1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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  3. 2005
  4. Engine

2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Engine Problems

15
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.

Among these 15 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • exhaust manifold · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi7
60–100k mi3
150–400k mi2
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 14, 2019 · 123,000 miles

    Engine

    Exhaust manifold bolts coming off heads are falling off pause an exhaust leak and giving me headaches. From the looks of it has been off for quite some time i'm just now noticing it

    ODI 11229415

  • July 7, 2017

    Engine

    I have a broken exhaust manifold bolt. It is a known problem and is impacting my smog certification and safety.

    ODI 11010786

  • January 7, 2017 · 152,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. When the vehicle was started, the heater fan activated and an odor of burnt plastic emerged from the vents. The vehicle was shut off and then restarted. The vehicle was driven to the contact's house. In addition, the digital climate control system reflected the entire time and the area around the vents became really hot on the dashboard. The vehicle was not…

    ODI 10943896

  • December 7, 2016 · 144,382 miles

    Engine

    Takata recall: reduced engine power come on and truck will only run at 20-40 mi/hr,this is 3th time it happened. Took twice to dealer charge 6 to $800.00 never fix. Check on ipad and thousand having same problems effects 2003-2009 trucks maybe more. Can happen at anytime.danger when you are driving on interstate at 75/ hr and all of a sudden you drop to 20/hr check utube "reduced engine power" lot of…

    ODI 10934134

  • October 19, 2016 · 180,000 miles

    Engine

    Well i have been noticing a loss of coolant have added dye to coolant to detect leak nothing was found. This has been going on for months now adding coolant i have performed 2 oil changes since noticing issue. I just changed my oil today and noticed alot of gunk(first time ever) i knew about castech head issue removed my valve covers and found what was almost like caramel orange in color. Checked for casting mark…

    ODI 10917441

  • October 1, 2016 · 119,000 miles

    Engine

    Like so many others, i started to hear a ticking at startup and sometime an exhaust smell in the cab. I found 2 exhaust manifold bolts broken on each side. It can get bad enough to open a window at times. Dealer said it's a common problem. There should be a recall on a emissions and safety issue. I take very good care of my truck and this should not happen. I see it has been a problem since 1999.what can we do to…

    ODI 10910960

  • June 30, 2016 · 2,092,245 miles

    Air Bags · Body · Engine

    When i purchased my truck the dealership promised to have it fixed,i then went to the nc dmv who handles vehicle. I had been receiving the runaround from everyone. I am sure it has been in a flood that i was not informed about due to all the rust underneath the vehicle. When i purchased it was stationary at a private dealership in a city next to a highway. *tr

    ODI 10917727

  • June 30, 2014 · 75,000 miles

    Engine · Instrument Cluster/Panel · Vehicle Speed Control

    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 . *tr

    ODI 10670667

  • June 25, 2014 · 53,000 miles

    Engine

    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.

    ODI 10760394

  • May 9, 2014 · 123,587 miles

    Engine

    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…

    ODI 10587608

  • February 14, 2014 · 120,000 miles

    Engine

    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…

    ODI 10575509

  • January 15, 2014 · 110,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Engine

    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…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10617981

  • February 13, 2013 · 100,000 miles

    Engine

    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. *tr

    ODI 10511889

  • January 8, 2013 · 128,741 miles

    Engine · Service Brakes

    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…

    ODI 10525259

  • September 18, 2008 · 97,000 miles

    Engine

    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! *js

    ODI 10669500