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2005 Chevrolet Classic electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 25 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Classic, 37% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
25 37% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Classic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 11% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet classic. The contact stated that the key became lodged in the ignition switch and the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The contact stated that while traveling on a major highway at approximately 50 MPH, the power steering failed and the vehicle stalled. The contact lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle traveled off the roadway and rolled over three times. The air bags failed to deploy.

Reported at 110,000 miles, April 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet classic. The contact stated that the security system would activate when he attempted to start the vehicle, preventing it from starting. The failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Reported at 60,000 miles, August 2010

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