2005 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 belongs to the LS and LT trims of the four-door sport utility, and it accounts for both gasoline V8s of that year, the 364-cubic-inch 6.0L and the 496-cubic-inch 8.1L, each overhead-valve and naturally aspirated. Everything downstream of the engine is common ground between them, so the transmission, transfer case, axle, brake, steering and body wiring sections read straight through, and only the engine chapters split by displacement where the specifications require it.
Engines covered
- 6.0L V8 (364 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 8.1L V8 (496 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sport utility
Trims covered
- LS
- LT
Known issues on the 2005 Suburban 2500. Seven recalls are on the federal record for this year. One is as direct as a brake fault gets: a missing pushrod retainer lets the booster pushrod come off the brake pedal, and the pedal stops braking the truck. Another has the shift lever position indicator failing to light, so a driver can select a gear he did not intend and the vehicle moves the wrong way. A third involves a fuel rail damper clip on the 8.1L that fractures and lets fuel escape. Of 229 complaints, 81 name the electrical system, 29 the brakes and 24 the power train.
This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only).
Showing the 8 most recent of 123 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
ROLLOVER ACCIDENT OF 2005 CHEVY SUBURBAN. RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED TREAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRES WERE BIG O PATHMAX LT245/75R16. TIRES HAD 10,465 MILES OF USE AT TIME OF ACCIDE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE CIRCUITS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD, WHICH RESULTED
UNIROYAL LIBERATOR . THE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ABOUT 11AM ON SATURDAY JULY 15, 2013 ON EAST BOUND I-10 JUST EAST OF OZONA, TEXAS. SPEED WAS ~79 MPH AS PART OF A BOY SCOUT CON
THE SPEEDOMETER READS ERRONEOUSLY HIGH AND OFTEN EXCEEDS 100 MPH READINGS WHILE MY GPS READS AT 70MPH. THERE IS NO TIME AT WHICH INDICATED SPEED READINGS CAN BE TRUSTED. *TR
Showing the 4 most serious of 6 complaints filed with NHTSA.
