Chevrolet / Suburban 1500 / 2005
2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 45.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 11.8%.
Complaints102
Crashes2
Fires2
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 45.1% · 46
Power train 11.8% · 12
Air bags 7.8% · 8
Service brakes 5.9% · 6
Structure 3.9% · 4
Vehicle speed control 3.9% · 4
Fuel/propulsion system 2.9% · 3
Engine and engine cooling 2.9% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 2 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 in this data, 2005 draws comparatively few complaints; 2007 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 21 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Speedometer stick at 65mph, next time I start moving it moves up to 120 mps. Other times it stuck at various speeds. I depend on my speedometer to keep me safe. The first time it happened I almost crashed. Since then I have had a couple of close calls. If you can't rely on your speedometer it is very stressful and dangerous! " Please help us fix this dangerous problem". Thank you, michael j. Sanfilippo Electrical system · reported at 56,911 miles
The speedometer on my 2005 Chevrolet suburban at 50k miles without warning started to indicate incorrect speeds. The speed readings initially were slower than my actual speed and later as the problem progressed much higher. The initial incorrect speeds were only noticed after friends following me questioned my high rate of speed. My wife drives my 4 children around in this vehicle. Electrical system · reported at 50,000 miles
While driving the speedometer began to give erratic readings, the needle bounced around and gave inaccurate information. This initial problem seemed to resolve itself when I stopped and turned the vehicle off and then restarted it. Since the initial incident the problem has been sporadic but becoming more frequent. The vehicle is currently scheduled for service. Electrical system · reported at 57,250 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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