Speedometer on my 2005 chevrolet silverado sticks and intermittent, sometimes its shows me driving 120 MPH when going 20 to 30 miles per hour. Have left it cool down, then start the engine numerous times for it to reset in 5 MPH increments until it returns to 0 MPH. Sluggish going to 0 MPH when stopping at a stop sign etc. Definite safety issue since I don't know how fast I am going other than going with the flow, it is consistently doing these symptoms all the time now.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado electrical complaints
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The speedometer on my 2005 chevy silverado does not accurately display the speed of the vehicle. It may read anywhere from 0 to 120 MPH regardless of the actual speed of the vehicle. I first became aware of the inaccurate readings while driving on the expressway at an indicated 72 MPH. I noticed that I was passing the few other vehicles on the road and because of the speed at which I was doing so I checked the speed reading on my GPS and found that I was doing almost 100 MPH. This a safety issue. I am also aware of several other general motors trucks of the same year with the same problem. And also that the 2003 and 2004 gm truck have the same problem with the identical part for which gm has instituted a customer satisfaction recall.
2005 chevrolet silverado speedometer going crazy. Jumping from 0-180 MPH getting stuck on different MPH. Should be a recall notice.
Speedometer stuck at 45mph at a stop, while on the highway in a 65-70mph zone the speedometer increase to 110-120mph.
Speedometer failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 80 MPH on normal road conditions, the speedometer failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The dealer would repair the failure for free; however, the vehicle was excluded from the free remedy because the mileage exceeded the 70,000 requirement. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 102,400 and current mileage was 106,000. 4/01/09 *nj updated 04/06/09.
My speedometer reads about 20 MPH faster than I'm actually driving, and reads 20 -25 MPH when at a dead stop. I know this was a warranty fixable item on the 03 and 04 models, why not on the 05's?
I purchased a new 2005 chevrolet silverado worktruck in april of 2005. Approximately 6 weeks ago the speedometer started showing intermittent speeds not consistent with actual speed. Sometimes it would show zero MPH when traveling at street or freeway speeds, sometimes showing less than or greater than perceived actual speeds, and currently for the last three days has stayed at zero regardless of any moving speed. The truck has 38,000 miles as shown by the odometer. I have not experienced/seen any problems with any other instruments as yet.
First time we have taken the vehicle on a long trip. After 500 miles on the road, speedometer topped out at 120 MPH (even though we had cruise set at 65). Even when we were at a complete stop, speedometer read 65 MPH. After a couple of days it worked fine, week later when we were returning from the trip same thing occurred. We took it to the chevy dealer and they said it was a problem with the cluster and they ordered the part. We will take it in tomorrow to have the part replaced. Our vehicle only has 37,000 miles, we do have platinum warranty on it, but still will have to pay $200.00 fee. Service tech says chevy has already had recall on 2002 and 2003, just wanted to report the problem is still there.
Speedometer had started to stick but now it doesn't work at all..no matter how fast I may be going speedometer reads "0". Its been like this for a couple months but I haven't had the money to fix it. I've been using my GPS system to gauge MPH. Has this been addressed yet??
I am registering this complaint because it is a safety issue. I own a 2005 chevy silverado with 15,000 miles with brake lights which frequently fail to function. I checked the problem myself and found there was a connection issue. When it continued to occur I took the truck back to the dealer (11/15/07) requesting a different design which I believe is the only way to correct this problem. They lubed the sockets with dielectric grease and they are already out again. They told me they had no other design to fix this problem. When my brake lights fail to work, unless someone alerts me, I am unaware of this issue. Is this something which can be corrected? It truly is a safety issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the speedometer displayed 20 MPH. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer; however, a mechanic advised him to replace the instrument cluster. No repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were 58,800. Updated 02-25-08
Speedometer pegs at 45mph and intermittently works.
The speedometer one morning just went to 110 MPH when I was driving 55 and then stayed. It would work one minute and then not the next. Finally after two days it stayed at 160. There was no way to drive it and tell what speed I was going. I have received a speeding ticket recently and wonder if the speedometer was malfunctioning then. The failure speedometer was 63,000 just 2,000 out of warranty. I went to the dealer who showed me the special bulletin on the 03 and 04 but since mine was an 05 I had to pay $501.30 to have it repaired. I placed an incident w/ gm who had the guts to tell me that there was not an instrument panel failure on the 05 (kinda funny since I have a 05 that failed) and that since my vehicle was not an 03 or 04 that it couldn't be happening. Even though the dealership that fixed it knew right away the problem and admitted I wasn't the first 05 he had seen. The entire instrument cluster was replaced.
2005 chevrolet 2500hd speedometer went out it was showing the wrong speeds, got stuck at 120mph the wouldn't go below 70mph. Very unsafe, chevy should recall the dash cluster, I mean come on...$55,000 dollars should at least get you a working speedo...
Vehicle will quit running and will or will not restart. Sometimes after 15 minutes it will. Quits running at any speed and at red lights.
First the oil pressure gauge stop working, about two months ago. Fluctuates now, up and down. Speedometer does not work now. Started out by reading around 45 miles per hour when sitting at a dead stop. Then stay stayed at 110 miles and hour while driving at any speed. Does not work.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the speedometer indicated that the vehicle was traveling 110 MPH. The speedometer fails to display the correct speed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by a dealer. The current and failure mileages were 65,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the speedometer works intermittently. It usually fails to operate when driving 65 MPH and greater. He spoke with the dealer and they stated that the speedometer needed to be replaced. The current mileage was 47,488 and failure mileage was 38,480.
While driving down the interstate at 70 MPH, the engine suddenly stalled, resulting in the engine to quit. Since our truck has a standard transmission, the driver simply "popped" the clutch and the engine started. About 10 miles later, the engine stalled several more times causing the engine to quit again forcing us to pull to the shoulder. We checked the battery cables, but the engine would not turn over. After a few minutes the engine started, but continued to stall. While in neutral,the RPM's were jumping over 3000 then falling below 500. At the same time, the battery gage was reading nearly nothing. No warning or check engine lights ever appeared . Since we were in another state 500 miles from home, our only choice was to continue until we could find a gm mechanic. The engine continued to stall and misfire for another 60 miles. Since we were a mere 702 miles over our factory warranty, the dealership told us we would have to schedule an appointment, and the next opening would be in 8 days. Instead,we were able to find a local mechanic shop, and in a matter of minutes the mechanic found the cause of the stalling to be a wire that plugs into the coil pack. He called the gm dealership for a replacement, and was told it would have to be ordered from the manufacturer and it would take a week or more to arrive. The mechanic told us the factory wire was not necessary, he could simply splice into the wire to fix our problem. Since staying an additional week was not an option, we agreed to have the mechanic fix the wire by splicing it. We began to experience similar stalling 10,000 miles later. There are 2 wires that enter the same clip then plugs into the coil. The cause of stalling the second time was the wire opposite of the one replaced before. This leads me to believe that there may be a defect in the coil itself, or merely low-quality wires installed by gm.
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently while driving 50-60 ph. This happens without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealership but they were unable unable to duplicate the problem. The contact believes this is an electrical or engine problem. Updated 2/28/2006 - the consumer smelled something burning and the vehicle would not start. The vehicle continued to blow fuses. The technician found a shoted wire under the steering column.
Dt: the fuel pump and the fuse blew out. This occurred while the consumer was driving on september 17, 2005. There was no warning before this occurred. The dealership was the one that diagnosed the problem. They replaced the fuel pump and the pcmb fuse. The problem has not recurred since. *ak
While the driving down the road , I pressed the release button on the steering wheel to adjust, then the engine cut off, all the panel gauge icons lighted up and the digital display for the "p r d r l" cycled across. I had to put the car in neutral to restart the engine. Once I got home, I was able to duplicate the problem while idling in park on the drive way. This is a new silverado purchased june 24, 2005. Will take in to dealer asap.
This is a failure of all autos. Why not require all auto makers to hook up cars lights to their windshield wipers? That way if wipers are on lights are on.
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