2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 power train problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“No september 3rd 2016 I was at stutz excavating driving for them and went I got off and walked to my pickup I got in the turned the key and the hour meter was on 00.0 and the miles had 127300 or so I had just change the oil and had over 4000 hrs on my truck someone broke in and hacked my pickup in…”
filed Aug 10, 2017
“Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving approximately 41 mph, the shift lever position indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v055000 (power train). The manufacturer was…”
filed Mar 28, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Silverado 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Silverado 2500 | 6 | 27% |
| 2024 Silverado 2500 | 36 | 26% |
| 2023 Silverado 2500 | 17 | 39% |
| 2022 Silverado 2500 | 18 | 20% |
| 2021 Silverado 2500 | 28 | 33% |
| 2020 Silverado 2500 | 29 | 29% |
| 2019 Silverado 2500 | 9 | 12% |
| 2018 Silverado 2500 | 6 | 12% |
| 2017 Silverado 2500 | 9 | 17% |
| 2016 Silverado 2500 | 18 | 15% |
| 2015 Silverado 2500 | 20 | 11% |
| 2014 Silverado 2500 | 5 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
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.