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2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 19 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
19 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 8
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 56% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 fires.

What owners wrote

2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. Smell from heater/a/c blower. First told blower motor. Upon closer examination found that blower motor was ok but resistor and wiring harness had melted/burned. Damage was local to harness and resistor. Dealer will not cover damage. Service bulletin exist but will not help pay.

Reported at 95,000 miles, September 2008 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed along with the heat in the vehicle. She cited it as an electrical problem; none of the gauges were functioning. She noticed that the speedometer seemed to have been replaced previously. She took the vehicle to the dealer and she was told that the entire instrument panel needed to be replaced. She called the manufacturer and was informed that they could not assist her. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date.

Reported at 29,000 miles, November 2008

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