2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine problems

Filed Jun 18, 2018 · Engine · 150,000 miles · MD · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet silverado 2500. When the air conditioner was activated, grey smoke emerged through the vents and flames suddenly appeared under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire, but the cause could not be determined. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot where it was deemed destroyed. There were no injuries sustained. The dealer and manufacturer were not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2017 · Engine · 205,000 miles · VA

Engine powering down....forest to re-start engine

Filed Dec 15, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 149,000 miles · PA · fire

The truck was parked in driveway. Driven 20 minutes prior for 10 miles. Erupted into fla message under hood. Fire police unable to determine cause to badly damaged. Total loss.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Engine · 22,000 miles · FL

The engine started making a strange ticking noise. The dealer repaired/replaced the passenger side exhaust manifold/bolts under warranty. The driver side broke several months later out of warranty. Dealer repaired. Both sides broke again. You can smell exhaust gas in the vehicle when sitting in traffic.

Filed Mar 24, 2014 · Engine · 125,557 miles · VA

Right side exhaust manifolds bolts rusted off causing exhaust gases to escape and causing check engine light to come on.cannot get the vehicle state inspected with the check engine light on. Mechanic says it needs to be repaired to get vehicle inspected.the others look like they may be failing also. This is a big out of pocket expense since it is no longer under warranty.

Filed Aug 25, 2012 · Engine · UT

Stopped do to heavy traffic and started smelling exhaust in cab. Pulled off on next exist opened hood and drivers side of engine was smoking. Coughing and lung discomfort. Found some shade to let truck cool. Noticed black color on rear of exhaust manifold, looked closer and missing bolt in same area of manifold. Looking online lots of complaints of same problem but no recalls. Should be emissions recall and safety recall in my case.

Filed Aug 25, 2012 · Engine · UT · 1 injury

Stopped do to heavy traffic and started smelling exhaust in cab. Pulled off on next exist opened hood and drivers side of engine was smoking. Coughing and lung discomfort. Found some shade to let truck cool. Noticed black color on rear of exhaust manifold, looked closer and missing bolt in same area of manifold. Looking online lots of complaints of same problem but no recalls. Should be emissions recall and safety recall in my case.

Filed Mar 24, 2012 · Engine · PA

This truck is equipped with the 6.0l vortec v8 engine and has developed an exhaust leak on both sides of the engine at the manifold gaskets! The leak is from the ports where the bolts securing manifold to cylinder head are broken! Gm is well aware of this issue, does not want to recall the issue or warranty the repairs. There are thousands of complaints from owners of gm vehicles with v8 engines including the 4.8l, 5.3l, 6.0l engines. This is a problem in many of ways, most importantly that toxic exhaust fumes are emitting from under the hood and can enter the cab of the vehicles! Inspection laws require that exhaust fumes exit the vehicle behind the rear wheel! The other problems include the fact that this leak will affect readings taken from the upstream oxygen sensors and can therefore cause check engine lights for catalytic converter deficiencies to system lean conditions. Also having an exhaust leak will fail safety inspections and emissions testing. Gm is violating epa laws by allowing this to go on! This particular vehicle is past due for inspection and emissions as we are a pennsylvania resident and I cannot afford to have this fixed at a dealer!

Filed Dec 29, 2011 · Engine · 87,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that exhaust fumes were emitted from the vehicle in an unusual fashion and entered into the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the engine manifold was warped because the bolts were corroded. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred approximately two years later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and was repaired a second time for the same failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 87,000. Updated 02/14/12*lj the consumer stated he corrected the problem by using stage 8 bolts and headers. Updated 03/16/12

Filed Dec 22, 2011 · Engine · 197,000 miles · TX

The bolts that hold the exhaust manifolds to the cylinder heads are braking off for no reason causing an exhaust leak.