2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FIVE SETS OF TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,223 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ

SPEEDOMETER STICK AT 65MPH, NEXT TIME I START MOVING IT MOVES UP TO 120 MPS. OTHER TIMES IT STUCK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I DEPEND ON MY SPEEDOMETER TO KEEP ME SAFE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST CRASHED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS. IF YOU CAN'T RELY ON YOUR SPEEDOMETER IT IS VERY STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS! " PLEASE HELP US FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM". THANK YOU, MICHAEL J. SANFILIPPO *TR

ISSUE WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL (INCLUDING STEREO, LIGHTS ON PANEL, INSTRUMENT GAUGES), POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS & SECURITY SYSTEM - RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES THE ODOMETER WORKS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ALL MOVE TO THE LEFT WITH THE GAS LIGHT COMING ON. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR IS ACTIVATED. PANEL INDICATORS COME ON (ENGINE LIGHT, SECURITY SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, ETC.). STEREO SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO LIGHTS ON THE PANEL. THE HEATER/AC SYSTEM SOMETIMES GOES OFF ALSO. THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS DO NOT WORK DURING THESE TIMES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY, STICKS WHEN CHANGING SPEEDS, OR READS ERRONEOUSLY (E.G. 5 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 OR 100 MPH WHEN PARKED). *TR

TRANSMISSION HOT LIGHT CAME ON AS TRAVELING THE INTERSTATE. PULLED OVER UNTIL LIGHT WENT OUT. LEFT THE INTERSTATE, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AS TRYING TO PULL OFF ROAD, TRUCK STOPPED (ENGINE ON, BUT WOULD NOT ADVANCE FORWARD). HAD TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGAN READING HIGHER AND HIGHER SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. WHEN SITTING STILL, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 70 MPH. THE NEEDLE WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $400.00 TO $500.00 TO REPAIR. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 80 THEN 90 THEN 100, THEN EVENTUALLY 120 MPH. PULLED OVER, SPEEDOMETER ONLY RETURNED TO 45. HAD TO START AND STOP ENGINE 7 TIMES TO GET TO RESET. HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 WEEKS. CAN'T COUNT ON ITS ACCURACY FOR MY SAFETY IN DRIVING.*AK

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. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS OK, THEY SENT OUT A PERSON TO INVESTIGATE AND HE STATES THAT EVERYTHING IS OK. BUT AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT EVERY POLICE OFFICER DID NOT BELIEVE ME WHEN I TOLD THEM THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID THE PARAMEDIC, THEY HAD TO GO LOOK FOR THEMSELVES AND SEE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH VEHICLES IF YOU SHOULD NEED THEM. I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH WATER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS RAIN WATER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CLEANED AND COMPLETELY RESEALED. A COWL WATER DEFLECTOR WAS ADDED TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 9/18/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY IN A PASSING SITUATION, A LIGHT STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST A MAJORITY OF THE ENGINE POWER, AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT PASS 1200 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.