2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 45% of complaints. Next are air bags (8%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 89 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 34 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 89 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 57,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 with enough data (67 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that the socket and wires for the rear brake light were melted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact notified a parts store and they stated that the part was on back order. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls and advised the contact to continue looking for the part. The failure mileage was 190,000.
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.
Vehicle was in shop one time all ready because air bag light came on. Took in for service they said loose ground all fixed. Then on 9/11/2006 I was involved in an accident. A driver failed to yield while making a left turn. I hit him broad side at 45 miles per hour. Smashed front end of my vehicle, smashed the side of his vehicle in buckling his dash and his vehicle flipped on its side. My air bags did not deploy on the vehicle.
Went to move vehicle to attach landscape trailer. Brakes went down to the floor. Upon investigation, found brake fluid on ground from driver side right front. Had vehicle towed to repair station and asked mechanic to replace brake line and check all other brake lines. Mechanic ended up replacing 80% of lines due to corrosion. This could have ended up resulting in an accident if the vehicle was moving with the trailer attached carrying atv's.
Gas smell when idling....took to dealer and they found the (flexible) fuel line leaking. They showed me the problem and it sure looked like the lines were crossed when they were installed, even the mechanic said something to that nature, but I will guarantee you he would never admit that......it is going to cost me $651.00 to have just one line replaced............the line wore a hole thru it where the lines were crossed and rubbing on each other.