IllustrationTHE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES READS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, SOMETIMES READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WILL SIMPLY "FREEZE" AND NOT RESPOND TO CHANGES IN VEHICLE SPEED. *TR
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado 2500 years
Owner complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 81.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
390–25K
4725–50K
5750–75K
4975–100K
29100–150K
21150K+
242 reports with mileage · 27 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 98 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports15 fire reports7 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
98 reportsSPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE SPEED. IT GOES ALL OVER THE SCALE AND THEN BACK TO ZERO. *TR
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW THE RIGHT SPEED WHICH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. AT ALMOST STANDSTILL SPEEDS IS SHOWS 15 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS SPEEDS THAT ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THOSE BEING DRIVEN BY THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT TRUST THIS GAUGE ANY LONGER. WILL BE CONTACTING GM TO REQUEST A FIX. CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MI…
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SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW THE RIGHT SPEED WHICH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. AT ALMOST STANDSTILL SPEEDS IS SHOWS 15 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS SPEEDS THAT ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THOSE BEING DRIVEN BY THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT TRUST THIS GAUGE ANY LONGER. WILL BE CONTACTING GM TO REQUEST A FIX. CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES. *TR
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK. I HAVE ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY BECOME ERRATIC AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT VERY LOW SPEED (CLOSE TO STANDING STILL) IT DISPLAYS 10 TO 15 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT DISPLAYS SPEEDS THAT ARE MUCH …
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I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK. I HAVE ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY BECOME ERRATIC AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT VERY LOW SPEED (CLOSE TO STANDING STILL) IT DISPLAYS 10 TO 15 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT DISPLAYS SPEEDS THAT ARE MUCH GREATER THAN THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE IS REALLY TRAVELING AT. *TR
2005 CHEVY SILVERALDO 2500HD - NOTHING LEADING UP TO FAILURE - TURNED IGNITION ON AND SPEEDOMETER JUMMEPD TO 100 MPH AND CONTINUES TO STAY THERE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RAISE AS IF I WERE ACCERLERATING FROM ZERO. *TR
AT ABOUT 76,000 MILES MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER ISSUES. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS WORKING FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 7,000 MILES. AND NOW OVER 80,000 MILES IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. GM HAS RECALLED 2003 & 2004 MODELS WITH THIS SAME KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS USED THE SAME CLUSTERS FOR 2005, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A RECA…
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AT ABOUT 76,000 MILES MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER ISSUES. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS WORKING FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 7,000 MILES. AND NOW OVER 80,000 MILES IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. GM HAS RECALLED 2003 & 2004 MODELS WITH THIS SAME KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS USED THE SAME CLUSTERS FOR 2005, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR
HEATER HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE IN MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR
SPEEDOMETER NOT READING CORRECTLY ON CHEVROLET. *TR
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE (SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, ETC.) *TR
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.