While driving normally I noticed my speedometer giving erroneous readings as high as 120 MPH, and upon stopping, the speedometer stayed at the 35 MPH. Position. After a few days, it returned to normal. Occasionally, the speedometer does not work for days at a time. I feel it is dangerous driving with a speedometer which is not reliable. Gm has refused to fix the problem and told me I am fully responsible for all parts and labor costs because my vehicle is out of warranty. Now, the volt-meter also does not work and the needle points down at a "6 o clock" position which is off the chart. This has been broken for several weeks now.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado electrical complaints
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I was driving the vehicle at normal speeds and I have had this vehicle for about 6 months and never have had a problem with it. All the sudden I get a message that says "service air bag". I took the truck to the dealer and they diagnosed it and they said that the truck needs a new front drivers side impact sensor that went bad. This truck has never been in an accident and the airbags have never been deployed. They told me that if this repair does not get done, if I have an accident the airbags wouldn't deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the backlight and the gauge lights on the instrument panel had become abnormally dark. The contact was unable to see any of the gauges on the instrument panel, including the tachometer and speedometer, which also failed intermittently. The battery warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to dealer for inspection or repair. The VIN was unavailable.the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000. The current mileage was 113,000.
This truck has experienced two fuse block failures since new. The symptom, in both cases, was the truck would not start. Both repairs were accomplished at brown and brown chevrolet in mesa arizona. The first repair occurred in 2008 and the second repair occurred in 2012. When reimbursement was requested for the second failure, the brown and brown service person and the gm customer care person both denied warranty coverage because there are third-party devices installed in the vehicle. There is an alarm system and a kenwood stereo, with a gm module, installed that were deemed third-party. There is also a cb radio but it was not cited. All vehicle equipment is powered through fuses on the fuse block. None of the fuses were found to be blown by brown and brown, including the ones powering the third-party equipment. The fuse block?s intent is to distribute power to such devices and protect the wiring with its installed fuses. Properly connected equipment may blow a fuse but cannot stress the fuse block to failure. I requested the ?bad? Fuse block in both cases and have disassembled the second one. I found loose power pins and no evidence of burning or arcing. The design permits the power pins to loosen over time, causing intermittent connections. This intermittent connection was verified by brown and brown; they said that simply leaning on the fuse block would cause the engine to stop. This is not an effect of third party equipment but is a design defect of the fuse block.
The instrument cluster went out and reset my engine hours, odometer is error, and won't change anything.I took it to the dealer and they said about $600 to fix.there is alot of problems with these and they should be fixed for free.
Speedometer started sticking at 60mph and then if the truck was restarted it would go back to 0 and start working again and then would stick again later. Well now it's just stuck at 0 and doesn't move at all. All the other gauges work properly though.
Speedometer stopped functioning. It displays I'm driving @ 120 MPH and gets stuck there, when I'm only going approximately 30-40 MPH. This is ridiculous that there is no recall on this malfunction as I see there are plenty of compliants with same issue. How can I drive safely without knowing the speed limit I'm going.
Heater blower connector fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated the wiring harness connected to the blower motor became hot and began to melt. A private mechanic repaired the resistor in october 2008; however, the failure occurred again. In january 2011, the contact had the wiring harness and the resistor qa replaced by a private mechanic since he smelled a burning odor and had to disconnect the wiring harness in order to protect it from melting. The dealer nor manufacturer were notified. The current mileage was 119,000. The approximate failure was 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I was driving along when the cab filled with smoke and a burning plastic smell. I saw smoke come from under the passenger side dashboard. The blower motor resistor harness had caught fire. I was able to put it out with damage to only the harness and resistor. It was replaced under the extended warranty I had purchased from gm. Fast forward to may 9, 2010 and 50,000 miles later, the same thing happened and gm corporate told me there was nothing they could do even though this same model vehicle has been recalled in canada for the same problem. I was quoted $300.00 for the repair. On may 10.2010, my dealer called and said he received an e-mail from gm stating that gm was in the process of offering a 10 year 150,000 mile warranty on the blower motor and harness repair. Have not received any notice from gm yet but dealer said they would fix it no charge.
The problem is the fan on gm trucks burns out. We were told by the service dept that the wires were burned up and that this required more parts and service. Needed resistor, connector and blower to repair. This is a potential fire hazard which is not being addressed by gm. Apparently this is an issue that many vehicle owners have experienced but since no one has been killed I guess there is not reason to mandate a recall. We were told by the service dept. That many vehicles are being brought in for service because of this problem. This should be looked into. Our vehicle has 38,000 miles. We have a friend who lives in nj that had the same problem within a year of purchasing his new truck.
I also have a 2005 silverado an the speedometer is stuck at 120 it has gone down as far as 60 but when you drive it pegs out and remains there. There were no warnings just happened around 82,000 now at 86,000 and 6,000 miles out of warranty. I feel that this is a safety hazard because I don't know my speed but I am lucky enough to have been given a GPS to do that. I looked at gm website but they say I am over mileage for repair and I don't have the money for the repairs myself an feel this should be remedied by the manufacturer since it is a well know problem of theirs and this defective equipment.
Speedometer not showing correct speed.
Air blows cold on driver side and extremely hot on drivers side with dual controls both set to cool. Seems to be a very common problem according to many people on the following website and unable to be fixed by dealers. Http://autoforum.classifieds1000.com/chevrolet-silverado_1500_pickup/dual_ac_blows_cold_air_on_passenger_but_hot_on_driver.
I have a 2005 chevrolet silverado. I kept smelling an odor of something burning but could not find where it was coming from until recently when my fan motor stopped working. I had been having problems with the switch not working in all positions. I called the dealership to inquire about the price and availability of the switch. The parts dept. Informed me that it was most likely the fan resistor or the plug because they have had several that needed replaced. When I looked under the dash I found what had been causing the smell. The resistor showed signs of being overheated and the wire harness was burnt for approximately 6 inches. This is a fire hazard and it is only a matter of time before someone is either injured or killed due to this defective resistor/plug.
Speedometer inoperative. Everytime the vehicle is driven I have no way of telling how fast I am traveling.
At around 37,000 miles the speedometer started sticking and around 45,000 miles it completely went out and has been stuck at 120 MPH ever since. I took it to the chevy dealership and they told me it would cost around 800.00 dollars to fix. I called and complained to gm customer service, at which time they did nothing but told me to take it in and get it repair at my expense. I haven't had the money to have it repaired so far so I have been driving without it. I think chevy should recall the instrument clusters and fix the problem at their own expense.
Speedometer fails to register actual speed of driving -- will show 120 when driving 70, 90 MPH when driving 30mph, 15 MPH when stopped at a light. Makes highway driving hazardous because I am prone to driving slower than traffic. Also concerns about accuracy of the odometer because of this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. When driving the vehicle the contact noticed that the speedometer would display a speed of 120 MPH when the contact was actually traveling at a speed of 45 MPH. The dealership was contacted and stated that there were no recalls on his vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired at the time of complaint. The failure and current mileages were 90000. Updated 07/19/10 *bf updated 07/21/10.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado diesel engine . While driving at speeds as low as 50 MPH, the vehicle speedomoter would indicate the vehicle was traveling at speeds of 120 MPH and would stick at this mileage. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, however no repairs were made to the vehicle. The contact was not present at the time the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was unsure as to what was advised in reference to the vehicle. The failure persisted. The failure and current mileages were 96,000. Updated 06/02/10. *lj the consumer was informed the problem was caused by a wiring cluster in the dash. Updated 06/28/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. When the contact drove the vehicle at various speeds, she noticed that the dashboard panel failed to operate properly. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 115000.
Vehicle speedometer is inoperative. At highway speeds reading is 0 MPH, or speedometer is stuck above 65 at a dead stop.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. When the contact started the vehicle he noticed that the speedometer increased to 120 MPH and would not move regardless of the speed that he was driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 90000. Updated 02/17/10. *lj the consumer stated the speedometer doesn't work. The needle is stuck on 120 MPH. Updated 02/17/10.
2005 silverado pickup. Heater fan motor resistor melting wires too a point that the wires couldn't be touched without being burned. Warranty expired but problem exists. Told dealership that I thought it was a safety issue. Ie: if combustible materials were to come into contact there would most likely be a fire.
The speedometer on my 2005 silverado is bad. I have 73,000 miles on it and have never driven so fast in my life. It started in may of 2009 and it corrected itself now we are facing the same issue. When reading up on this I find I am not the only one who is having this issue. Driving aprox.30 but it says 120.
For quite some time, our 2005 chevrolet silverado would have an odor and the #5 position on the fan for heater would stop working, then start again. Recently it completely stopped at all levels. We can no longer circulate heat or AC in the vehicle. We checked the blower motor resistor unit, it had melted and also melted the wiring harness up under the dash. We now have to replace both units at great expense to us., not to mention this could have caused a fire...we usually have some grandchildren strapped in car seats...which would have been quite dangerous to them, had it caught on fire. This has been going on for some time, not just the mileage indicated.
Invalid speedometer readings, odometer works.
Odometer stopped working as well as the blower motor control switch on my 2005 chevy silverado, 4.3l v6 4wd truck.
Re:chevy 2005 instrument cluster failure about 6 months ago, my 2005 chevy silverado 200 truck started experiencing the speedometer failure issue. At that time I called in the dealership tom jumper where I purchased this vehicle and they told me that they know about this issue and it would cost about $600 to get this fixed. They also informed me that there was a litigation against gm for the speedometer issue and had me call gm directly to get this issue fixed to avoid out of pocket expenses. This dealership has closed and out of business. I did call gm according to them there has been litigation going on and they directed to me to this website to find out the status periodically. The website now informs that there was a settlement notice issued and for people who have paid for this repair work should claim their reimbursements. I refuse to pay out of pocket and asked them to get my vehicle fixed as its a manufacturer problem on supplying defective parts. They are asking me to go to chevy dealer and get it diagnosed paid by me and then they will determine if they I am eligible for this repair work. I found this absolutely unacceptable and fraudulent as per keeping their client as a hostage to their demands. I want some action done to help protect consumers like me who are essentially paying for the bailout of these companies in the current economic condition. Please help in this matter. Thanks . (www.speedometersettlement.com).
2005 chevrolet silverado speedometer malfunction. Speedometer shows 120 MPH regardless of whether vehicle is stopped or moving. Gm has recalled 2003 and 2004 models but refuses to include 2005 models. My local dealer quoted $700 for the repair.
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