NHTSA Complaint #10629998 — 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10629998 |
| Vehicle | 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 105,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | KS |
Consumer Description
MY 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 SWITCHES RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT SPECIFIC CAUSE INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHICH NEARLY GO ME KILLED WHEN MERGING INTO A HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE PULLING A TRAILER. THE ONLY WAY TO "FIX" IT (MAKE THE ENGINE RUN NORMAL AGAIN) IS TO PULL TO THE SIDE IF THE HIGHWAY (DANGEROUS!) AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPEN RANDOMLY BUT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GM SAYS I HAVE TO BRING IT TO THEN WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING BUT I CAN'T DO THAT WHEN THE TRUCK IS BARELY LIMPING ALONG! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON GM CHAT SITES ACROSS THE INTERNET. *TR
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