2005 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Owners have filed 361 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. Next are electrical system (18%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 361 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 307 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 | 85 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 43 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 52 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 32 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 307 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (82 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado with enough data (225 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
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.
This is a failure of all autos. Why not require all auto makers to hook up cars lights to their windshield wipers? That way if wipers are on lights are on.
I had an accident on tuesday sept. 20, 2005 driving my 2005 chevy pickup k2500 hd 4 wheel drive. I lost control and went off highway striking a city dumpster headon and moving the dumpster approximately 50-60 ft. By police report and than going back on highway and crossing all 4 lanes before the truck stopped. My truck was totaled but my airbag never deployed. I was unconscious and was airlifted to vanderbilt hospital in nashville tn. Why didn't my airbag deploy with a headon crash of this force?
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. While driving on a steep curve he had to panic brake to avoid going over an embankment. The brakes locked and would not allow the vehicle to slow down or stop. The vehicle hit the ground and proceeded to flip over. The vehicle is equipped with driver and passenger side air bags. Upon impact the front air bags did not deploy. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine why the brakes locked up or why the air bags did not deploy.
Tl*- the contact explained that last winter she was driving in her 2005 chevrolet silverado when suddenly the driver's window exploded ,almost causing a crash . The contact took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer sent consumer to a glass repair shop where the glass was replaced. The consumer had to pay for the repairs out of pocket. Yesterday the truck was parked in the driveway. No one was in the truck . The consumer went outside and the driver's side window exploded again.
While stopped at a red light I noticed that I had to push the brake pedal all the way to the floor in order to keep the truck from rolling forward. When I got to a friends house I noticed that there was fluid leaking from some rusted brake lines located on the drivers side of the truck. As I pressed the brakes fluid was running out at an accelerated pace. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they said that all of the brake lines needed to be replaced due to rusting.