My 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500 suddenly would not start. I took it to the dealer. The starter and the relay were bad. It cost me over $700. My vehicle only had 53,000 miles on it.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine complaints
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While driving speedometer reads wrong but odometer is ok? Stop and turn off it works ok for a time. Try to start sometimes it will crank other time it don't gm extended the warranty to cover the dash panel but did not notify me or anyone that I know of I found it online after time had expired (speedometer) and will also control engine cranking .
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 35 MPH, the temperature gauge increased and the coolant fan activated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the mechanic diagnosed that the water pump and the thermostat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The reservoir and the lower water hose were replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and the mechanic stated that the vehicle was leaking coolant, which was causing the heads to crack. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Exhaust manifold bolts breaking off. One next to a plastic sensor which melted. ( cant that cause a fire )? Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg6wlbnzgi seriously this needs to be addressed. Thanks!
Drove into the garage and parked. A loud explosive noise came from the truck and fumes began funneling through the hood of truck. Quickly turned off ignition and got out of vehicle. In a few minutes garage was full of intense flames. The heat was so intense it blew open the door into the house and burned/melted the laundry equipment and three rooms, and the second car in the garage, sending smoke damage throughout the entire house. Vehicles melted and everything in them and in the garage- mower, snow blower, small equipment and more, was totally destroyed. The firefighters were able to contain the fire to areas identified above. There was extreme smoke damage throughout the entire house.
I went to start my truck in morning to get to work and this loud ticking noise from under the hood, I shut engine off panicking and opened the hood. Went back and started truck again and looked around, I didn't see anything but heard it. Checked oil since it sounded like the lifters but had plenty of oil. Stopped on way to work and got some slick50 supercharge engine treatment. At breaktime checked oil again and added the slick50, started engine and had lifter noise again but quieted down within 30 secs. At the end of my work day started it up and again lifter noise but quieted down again within 30 sec. Broken exhaust manifold bolts were found.
Cracked cylinder head and engine. This allows antifreeze coolant to mix in with the oil in the engine and goes through the exhaust, this also gums up the oil parts in the engine and requires new cylinder heads to be installed or engine replaced. I just recently was made aware that the general motors is aware of this problem with there engines. And also was made aware that the general motors has since fixed this problem after 2007, because this is not a problem that could cause death it is not listed as a recall. This problem is not made aware to the consumer but is published in technical service bulletins. This is known problem by general motors. It is going to cost between $2500 to $5000 to repair.
Truck has an exhaust leak at manifolds. 4 bolts have broken off of the manifold. My mechanic said this is very common with this truck and could cost up to and over $1,000.00 to fix. Check engine light is on so unless I fix it I can't go to state inspection. Also the brake lines are corroded and also need to be replaced. These are all defects not maintenance issues. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg6wlbnzgi it explains the problem better.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the cylinder heads cracked on their vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the cylinder heads needed to be replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 111,000.
Exhaust manifold bolts breaking off in to the head this is causing exhaust leaks in the engine compartment, noise, carbon monoxide in the engine and cab areas, added heat in the engine compartment, and will not meet the emission standards of some states. Very expensive to repair and gm is not standing behind this issue in the truck with v-8 engines years 1999-2008. Almost all have this issue. Safety hazard. Please look at this. Also, causing problems with the catalytic converter and o2 sensor. Make them step up to the plate.
Exhaust manifold bolts breaking off leaving studs in the heads this is very common problem. Heating up engine compartment, releases carbon monoxide,messes up the o2 sensor and catalytic converter. Cannot pass emission standards if need be.this is in gm trucks 1999-2008. Please check this out for safety purposes. Very expensive to repair and gm is not standing behind the issue. Too many trucks this way to be co-incidental.
Exhaust manifold bolts breaking off leaving studs in the heads this is causing an exhaust leak, noise, carbon monoxide, added heat in the engine compartment, and will not meet emission standards. Very expensive to repair. Gm not standing behind this issue trucks 1999-2008 models all have this issue. Safety hazard. Please look at this. This is unacceptable. Also, causing problems with the catalytic converter and o2 sensor.
Exhaust manifold bolts breaking off leaving studs in the heads this is very common problem. Gm not standing behind it. Heats up the engine compartment and releases carbon monoxide into the driver. Potentially a safety hazard. It also affects the o2 sensor and the catalytic converter. Some states you cannot pass emissions because of this tragedy. Please check all vehicles from 1999-2008 for this safety issue.
I was driving down the road in my 2005 chevy silverado with the AC on and the cab of the truck started to fill up smoke. The wires to the blower motor meted and started to burn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH he heard a loud noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed it and advised the contact that both heads were fractured in the valves. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. When the vehicle was started in cold temperatures, the vehicle would not warm up. The antifreeze was low and refilled by the contact, but the failure continued. The dealer stated that the antifreeze was leaking due to a cracked head gasket. The repair cost was estimated at $4,200. The manufacturer could not assist with repairs. Although there was an extended warranty on the vehicle, she was unable to have repairs performed under warranty because the company was under liquidation. The warranty company also stated that they would not cover the repairs since the failures were recurring issues. No repairs have been performed. The failure and current mileages were less than 90,000. Updated 5/7/09 *cn updated 05/12/09.
Thermostat defective and replaced at 5-6,000 miles. Waterpump went at 40,000 miles. Parts were replaced by dealer. Water pump replaced by my mechanic at my cost. 40,000 miles seems like a low amount for a waterpump.
Speedometer is erratic. Started at approximately 65,000 miles. Speedometer maxes out, does not work or reads improperly. Dealer informed me that the 03 and 04 models have a recall on the stepper motor but the 05 model does not have a recall. The speedometer does not function properly 90% of the time. Do not know exactly how fast the vehicle is going. Vehicle has approximately 72,000 miles now and the problem still exists. Dealer said that a replacement would cost approximately $500 to fix. Who can afford this after paying for a $35,000 vehicle. Especially after having the steering shaft replaced numerous times, new intake gaskets, catalytic converters, blower motor wires smoked and melted. Just a junky truck for the high price.
4/19/08 at 4:30 a.m. Est. I was awakened by a loud explosion and went outside to find my 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500 completely engulfed in flames.
Lifter valve defect resulting in $3700 engine repair.
Vehicle burns oil. Goes through about a quart every 2,000 miles. Also sometimes when the vehicle is started it blows a lot of blue smoke out of the exhaust pipes.
Engine block heater: heater cord was unwrapped from factory wrap under hood cord was plugged into standard 110 volt temperature was at or around 15 degrees f cord was left plugged in for approximately 2 to 3 hours upon return, cord had a burt smell and had melted around the plug cord was unplugged. Cord was tried at a later date, with temp around 0 degrees f cord plug started smoking as soon as plugged in plug was immediately unplugged plug needs to be replaced (has not been done as of this report).
Evap emission failure.
Continuing problem with loss of acceleration/power but only when it is not raining or when the humidity is below 95%. This results in poor fuel economy. I also witnessed the evap purge solenoid making unusual/loud knocking sounds. Been to dealer 6 times for this performance issue. The only code found was for defective evap canister. It ran better but did not fix it. With my scanner, it takes almost a week to finish system testing on the evap circuit where it only takes one warm-up and cool-down to finish testing on all the other circuits. My suspicion is that the evap purge solenoid needs to be replaced. I'm tired of paying $100 diagnostic fees to be told "there's nothing wrong with the truck". I know better since I've driven and worked on my own trucks for more than 20 years now.
I have a 2005 chevy silverado crew cab 4 door with 48000 miles and I have noticed the transmission hesitating on take off . I have a keyless entry and sometimes my rear doors will not unlock with remote or door switches an I have to manually un lock them . I also notices last night in traffic with A/C off the temp got above 210 deg. F.
Tl* - - the contact has a 2005 chevrolet silverado. The consumer experienced difficulty in steering and, getting into gear once it was at a complete stop. These symptoms began after the vehicle's odometer reached 5000 miles. The contact purchased the vehicle in 7/2005 and is the original owner. The contact has taken the vehicle to 3 separate dealerships in regards to these issues. After test driving the vehicle the mechanic agreed that there were failures with the transmission and steering that were noticeable while driving the vehicle. However, once they ran diagnostic tests the report showed that no errors existed.
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