Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED CORRODED AND WHAT I WOULD CALL CHARRED OR BURNT WIRING ON THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE OF MY SUB… |
| 2017-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | 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… |
| 2016-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4X4 FLEX FUEL, 5.3L. THIS VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. TACHOMETER PEGS AND … |
| 2016-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TURNED MY 2005 SUBURBAN ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVY/GM DEALER WHO SAID, "THE RIGHT, … |
| 2015-02-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGAN "CATCHING," NOT MOVING SMOOTHLY. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS IT WOULD NOT RESET TO 0 WHEN STOPPED … |
| 2014-11-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | HAD SERVICED THE TRANSFER CASE AND HAD TAKEN IT BACK TWICE NOW BESIDES A NOISE LIKE THAT OF A POWER STEERING PUMP GOING… |
| 2014-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE/BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. 6 MONTHS AGO IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE/RUPTURE. BRAKE FLUID CAUSE… |
| 2014-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED AND THE AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE YEAR A… |
| 2014-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FIRST INCIDENT EASTERN PA: 05/19/2014 APROX 119000 MILES: AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT PULLED … |
| 2014-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UNDER ANY CONDITIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHICH D… |
| 2013-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING , CAUSED BY COMPLETE CORROSION OF ENTIRE BRAKE LINE! RAN CAR OFF ROAD … |
| 2013-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHIC… |
| 2013-11-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET K1500 SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ON THE VEHICLE WOU… |
| 2013-07-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOP… |
| 2013-04-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE AUTO TRANSMISSION 3 AND 4TH GEAR CLUTCH FAILED IN THIS UNIT WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS IS A COMMON FAILURE. WHEN THE TRA… |
| 2013-03-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS SMELL WHEN IDLING....TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE (FLEXIBLE) FUEL LINE LEAKING. THEY SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM AND… |
| 2013-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO BE RENDERED INOPERABLE. *TR |
| 2012-10-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND DELAYED… |
| 2012-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WENT TO MOVE VEHICLE TO ATTACH LANDSCAPE TRAILER. BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND BRAKE FLUID … |
| 2012-09-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOCKET AND WIRES FOR THE REAR BRAKE LI… |
| 2012-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 SWITCHES RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT SPECIFIC CAUSE INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHICH NEARLY GO M… |
| 2012-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL CLUSTER SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE THEN QUIT ODOMETER DID THE SAME. *TR |
| 2012-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A TRIP TO FLORIDA WHEN AT 65 MPH MY SPEEDOMETER KEPT INCREASING AND PEGGED OUT AT THE 120 MPH MARK. I … |
| 2012-02-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE HODO LATCH… |
| 2011-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A/C SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY BLOW HOT AIR; THEN FAN WOULD RUN WITH IGNITION OFF; THEN FAN SPEEDS WOULD QUIT WORKING; FINAL… |
| 2011-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I HAVE A CHEVY SUBURBAN 2005 MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I ALSO HAVE A 2005 DURAMAX THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. … |
| 2011-06-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFTGATE POWER LOCK MECHANISM BECAME I… |
| 2011-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING SHE SMELLED FUEL. WHEN SHE REACHED HE… |
| 2011-02-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. FAILURE OF THE ABS / TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER (GM PART NO.15234605). FAILURE OCCURRED AT 62… |
| 2011-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVY SURBURBAN SPEEDOMETER (55,549 MILES) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEED VARIES WHEN CAR IS IN USE MAKING IT UN… |
| 2011-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 4 YEARS THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. GIVEN ALL … |
| 2010-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 SURBURBAN HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING LIKE ALL OTHERS REPORTED ON THIS SITE - OURS FOR WELL OVER TW… |
| 2010-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 20 MPH AND NEVER DROPPED BACK DOWN. *TR |
| 2010-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN, AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO JUMP AROUND AND ACT ERRATICALLY. IT NOW SHOWS ABOUT 60 MPH,… |
| 2010-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT 99K MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. THERE ARE TIMES IT IS CORRECT AND TIMES WHEN IT READS 5 TO 25 MILE… |
| 2010-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN THE SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT OUT @ 42,600K MILES. *TR |
| 2010-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ONE WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING TO MY BACK ABOUT 6 TO 7 MILES AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT. I WAS SO SCARED I ALMOST DIED IT WAS A… |
| 2010-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH THAT THE … |
| 2010-10-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY CAR MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN BEGIN TO SHAKE AND VIBRAT… |
| 2010-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER VERY ERRATIC, SHOWS EXCESSIVE SPEEDS (120MPH) OR DOESN'T REGISTER CORRECT SPEED AT ALL. CALLED DEALER NUMER… |
| 2010-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED SPEEDOMETER STOPPED INDICATING CORRECT SPEED, IND… |
| 2010-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOP IT SHOW 70 MPH. *TR |
| 2010-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER FOR CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2005 NO WORKING PROPERLY, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOP THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW 70 MPH. *TR |
| 2010-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | REAR HATCH OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FAILED TO OPEN. THERE IS NO DEVICE INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO EFFECT ESCAPE, IF INV… |
| 2010-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER RANDOMLY TURNS ITSELF ON. WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN AND RANDOMLY CYCLES T… |
| 2010-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON A HIGHWAY TRIP HOME, THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 73MPH AND STEADILY INCREASED IN SPEED UNTIL IT JUST POINTS DIRECTL… |
| 2010-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2005 SUBURBAN CHEV. HAS 46,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. THE DEALER SAID THIS … |
| 2009-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | MY 2005 SUBURBAN THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN AT ONLY ABOUT 40 MPH. IF IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, PROBALLY WILL CAUSE AN AC… |
| 2009-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES - THERE SHOULD BE … |
| 2009-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST GOT INTO MY 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. REGISTERING 100MPH WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT… |