Airbags
Filed Jan 22, 2023
Air bag sensors went out making air bag inoperable.
- NHTSA ID
- 11503051
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2020
2005 Chevrolet Suburban Airbags Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Jan 22, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 129 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Feb 17, 2021
THE WIRING FOR THE LIGHTERS, POWER PORTS AND COMPUTER LINK MELTED. IT'S ALL PART OF THE UNDER-DASH WIRING HARNESS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11396677
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2020
- Mileage
- 200,000 mi
AirbagsPowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 30, 2020
TRUCK DOOR IS NOT OPENING, FUEL GAS DEFECTIVE, REAR LIGHT SYSTEM HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALL THE TIMES, A/C SYSTEM ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 11342278
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2018
Airbags
Filed Dec 24, 2016
ONE MORNING CAME OUT TO START MY 2005 SUBURBAN AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE POPPED ON ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. TOOK IT TO MY SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FRONT IMPACT SENSOR. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM RENDERING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INOP. I BELIEVE GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS AS NOT EVERYONE HAS $400 TO FIX A FAULTY SENSOR. THE ODOMETER ON MY SUBURBAN IS 127,000 MILES, SO BY NO MEANS DRIVEN HARD.
- NHTSA ID
- 10937319
- Incident
- Dec 5, 2016
- Mileage
- 127,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 3, 2015
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE RENDERING THE AIRBAGS INOPERABLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10723112
- Incident
- May 1, 2013
- Mileage
- 87,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 3, 2014
HAD TO REPLACE SECOND FAULTY IMPACT SENSOR FOR AIR BAG ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE OTHER SENSOR WAS JULY 26, 2013. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A CRASH AND HAD NOT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG COMES ON THEY TELL ME MY AIR BAGS NO LONGER WORK. MY FAMILY HAS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT HAVE THIS ITEM FIXED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10595733
- Incident
- May 29, 2014
- Mileage
- 86,489 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 13, 2013
TL* 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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARD OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10552083
- Incident
- Nov 4, 2009
- Mileage
- 75,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 13, 2012
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRASH TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AND LEFT LEG. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS BEING DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10455110
- Incident
- Dec 6, 2011
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 6, 2012
CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHT MAY GO OFF. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10450542
- Incident
- Feb 23, 2012
Airbags
Filed Jun 27, 2008
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW SUBURBAN. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHICH MEANS THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT SIX TIMES. NOW GM STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER AND THEIR SOLUTION IS FOR ME TO BUY A NEW CAR WHEN MY CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT.
- NHTSA ID
- 10232541
- Incident
- Jul 26, 2006
- Mileage
- 10,900 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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