Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WHEELS

Hi my name is [xxx] my email is [xxx]. i've had my 2005 chevrolet silverado ss truck with the 6.0 engine for five years. in those 5 years i have had to change the wheel hub assembly's and the front rotors 7 times. i'm pretty sick of this recurring issue i see that there was a recall on the regular silverados for my year but not on the 6.0 engine i'm not sure what gives but i need this problem to be rectified. this is a normal everyday driving vehicle to and from work nothing spectacular and there shouldn't be that much wear and tear on those parts in that little bit of time i've owned tons of other vehicles for that amount of time and longer and i've never had to change that part once i've had to change it 7 times on this vehicle i really love my vehicle and don't want to sell it so i'm trying to figure out if there is a permanent fix for it or a recall. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. while driving approximately 8 mph, the contact "felt a crunch" on the front passenger side wheel. immediately, the wheel slumped and the chrome wheel cover fell out. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact exited the vehicle and noticed that the fractured wheel was rusted out. with some help, the contact mounted a spare wheel, drove home, and then took the vehicle to the dealer where it was confirmed that the wheel fractured and needed to be replaced, at cost. the contact refused and drove home. the manufacturer stated that there was no recall and advised the contact to file a complaint with nhtsa. the wheel was not replaced. the failure mileage was 143,000. ...updated 08/15/16 *bf consumer stated it is my assessment that the attached wheel cover traps water between the cover and the wheel, allowing extensive rust to occur over time. these chrome covers are factory installed. updated 06/11/18*jb

The front end intermittently begins to "shimmy" at about 50mph. i have replaced tires, inner and outer tie rods, and brakes calipers but the problems have not resolved. the vehicle has always had problems with a "clunking" from the steering column. several owners report the same problem. *tr

The driver side wheel bearing locked up and my truck was undrivable, it made a load clunking noisy and that was it, i just pulled off the highway to get gas, and when i started out of the station the front wheel lock up, it was good to have happen there instead of on the road, or i would not be writing this now, i had to call a tow truck and took it to a dealer, which confirmed that it did indeed lock up the left front wheel and the right one was very loose,needs to be replace also, it buned the had burned the brakes completely up on the driver side, where it was totally lock up, the mechanic told me they replace them all the time from one year old and up so there has to be something wrong in this type of bearing, they are very expensive to be replaced, my truck has 47,450 miles and has been well maintain, so there is no reason that this should have happen. *tr

I had a wheel bearing go out of a chevy truck. the wheel was ready to fall of. it's a 2005 half ton. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 75 mph on a cross country trip, the abs indicator illuminated. the dealer stated that the inboard retention nut that was used to maintain the hub bearing assembly loosened, which resulted in the abs indicator illuminating, noise, and/or wheel separation. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07e106000 (wheels:cap/cover/hub). the manufacturer and dealer stated that the repair would cost $711. the contact will pay for the repair, but feels that his vehicle should be included in the recall since the failures are identical. the failure mileage was 61,764. updated 12/11/08. *lj updated 12/11/08. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact heard a slight rubbing noise coming from the vehicle and the abs light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the service center and it made a metal on metal rubbing sound when a turn was made. the front passenger side wheel was loose and wobbling. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number 07e106000 (wheel cap/cover/hub). the cost of the repair was $330. the failure mileage was 113,000.

My wife (ann garlatta - with our three children in the vehicle as well) was driving home and the abs light came on, she heard noise in wheel while driving - like a squeaking & grinding, then the steering started to pull, and she started hearing the sound of pieces popping off, so my wife pulled over to the side of the 91 fwy, upon slowing down to the shoulder the car abruptly stopped as the front passenger side wheel fell off. *tr

I was driving home from orange county on march 15, 2008 with my three children at around 8pm. i was traveling east on the 91 fwy when we began hearing a squeaking sound in my tires and my abs light had come on, shortly after our journey home the squeaking sound was followed by a grinding sound as well. i began getting off to the shoulder and started hearing the sound of little things dropping to the ground, followed by more things hitting the ground and my steering wheel began pulling to the right, so i pulled over just under the lincoln exit in corona. as i was coming to a stop the truck suddenly came to a hard stop, because my entire wheel came off! *tr

Rims have a engineering defect- they collect mud around a one inch gap around outside rim- this keeps front end out of line and cannot be kept in line- both wheel bearings have been replaced and i am on 3rd set of tires- i have complained since bought truck. *tr

Events last week, one of our 2005 silverado's (has 40,000 miles), while driving on the interstate had a serious tire blow out. it tore completely apart. we have pictures to document the condition of the tire. the rim of the truck was damaged because of the tire blow out. after the tire blew out, the truck was completely on the rim. luckily, the driver was not injured. this was a very serious incident, but he was able to pull onto the shoulder and not damage the truck any further. the tire was a bridgestone dueler a/t. under the select tire size the correct information is 26570r17. i was unable to put this information in that box. failure the tire blew out. what was done to correct the failure we had the rim repaired and the 4 tires replaced. *tr

I have a 2005 chevy z-71. the wheel center caps fly off of the vehicle while driving. this has happened twice in the past month, and during the latest incident it almost caused a severe car accident. the center cap flew off of my driver's side rear wheel and hit an oncoming vehicle on the windshield. this caused the startled driver to wildly swerve back and forth into oncoming traffic behind me and almost cause a head-on collision. on a more minor note: these caps are a $70/ piece factory only item which should be covered under warranty when they fly off, but are not! *jb