Wiring problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

He hvac blower and resister went out causing a wiring harness to melt- a burning plastic smell and smoke filled the cabin. The wiring harness melted. Vehicle was in motion with occupants when this occurred.

Noticed upper brake light on while parked in driveway. Truck wouldn't start. Truck wouldn't accept an extended jump. Truck towed. Mechanic found the under dash fuse box melted in two different places. Truck needed new fuse box. Plugs and interior wiring harness. No modifications to the electrical system had been made to this vehicle. Parts have been saved. $1,745. 00 to fix. I see many reports of electrical fires in gm, chevy products on the web with no apparent action to force a fix. Vehicles are being destroyed, severely damaged, people and property endangered because they are apparently using cheap, inferior grade products. People would not mind paying a few dollars more to ensure they won't die in a fire or have their house burn down. I'm not a fan of government regulations but if these company's won't voluntarily do the right thing perhaps the government has to mandate specific gauge wiring and contacts. Thanks.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 45 mph with the heater activated, the contact noticed that smoke emitted from the air vents. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. The contact inspected underneath the dashboard and observed that the wiring harness had melted and there were no flames visible. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Js.

The service airbag light came on,and I had it checked,was told the front sensor was bad. Called the chevy dealer and was told they only have to be replaced if in a crash. I've had wiring problems and a recall on the blower wiring. I think Chevrolet should have to check into the problem,because on the internet there are a number of owners with the same airbag problem. Sounds like a safety issue to me. Chevrolet said for a price they will check it. They make it sound like it's the owner's fault, and the more money they can get the better. Sounds like their motto is (money before safety) something needs to be done to help the consumers.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the heater fan resistor melted. The dealer diagnosed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 100,000. The current mileage was 105,000.

I have a 2005 chevy silverado driving down the road I noticed a burning smell coming from my heater vents so I shut the truck off and jump out well in a nut shell my blower fan motor wiring harness had caught on fire I have heard that this is a problem in just about every gm truck so I ask what will it take for gm to recall this problem will it take someone to die for it to happen you be the judge.

Wiring harness to the heater motor got very hot at connection and melted the connector plug.

Fan motor resistor melted causing plastic to burn and smoke badly part cost $100 for the wiring $80 for the resistor $160 labor. With all the tax dollars given to gm they were not willing to help with this known problem. They said they change these everyday. There was actually two of them sitting on the parts counter ready to be replaced for someone else when I walked in. This is a true safety problem and we would like some help.

My blower motor wiring melted and almost caught fire. I had it replaced under warranty once. 15 months later the same thing happened. I am Smart enough to disconnect it before it caused a fire but it is no longer under warranty. The second time it happened it would not shut off after I turned the engine off and pulled the key. Had I not known how to disconnect it my truck surely would have been damaged.

The wiring harness to the blower motor resistor in my 2005 Chevrolet started smoking, from excess heat within the wiring to the harness or resistor. I have since replaced the harness and resistor, but it still does the same thing. Hopefully this faulty wiring harness is the only one in these models.

Heater resistor,and wiring connector both melted to point that they had to be replace. This is on going problem that could cause afire or worst. I talk to gm service people and could not get answer. I check internet for part because gm wanted to much for their. That when I read about alot more people having the same problem and gm wont help fix the problem.

2005 chevy 1500 silverado - heater blows hot air on drivers side, cold on passenger side - happens without notice - have spent around $300. 00 (+) dollars trying to fix this. Was told by gm service tech it was the heater motor resistor wiring harness, it burns out the resistor. I replaced both, the resistor burned out again and the wiring harness was fried again. The internet is full of these reports - a recall is needed - this condition is not safe. Thank you for your help.

1. My father in law hit the exposed heating/cooling fan motor wiring with his foot when entering the passenger side of the vehicle. The wiring or harness is not covered to prevent entanglement or other objects from contacting the wiring. This dislodged the wiring in the connector to the fan motor resistor. 2. A consequence is the wiring shorted in the connector and the fuse did not fail. The connector overheated and melted together. The fan motor was shut down at the sign of smoke ( both visual and by smell). Fan motor would not operate from this point forward. 3. I went to the dealer and was amazed that they stocked this particular harness pn 15862656 as a replacement kit complete with the splice connectors ($95. 00). I also purchased the resistor (pn 89019088, cost $54. 97), which although probably functioned was melted to the harness of the connector rendering it useless. I installed the kit and rerouted the wiring to eliminate contact by a passengers foot or a tool bucket.