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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1GNEK13TX5J••••••2005 Chevrolet TAHOE
That is about average for the 2005 Chevrolet TAHOE — 3 complaints per build across 74 builds.
5on this build
235on the model
74builds in total
4involved a fire
Most reportedElectrical System 3Visibility 1Steering 1Seats 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireDec 2012
I went to the store aprox at 8pm and go back aprox at 915pm and park my car. Aprox at 11pm my neighbors call us and said that my truck was on fire. The fire department said that this started aprox from the engine part
VisibilityfireMar 2007
The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. Occasionally, the contact smelled a burning odor coming from the vehicle as if someone was smoking a cigar. The dealer stated that the blower resistor shorted and melted the connector. The contact believed that the burning occurred even…
SteeringJan 2008
Power steering hose leaking on engine
Electrical SystemfireJan 2010
I am writing this to complain about a fire hazard with the seat warmers in 2005 chevy tahoe. I had to take my vehical to the repair shop because my seat warmer would get warmer than usual and after 2 to 3 minutes would shut off. Come to find out the seat warmer pad had shorted…
Electrical SystemfireAug 2009
The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. He stated while the vehicle was parked he noticed a fire in his fuse box that destroyed the wiring harness. The failure occurred under the hood under the left front fender. The vehicle is at the dealer being repair with a cost. He…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1GNEK13TX5J193746 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.