2005 Chevrolet Classic problems
The 2005 Chevrolet Classic has 68 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (37%) concerns electrical system. After that come steering (22%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 68 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 24 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 49 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 95,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 77,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 24 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
As I slammed on brakes car shut down causing steering to lock and brakes to not function well. I ended up rear ending person in front. Also the airbag burned my left hand.
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.
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.
Car wouldn't start. Usually it starts right up but it wouldn't start up. After searching the web we found it was the antitheft system.
Other model years of the Classic
- 2008
- 2005
- 2004