Six problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2005 Silverado 1500.
The automatic 4 wheel drive shifts from 2 wheel high to 4 wheel low while driving. I have replaced encoder once and now does it again. This not uncommon in chevy p/u's. Was told by service writer this happened to a truck while it was going down road at 70mph and it destroyed power train. The person was lucky that they had teir seat belts on. Problem # 2 is sometimes the spedometerworks and sometimes it does not another common defect. When I worked for a plumbing company they had this some of their trucks. I also talked to a former gm mechanic and he said that these problems were common with chevt trucks. There are recalls for hub caps and lights but not for something as sreious as these 2 defects. How long before someone is injuried or dies before this is corrected?.
Defective encoder motor.
While driving down the interstate, my truck would not go into overdrive. A little farther down the road, while shifting into 3rd gear the truck would slip into gear. Eventually 3rd, 4th and od went out, the only gears that worked are 1st and 2nd. The dealer said it would cost over $2500 to rebuild because of the damage or replacement would cost $2800. The truck only had 85000 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 15 mph the automatic transmission would not shift into second gear. The dealer stated that the problem could be assembly debris in the transmission. The dealer did not make the repair. The contact stated that they refused to repair under warranty. The failure mileage was 1,100 and the current mileage was 1,248.
Automatic transmission at times hesitates before engaging when accelerator is pushed when vehicle is starting a complete stop. It has happened at least three times - the last being the date listed below.
: the contact stated upon accelerating at low speeds from a stop, the automatic transmission hesitated without warning. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was not contacted.