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2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine and engine cooling problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 25006% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
6%
share of all complaints
57,947 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Stopped do to heavy traffic and started smelling exhaust in cab. Pulled off on next exist opened hood and drivers side of engine was smoking. Coughing and lung discomfort. Found some shade to let truck cool. Noticed black color on rear of exhaust manifold, looked closer and missing bolt in same…

    filed Aug 25, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.