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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1GNFK16Z25J••••••2005 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500
This build draws 2.0× more complaints than the average 2005 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1500 build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
76on the model
30builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 2Power Train 1Equipment Adaptive/mobility 1Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlJun 2020
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 and oil gauge are happening also Mechanic has checked on this and stated that replacement needed
Equipment Adaptive/mobilityApr 2013
Started engine, depressed brake pedal to shift into reverse. Brake pedal goes to floor with no pressure, brake and stability warning light go on. I back up, then go into drive, travel about 50 feet, apply pressure on brake pedal and again no pressure on pedal, suburban slowly…
Electrical SystemNov 2010
At 99k miles the speedometer started acting erratic. There are times it is correct and times when it reads 5 to 25 miles more than my traveling speed. It is definitely hit or miss as to when this will occur. Now the oil pressure gauge and the RPM gauge are acting faulty as well.…
Power TrainAug 2006
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 -
Electrical SystemMar 2009
Erratic speedometer... Says the vehicle is moving 120 mph when in a village and 30 on the highway... It reads erratically all of the time. Started about 2 months ago (78,000 miles) this is a huge safety issue. Is chevrolet going to fix this problem? I have read numerous similar…
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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 1GNFK16Z25J239008 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.