miles.

Speedometer and other guages give improper readings intermitently.

There is a safety recall on the shift lever indicator but my truck was not included and I have that exact sam issue. I cannot tell what gear my truck is in why isnt my vehicle included? my vehicle was stationary and gradually started to fade at start up.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the contact noticed that both the fuel gauge and speed odometer readings fluctuated. The failure occurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph with the heater activated when he noticed a burning odor coming from the connector for the heater blower. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off as the contact inspected the heater blower, which he discovered was melted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 88,000. Kmj.

While using a 12v air pump plugged into the cigarette lighter outlet with the vehicle off and no key in ignition, it shortly stopped working. Soon after smoke starting coming from behind the dash trim. I quickly disconnected the battery and pulled off the front trim housing the cigarette lighter to find the wire's insulation melted. I then looked for the fuse for that and found it to be melted as well. The fuse was rated at 15a, and the correct fuse recommend by gm. After pulling the fuse, I reconnected the battery and had no more smoke. Using a continuity tester, I checked both wires for, and confirmed, short to ground on both. The entire line of wires going back to the fuse box may be just as melted and thus still shorting to ground.

With the heater on high (setting 5), the fan stopped blowing heat. I then set the blower to setting 4, and the fan worked fine. As soon as I then put the fan back to 5, I would hear a click but the fan would not work at all. I then began to fiddle around with the connector that is under the passenger side dash which powers the fan. If I move the one wire around, the fan would intermittently work while on setting 5. I unplugged this connector from the blower motor, noticed that the one wire seems as if it was causing a short (the wire was somewhat black from over current). I removed the pin from the connector, recrimped and soldered it. Worked fine until a few weeks ago when the fan once again began to stop only on setting 5. I am assuming that the problem is once again the connector that goes to the blower motor powering the fan resistor. I saw a few reports of this on here about vehicle fires all of which point to this connection being bad. So I thought I would submit this as well due to the vast amount of issues I have had with this truck.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 75 mph, he noticed in the rear view mirror that the vehicle was on fire. He pulled over and noticed that wires on top of the gas tank were the source of the fire. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The contact had plans to have the vehicle towed to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 93,000.

In June 2012 while driving the speedometer went back to 0 when going 65 mph. Since that incident it happens periodically. Additionally the tachometer doesn't register rpms accurately for over two years, also sometimes goes to 0. I was never notified of a recall and have owned truck since 2006. The speedometer is a major safety issue.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 hd. The contact stated that while merging onto the highway at 10 mph, the vehicle lost power without warning. The contact managed to push the vehicle to the shoulder and the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the hybrid components failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times but no successful remedy was discovered. In addition, the vehicle would seize when in reverse and the check power fluid and the power steering warning lights were illuminated. The contact was also experiencing the fuel gauge indicator providing inaccurate readings and the air conditioner was also functioning erratically. The manufacturer was notified of the issues but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.