2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 337 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (29%) concerns electrical system. Next are brakes (22%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 337 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 21
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 305 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 29 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 58 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 57 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 50 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 46 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 10 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 305 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 63,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (90 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 21 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (183 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
We were traveling down interstate 10 in mobile, al. It was a foggy night and the the road was damp. The truck spun sideways and regained traction heading head on into a concrete barrier. It hit the solid concrete barrier head on at 55 miles per hour. The bumper and frame of the truck was crushed. The concrete barrier was not broken. The airbags on the truck did not deploy. Both the driver and the passenger in the front seats hit their heads on the dash board and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
2005 chevy silverado 2500 diesel truck on freeway on 01/25/2010 and the truck immediately lost power while pulling a trailer. Very dangerous. Consumer never made aware of tech bulletin or problem. TSB #05-06-04-047b injection harass. NHTSA #10017389. The truck has been taken to dealer for other recall notices and dealers never addressed the problem and should have before we were stuck out in the middle of the desert and had to get the vehicle and 5th wheel trailer towed.
Braking at low speeds affected. When coming to a stop pedal sinks and vehicle rolls forward. I find this as a safety recall for 2001,2002 but not for my 2005 2500hd. Having work done at a repair facility. Rusted ABS sensors and rusted wheel hubs. Replacement cost about $700. This is a known defect since 2001 that should have been corrected before 2005.