2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 power train problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“$ wheel drive autotrac system malfunctioned . Bounces between 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive. 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…”
filed Dec 27, 2016
“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…”
filed Dec 21, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Silverado 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Silverado 1500 | 9 | 14% |
| 2025 Silverado 1500 | 19 | 23% |
| 2024 Silverado 1500 | 86 | 31% |
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 99 | 28% |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 165 | 28% |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 225 | 29% |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 213 | 31% |
| 2019 Silverado 1500 | 312 | 30% |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 169 | 33% |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 191 | 27% |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 190 | 24% |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 134 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.