Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-18 | 05V103000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 707 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The vehicle was idle for about 4 months. I took it to a carwash to clean the dust off. Upon returning (abt a 2 mile tri… |
| 2022-09-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for t… |
| 2022-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Started with driver side heated seat randomly turning on and off. Going from high, medium, low. No way to turn it off j… |
| 2021-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Heated seats randomly turn on and off and goes thorugh the diffeent levels of heat and then off and then back on repeat… |
| 2020-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WIRING FOR THE LIGHTERS, POWER PORTS AND COMPUTER LINK MELTED. IT'S ALL PART OF THE UNDER-DASH WIRING HARNESS. |
| 2020-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PUMP OIL RINGS TO LEAD TO OIL PICKUP TUBE FAILED CAUSING DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE 2 … |
| 2020-06-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING WILL RANDOMLY SWITCH TO HOT AIR WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU STOP AND RESTART THE CAR AIR CONDITIONING WILL … |
| 2020-06-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The speedometer issue started 1 year ago, the speedometer shows needle stuck on 0 or all the way down to right side. N… |
| 2020-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST THE TRANSMISSION FAILED RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WAS… |
| 2020-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 4/11/2020, WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON N. MAIN STREET, FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND ACCELERATING FROM THE STOPLIGHT AT THE… |
| 2020-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES GAVE OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING.CHEVY DEALER SAID LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED REPLACE AT COST OF $1600.ALSO JUST… |
| 2020-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This defect pertains to gear indicator on the instrument panel. During the daylight hours the light indicating the gea… |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag sensors went out making air bag inoperable. |
| 2019-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Gear status indicator does not display selected gear. |
| 2019-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | This vehicle has less than 84,000 miles on it, and the chassis or frame is rotted. The rear anti sway bar already rotte… |
| 2019-04-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I HAD TO APPLY A STRONG FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE. … |
| 2019-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Speedometer stops working intermittently. This is a safety hazard as the operator cannot tell the speed that the vehicl… |
| 2018-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT INSTANTLY, A COLLISION WAS A… |
| 2018-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TRUCK DOOR IS NOT OPENING, FUEL GAS DEFECTIVE, REAR LIGHT SYSTEM HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALL THE TIMES, A/C SYSTEM ELECT… |
| 2018-04-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN MOTION ON CITY AND HIGHWAY |
| 2016-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ONE MORNING CAME OUT TO START MY 2005 SUBURBAN AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE POPPED ON ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. TO… |
| 2016-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER RANDOMLY COMES ON AND GOES OFF. MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE HEATER STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND BECOMES… |
| 2016-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE… |
| 2016-06-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | IT WOULDN'T LET ME PICK TIRES I HAVE A SET OF 4 BRIDGESTONE DEULER H/L AND THE TIRES HAVE 2 TIRES HAVE 6/32 OF TREAD AN… |
| 2016-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE IN THE 2005 SUBURBAN 1500, SHE MANAGED TO PRESS THE EBRAKE THEN TURN TH… |
| 2016-05-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE REAR HATCH OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR HATCH F… |
| 2015-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT A PARKING LOT ONTO A FOUR LANE ROADWAY, THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FAILED. I LIVED… |
| 2015-08-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE OR "KEY BYPASS" FOR THE REAR LIFTGATE LOCK. THIS PRESE… |
| 2015-07-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER RUNNING VEHICLE, GAS RUNS DOWN SIDES FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK, AND DRIPS UNDER VEHICLE. CONTINUES TO DRIP IF CAR ID… |
| 2015-05-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BEGAN HEARING A "WHINING" NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NOISE WAS PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AT ACCELERATED SPEEDS. LEFT VEHICLE A… |
| 2015-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN I NOTICED MY BRAKES FEELING MUSHY AND THE PEDAL NEEDING TO BE PRESSED FURTHER INTO THE FLOORB… |
| 2015-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TACH AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKIN |
| 2014-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT OUR CHEVY SUBURBAN IN MAY OF 2014, 73,000 MILES, GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. THE SUBURBAN IS IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE, ENG… |
| 2014-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS RUSTED BRAKES LINES THAT WILL COST ME $2,000 TO REPAIR. INTERESTINGLY I SEE MANY NATION… |
| 2014-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ENGINE FAN FAILE… |
| 2014-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TWO WHEEL OR FO… |
| 2014-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE SECOND FAULTY IMPACT SENSOR FOR AIR BAG ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE FIRST … |
| 2014-05-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEATS INGAUGE BY THEMSELVES AND COME ON EVERY TIME WE USE THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRI… |
| 2014-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ODOMETER PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PRO… |
| 2014-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE… |
| 2014-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT SPEED I WAS DRIVING WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT DID NOT RETURN TO ZERO B… |
| 2013-12-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED A GASOLINE LEAK IN MY DRIVEWAY COMING FROM UNDER FROM UNDER THE 2005 SUBURBAN. THE LEAK WAS ALMOST IN THE CEN… |
| 2013-11-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURGIA M/T 33 TIRES (N/A), SIZE:12.50/R20. THE CO… |
| 2013-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND YESTERDAY ONE OF THE LINES BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR RUPTURED RESULTING IN A COMPLETE … |
| 2013-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO STEEL LINE CORROSION OR RUST. *TR |
| 2013-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES SOMETIMES THEY SEEM TO LOCK UP THEN SOME TIMES THE BROKE PEDDLE FAILS TO BE JUMPY SOUND LIKE … |
| 2013-07-31 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE GLASS WINDOW DETACHED… |
| 2013-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM RUSTED MAIN LINE OFF OF MASTER CYLINDER. *TR |
| 2013-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I LEARNED YESTERDAY FROM WIN KELLY CHEVROLET IN CLARKSVILLE, MD THAT MY BRAKE LINES… |
| 2013-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE RENDERING THE AIRBAGS INOPERABLE. |