2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Power Train Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- wheel drive · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
$ wheel drive autotrac system malfunctioned . Bounces between 2 wheel and [redacted]. This happened on a city street. It happened twice before 2013 and 2015 .had dealer diagnose and fix problem. Did not fix. There are hundreds of people on the internet with the same problem all looking for help and most cannot get problem resolved by g.m.
ODI 10937605
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle stalled several times without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined the contact mentioned that the wheel specifications were changed to match the tire size, but the issue still persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The vin was…
ODI 10936688
Power Train
This vehicle is 4wd. While traveling at highway speed, the electric shift transfer case shifted into neutral without warning.
ODI 10824594
Electrical System · Power Train
Intermittent loss of 1st gear/truck starts in 2 or 3rd gear/intermittent trouble codes p0758 and p0740 then codes clear/extremely dangerous when moving into traffic from a stop/ don't know when truck will stall or fail to pick up speed/transmission shops say can't help until codes are set/emailed chevrolet regarding problem/ vehicle has 45000 miles and is not due for service on the transmission until 50000…
ODI 10836973
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500.the contact stated that the gear shifter was not illuminating. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,500 and the current mileage was 78,000.
ODI 10585355
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
Instrument cluster panel (shift indicator) stopped illuminating. All other items work in cluster. Its so dim you cant tell which gear your in. (there is a recall but we were told we were not covered). The entire cluster must be replaced. And you can only get the part at the dealer because they need to the vin and mileage on the vehicle. 2. One of the main brake lines burst..yesterday 10-16-2013 while my wife was…
ODI 10548239
Power Train · Shift Pattern Indicator
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the gear shifter indicator light failed and the contact did not know if the gear shifted to drive. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 05v055000 (power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator) the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000 and current mileage was…
ODI 10482316
Power Train
Vehicle speed would not increase. Motor would rev up but vehicle wouldn't go any faster. Transmission overhauled at a cost of 1400.00. *tr
ODI 10471264
Power Train
There is a bad seal where the right front axle connects to the shaft from the transfer case. This is a common part that happens to large number of vehicles.
ODI 10453416
Power Train
I was driving my 2005 chevrolet silverado on the highway with the cruise control set at 65. As i approached a stretch with a lower speed limit i depressed the set/decrease button four times to slow down. The engine rpm began to decrease on the first three pushes but on the fourth push the engine immediately went to full throttle. I quickly pressed on the brake peddle with disengaged the cruise control. I drive this…
ODI 10313937
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the contact was driving approximately 45 mph approaching a stop sign, the engine warning indicator illuminated and the transmission began to slip gears. The warning light remained illuminated until the engine was tuned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they detected the four wheel drive encoder motor failed for the second time. The…
ODI 10419986
Hub · Power Train
Heard a noise from front of vehicle followed by an abs warning indication, drove to nearest dealer. Failure of left front hub bearing, replaced part number 15863441. *tr
ODI 10241223
Power Train
I purchased this vehicle new. A few days after using the four wheel drive i received a "service 4wd" message. Returned the vehicle to the dealer. Dealer said they needed to update the flash. A few weeks later same warning. Returned it to the dealer and they performed the same action. Shortly thereafter the vehicle began to periodically self-engage into 4wd low when stopped (traffic signal or stop and go traffic).…
ODI 10599051