2005 2500HD

[Diamondpilot]

Hoping the TBN brain trust can help with a question.

I am looking at an '05 Chevy 2500HD with the Duramax. I am pretty sure that the Duramax could only be had with the Alison Automatic (5 speed I think) or a stick. The truck is listed a 4 speed auto and the indicator on the dash shows D,3,2,1. I am waiting for a reply from the seller, but thought I would check to see if anyone knows.

Also does anybody have thoughts, experiences or opinions on '05 Chevys with the Duramax?

Thanks!

Matt

I will start out by saying I am not a Dmax fan at all. Not so much the motor or tranny but the GM truck part of it. If you are insisted on getting one get a 06-07.5. I had a 05 and it was the 3rd biggest POS I have owned. Nothing but troubles. There were tons of improvements made in 06. Who knows, I may still be a GM man if I would have bought a year later. Mine was so bad I traded it after 9 months of ownership.


That said the 05 is a 5 speed. The 6 speed came along in the 06.

I had injector issues in my 05 along with tons of other little problems that keep in the shop. Biggest issue was overheating pulling 15,000#. They upgraded the intake and cooling system in the 06 that fixed this know problem. Traded it on a 06 F-350 with the 6.0L Powertroke and never looked back. Been 100% trouble free other than a fuel gauge that quit after about 3 months. The replace the entire dash cluster in 15 minutes and fixed.

 

[WM75Guy]

My 03 gets 20-22 on the highway, 16 in town. The 08 gets 18-20 on the highway, 15 in town. Both are 4wd with 3.73 rear end. Display looks like the picture on both. You cannot put it in OD, D is 4th gear on both. I have leather on the 03, wife has cloth on the 08. The wife liked leather but is happy with the cloth on the 08. It is much improved over the cloth that was available in 03.

 

[Rancher Ed]

Hoping the TBN brain trust can help with a question.

I am looking at an '05 Chevy 2500HD with the Duramax. I am pretty sure that the Duramax could only be had with the Alison Automatic (5 speed I think) or a stick. The truck is listed a 4 speed auto and the indicator on the dash shows D,3,2,1. I am waiting for a reply from the seller, but thought I would check to see if anyone knows.

Also does anybody have thoughts, experiences or opinions on '05 Chevys with the Duramax?

Thanks!

Matt

It is a 5 speed like the others said and you can lock out OD on the end of the shifter.

We have a 2005 GMC 3500 4x4 cc lb with the Duramax/Alison and love it. It averages between 16 and 17 mpg every day farm use and gets right at 20 mpg on the highway (it is all stock). It handel 2 yards of gravel in the bed fine and does great towing out 10k, 33 foot travel trailer. Ours has cloth seats and the fold down consol in the center. We have had it about 4 years and are very happy with it.

Ed