NHTSA Complaint #10508947 — 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10508947 |
| Vehicle | 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 189,233 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AL |
Consumer Description
ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE USING THE KEY FOB - ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED - THE REAR HATCH DID NOT - TRIED THE KEY FOB SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT - OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND USED THE MANUAL LOCK BUTTON - GOT THE SAME RESULT, THE FOUR DOORS LOCKED BUT NOT THE REAR HATCH - FOR MY 2005 MODEL, AND FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OTHER THAN MY 2005, I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE PRIOR TO SENDING THIS - AND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM, NAMELY, THE REAR HATCH DOOR LOCKS AND CANNOT BE OPENED - THERE IS NO KEY HOLE IN THE DOOR, ONLY THE KEY FOB OPERATES LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR - OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT YOU OUGHT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON - AND, READ MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OVER MANY MODEL YEARS - AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM - WHY DON'T YOU FOLKS MAKE GM FIX THESE FAULTS ? - THEY ARE NOT FEW IN NUMBER - THEY ARE NOT ISOLATED - THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT OWNER GENERATED - MAKE GM FIX THEM - ISN'T THAT YOUR JOB? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND GOOD LUCK, WAITING TO SEE IN ALABAMA *TR
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