Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* 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. *tt

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 5 mph, the wiring harness under the steering wheel caught fire and melted. in addition, the windshield wipers started functioning independently and the radio stopped functioning. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact stopped the vehicle in the middle of a residential area and exited the vehicle. the contact's husband used his shirt to extinguish the fire. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact called the manufacturer and was informed that a specialist would call her back. the approximate failure mileage was 138,000.

Tl* 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 resistors 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. ...

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.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the instrument panel fractured. the contact was unable to read the gear positions. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 81,000. ....updated 08/29/16 *bf

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

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 *tr

Tl* 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. *tr

Tl* 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.

While driving speedometer reads wrong but odometer is ok? stop and turn off it works ok for a time. try to start sometimes it will crank other time it don't gm extended the warranty to cover the dash panel but did not notify me or anyone that i know of i found it online after time had expired (speedometer) and will also control engine cranking . *tr

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.