2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 48 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was sold which was believed to be an illegal california safety inspections had for three months driveshaft flew off of vehicle a week after purchasing dealer ship fix but but a driveshaft that was to short for the vehicle which was the reason for the incident second incident cause collision into brick wall because vehicle lost steering believed to be cause by safety issues dealership retired to pass off as an "as is " vehicle air bags did not deploy
Took truck in for check up said steering worn and leaking both left and right was replaced with chevy parts at chevy dealer it is now 8-22-12 now took it in to have it check before vacation and their saying the steering box leaking mileage now is 37,778 I don't understand the trouble with this part it is also very expensive.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Electrical system 191 complaints
- Brakes 138 complaints
- Air bags 51 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Suspension 21 complaints
- Transmission 19 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 19 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 18 complaints