2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 consumer reviews

I purchased this truck new in Aug 2004. 4wd, crewcab, longbed, duramax. After the first year of ownership I put a 4" rancho lift and 35" tires, ranchhand front and rear bumpers and custom stereo/nav in it. It now has 170,000 miles on it and the only thing I've done to the engine is replace the glow plug module ($200) last week. Because of the bigger tires I have replaced 1 hub/bearing assembly and the ball joints in Feb of this 2010. Still has original brakes. The biggest/only gripe about this truck is the intermediate steering shaft causes a rattle in the steering wheel. I did just replace that last week for the 3rd time ( first 2 under warranty). I change the oil/air filter every 4k, flush the tranny every 50k, fuel filter 10k and still going strong. I do have the itch for a new one and will look at the new 2011 duramax when they're in.

I bought my 2500HD brand new and ordered it with the 6.0 a 5 sp trans 4wd and 4.11 posi. It has unbelieveable power, more fun to drive than most sports cars. The milage is better than my old one (a 92 2500 with a 350 engine) if you can keep your foot off the happy pedal. It tows great handles excellent and easily handles 2700# in the box. My two complaints are that the windows ALWAYS freeze shut in the winter (which is a pain for a smoker) and the lack of lumbar support in the seat which makes you stiff on long rides. My next truck will probably be a newer version of the same thing, and probably a duramax, but it will be many years before this one wears out. Great truck, Id reccomend it to anyone that needs an HD for towing or hauling.

This is just a super overall truck. The duramax diesel is strong and the allison transmission is super-smooth.

this is one of the best truck we ever had. i mean we try the the hemi and the lincon truck (ford) and even the f-350 we were not happy with the way they drive the hemi had power but it lack in acceleration up top is good the lincon truck its just for looks THATS IT the f-350 rough ride no control what so ever now with the silverado 2500hd its great towing execlent in highway city driving, good lots of room for the family in the back the best part is the long bed go anywere with all your toys. engine powere exelent(just to brag a lil bit i can keep up with the chargers) and not the v-6 the v-8