Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (2005)

229 consumer complaints on file.

#10314067February 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 SUBURBAN CHEV. HAS 46,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS FAIRLY NORMAL TO HAPPEN. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $3000.00 TO $4000.00. THE CAR STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID TRANSMISSION HOT. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IT JUST MADE AN AWFUL NOISE. THANK GOD I WAS ON A ROAD I COULD PULL OVER ON. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALER.I HAVE A $50,000 CAR THAT CAN'T BE DRIVEN. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM TO 2005 SUBURBAN? *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311768February 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN ,MAY 2009 MY SPEEDO WAS OUT OF WHACK SAYS IM DRIVING 100MPH DOWN STREET, BURIED AT 120MPH ON HIGHWAY. CAME BACK TO LIFE LATER BUT NOW ITS HIT OR MISS IF IT WORKS. I HAVE TO USE MY MAGELLAN FOR SPEEDO NOW AND CHEVY DEALER SAID IF I WAS UNDER 70K THEY COULD FIX IT FOR FREE BUT SINCE IM AT 85K AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY IN FULL (APPROX $750.00) AND CHEVY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS I LEARNED OF THE PROBLEM FROM A FRIEND. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308902February 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES AND THE STABILITRAK WERE OUT OF ORDER UNTIL THE ABS CONTROL MODULE PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. PART#15234605 HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER THREE WEEKS AND EACH WEEK THE DEALER ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL WEEKS AS THE AVAILABILITY DATE. THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306164February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 WITH 59,799 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER ON IT RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. THE DAY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY I WAS ON AN HOUR LONG TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THE TRIP I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED I WAS GOING 95 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO INCREASE EVEN WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, UNTIL IT PASSED 120 MPH WHERE IT WAS STUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IT STARTED TO SLOWLY GO BACK DOWN. SINCE THAT DAY THEN THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO SHOW THE INCORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES READS AS HIGH AS 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING, AND AT OTHER TIMES DISPLAYS THE VEHICLE GOING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING, AND OTHER TIMES SHOWS CORRECTLY AT 0 MPH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON LONGER TRIPS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294308December 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES - THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT COSTS APPROX. $500 TO FIX AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285281September 25, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR OF THE AIR CONDITIONER INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BLOWER RESISTOR, BECAUSE IT MELTED IN SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284623September 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY 2005 SUBURBAN THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN AT ONLY ABOUT 40 MPH. IF IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, PROBALLY WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAS LOST THE CONTROL TOTALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283090September 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN EARLY 2006. IN EARLY 2008 THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO ACT UP (BOUNCING, STEADILY DECREASING UNTIL ZERO) WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A LONG TRIP AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING FOR 4 HOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281375August 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST GOT INTO MY 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. REGISTERING 100MPH WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, NOT WORKING AT ALL WHILE I DROVE BACK TO THE HOUSE. THERE IS A LAWSUIT FOR 2004 MODELS AND ONLY UP TO 70,000MILES. THIS IS A CLUSTER FAILURE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF SUBURBAN,TAHOE, AND SIMILAR MODEL OWNERS. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING AN AVERAGE OF $450.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT THAT, JUDGING FROM THE LAWSUIT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT AFFECTS MY MONITORING OF MY SPEED AND ENDANGERS THE PUBLIC AND ALSO PUTS DRIVERS IN A BAD POSITION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. GM IS OBLIGATED TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD KNOWLEDGE OF. THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TO ALLOW THIS DEFECT AND POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE TO GO UNCHECKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281265August 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH 50,000 MILES. OUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK, OTHER GAUGES (I.E. FUEL, OIL, TEMP) WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS! THE COST TO FIX THIS IS $650 AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE! CHEVROLET HAS EVEN RECALLED THE 2003/2004 MODELS FOR THIS REASON! WHY NOT 2005? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279390August 4, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN. THE BACK HATCH WINDOW HAS PLASTIC OR RUBBER HINGES TO HOLD IT TO THE FRAME. THE WINDOW ALSO HAS A BOLT TO HOLD THE PISTON CYLINDERS SO THE WINDOW COULD CLOSE AND OPEN. THE WINDOW FRAME WHERE IT HOLDS THE HINGE BROKE OFF AND NOW THE HINGE OR BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CYLINDERS FOR THE WINDOW IS COMING LOOSE. I HAVE CANNOT OPEN THE WINDOW HATCH IN THE REAR OR IT WILL NOT CLOSE. I BOUGHT THE SUBURBAN BRAND NEW AND I DON'T THING THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING IN FOUR YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277083July 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER...OFTEN THE NEEDLE STICKS AT 120 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING ABOUT 30...SOMETIMES AT 40 WHEN ACTUALLY NOT MOVING AT A STOPLIGHT. IT READS ERRATICALLY ALL OF THE TIME. STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO (75,000 MILES). VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, SO I KEEP MY PORTABLE GPS RUNNING TO GET ACTUAL SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276865July 15, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, IT FAILS TO OPEN FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND WOULD TRIGGER THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274278June 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I HAVE READ THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. MY SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 67,000 MILES QUIT WORKING. ON A LONG TRIP IT WOULD ONLY SHOW 45-60 MPH. I KNOW I WAS GOING ALOT FASTER. WHEN I ACCELERATED IT WOULD SLOWLY JUMP UP TO SPEED. SEVERAL TIMES THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS AFFECTED ALSO. WE HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FROM DEC 08 UNTIL MAY OF 09 IT HAPPENED 10 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269859May 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER... SAYS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING 120 MPH WHEN IN A VILLAGE AND 30 ON THE HIGHWAY... IT READS ERRATICALLY ALL OF THE TIME. STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO (78,000 MILES) THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IS CHEVROLET GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266002April 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 1500 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT THE SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATIC. IT GOES 120+ WHILE AT A RED LIGHT OR 25 CRUISING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW. I TALK TO THE DEALERS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE 600-900 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIRS. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE GOING ONLY GUESTAMATING IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE I SHARE THE ROAD WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264181April 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 110 MPH WHEN CARS ARE PASSING ME. I BELIEVE AM GOING ABOUT 55 OR 60 MPH. I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263962April 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED READING "0" IN NOVEMBER 2008 BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY OIL. (MILEAGE APPROX. 49,000) I CHECK IT OFTEN AND HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. IN FEBRUARY 2009 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED REGISTERING INACCURATELY. FIRST, IT WOULD SAY I WAS GOING 40 MPH AT A DEAD STOP. CURRENTLY, IT IS PAST THE 120 MPH MARK AND HOLDING. (MILEAGE 52,000) I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE DASHBOARD CIRCUIT BOARD AND THAT IT WOULD BE $500 TO REPLACE IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS PART HAD BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2003-2004 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2005. THAT I COULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND IF IT WAS RECALLED I COULD BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG TEENAGE DRIVERS. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME READING THROUGH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2005 MODEL AND THE RECALLS OF PREVIOUS YEARS THAT THE 2005 MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262726March 22, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER AND MY RPM GAGE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY SPEEDOMETER JUST KEPT MOVING UP AND FINALLY IT JUST GOT STUCK AT 120. IT DOESN'T MOVE FROM THERE AND IT IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE USES THE VEHICLE MOSTLY AND IS ON THE FREEWAY QUITE A BIT AND ITS A CONCERN BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR SPEED. WE ARE BASICALLY GUESSING AND THAT ISN'T SAFE FOR ME OR MY KIDS. WE HAVE CONTACT OUR DEALER WERE WE PURCHASED IT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100.00 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE LOOKED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES (EDMUNDS.COM) REGARDING THIS ISSUE AN WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FRUSTRATED THAT CHEVY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THERE COST NOT THE CONSUMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 57000 MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. I ALSO HAVE A 1994 CHEVY TRUCK AND IT HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259959February 25, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAGS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DENIED ALL LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 05/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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