Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that oil was leaking from the rear half of transfer case housing. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic for inspection and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 78,637. kmj | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated they noticed oil was leaking from back half of transfer case housing of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the manufacturer was contacted, and the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 78,637 . rds | |||
| 08/26/2005 | 1613 | 200 | 07/29/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 3500. while driving 5 mph, the power steering fails. the failure becomes more severe after the vehicle has been running for some time or during warm weather. the vehicle was taken to the dealer over ten times and they replaced the power steering pump and steering gear box. the contact was finally informed that the tires had insufficient air. the failures have not been corrected. the engine also overheats when driving uphill, pulling a trailer, and during warm weather. the dealer replaced the cooling fan and the intake system. the contact stated that there was a tsb (1980030) regarding the engine overheating. the current mileage was 21,500 and failure mileage was 1,613. updated 3/4/08 *cn updated 03/04/08 *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/27/2008 | 71000 | 1 | |
| 2005 duramax chevrolet 3500 truck, when the engine over heat light comes on it shuts the truck off....very dangerous going up a mountain with lots of traffic on the road. this over heating is very common for the chevy duramax diesel trucks for 2004-2005 years. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| 11/10/2007 | 2500 | 50 | 07/29/2005 |
| When driving at low parking speeds or stopped steering wheel is really hard to turn and locks up. many near accidents because of this fault gm says it knows about the problem but has no fix for it. very unsafe condition and know i am scared to drive my 50k plus pickup truck. buyers beware. don't buy a gm diesel pickup. *tr | |||