There is a bad seal where the right front axle connects to the shaft from the transfer case. This is a common part that happens to large number of vehicles.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the contact was driving approximately 45 MPH approaching a stop sign, the engine warning indicator illuminated and the transmission began to slip gears. The warning light remained illuminated until the engine was tuned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they detected the four wheel drive encoder motor failed for the second time. The part had been replaced less than two years ago. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
The automatic 4 wheel drive shifts from 2 wheel high to 4 wheel low while driving. I have replaced encoder once and now does it again. This not uncommon in chevy p/u's. Was told by service writer this happened to a truck while it was going down road at 70mph and it destroyed power train. The person was lucky that they had their seat belts on. Problem # 2 is sometimes the speedometer works and sometimes it does not another common defect. When I worked for a plumbing company they had this some of their trucks. I also talked to a former gm mechanic and he said that these problems were common with chevy trucks. There are recalls for hub caps and lights but not for something as serious as these 2 defects. How long before someone is injured or dies before this is corrected?
2005 chevrolet silverado. Consumer states transmission failed. *tgw the dealer replaced the input clutches in the transmission.
Defective encoder motor.
Shift indicator , does not light up, various panel lights flash off/on when driving at night, transmission with only 97,000 miles. Google searched alot of same type vehicles have this problem. Do not know what gear its in.....transmission went out going down highway had to pull off.....also service airbag light came on......too many things going wrong for a newer vehicle, truck is taken care of very well...
I was driving my 2005 chevrolet silverado on the highway with the cruise control set at 65. As I approached a stretch with a lower speed limit I depressed the set/decrease button four times to slow down. The engine RPM began to decrease on the first three pushes but on the fourth push the engine immediately went to full throttle. I quickly pressed on the brake peddle with disengaged the cruise control. I drive this stretch of road almost daily and use the same routine. This is the first time this has happened. I tried to recreate the problem but the next time it worked as it should.
Auto transmission only works in 1st and 2nd gear. Load noises from transmission. Replacing transmission now. Cost not known yet. There should be a recall. After minimal research on internet, it is easy to see many issues with chevy transmissions.
Just bought my 2005 chevrolet silverado 24 hrs ago. Speedometer went out. Reads 120 at all times. This is very dangerous , also illegal. Something needs to be done to resolve this issue. Gm should have quality product !
My 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500 with less than 70,000 miles my transmission went out, it started with a little slip then worked fine but the next week it went out completely. The transmission was full of fluid and never leaked.
My 2005 silverado z71 has a loud grinding noise coming from the front differential when it is in 4 wheel drive. This car has been serviced regularly,however I have only had this vehicle in 4wheel drive 5 times since I have owned it(new). The potential repair is in excess of $1000.00, because I have been told that it is in the front transfer case because the noise is not there in 2 wheel drive. Can you please help me. Has this happened to many silverado owners.
While driving down the interstate, my truck would not go into overdrive. A little farther down the road, while shifting into 3rd gear the truck would slip into gear. Eventually 3rd, 4th and od went out, the only gears that worked are 1st and 2nd. The dealer said it would cost over $2500 to rebuild because of the damage or replacement would cost $2800. The truck only had 85000 miles on it.
I am filing this complaint for my father. He have a 2005 chevy silverado. My father was driving straight down a street at about 35 MPH when the drivers side rear axle and tire came off the vehicle. The result was body damage to the vehicle. Luckily no bodily injury or proper damage occurred other than that done on my father vehicle. As it turns out the retainer button on the end of the axle shaft was broken off allowing the axle to come out of the axle housing. A police report was filed and an insurance claim was made. The vehicle has apprx. 90,000 miles and was purchased from a dealer 1450 miles prior to the accident. (approximately 2 months after the purchase) the vehicle is currently being repaired by the dealer desantis chevy in brockton ma. They will not cover the cost of the damage. I am thinking that a complaint has been filed like this before. Reference. Http://www.aboutautomobile.com/tsb/2005/chevrolet/silverado line number 151 151 tsb no.:3364 the federal safety agency no.:10014953 tsb date:n/a date added to file:may 12, 2005 failing component: power train:axle assembly summary: rear axle retainer button breakage.
I was driving 55 MPH on a state highway when the engine started revving up. The transmission quit while driving down the highway with only 63,000 miles the transmission would engage but would slip out of gear around 45 MPH the dealer replaced the transmission at a cost of $2700. Took 3 days 18000 miles later driving down a country road the transmission quit again. I was able to limp it home (60 miles) in first gear. The dealer said it was a rare occurence. The dealer rebuilt the transmission free of charge but it took 11 days the dealer said forward spring assembly broke?
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle would not shift into third gear and the instrument panel was blank. The dealer stated that the transmission and instrument panel failed. The dealer was willing to replace the instrument panel for free, but the transmission would be the contact's responsibility. The contact referenced technical service bulletin number 10025462 (power train:automatic transmission). The current and failure mileages were 74,000. Updated 11/10/08 *bf the speedometer failed 2 days prior. Updated 11/13/08. Jb
Heard a noise from front of vehicle followed by an ABS warning indication, drove to nearest dealer. Failure of left front hub bearing, replaced part number 15863441.
I was on my way to work and I stopped at a stop sign and happened to look down at my speedometer and it was showing that I was going 10mph while I was sitting still. Then while I was driving the speedometer jumped to 85mph. This was the first time I have noticed this problem.
To whom it concern: I have a concern regardin my 2005 silverado.there is a spot of grease or oil on the inside of the hub weel asseambly (both front side) I have taken in to two different dealer's and they both told me the same thing that is normal.I took a few pictures and showed them to both the dealer's service department and they said it is normal.but I don't think that it is.I whis that you can help me with this matter becouse the warranty period on my truck is soon to expire and I would want to fix it before it expires . Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you very soon . I could send you pictures of this consern this way you can see the problem .
Purchased a 2005 silverado. Noticed from the beginning that it drove odd at times. . Spoke with a mechanic and he told us that when it broke in it would drive smoother. It was just shifting hard. It seemed like it was in 4wd at times. This went on for some time. We live out a ways and put alot of miles on a vehicle. Problem continued to get worse. Took it in to the garage at 17k mechanic said he couldn't find anything. Kept ignoring the problem. Twice charging us for things not covered under warranty like alignment and rotation. We took the truck in 5 times for the same problem. Close to the end of warranty the mechanic told us if we had any more problems they would note them so the warranty would cover them. Not the case. During this time I was taking my daughters friend home and was in a really tough spot against the side of a very big hill and realized I had no 4wd. We came sliding down. Fortunately no injury. On and off again 4wd until about 1mo later no 4wd at all. The truck was taken back to the garage when the service 4wd light was on and the mechanic turned it off and told us it was unrelated to the problem we were having. This was just weeks before the 4wd went altogether. During this time we contacted the garage and gm. No help for the problem. One left it up to the other to fix the problem. In the meantime we are catching rides because a truck without 4wd is useless to us here in the wintertime. We discovered from asking others that this may be a common problem in these trucks. Seems like the same. 4wd engages itself for awhile and then stops working altogether. There are times when losing 4wd unexpectedly,where we live, put you in a life threatening situation.
Driving home from work on hwy began to slow down to turn on road home when 150 yrd from turn very load bang. Rear axle broke. Left rear wheel and axle came out completely right was lodged under wheel well. Do not know yet what all the damage is . Gm is covering under warranty because less than 36,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 15 MPH the automatic transmission would not shift into second gear. The dealer stated that the problem could be assembly debris in the transmission. The dealer did not make the repair. The contact stated that they refused to repair under warranty. The failure mileage was 1,100 and the current mileage was 1,248.
I have a 2005 chevy silverado crew cab 4 door with 48000 miles and I have noticed the transmission hesitating on take off . I have a keyless entry and sometimes my rear doors will not unlock with remote or door switches an I have to manually un lock them . I also notices last night in traffic with A/C off the temp got above 210 deg. F.
Tl* - - the contact has a 2005 chevrolet silverado. The consumer experienced difficulty in steering and, getting into gear once it was at a complete stop. These symptoms began after the vehicle's odometer reached 5000 miles. The contact purchased the vehicle in 7/2005 and is the original owner. The contact has taken the vehicle to 3 separate dealerships in regards to these issues. After test driving the vehicle the mechanic agreed that there were failures with the transmission and steering that were noticeable while driving the vehicle. However, once they ran diagnostic tests the report showed that no errors existed.
Automatic transmission at times hesitates before engaging when accelerator is pushed when vehicle is starting a complete stop. It has happened at least three times - the last being the date listed below.
Catastrophic automatic transmission failure at 68,128 miles. Independent repair facility repaired transmission. I have retained the failed component.
Dt*: the contact stated upon accelerating at low speeds from a stop, the automatic transmission hesitated without warning. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was not contacted.
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