2005 Model Year

Chevrolet Suburban

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
229
Recalls
3
Crashes
7
Severe
15

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

06V289000 Aug 2006

Other

No consequence data available

05V043000 Feb 2005

Other

No consequence data available

04V376000 Aug 2004

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Brakes
Mar 2023

The vehicle was idle for about 4 months. I took it to a carwash to clean the dust off. Upon returning (abt a 2 mile trip) the brakes failed and steam...

STEERING,SUSPENSION
Mar 2023

This vehicle has less than 84,000 miles on it, and the chassis or frame is rotted. The rear anti sway bar already rotted off it, and the front bar is...

Air Bags
Jan 2023

Air bag sensors went out making air bag inoperable.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 2022

Speedometer stops working intermittently. This is a safety hazard as the operator cannot tell the speed that the vehicle is operating. It seems to occ...

Electrical System
Oct 2022

This defect pertains to gear indicator on the instrument panel. During the daylight hours the light indicating the gear the car is in (park, neutral,...

Structure
Jul 2022

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for tire replacement, he was informe...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEATS
Jun 2022

Started with driver side heated seat randomly turning on and off. Going from high, medium, low. No way to turn it off just comes back on. Can hear cli...

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 2021

The speedometer issue started 1 year ago, the speedometer shows needle stuck on 0 or all the way down to right side. Now issues with the gas gauge an...

Electrical System
Jun 2021

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...

Power Train
May 2021

Gear status indicator does not display selected gear.

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Chevrolet Suburban has 229 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Electrical System. 7 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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