My son was driving home from work on the highway and the truck started shaking. He pulled over and saw that the tire was coming apart. This is a sumitomo tire 285/50r20 115h. Dot v4jd 3mtr4910. This was a very dangerous situation especially because all of the tires are the same. The truck was parked until we can figure out what to do.
The worst 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Brakes9
- Electrical8
- Transmission4
- Fuel system2
- Airbags1
Problems by type
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- Brakes9
- Electrical8
- Transmission4
- Fuel system2
- Airbags1
- Lights1
- Steering1
- Suspension1
- Tires1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Technical service bulletins for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD 500
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.
- Unknown or other
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
- Unknown or other
- This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field...
- Unknown or other
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles
- This service bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding...
- GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities
See all 500 bulletins for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD
What 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The transfer case module is not working in this truck I changed the buttons unit but still the same problem and the power goes out in the middle of my diving. Several mechanics change some parts but still the same. I can won;t be able to get out in a situation where I need the 4x4 the dash doesn't show the correct information, only the fuel and RPM
Brake lines rusting out no warning no brakes. On highway with my grandchildren went to hit thee brakes went to the floor I did get it stopped and towed home but could have been real bad if my family was hurt. Only 100000 on my truck and well cared for oil and everything
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500 hd. While driving under 35 MPH, the ABS warning indicator illuminated and the brakes independently engaged. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,800.
While travling at 3 MPH in a campground and towing a #7000 camping trailer. I hit my brakes and the peddle went to the floor. It took some distance to stop. I got out and found that one of my break lines had a leak. Upon further inspection . All the brakes lines have heavy and severe rust causing the brake line weaken and the brakes to fail. Only by the grace of god I was travilng at 3 MPH and still had not reached the main winding country road where I would of wrecked and possible death of me or others. . The total weight of truck and trailer was #14500 pounds.
My 2005 silverado that I bought brand new was brought in for body work on the bed on the truck. When the body shop removed the bed to do the body work repairs they discovered that the frame, frame cross members, leaf spring shackles, brake lines, shock mounts are rusted and rotted through. No under coating left anywhere on my frame or under my gm silverado. The vehicle is now deemed unsafe for the road and general motors knowing the vehicle is unsafe has said they can not help me and has not assisted with repairing the trucks frame at this point.I am still working with general motors to attempt to resolve this issue. This is a know issue that gm does not want to address easily for us consumers. Longest lasting trucks on the road is there slogan my lasted 8 years. Guess silver-rot-o's are disposable trucks after 8 years. General motors will need to step up and resolve my issue or I will never buy another new gm product ever again. Plan to bring the truck to local dealers to show them the damage while the bed is off the truck. Bottom line is this.... My gm truck is unsafe for the road, gm needs to fix my truck to keep this loyal gm owner satisfied with there product line. Mind you I own 5 gm vehicles my wife's grandfather sold pontiac's for 50+ years. This is not the way to stand by your product gm and the easiest way to lose a life lone loyal gm customer. Toyota is standing by there trucks by fixing frame rot issues for their consumers you should too. Mine was built in canada just as a side note. Fix my 2006 silverado truck gm. Stand by your word and horror your slogan and make my silverado the longest last truck on the road.
While driving home from the beach at the end of labor day weekend I was coming to a complete stop to turn on to rt 404, my vehicle was then struck in the rear, I saw it coming so I applied pressure to the brake as to not hit the car in front of me. After the accident I noticed brake fluid running out under engine area. And had no brakes, vehicle was towed to shop and I was informed that steel brake line had rusted through. This was not a result of accident just additional pressure on brake, having 2 of my 4 grandkids with me im glad it happeded while stopped and not going 60 MPH across the bay bridge, gm should recall all vehicles with the same type of brakeline issue's or agree to pay for the lines that do rust through
My truck is well maintained , at approx 40,300 miles, my service air bag light came on for no apparent reason. I drove for a short time knowing that my air bags were disabled. A friend and I located an impact sensor that was bad. I believe that it was a safety problem and should have been corrected by gm.
While backing up brake line blew out causing loss of braking.
Speedometer and other gauges give improper readings intermittently.
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Is the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD reliable?
Owners have filed 26 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD, 1.2 times a typical Silverado 1500 HD model year.
What is the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD year score?
The 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD scores 69 out of 100 (average). The score compares it with the other model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD: 75 is a typical year, 50 means twice the usual complaints, and serious complaints and recalls lower it.
What is the most common problem with the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD?
Brakes, with 9 complaints, typically around 100,000 miles. Next is electrical (8).
How many recalls does the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD have?
No recalls on record.
What year does the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD have bad brakes?
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD model years with the most brakes complaints are 2003 (49 complaints), 2002 (14 complaints) and 2001 (11 complaints).
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