2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

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

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 SHIFT GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE PUSH BUTTON GEAR SELECTOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TWO WHEEL OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE CONTACT OF KNOWING WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 SWITCHES RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT SPECIFIC CAUSE INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHICH NEARLY GO ME KILLED WHEN MERGING INTO A HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE PULLING A TRAILER. THE ONLY WAY TO "FIX" IT (MAKE THE ENGINE RUN NORMAL AGAIN) IS TO PULL TO THE SIDE IF THE HIGHWAY (DANGEROUS!) AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPEN RANDOMLY BUT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GM SAYS I HAVE TO BRING IT TO THEN WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING BUT I CAN'T DO THAT WHEN THE TRUCK IS BARELY LIMPING ALONG! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON GM CHAT SITES ACROSS THE INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ENGINE FAN FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT ALWAYS TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 118,500.

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER RANDOMLY TURNS ITSELF ON. WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN AND RANDOMLY CYCLES THROUGH THE VARIOUS SETTINGS. IT'S ALMOST A CONSTANT BATTLE TRYING TO KEEP IT TURNED OFF WHICH CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION EQUAL TO, OR WORSE, THEN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AS YOU HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING DOWN TO PUSH THE BUTTON, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FLORIDA WHERE YOU DON'T NEED (OR WANT) SEAT HEAT IN THE SUMMER. I'VE FOUGHT THIS TO THE POINT THAT I'VE WORN THE PAINT OFF THE SWITCH. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES DURING THESE MODEL YEARS. I ALSO HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA THAT DOES THE EXACT SAME THING. I'VE BEEN TO AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND EITHER THEY CAN'T FIX IT OR THEY CLAIM THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. THAT CAN'T BE TRUE SINCE GM ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECOMMENDED FIX (REPROGRAMMING THE DRIVER DOOR SWITCH) ACTUALLY DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN FACT, WHEN THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED MY GMC IT ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE TO WHERE IT HAPPENS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. I CONTACTED GM AND EVEN THOUGH I TOOK IT TO A DEALER 4-5 MONTHS AGO WHERE THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, GM SAYS I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER (PAY ANOTHER $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE) TO MEET THEIR POLICY THAT THEY WILL ONLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A DEALER WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS. SOME REPORTS ARE THE SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS ARE SHORTING OUT. EITHER WAY THIS CREATES A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR DRIVERS. GM SAYS I CAN PULL THE FUSE FOR THE SEAT HEATERS. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU REMOVE THE FUSE LABELED "SEAT HEATER" IT ACTUALLY DOES NOTHING. THE SEATS ARE STILL POWERED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS CLEARLY INDICATES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND DESIGN FLAW. THE ONLY SURE CURE IS TO REMOVE THE 30 AMP BREAKER UNDER THE DASH RENDERING YOUR DRIVER/PASSENGER INOPERATIVE. GM MUST FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FROM BEING DISTRACTED. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE SECOND FAULTY IMPACT SENSOR FOR AIR BAG ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE OTHER SENSOR WAS JULY 26, 2013. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A CRASH AND HAD NOT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG COMES ON THEY TELL ME MY AIR BAGS NO LONGER WORK. MY FAMILY HAS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT HAVE THIS ITEM FIXED. *TR

THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED AND THE AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE YEAR AND MODEL OF CHEVY TRUCK. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DUE TO ITS IMPACT ON SAFETY. GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE THERE IS NO LEGITIMATE REASON FOR THIS PART TO FAIL. *TR