Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 GMC Silverado, most frequently naming the brakes and electrical categories. 4 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD IN MODERATE TRAFFIC .CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT HAD TURNED AMBER . TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. I RAN THE LIGHT JUST MISSING SEVERAL MOVING VEHICLES . BEFORE COASTING TO A STOP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND HE CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 04-23-09 *BF UPDATED 04/30/09*JB
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
GENERAL MOTORS: INTERMITTENT MIL/SES/ DTC P2138 WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER (REPAIR INSTRUMENT PANEL (IP) TO BODY HARNESS CONNECTOR). 2005-08 GM PASSENGERS CARS/LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS (INCL. SATURNS). *PE UPDATED 11/5/10. *PE UPDATED 4/4/11. *PE UPDATED 2/3/16. *PE
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
GM/HUMMER/SAAB: INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF MIL, SERVICE LAMPS, SERVICE MESSAGES, OR DTC SET BY VARIOUS CONTROL MODULES-DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING FRETTING CORROSION (DISCONNECT AFFECTED CONNECTOR AND APPLY DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT). *PE UPDATED 3/26/10. *PE UPDATED 6/6/11. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.