2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500
102 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 24 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 22 |
| AIR BAGS | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
Recalls (1)
WHEELS:HUB
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO M
Recent Complaints
I HAD A RUSTED BRAKE LINE (DRIVER SIDE FRONT) FAIL JUNE 25TH, 2017. THIS TRUCK IS 12 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. IMMEDIATELY ALL BRAKING WAS LOST AND THE PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. REPEATED PRESSING THE BRAKE ONLY PUMPED OUT ALL THE BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF BRAKING. THE WORST PART IS, BRAKING IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPLIT AND INDEPENDENT BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, SO IF YOU LOSE THE FRONT, THE REAR BRAKES STILL WORK, AND VICE VERSA. WELL I LOST ALL BRAK
Mileage: 88,000
FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE/BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. 6 MONTHS AGO IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE/RUPTURE. BRAKE FLUID CAUSED SMOKE AND SMALL FIRE ON THE EXHAUST HEADERS. *TR
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOCKET AND WIRES FOR THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A PARTS STORE AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE LOOKING FOR THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Mileage: 190,000
VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP ONE TIME ALL READY BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE THEY SAID LOOSE GROUND ALL FIXED. THEN ON 9/11/2006 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. A DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. I HIT HIM BROAD SIDE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. SMASHED FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE, SMASHED THE SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE IN BUCKLING HIS DASH AND HIS VEHICLE FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS OK, THEY SENT
Mileage: 11,000