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2005 Chevrolet Suburban service brakes problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban14% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Service Brakes complaints
14%
share of all complaints
95,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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 was coming out from under the hood. I opened the hood and brake fluid was sprayed all over the driver's side of the engine and wheel well. A brake…

    filed Mar 24, 2023

  • On 4/11/2020, while traveling northbound on n. Main street, fayetteville, nc and accelerating from the stoplight at the intersection of camden road, I was required to apply the brakes forcefully and suddenly due to the actions of another motorist. Almost immediately after applying the brakes, I…

    filed Apr 12, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.