2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER, HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR COST. GM RECALLED SAME DEFECT ON OTHER MODELS EXCEPT MINE WHICH IS A 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN. CHEVY TOLD ME MY CAR EXCEEDED ALL WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE WHICH IS IN THE 80K RANGE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE REPLACED NO MATTER WHAT MILES I HAVE ON THE CAR. CURRENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT SO I'M NEVER SURE IF SPEEDOMETER IS RIGHT OR WRONG. MY TEENAGER DRIVES MY CAR AND IS UNABLE TO KNOW WHAT ACTUAL SPEED HE'S DRIVING. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR MYSELF. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THERE NOT BEING A RECALL ON MY 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SOMETIME EARLIER THIS YEAR MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING TO HIGHER SPEEDS AS I WAS DRIVING AND THEN GOT TO THE POINT IT WAS GOING ALL THE WAY PAST 120MPH. SOMETIMES IT WOULD RESET TO 0 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. MOST RECENTLY IT HAS GONE PAST 120 AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL FUNCTIONS IT SHOULD HAVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOWEVER, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE $400-$600 TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT OBVIOUSLY! WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED EXACTLY THE SAME ON THIS SITE, IT HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. BESIDES THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO GO OUT OR NOT WORK. SUCH AS THE RADIO ON/OFF SWITCH NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. SOME OF THE OTHER RADIO LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SOME OF THE CONTROLS DO NOT LIGHT UP. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER LETTING ME KNOW OTHERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CHEVY VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE STARTED A LAW SUITE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 MODEL, BUT SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2005, SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED BEFORE JAN 2005. THE LETTER SAYS IT COVERS UP TO 2004 MODELS AND MAY LATER INCLUDE THE 2005 MODELS. AS I SEE IT MINE IS DOING EXACTLY THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? AND WHEN WILL CHEVY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THESE COMPLAINTS? *TR

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