2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems, complaints & recalls

2018-10-22 · Electrical System · 158,724 mi

“i noticed corroded and what i would call charred or burnt wiring on the wiring harness for the rear lift gate of my suburban. i noticed it when i opened the lift gate to gain access to the rear of the suburban. it appears that the rubber grommet material protecting the wiring harness, was burnt or melted away. the rubber hose that supplies water …”

2017-06-26 · Service Brakes · 88,000 mi · 💥 crash

“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…”

2017-02-09 · Air Bags · 87,000 mi

“for approximately the last 4 years the airbag light has been on indicating an issue with the airbag system. given all the airbag problems in recent years and the fact this seems to be a common problem with 2005 gm suvs and given airbags are vital safety equipment gm needs to provide owners with these problems a free fix or be forced to recall thes…”

2016-08-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“2005 chevrolet suburban 1500 4x4 flex fuel, 5.3l. this vehicle's instrument cluster does not work. tachometer pegs and sticks. the speedometer is stuck at zero. this is a very serious safety concern that general motors/gm should do a free recall for as many owners of this vehicle have the same problems. my abs sensor light comes on and off numerou…”

2016-05-05 · Air Bags · 150,000 mi

“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, front, air bag sensor was the cause." it would cost $375 to fix it. i did not get it fixed at that time. it is dangerous because the air bags are inoperable. the problem occurred at about 150,000 miles. from what i have seen this i…”

2015-09-21 · Service Brakes · 119,000 mi

“first incident eastern pa: 05/19/2014 aprox 119000 miles: after hitting the brakes hard to avoid a vehicle that pulled in front of me, the brakes failed (brake pedal would go to the floor with little braking action). managed to safely stop. found burst brake line in the rear end of vehicle. two rear corroded rear brake lines replaced by local repa…”

2015-02-26 · Vehicle Speed Control · 58,908 mi

“the speedometer needle began "catching," not moving smoothly. after about 2 weeks it would not reset to 0 when stopped then after 1 more day it quit registering completely.…”

2014-11-10 · Steering

“had serviced the transfer case and had taken it back twice now besides a noise like that of a power steering pump going bad ( whining ) , had a turning clunk noise coming and at a stop light i saw smoke coming from passenger side, got to park it and smelled like something is burning .bring it back to see if the mechanic will work on it since it h…”

2014-10-09 · Service Brakes · 168,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“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…”

2014-10-01 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (Prndl) · 38,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet suburban. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the gear shifted into neutral independently. the engine was turned off and restarted. the vehicle resumed in the four wheel drive mode. the failure occurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic twice where the shif…”