2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 48,500 MILES SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2005 CHEVY VEHICLES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING; THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR; THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED ON 2/06/2008, WE HAD IT REBUILT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 69710 MILES. WE WERE IN A RURAL AREA AT THE TIME RATHER THAN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANK GOODNESS. *TR

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW SUBURBAN. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHICH MEANS THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT SIX TIMES. NOW GM STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER AND THEIR SOLUTION IS FOR ME TO BUY A NEW CAR WHEN MY CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN. AT A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGAN TO REPORT INACCURATE READINGS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS THE NEEDLE FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT OF THE PANEL AND WOULDN'T MOVE. AFTER GETTING QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE NEW AND CHECKING WITH SOME AREA JUNK YARDS I LEARNED THERE WERE POSSIBLE RECALLS ON OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUV'S. ONCE I CHECK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ON TONIGHT I CALLED AND LEARNED THAT THE 2004 SUBURBAN HAS A RECALL BUT NOT THE 2005 SO I OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVEROLET CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY TRUCK FIXED AS I CAN'T AFFORD $500 TO FIX A MECHANICAL DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED CHEVROLET EXPENSE AND NOT THE CONSUMER. I'M NOW DRIVING AROUND NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING AND RISKING GETTING A SPEEDING TICKET WHICH IS ANOTHER EXPENSE. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 KIDS AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

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. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN WENT OUT AND THE DEALER SAY IT WOULD CAUSE $500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT I THOUGHT THAT WAS RIDICULOUS I WENT ON LINE AND SEEN THAT OTHER PEOPLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GMC VEHICLES THERE ALL TO BE A RECALL ON THE SPEEDOMETER GMC IS GETTING A BAD REPUTATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPM'S DECREASED TO 1,000. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD CLUNK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,638.

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER STUCK BELOW 0 (ZERO). TIRE PRESSURE READINGS KEEP CHANGING IN MINUTES RANGING 20-46. SCHEDULE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND WILL COST $450-600. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT IN THE CENTER ROW WILL NOT RETRACT AND APPEARS TO BE JAMMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 100 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V163000 (SEAT BELTS:REAR) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,900.

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. *TR