2005 Silverado Duramax 2500 know problems?
My son is looking for a work truck that can be older(over 10-15yr), but needs to be in decent mechanical shape. He found a one owner 2005 2500 duramax with 122k miles. Anybody have any personal experi...
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No known problems with that truck and especially with what your son wants it for. Obviously, you do not know for sure what kind of maintenance the truck actually had etc but lack of usually can be seen somewhat.
Our ordered new in 2004, built in March, 2004.5 CC LB 4X4 Chevy D/A is getting close to 170K and never had anything other than tires and one set of front brake pads needing repair, replacement or be fixed except for 2 replacing 2 burned light 1157 bulbs and one headlight bulb over the last 11 years. Just normal oil, air, and filter changes. Truck is still very tight with no rattles and not one speck of rust and we live in Michigan where they salt the roads in winter. His perspective truck has all 2 sided galvanized exterior body panels including the bed and box. 2005 was the exact same truck and D/A drivetrain as our 2004.5. Our truck has only been used for towing our Carriage Carrilite 5th wheel (12,840 lbs scale weighed loaded to travel) or tour TT or our 11'4" Lance TC as we have other vehicles we use when not RV'ing. Never overheated eith even when climbing to over 10,000 feet in the west in the hot summer towing the 5th wheel. A very small percentage ever claimed or reported overheating but some bashers like to spread the BS thick to make it sound like the sky is falling. The fix was cheap and easy even for those who did have or claim overheating.
Certainly not going to sell or part with ours as why would we? Drives & handles like new, and still looks new inside and out plus gets great fuel economy as it's before all the pollution stuff was mandated, very quiet running, and tons of power. Outstanding truck and many reports of them having 1,000,000+ miles on them now with the same engine and Allison tranny without any engine repairs or rebuilds done! What more could you ask for?
Our ordered new in 2004, built in March, 2004.5 CC LB 4X4 Chevy D/A is getting close to 170K and never had anything other than tires and one set of front brake pads needing repair, replacement or be fixed except for 2 replacing 2 burned light 1157 bulbs and one headlight bulb over the last 11 years. Just normal oil, air, and filter changes. Truck is still very tight with no rattles and not one speck of rust and we live in Michigan where they salt the roads in winter. His perspective truck has all 2 sided galvanized exterior body panels including the bed and box. 2005 was the exact same truck and D/A drivetrain as our 2004.5. Our truck has only been used for towing our Carriage Carrilite 5th wheel (12,840 lbs scale weighed loaded to travel) or tour TT or our 11'4" Lance TC as we have other vehicles we use when not RV'ing. Never overheated eith even when climbing to over 10,000 feet in the west in the hot summer towing the 5th wheel. A very small percentage ever claimed or reported overheating but some bashers like to spread the BS thick to make it sound like the sky is falling. The fix was cheap and easy even for those who did have or claim overheating.
Certainly not going to sell or part with ours as why would we? Drives & handles like new, and still looks new inside and out plus gets great fuel economy as it's before all the pollution stuff was mandated, very quiet running, and tons of power. Outstanding truck and many reports of them having 1,000,000+ miles on them now with the same engine and Allison tranny without any engine repairs or rebuilds done! What more could you ask for?
