2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE

WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING A 9000# TRAILER NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL WAS GETTING A LITTLE SPONGY. STOPPED AT REST AREA AND CHECKED THE FLUID AND NOTICED IT WAS QUITE LOW. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULD SEE FLUID DRIPPING FROM A BRAKE LINE. MECHANIC PUT THE TRUCK ON THE RACK AND SHOWED WHERE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND THE ONE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. REPLACE ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES, ALSO REPLACE ALL THE RUBBER LINES AS A PRECAUTION.

Mileage: 207,000

THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK BLEW OUT. IT WAS NOT GRADUAL EITHER. THE PREVIOUS STOP GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THE NEXT STOP BRAKE INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 133,920

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LUCAS CHEVROLET (4323, 101 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 398-5092) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

Mileage: 220,000

AS PREVIOUSLY STATED I OWN A 2005 3500 HD SERIES CHEVY DIESEL TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN RELEIGH, NC. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN IN A HEAVILY NORTHERN ROAD SALTED AREAS. LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO RUN AN ERRAND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. I FIXED THAT LINE AND WHILE TEST DRIVING THE TRUCK THE OTHER FOUR LINES TO THE ABS AND FRONT BRAKES ALSO RUPTURED. I HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE UP TO THIRTY YEARS OLD THAT I DRIVE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THEY STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES THAT ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK HAVE A LATENT DEFECT. THE DEFECT IS THE RESULT OF EITHER POOR DESIGN OR MATERIAL SELECTION OR BOTH. THE BRAKE LINES ARE PROBABLY NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE USA TO OUR STRICT STANDARDS , BUT MANUFACTURED IN EITHER CHINA, MEXICO OR INDIA TO LESS STRICT MANUFACTURING AND OSO STANDARDS. IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED ON THE ROAD

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,188. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

Mileage: 66,188

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,188. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

Mileage: 66,188

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS SLOWING DUE TO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME THAT WERE TURNING. AS I STARTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. IN ORDER TO GET STOPPED I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON STOPPING IN A SAFE LOCATION TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE BRAKES, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TRAVELING TO WORK ON JUNE 17, 2014 MORNING VIA MD I695 PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR PROVIDING VERY LITTLE BRAKING. PRIOR TO ENTERING MD I695 I HAD MADE SEVERAL STOPS FOR INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THE PEDAL FEEL AND FUNCTION WAS NORMAL. FORTUNATELY BEING A DIESEL ENGINE AND USE OF LOWER ENGINE GEARS I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY GM DEALER MECHANICS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. GM STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AS THEY USE CORROSIVE MATERIALS ON ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE. SINCE ORIGINAL NEW PURCHASE THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SERVICED ON REGULAR INTERVALS AT A GM DEALER . EACH TIME WITH A COMPLETE VEHICLE INSPECTION. MOST RECENT WAS APRIL 4, 2014. NEVER DID AN INSPECTION REPORT THAT THE LINES WERE RUSTING. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $3,668.45. WHY IS GM PERMITTED TO USE MATERIALS THAT ARE ALWAYS GOING TO RUST AND FAIL? I DID NOT SEE A RECALL / S

Mileage: 55,266

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND RUPTURED RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. RUPTURED LINE WAS ONE GOING TO THE ANTILOCK PUMP AND THUS ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. ANTILOCK PUMP AND BRAKE LINES ARE ALL EXPOSED UNDER THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND ARE THUS COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET TRUCK (PREVIOUS REPORT WAS 2001 MODEL YEAR THAT FAILED IN 2010 WITH THE SAME HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DESIGN THAT HAD THE SAME COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THIS SAME HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURE.) WERE IT NOT FOR THE FACT THAT THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED THAT HAD ELECTRIC BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. WHY ARE THESE STEEL BRAKE LINES STILL BEING USED WITH INSUFFICIENT OR NO CORROSION PROTECTION? *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AA ALLEY CAME TO THE STREET AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE LINE LEADING FROM THE ABS BLOCK TO THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL RUPTURED. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING, ENDED UP STOPPING THE VEHICLE USING THE E-BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND THE CALIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,980. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,965. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 37,980

PREMATURE FUEL LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAUSING SPILLAGE OF FUEL AND RISK OF FIRE. ALL UNDERBODY FUEL LINES EXCESSIVELY CORRODED AND DEVELOPED LEAKS WITH FUEL SPILLING ON HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK ,WOULD NOT CRANK HAD TO KEEP PUMPING GAS PEDDLE WHEN IT DID CRANK I HAD TO KEEP PUMPING GAS PEDAL TO KEEP CRANKED ,CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING REALLY BAD THEN IT BACK FIRED HARD AND I MADE IT HOME THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH,IT RAN FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK,PULLED OUT RELAY SWITCH AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT WILL CRANK FOR 2 OR 3 TIMES,THEN IT WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 34,200

I HAVE 136,571 MILES ON VEHICLE. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I SEE THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS ON FORUMS. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME GMC VEHICLES, BUT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS..WHY! I THINK THE RECALL NEED TO BE EXPANDED. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE ALSO A 2005 CHEVY IN WHICH I AM GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THAT VEHICLE TOO. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED WITH MY VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HELD BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALLED PLACED ON ALL CHEVY/GMC VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 136,571

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CABLE DID NOT BREAK. THE ENTIRE MECHANISM BROKE LOOSE AND RELEASED THE MOUNTING BRACKET, JACK STAND, TIRE IRON, TIRE AND RIM ONTO THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 12/23/11 UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATED 02/17/12

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CABLE DID NOT BREAK. THE ENTIRE MECHANISM BROKE LOOSE AND RELEASED THE MOUNTING BRACKET, JACK STAND, TIRE IRON, TIRE AND RIM ONTO THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 12/23/11 UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATED 02/17/12

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE FAULTY AND WOULD ALSO FAIL EVENTUALLY. THE FAILED BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED ONLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,914.

Mileage: 27,914

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR HALF OF TRANSFER CASE HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,637.

Mileage: 78,000