The contact owned a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. When the air conditioner was activated, grey smoke emerged through the vents and flames suddenly appeared under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire, but the cause could not be determined. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot where it was deemed destroyed. There were no injuries sustained. The dealer and manufacturer were not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

- Fredereick, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving approximately 70 mph with the air conditioner on, the drivers side vent was releasing hot air while the passenger side vent continued to release cold air. The contact shut the vehicle off and after restarting it the air conditioner began to function properly. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer. The failure continued to occur intermittently. The contact stated that over time the failure became progressively worse. The failure was not diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The contact was informed that there was a technical service bulletin related to the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Georgetown, KY, USA

I have had my blower fan motor replaced the dealer just replaced my cigarette lighter when they were replacing my recalled speedometer they said the wires were melted to cig assembly, days later my truck burnt to the ground. The cause was the heater resister and fan motor started this fire. I am out a truck the dealer says that's what insurance is for. Big deal I get 75% of my truck's value. This was a 2005 2500hd extended cab truck in excellent condition. Why do we as customers have to put up with these defects and take the loss. We suffer. The question is how many fires have been associated with this year truck and the factories problems. When do we as high paying customers get some help with or struggle to keep what we paid for still working with out being burnt. Tw*

- Lowell, MA, USA

I purchased a "new" 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500 utility bed work truck...the dealership ripped me off with the trade in;refused to apply the cash back and down payment assistance GM was offering-and when I got the truck home, saw the inside of toolboxes were rusted...the heater blew, the airconditioning quit working, stereo/cd player quit, as well...the dealer refused to fix the rust;destroyed the pics and service report regarding the trust. The oil cap blows off...it's been replaced several times- and in Jan 2009, truck kept overheating & brake lights went out...dealer could not find source of engine leak;and failed to fix brake lights, .they state it's not their problem. The truck has 33,000 miles on it-I even purchased an extended warranty-but no one can or will fix it.filed 2nd complaint with GM-they state the service department never documented the engine leak/overheating/brake problem !I took the truck back to dealer day after signed the contract-tried to get it resolved-they hid from me!!!!and sent my trade in to auction...they also failed to inform me of my 3 day right to rescind'so I canceled the loan on Jan.2009-under the tila law. They are refusing to acknowledge my rights as a consumer;I will not pay 23,000 for a truck that is inoperable...help!

- Cheswold, DE, USA

I own a 2005 Chevy 2500 Silverado ext. Cab 4X4 since new. Last year in late March the wiring plug and resistor for the heater/ac blower motor shorted out, caught fire and melted right at the resistor. This is located on the passenger side of the pickup, under the dash, visible from below. The same thing, only not as severe this time, (I caught it early) just happened again. This time I took the pickup to the dealer to have them look at it and fix it. They replaced the resistor and semi-melted plug, the same fix I did myself the first time. They had no explanation for why this happened. With minimal searching on the internet, I found numerous occasions of the same thing happening to other Chevy pickup owners. When these resistors fail, there is great potential for fire, personal injury. I burned my fingers pretty bad the first time.

- Billings, MT, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that the heater and blower motor resister failed. The current and failure mileages were 56,000.

- Taylor, MI, USA