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vehicle
2005 / chevrolet / suburban
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
229 on file (2004-12-22 → 2023-03-24)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
123 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Speedometer and instrument cluster failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM78 complaints2007-12 → 2022-10suburban-2005-instrument-cluster-failure
10230782 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
10370679 SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 SURBURBAN HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING LIKE ALL OTHERS REPORTED ON THIS SITE - OURS FOR WELL OVER TWO YEARS: SOMETIMES READS ZERO WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OTHER TIMES IS TACKED AT OVER 120 MPH. WE CAN BE AT A STOP AND IT READS 90
10893888 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4X4 FLEX FUEL, 5.3L. THIS VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. TACHOMETER PEGS AND STICKS. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT ZERO
Fuel line leaks from corrosion or line rubbingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8 complaints2008-03 → 2015-07suburban-2005-fuel-line-leak
10466822 SMELLED GAS IN GARAGE AND MOVED VEHICLE OUTSIDE GARAGE TO INVESTIGATE. FOUND PUDDLE OF GAS ON GARAGE FLOOR WHERE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. CRAWLED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND TWO BRAIDED FUEL LINES CROSSING EACH OTHER AND RESTING ON ONE ANOTHER
10401501 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING SHE SMELLED FUEL. WHEN SHE REACHED HER DESTINATION, SHE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS SPILLING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND
10558181 I NOTICED A GASOLINE LEAK IN MY DRIVEWAY COMING FROM UNDER FROM UNDER THE 2005 SUBURBAN. THE LEAK WAS ALMOST IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE GASOLINE LEAK REPAIRED
Transmission and drive shaft failurePOWER TRAIN9 complaints2008-01 → 2020-04suburban-2005-transmission-failure
10509788 THE AUTO TRANSMISSION 3 AND 4TH GEAR CLUTCH FAILED IN THIS UNIT WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS IS A COMMON FAILURE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPENED FOR THE REPAIR THERE WERE TWO PARTS THAT SHOWED A LOT OF RUST WHICH INDICATED AN EXPOSURE TO WATER
10360161 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY CAR MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN BEGIN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE
10247934 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AS I BEGAN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANES, I HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF FORWARD MOMENTUM
11001518 I HAD A RUSTED BRAKE LINE (DRIVER SIDE FRONT) FAIL JUNE 25TH, 2017. THIS TRUCK IS 12 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. IMMEDIATELY ALL BRAKING WAS LOST AND THE PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. REPEATED PRESSING THE BRAKE ONLY PUMPED OUT ALL THE BRAKE FLUID
10643653 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
10650392 MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS RUSTED BRAKES LINES THAT WILL COST ME $2,000 TO REPAIR. INTERESTINGLY I SEE MANY NATIONAL ARTICLES ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED
11503051 Air bag sensors went out making air bag inoperable
10604916 AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO BE RENDERED INOPERABLE
10552083 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED
Rear liftgate lock and latch failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES14 complaints2009-07 → 2016-05suburban-2005-liftgate-lock-failure
10417771 THE LIFT GATE LOCK ACTUATOR ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS FAILED. IT HAS NO MEANS OF MANUAL OPERATION CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING EMERGENCY EXITING OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR, SUCH AS FRONTAL IMPACT OR FIRE
10760317 THE REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE OR "KEY BYPASS" FOR THE REAR LIFTGATE LOCK. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF FIRE OR CRASH
10330116 LIFTGATE DOES NOT HAVE A KEY LOCK ENTRY AND WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK/UNLOCK DOOR PANEL OR THE HAND HELD KEY REMOTE THEREFORE I CANNOT OPEN IT AT ALL
Heated seat switch malfunction with random cyclingELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints2014-06 → 2022-06suburban-2005-heated-seat-malfunction
10597216 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
11422855 Heated seats randomly turn on and off and goes thorugh the diffeent levels of heat and then off and then back on repeat for hours while driving and is very distracting as have to turn off every 10 sec and have almost crashed multiple times taking me eyes off the road
10849566 WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEATS INGAUGE BY THEMSELVES AND COME ON EVERY TIME WE USE THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED TURNING THEM BACK OFF, BUT THEY COME RIGHT BACK ON AND WILL CYCLE UP AND DOWN A FEW TIMES THEN STAY IN THE HIGH POSITION
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Chevrolet Suburban vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/chevrolet/suburban
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_chevrolet_suburban_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Chevrolet Suburban},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/chevrolet/suburban}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
