2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Fuel system Problems

Fuel fitting break and leak fuel everywhere I have had two of these trucks that have done this and it has made my animals sick

NHTSA ID

11650627

Incident

Mar 26, 2024

I got into an accident with my 2005 chevy silverado by rear ending some one at a stop sign. I pulled up behind the vehicle and stopped to wait for them to go the it was my turn she didn't look well enough and had to hit her breaks again and so then did I but my truck did not stop in time because the breaking system delayed

NHTSA ID

11454399

Incident

Sep 14, 2018

OCTOBER 29,2020 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NOTHING NOT EVEN A LIGHT CAME ON TO NOTIFY MY OF AN ISSUE. I ALSO TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT SNAPPED AND AT THAT POINT I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROAD WAY TO AVOID HITTING ANY CARS OR ANYONE, AND IN DOING SO IWENT TOWARDS A DITCH AND RAMPED A DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE ;LOOKED INTO THE RECALLS AND ITS THE SAME PARTS WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH ON THIS TRUCK AND WHY IT CAUSED ME TO WRECK. HYDRO BOOST SYSTEM, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CODES THAT I PULLED FROM THE NHTSA. THESE ALL ARE WHATS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. 04V376000 05V161000 05V043000 IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFO PLEASE LET ME KNOW I HAVE A VIDEO I TRIED TO SEND FROM THE HOMEOWNERS SECURITY CAMERA OF THE TRUCK RAMPING HIS DRIVE BUT IT WAS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD AND I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT.

NHTSA ID

11389919

Incident

Oct 29, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT PREMATURELY AND BURST, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK, FOR THEY WERE ALL EXTREMELY RUSTY. 2 MONTHS LATER MY FUEL LINE ALSO SPRUNG A LEAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, AND HARD STARTING. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES PRESENT MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS, AND UNFORTUNATELY ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THESE TRUCKS.

NHTSA ID

10875429

Incident

Apr 10, 2016

Mileage

128,200 mi

THE STEEL FUEL LINES AND STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODING AND LEAKING. ON OCTOBER 8TH 2015 MY TRUCK BEGAIN TO LEAK DIESEL FUEL FROM THE RUSTED FUEL LINES. WHILE FIXING THE FUEL LEAK THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICES THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO STARTING TO RUST AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACES SOON BEFORE THEY FAIL.

NHTSA ID

10836619

Incident

Oct 8, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

FUEL LINES CORRODED AND RUSTED THOUGH AND LEAKING, POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. BRAKE LINES SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME POTENTIALLY CAUSING VEHICLE CRASH, I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON THIS CAR ARE IN BETTER CONDITION THAN THIS TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587513

Incident

Jan 2, 2014

Mileage

94,354 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (DIESEL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND REMEDIED THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID

10569082

Incident

Mar 8, 2006

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED, I HAVE A BIG LEAK AND GM SAYS THE DON'T SALE REPLACEMENTS, I HAVE A 2000 ALSO SAME ISSUES BOTH WITH IN A MONTH..I HAVE HAD A TON OF CARS AND TRUCKS AND I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS..I FEEL I WAS HAD..I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ROTORS , 3 TIMES..NOW THE LINES.. IM GETTING PRICES LIKE 1200 TO FIX BRAKE LINES AND 1400.00 FOR FUEL LINES..THE TRUCK IN GREAT SHAPE BUT THE LINES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543732

Incident

Sep 13, 2013

Mileage

102,000 mi

FUEL LINES, SENDING UNIT AND FUEL HOSES CORROSION CAUSING DIESEL FUEL TO LEAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494866

Incident

Apr 5, 2012

Mileage

144,000 mi

NOTICED FUEL SMELL AFTER EXITING VEHICLE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE TO SEE FUEL DRIPPING ON THE GROUND DIRECTLY BELOW THE FUEL CELL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED OR RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. GM HAS SACRIFICED SAFETY IN PLACE OF CHEAP PARTS AND MATERIALS. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND A SERIOUS MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. SOMEONE WILL DIE WITH THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINE FAILURES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478243

Incident

Sep 27, 2012

Mileage

94,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED "LIMP MODE", UNABLE TO MAKE ANY MORE THAN 10 MPH. I DISCOVERED THAT A PROBLEM COMMON TO THIS MAKE MODEL YEAR OCCURRED. THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE FUEL INJJECTOR (DIESEL) SHORTED TO INJECTOR #2 AND #7. THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE FUEL TO THAT CYLINDER BANK AS A RESULT OF THE SHORT. THIS IS COMMONLY SPOKEN OF IN INTERNET BLOGS AND GM HAS A TSB FOR A REPAIR. IT IS TSB 05-06-04 047B (I BELIEVE). IT CALLS FOR REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AS IT HAS BECOME WORN DUE TO IMPROPER ENGINEERING AND PLACEMENT. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO PREVENT THIS. IT COSTS $576.00 TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED, II COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10475454

Incident

Sep 6, 2012

Mileage

152,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE DIESEL FUEL TRAIL PULSE DAMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL TRAIL PULSE DAMPER AT A COST TO THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10467251

Incident

Jul 21, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAGE SHOW FAULTY INDICATIONS, OFTEN NOT SHOWING ANYTHING AT ALL. *TT

NHTSA ID

10433502

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

22,800 mi

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY HAD TO MERGE QUICKLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ENGINE WAS SKIPPING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON HAD TO PULL OVER ALL MOST GOT HIT BY TRAFFIC DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER AND NOT ABLE ACCELERATE I TAKE THE TRUCK TO DEALER THEY HAVE IT 3 DAYS WORKING ON WIRING HARNESS SHORTS TO INJECTOR 6 CAUSED BY IMPROPER WIRING HARNESS ROUTING I HAD TO INFORM THEM OF GM TSB ON THIS THEY FIX IT AND SAID NOT COVERED UNDER ENGINE WARRANTY COSTS $370 THIS TRUCK WAS IN MAY 09 FOR SKIP AND P1238 OPEN CIRCUIT INJECTOR 6 AND PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND COST $100 THE TSB HAD BEEN OUT SINCE 07 THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING BUSY HIGHWAYS AND LOSS OF POWER OCCURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10292235

Incident

Nov 7, 2009

Mileage

47,500 mi

I PURCHASED A "NEW" 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 UTILITY BED WORK TRUCK...THE DEALERSHIP RIPPED ME OFF WITH THE TRADE IN;REFUSED TO APPLY THE CASH BACK AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE GM WAS OFFERING-AND WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME,SAW THE INSIDE OF TOOLBOXES WERE RUSTED...THE HEATER BLEW,THE AIRCONDITIONING QUIT WORKING,STEREO/CD PLAYER QUIT,AS WELL...THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RUST;DESTROYED THE PICS AND SERVICE REPORT REGARDING THE TRUST. THE OIL CAP BLOWS OFF...IT'S BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES- AND IN JAN 2009,TRUCK KEPT OVERHEATING & BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT...DEALER COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF ENGINE LEAK;AND FAILED TO FIX BRAKE LIGHTS,.THEY STATE IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT-I EVEN PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY-BUT NO ONE CAN OR WILL FIX IT.FILED 2ND COMPLAINT WITH GM-THEY STATE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEVER DOCUMENTED THE ENGINE LEAK/OVERHEATING/BRAKE PROBLEM !I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO DEALER DAY AFTER SIGNED THE CONTRACT-TRIED TO GET IT RESOLVED-THEY HID FROM ME!!!!AND SENT MY TRADE IN TO AUCTION...THEY ALSO FAILED TO INFORM ME OF MY 3 DAY RIGHT TO RESCIND;SO I CANCELED THE LOAN ON JAN.2009-UNDER THE TILA LAW. THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER;I WILL NOT PAY 23,000 FOR A TRUCK THAT IS INOPERABLE...HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10263125

Incident

Jan 12, 2009

Mileage

33,000 mi

ON JANUARY 23, 2009, THE #7 INJECTOR HARNESS SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 21, 2009, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SOUNDED DIFFERENT RUNNING, BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTOR MODULE. ON MARCH 22, 2009, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ENGINE POWER (JUST LIKE IT DID ON JANUARY 23). THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME THE #2 FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS HAD SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH BOTH INCIDENTS, THE FUEL INJECTOR HARNESSES WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW HARNESS THAT HAS A 90 DEGREE PLUG AND LONGER WIRES. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND COSTS $400+ TO REPLACE EACH ONE. WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND 2500 MILES BOTH THE #2 AND #7 FUEL INJECTOR HARNESSES HAVE SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262914

Incident

Mar 22, 2009

Mileage

73,795 mi

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE THE TRUCK (2005 2500 HD DIESEL) SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ENGINE POWER. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE SES LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD RUN. IT WENT ABOUT 2 MORE MILES AND DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE #7 INJECTOR HARNESS HAD SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259832

Incident

Jan 23, 2009

Mileage

71,395 mi

FUEL PUMP RELAY KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACE 4 RELAYS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254207

Incident

Jun 6, 2008

Mileage

38,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH A 8.1 LITER ENGINE, I WAS TURNED DOWN ON MY WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS RUST IN THE FUEL RAIL. WE TOOK FUEL SAMPLES AND THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE FUEL TANK, NOR THE FUEL LINES. SO HOW DID THE RUST GET IN THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS. I DID NOTICE THAT THE NEW RAIL THAT THE GM DEALER INSTALLED WAS STAINLESS STEEL. WHEN I BRING IT UP THE DEALER NOR GM WILL TALK ABOUT IT. THIS REPAIR WAS GOING TO BE WARRANTY BUT INSTEAD IT COST ME $1,145.50 DOLLARS. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK, BUT NOW ALL THEIR OFFERING ME IS $218.00 I TOLD THEM TO SHOVE IT. THIS TRUCK COSTS ME $41,900.00 DOLLARS! THE LAST THING I WANT IS THIS WARRANTY COMPANY TO TELL ME IS NO! THE WARRANTY COST ME ANOTHER 2,000.00 I CAN TELL IT ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON. PLEASE I AM ON MY LAST KNEE, PLEASE HELP ! *TR

NHTSA ID

10206831

Incident

Oct 8, 2007

Mileage

65,092 mi

DRIVING HOME, INJECTOR HARNESS FAILED ON MY 2005 CHEVY DURAMAX. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON. I HAD TO LIMP HOME AT 15 MPH, THIS WAS AFTER MIDNIGHT AROUND CURVY ROADS. LUCKY I WAS NOT CRASHED INTO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SOME COULD REALLY GET HURT, AND LIKELY ALREADY HAVE. HERE IS A LINK TO MOREHTTP://DIESELPLACE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=169625. THANK YOU. *JB

NHTSA ID

10203869

Incident

Sep 22, 2007

Mileage

76,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THEN TO 35 MPH SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A SEVERE REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER(LIMP HOME MODE). THE CAUSE IS THE INJECTOR CONNECTOR CIRCUITS ON CYLINDERS 2 AND 7 ARE NOT FULLY SUPPORTED NEAR THE CONNECTOR AND ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO TERMINAL BREAKAGE FROM ENGINE VIBRATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10203464

Incident

Jun 28, 2007

Mileage

45,313 mi

TOWING TRAILER ON THE I90 INTERSTATE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND UNABLE TO REGAIN SPEED ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS "FUEL FILTER" PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SEEMS COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM DURAMAX DIESELS FROM 2003 TO PRESENT. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAN BE DANGEROUS ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS AS SPEED IS CUT DRASTICALLY AND SPEED CANNOT BE REGAINED TO MAKE A SAFE PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10196350

Incident

Jun 30, 2007

Mileage

22,870 mi

DURING A ROUTINE MORNING COMMUTE, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MALFUNCTION, I NOTICED A SEVERE DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MIS-FIRE HEAVILY. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATION. I THEN SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE TO POSSIBLY RE-SET THE LIGHT. THE ENGINE STARTED AND SEEMED TO RUN SMOOTHLY AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. IT WAS 7AM, SO I DECIDED TO VERY SLOWLY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS, AND FOUND A HARD CODE OF P2146 INSULATE FICM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE MAIN FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS HAD CHAFFED ON A FACTORY INSTALLED BRACKET AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR ONE WEEK TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. IN THE MEANTIME, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE HAD "INSULATED" THE HARNESS, AND THAT THE LIGHT WAS OUT. HE STATED THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, BUT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND I ALSO RECEIVE A "LOW POWER" MESSAGE ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL IN THE DASHBOARD, THAT I MUST PARK THE TRUCK AND GET A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE AND REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE FOUR OF THE EIGHT CYLINDERS TO SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE A LEAN ENGINE FUEL CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE. AS OF YET, PARTS TO BE REPLACED WITHIN ONE WEEKS TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182552

Incident

Feb 14, 2007

Mileage

53,610 mi

DRIVING 50 MPH ON ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND SLOWED DOWN FOR A WHILE . I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AND LIGHT WENT OUT AND IT RAN PERFECTLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10179051

Incident

Sep 23, 2006

Mileage

10,000 mi