NHTSA Complaint #11422855 — 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11422855
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 29, 2021
Date Filed	June 29, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

Heated seats randomly turn on and off and goes thorugh the diffeent levels of heat and then off and then back on repeat for hours while driving and is very distracting as have to turn off every 10 sec and have almost crashed multiple times taking me eyes off the road but have to turn off as heat is too much in summer months, this is a known issue in almost ever suburban 01 to 05, how is this not a recall yet, there is massive amount of documentation of this issue online.

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